2025 head-to-head · Small SUV
2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-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.
Part-time 4WD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · CVT · 30 MPG
The 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,550 a year to fuel (30 MPG), versus $1,630 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid (64 MPGe + 25 MPG). That's roughly $80 a year, or about $400 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid
Side by side
| Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid | Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $1,550 | Your annual fuel cost | $1,630 |
| 30 MPG | Combined efficiency | 64 MPGe + 25 MPG |
| 30 MPG | City | 60 MPGe / 23 MPG |
| 31 MPG | Highway | 70 MPGe / 28 MPG |
| — | Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) | 52 kWh |
| — | Driving range | 380 mi |
| — | All-electric range | 54 mi |
| 290 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 84 g/mi |
| 6/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 8/10 |
| 6/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 9/10 |
| — | Charge time at 240V | 3 hrs |
| Hybrid | Powertrain | Plug-in hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Premium gas + electricity |
| 2.0L 4-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 2.0L 4-cyl turbo |
| CVT | Transmission | 9-speed automatic |
| Part-time 4WD | 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.
Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid across model years
- Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid
- Mercedes-Benz GLC-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 133 2025 small SUVs, the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid ranks 60th and the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid 66th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid. The Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid is rated 30 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid 64 MPGe + 25 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,550 for the Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and $1,630 for the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Plug-in Hybrid.
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