Audi R8 MPG by year — every rating on record

The Audi R8 has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 11 model years, from 2008 to 2021. Across those years its best rated version returned 18 mpg (2018) and its thirstiest returned 14 mpg (2011). The EPA record holds 30 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Audi R8 placed highest in 2010 at #22 of 35, and lowest in 2020 at #46 of 60. It spent 0 of its 11 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 30 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 4 of 5 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What R8 fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2021 Audi R8 burns 676 to 719 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2021 model year is $4,550 to $4,850 a year in fuel, or $13,000 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 17 mpg the Audi R8 is 1 mpg below the median, which is worth about $132 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Audi nameplates

Every Audi model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.