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2023 Land Rover Defender Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger

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
$2,962/ year to fuel
20 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$3,118/ year to fuel
19 MPG

RWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 19 MPG

The 2023 Land Rover Defender Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,962 a year to fuel (20 MPG), versus $3,118 for the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger (19 MPG). That's roughly $156 a year, or about $780 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Land Rover Defender Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger

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Land Rover Defender HybridMercedes-Benz Metris Passenger
$2,962 Your annual fuel cost $3,118
20 MPG Combined efficiency 19 MPG
18 MPG City 18 MPG
23 MPG Highway 22 MPG
444 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 459 g/mi
4/10 EPA fuel economy score 4/10
4/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 4/10
Hybrid Powertrain Gas
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 9-speed automatic
4WD Drivetrain RWD

✓ 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.

Land Rover Defender Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger across model years

  • Land Rover Defender Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger

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 Land Rover Defender Hybrid is a full hybrid, while the Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger is a conventional gas model.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2023 Land Rover Defender Hybrid or the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger?

Measured by cost to drive, the Land Rover Defender Hybrid. The Land Rover Defender Hybrid is rated 20 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger 19 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2023 Land Rover Defender Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,962 for the Land Rover Defender Hybrid and $3,118 for the Mercedes-Benz Metris Passenger.

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