2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 Audi SQ7 vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class 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 · 4.0L 8-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 17 MPG
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $3,292 a year to fuel (18 MPG), versus $3,485 for the 2025 Audi SQ7 (17 MPG). That's roughly $194 a year, or about $968 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Audi SQ7
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid
Side by side
| Audi SQ7 | Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $3,485 | Your annual fuel cost | $3,292 |
| 17 MPG | Combined efficiency | 18 MPG |
| 15 MPG | City | 17 MPG |
| 21 MPG | Highway | 19 MPG |
| 524 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 490 g/mi |
| 3/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 4/10 |
| 3/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 4/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 4.0L 8-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 3.0L 6-cyl turbo |
| 8-speed automatic | Transmission | 9-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 SQ7 vs Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid across model years
- Audi SQ7
- Mercedes-Benz G-Class 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 SQ7 ranks 87th and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid 81st for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Audi SQ7 is a conventional gas model, while the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Audi SQ7 or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid. The Audi SQ7 is rated 17 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid 18 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi SQ7 vs. the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $3,485 for the Audi SQ7 and $3,292 for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class Hybrid.
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