2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 Lexus TX Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in 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 · 2.4L 4-cyl turbo · 6-speed automatic · 27 MPG
AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 60 MPGe + 23 MPG
The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, it costs about $1,785 a year to fuel (60 MPGe + 23 MPG), versus $2,194 for the 2025 Lexus TX Hybrid (27 MPG). That's roughly $409 a year, or about $2,045 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lexus TX Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Lexus TX Hybrid | Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,194 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,785 |
| 27 MPG | Combined efficiency | 60 MPGe + 23 MPG |
| 27 MPG | City | 57 MPGe / 21 MPG |
| 28 MPG | Highway | 63 MPGe / 26 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 56 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 450 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 50 mi |
| 322 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 99 g/mi |
| 5/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 7/10 |
| 5/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 3 hrs |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Premium gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.4L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| 6-speed automatic | Transmission | 9-speed automatic |
| AWD | Drivetrain | AWD |
✓ 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 TX Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Lexus TX Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in 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 Lexus TX Hybrid ranks 45th and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid 26th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lexus TX Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lexus TX Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus TX Hybrid is rated 27 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid 60 MPGe + 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lexus TX Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $2,194 for the Lexus TX Hybrid and $1,785 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid.
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