2025 head-to-head · Midsize & Large SUV

2025 Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-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.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,531/ year to fuel
76 MPGe + 29 MPG

AWD · 3.5L 6-cyl · CVT · 76 MPGe + 29 MPG

✓ Cheaper to run
$1,785/ year to fuel
60 MPGe + 23 MPG

AWD · 2.0L 4-cyl turbo · 9-speed automatic · 60 MPGe + 23 MPG

The 2025 Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, it costs about $1,531 a year to fuel (76 MPGe + 29 MPG), versus $1,785 for the 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid (60 MPGe + 23 MPG). That's roughly $255 a year, or about $1,275 over five years.

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid

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Lexus TX Plug-in HybridMercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid
$1,531 Your annual fuel cost $1,785
76 MPGe + 29 MPG Combined efficiency 60 MPGe + 23 MPG
81 MPGe / 29 MPG City 57 MPGe / 21 MPG
70 MPGe / 28 MPG Highway 63 MPGe / 26 MPG
45 kWh Electricity use (kWh/100 mi) 56 kWh
450 mi Driving range 450 mi
33 mi All-electric range 50 mi
120 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 99 g/mi
8/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
9/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 9/10
3 hrs Charge time at 240V 3 hrs
Plug-in hybrid Powertrain Plug-in hybrid
Premium gas + electricity Fuel Premium gas + electricity
3.5L 6-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
CVT 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.

Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid vs Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid across model years

  • Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid
  • Mercedes-Benz GLE-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

Among 94 2025 midsize & large SUVs, the Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid ranks 21st and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid 26th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

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

Measured by cost to drive, the Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid. The Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid is rated 76 MPGe + 29 MPG combined and the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid 60 MPGe + 23 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

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

At 15,000 miles a year with 18¢/kWh electricity and $3.95/gal premium gas, about $1,531 for the Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid and $1,785 for the Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Plug-in Hybrid.

Which has more range?

The Lexus TX Plug-in Hybrid: about 450 miles versus 450 miles.

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