2025 head-to-head · Large Car

2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz S-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.

Swap sides
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,469/ year to fuel
24 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,736/ year to fuel
63 MPGe + 23 MPG

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-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 $1,736 a year to fuel (63 MPGe + 23 MPG), versus $2,469 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid (24 MPG). That's roughly $733 a year, or about $3,666 over five years.

Your numbers

Change these to match your driving and local prices. Every figure and chart on this page updates.

Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid

Side by side

Mercedes-Benz S-Class HybridMercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid
$2,469 Your annual fuel cost $1,736
24 MPG Combined efficiency 63 MPGe + 23 MPG
21 MPG City 59 MPGe / 20 MPG
31 MPG Highway 70 MPGe / 29 MPG
— Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 53 kWh
— Driving range 470 mi
— All-electric range 48 mi
112 cu ft Passenger volume 112 cu ft
13 cu ft Cargo volume 8 cu ft
364 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 106 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
— Charge time at 240V 2.8 hrs
Hybrid Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gas + electricity
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
9-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.

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz S-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

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid has more cargo space (13 vs. 8 cu ft).

Among 25 2025 large cars, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid ranks 16th and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid 12th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid is a plug-in hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid is rated 24 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid 63 MPGe + 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas and 18¢/kWh electricity, about $2,469 for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid and $1,736 for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid.

Which has more cargo space?

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid, with 13 cu ft of luggage volume versus 8 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz S-Class Plug-in Hybrid in other years

More 2025 comparisons

Or compare the 2025 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid with anything else:

Keep exploring