2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Audi SQ5 vs Land Rover Discovery

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,693/ year to fuel
22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,821/ year to fuel
21 MPG

The 2025 Audi SQ5 is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,693 a year to fuel (22 MPG), versus $2,821 for the 2025 Land Rover Discovery (21 MPG). That's roughly $128 a year, or about $641 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi SQ5
  • Land Rover Discovery

Side by side

Audi SQ5Land Rover Discovery
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,821
22 MPG Combined efficiency 21 MPG
19 MPG City 19 MPG
26 MPG Highway 24 MPG
404 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 421 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
7-speed dual-clutch 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 SQ5 vs Land Rover Discovery across model years

  • Audi SQ5
  • Land Rover Discovery

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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Audi SQ5 ranks 128th and the Land Rover Discovery 129th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi SQ5 or the 2025 Land Rover Discovery?

Measured by cost to drive, the Audi SQ5. The Audi SQ5 is rated 22 MPG combined and the Land Rover Discovery 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi SQ5 vs. the Land Rover Discovery per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,693 for the Audi SQ5 and $2,821 for the Land Rover Discovery.

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