2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 Audi Q7 Hybrid vs Land Rover Defender 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.
AWD · 3.0L 6-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 20 MPG
The 2025 Audi Q7 Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,962 a year to fuel (20 MPG), versus $3,118 for the 2025 Land Rover Defender Hybrid (19 MPG). That's roughly $156 a year, or about $780 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi Q7 Hybrid
- Land Rover Defender Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi Q7 Hybrid | Land Rover Defender Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,962 | Your annual fuel cost | $3,118 |
| 20 MPG | Combined efficiency | 19 MPG |
| 18 MPG | City | 18 MPG |
| 23 MPG | Highway | 20 MPG |
| 442 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 479 g/mi |
| 4/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 4/10 |
| 4/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 4/10 |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 3.0L 6-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 3.0L 6-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| AWD | Drivetrain | 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 Q7 Hybrid vs Land Rover Defender Hybrid across model years
- Audi Q7 Hybrid
- Land Rover Defender 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 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Audi Q7 Hybrid ranks 73rd and the Land Rover Defender Hybrid 76th for lowest fuel cost.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi Q7 Hybrid or the 2025 Land Rover Defender Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Audi Q7 Hybrid. The Audi Q7 Hybrid is rated 20 MPG combined and the Land Rover Defender Hybrid 19 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q7 Hybrid vs. the Land Rover Defender Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,962 for the Audi Q7 Hybrid and $3,118 for the Land Rover Defender Hybrid.
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