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2025 BMW X6 Hybrid 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
$2,469/ year to fuel
24 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$2,576/ year to fuel
23 MPG

The 2025 BMW X6 Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $2,469 a year to fuel (24 MPG), versus $2,576 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid (23 MPG). That's roughly $107 a year, or about $537 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • BMW X6 Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid

Side by side

BMW X6 HybridMercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid
$2,469 Your annual fuel cost $2,576
24 MPG Combined efficiency 23 MPG
23 MPG City 21 MPG
26 MPG Highway 28 MPG
359 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
Hybrid Powertrain Hybrid
Premium gasoline Fuel Premium gasoline
3.0L 6-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.

BMW X6 Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid across model years

  • BMW X6 Hybrid
  • 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 BMW X6 Hybrid ranks 57th and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid 60th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 BMW X6 Hybrid or the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid?

Measured by cost to drive, the BMW X6 Hybrid. The BMW X6 Hybrid is rated 24 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 BMW X6 Hybrid vs. the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.95/gal premium gas, about $2,469 for the BMW X6 Hybrid and $2,576 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Hybrid.

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