2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV
2025 Lincoln Navigator vs Mercedes-Benz GLS-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.
Part-time 4WD · 3.5L 6-cyl turbo · 10-speed automatic · 17 MPG
The 2025 Lincoln Navigator is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,735 a year to fuel (17 MPG), versus $2,821 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid (21 MPG). That's roughly $86 a year, or about $431 over five years.
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Fuel cost over 10 years
- Lincoln Navigator
- Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid
Side by side
| Lincoln Navigator | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid | |
|---|---|---|
| $2,735 | Your annual fuel cost | $2,821 |
| 17 MPG | Combined efficiency | 21 MPG |
| 15 MPG | City | 19 MPG |
| 22 MPG | Highway | 24 MPG |
| 510 g/mi | Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) | 428 g/mi |
| 3/10 | EPA fuel economy score | 4/10 |
| 3/10 | EPA greenhouse gas score | 4/10 |
| Gas | Powertrain | Hybrid |
| Regular gasoline | Fuel | Premium gasoline |
| 3.5L 6-cyl turbo | Engine / motor | 3.0L 6-cyl turbo |
| 10-speed automatic | 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 Navigator vs Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid across model years
- Lincoln Navigator
- Mercedes-Benz GLS-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 Lincoln Navigator ranks 68th and the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid 69th for lowest fuel cost.
The powertrains differ: the Lincoln Navigator is a conventional gas model, while the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid is a full hybrid.
Frequently asked questions
Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Lincoln Navigator or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid?
Measured by cost to drive, the Lincoln Navigator. The Lincoln Navigator is rated 17 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).
How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Lincoln Navigator vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid per year?
At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,735 for the Lincoln Navigator and $2,821 for the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class Hybrid.
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