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2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$2,693/ year to fuel
22 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,821/ year to fuel
21 MPG

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,693 a year to fuel (22 MPG), versus $2,821 for the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid (21 MPG). That's roughly $128 a year, or about $641 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid

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Mercedes-Benz GLE-ClassMercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,821
22 MPG Combined efficiency 21 MPG
19 MPG City 19 MPG
26 MPG Highway 24 MPG
404 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 422 g/mi
4/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
4/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
9-speed automatic Transmission 9-speed automatic
4WD Drivetrain 4WD

✓ 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 GLE-Class vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid across model years

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  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-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

The powertrains differ: the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class is a conventional gas model, while the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid is a full hybrid.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class or the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class. The Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class is rated 22 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 21 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,693 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class and $2,821 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid.

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