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Audi Q5 vs Mercedes-Benz GLC

2025 Audi Q5
2025 Audi Q5
$45,400MSRP
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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
$49,250MSRP
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2025 Audi Q5
$45,400MSRP
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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
$49,250MSRP
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Overview

MSRP

$45,400

MSRP

$49,250

Listings

606

Listings

875

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

7.2 out of 10

Expert reviews

8.3 out of 10

Pros

  • Comfortable

  • Standard all-wheel drive

  • Easy-to-use technology

Cons

  • Potentially polarizing design

  • Irritating transmission

  • High base price

Pros

  • Thrifty fuel economy (especially on GLC 350e)

  • Commendable handling and ride quality

  • Good size and cargo room

Cons

  • Buzzy engine note

  • Tighter backseat area

  • Complicated infotainment

Reviews Summary

Summary: Arriving midway through the model year, the 2025 Audi Q5 compact SUV marks the first redesign of the German luxury brand’s bestselling model since model year 2018. That redesign brings Audi’s current design language and tech suite, helping the Q5 keep pace with more recently-updated rivals like the BMW X3, Lexus NX, and Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class.

Verdict: There’s plenty to like about the new Q5, but it’s far from the definitive small luxury SUV.

Reviews Summary

Mercedes’ handsome compact SUV continues into the 2025 model year with a few revisions and a new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variant. With just two powertrain options and a simplified array of trims, the GLC shows us that a simple-yet-measured approach makes it a strong candidate up against compact luxury SUVs from Audi, BMW, Genesis, Lexus, Porsche, and Volvo.

Verdict: The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-class is a handsome and compelling new car fit for most duties.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

2.0L 268 hp I4

Engine

2.0L 255 hp I4

Drive Train

AWD

Drive Train

RWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

5

Horsepower

Horsepower

255 hp @ 5800 rpm

MPG City

23

MPG City

24

MPG Highway

29

MPG Highway

32
2025 Audi Q5
2025 Audi Q5
$45,400MSRP
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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
$49,250MSRP
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2025 Audi Q5
$45,400MSRP
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2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC
$49,250MSRP
Overview
Overview
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Overview

MSRP
$45,400
$49,250
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews

4.7

4.7

Expert reviews

7.2 out of 10

Read full review

8.3 out of 10

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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Comfortable

  • Standard all-wheel drive

  • Easy-to-use technology

Cons

  • Potentially polarizing design

  • Irritating transmission

  • High base price

Pros

  • Thrifty fuel economy (especially on GLC 350e)

  • Commendable handling and ride quality

  • Good size and cargo room

Cons

  • Buzzy engine note

  • Tighter backseat area

  • Complicated infotainment

Summary

Summary: Arriving midway through the model year, the 2025 Audi Q5 compact SUV marks the first redesign of the German luxury brand’s bestselling model since model year 2018. That redesign brings Audi’s current design language and tech suite, helping the Q5 keep pace with more recently-updated rivals like the BMW X3, Lexus NX, and Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class.

Verdict: There’s plenty to like about the new Q5, but it’s far from the definitive small luxury SUV.

Mercedes’ handsome compact SUV continues into the 2025 model year with a few revisions and a new plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) variant. With just two powertrain options and a simplified array of trims, the GLC shows us that a simple-yet-measured approach makes it a strong candidate up against compact luxury SUVs from Audi, BMW, Genesis, Lexus, Porsche, and Volvo.

Verdict: The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-class is a handsome and compelling new car fit for most duties.

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine
2.0L 268 hp I4
2.0L 255 hp I4
Drive Train
AWD
RWD
Seating Capacity
5
5
Horsepower
255 hp @ 5800 rpm
MPG City
23
24
MPG Highway
29
32

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