2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Audi Q7 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

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 8-speed automatic · 22 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$2,576/ year to fuel
23 MPG

The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,576 a year to fuel (23 MPG), versus $2,693 for the 2025 Audi Q7 (22 MPG). That's roughly $117 a year, or about $585 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Audi Q7
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid

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Audi Q7Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid
$2,693 Your annual fuel cost $2,576
22 MPG Combined efficiency 23 MPG
20 MPG City 21 MPG
26 MPG Highway 28 MPG
405 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 382 g/mi
5/10 EPA fuel economy score 5/10
5/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 5/10
Gas Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl turbo Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
8-speed automatic Transmission 9-speed automatic
AWD 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.

Audi Q7 vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid across model years

  • Audi Q7
  • 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

Among 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Audi Q7 ranks 63rd and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 60th for lowest fuel cost.

The powertrains differ: the Audi Q7 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 2025 Audi Q7 or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid. The Audi Q7 is rated 22 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Audi Q7 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 Audi Q7 and $2,576 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid.

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