2024 head-to-head · Small SUV
2024 Audi Q3 vs Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.
Part-time 4WD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · CVT · 30 MPG
The 2024 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,550 a year to fuel (30 MPG), versus $1,860 for the 2024 Audi Q3 (25 MPG). That's roughly $310 a year, or about $1,550 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi Q3
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi Q3 | Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,860 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,550 |
| 25 MPG | Combined efficiency | 30 MPG |
| 22 MPG | City | 30 MPG |
| 29 MPG | Highway | 31 MPG |
| 360 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 290 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 6/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 6/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Regular gasoline |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | CVT |
| AWD | Drivetrain | Part-time 4WD |
✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.
Audi Q3 vs Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid across model years
- Audi Q3
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.
How they differ
Among 119 2024 small SUVs, the Audi Q3 ranks 72nd and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 50th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Audi Q3 is a conventional gas model, while the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2024 Audi Q3 or the 2024 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid. The Audi Q3 is rated 25 MPG combined and the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid 30 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2024 Audi Q3 vs. the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,860 for the Audi Q3 and $1,550 for the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid.
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