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2025 BMW X7 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,693/ year to fuel
22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,576/ year to fuel
23 MPG

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,576 a year to fuel (23 MPG), versus $2,693 for the 2025 BMW X7 Hybrid (22 MPG). That's roughly $117 a year, or about $585 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • BMW X7 Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid

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BMW X7 HybridMercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,576
22 MPG Combined efficiency 23 MPG
20 MPG City 21 MPG
24 MPG Highway 28 MPG
397 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 382 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 9-speed automatic
AWD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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.

BMW X7 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid across model years

  • BMW X7 Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-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 BMW X7 Hybrid ranks 64th and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 60th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 BMW X7 Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid. The BMW X7 Hybrid is rated 22 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 BMW X7 Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,693 for the BMW X7 Hybrid and $2,576 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid.

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