Compare the2025 Mercedes G-ClassVS 2025 GMC Yukon

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Mercedes G-Class have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The GMC Yukon doesn’t offer pretensioners for its second-row seat belts.

The G-Class’ pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The Yukon doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

The Mercedes G-Class has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The Yukon doesn’t offer knee airbags.

The G-Class has a standard Post Collision Brake, which automatically applies the brakes in the event of a crash to help prevent secondary collisions and prevent further injuries. The Yukon doesn’t offer a post collision braking system: in the event of a collision that triggers the airbags, more collisions are possible without the protection of airbags that may have already deployed.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the G-Class. But it costs extra on the Yukon.

Both the G-Class and the Yukon have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors and rear cross-path warning.

The G-Class comes with a full 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Yukon’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 14,000 miles sooner.

The G-Class’ corrosion warranty is unlimited miles longer than the Yukon’s (unlimited vs. 100,000 miles).

The G-Class has more powerful engines than the Yukon:

As tested in Car and Driver the AMG G 63 4.0 turbo V8 is faster than the GMC Yukon 6.2 V8:

On the EPA test cycle the G-Class running on electricity gets better mileage than the Yukon:

On the EPA test cycle the G-Class running its gasoline engine gets better mileage than the Yukon:

The G 580 can travel with zero emissions for 239 miles. The Yukon can’t move without running its internal combustion engine.

Regenerative brakes improve the G-Class’ fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The Yukon doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The G-Class has 2.4 gallons more fuel capacity than the Yukon (26.4 vs. 24 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

The G-Class has a standard locking fuel door and a locking charge port on the 580 which lock and unlock with the power locks. The Yukon doesn’t offer a locking fuel filler door. A locking fuel door helps prevent fuel theft and vandalism, such as sugar in the tank and a locking charge port prevents tampering and damage.

The G-Class AMG 63’s launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The Yukon doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the G-Class’ standard brake rotors are larger than those on the Yukon:

The G-Class stops much shorter than the Yukon:

For better traction, the G-Class’ optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Yukon (295/40R22 vs. 285/40R24).

The G-Class has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the G-Class flat and controlled during cornering. The Yukon’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The G-Class AMG 63 offers active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The Yukon doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The AMG G 63 offers an available adjustable active suspension system, which counteracts cornering forces actively, limiting body roll and improving handling and stability. GMC doesn’t offer an active suspension on the Yukon.

The G-Class has vehicle speed sensitive variable-assist power steering, for low-effort parking, better control at highway speeds and during hard cornering, and a better feel of the road. The Yukon doesn’t offer variable-assist power steering.

The G 580 handles at .80 G’s, while the Yukon Denali 4x4 pulls only .73 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The AMG G 63 executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2.4 seconds quicker than the Yukon AT4 (28.2 seconds @ .64 average G’s vs. 30.6 seconds @ .51 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the G-Class has a 2.2 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Yukon Denali Ultimate (9.5 vs. 7.3 inches), allowing the G-Class to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The G 550 is 2 feet, 4.1 inches shorter than the Yukon, making the G-Class easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The G-Class has a much larger cargo volume than the Yukon with its rear seat up (34.8 vs. 25.5 cubic feet).

A low lift-over cargo hatch design makes loading and unloading the G-Class easier. The G-Class’ cargo hatch lift-over height is 29.3 inches, while the Yukon’s liftover is 37 inches.

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the Yukon, the G-Class has standard driver and passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The G-Class’ front and rear power windows all open or close with one touch of the switches, making it more convenient at drive-up windows and toll booths, or when talking with someone outside of the car. The Yukon’s rear power window switches have to be held the entire time to close them fully.

If the windows are left open on the G-Class the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the Yukon can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The G-Class has standard headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The Yukon doesn’t offer headlight washers.

To help drivers see further while navigating curves, the G-Class has standard adaptive headlights to illuminate around corners automatically by reading vehicle speed and steering wheel angle. The Yukon doesn’t offer cornering lights.