2025 head-to-head · Small SUV

2025 Lexus RZ vs Mercedes-Benz EQB

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
$724/ year to fuel
125 MPGe
✓ Cheaper to run
$850/ year to fuel
107 MPGe

The 2025 Lexus RZ is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $724 a year to fuel (125 MPGe), versus $850 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB (107 MPGe). That's roughly $127 a year, or about $634 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Lexus RZ
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB

Side by side

Lexus RZMercedes-Benz EQB
$724 Your annual fuel cost $850
125 MPGe Combined efficiency 107 MPGe
137 MPGe City 114 MPGe
112 MPGe Highway 100 MPGe
26.8 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 31.5 kWh
266 mi Driving range 251 mi
— Passenger volume 102 cu ft
— Cargo volume 12 cu ft
0 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 0 g/mi
10/10 EPA fuel economy score 9/10
10/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 10/10
11 hrs Charge time at 240V 8.2 hrs
Electric Powertrain Electric
Electricity Fuel Electricity
Electric motor (150 kW) Engine / motor Electric motor (140 kW)
Single-speed Transmission Single-speed
FWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ 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.

Lexus RZ vs Mercedes-Benz EQB across model years

  • Lexus RZ
  • Mercedes-Benz EQB

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

The Lexus RZ goes farther between stops: about 266 miles on a charge, compared with 251 miles for the Mercedes-Benz EQB.

Among 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lexus RZ ranks 1st and the Mercedes-Benz EQB 13th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus RZ or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQB?

Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus RZ. The Lexus RZ is rated 125 MPGe combined and the Mercedes-Benz EQB 107 MPGe (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus RZ vs. the Mercedes-Benz EQB per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity, about $724 for the Lexus RZ and $850 for the Mercedes-Benz EQB.

Which has more range?

The Lexus RZ: about 266 miles versus 251 miles.

Lexus RZ vs Mercedes-Benz EQB in other years

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