2025 Mercedes-Benz EQBWhen it comes to the very best luxury vehicles on the market in 2025, only a handful of manufacturers can compete with Mercedes-Benz overall. For decades, the German brand competed at the top of multiple segments throughout the industry, currently offering one of the largest fleets of luxury vehicles this year. Like many of its rivals, Mercedes-Benz has expanded into electrification, with the entry point being the compact EQB SUV.Introduced in the U.S. in 2022, the EQS is intended to offer the benefits that electric powertrains can bring to luxury vehicles at a much lower price point than the likes of the EQS, which debuted the same year. Starting at $53,050, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EBQ is expensive, but still manages to stay competitive with rivals such as the Audi Q4 e-tron, which doesn't have a third row. In the EQB, the third row offers 29.1 inches of legroom and 34.8 inches of headroom, which is more than many of the other available three-row SUVs this year. To add on the third row to the EQB, it'll cost an extra $1,250. The electric EQB stands out as the only model in its class to offer this feature, even if it feels squeezed for taller people. As you'd expect with a modern Mercedes-Benz, the cabin is fitted with high-quality materials and no shortage of technology, with standard MB-Tex trim (the brand's leather alternative) and a 10.25-inch center touchscreen display and digital instrument cluster behind the wheel.2025 Mercedes-Benz GLBMoving back to Mercedes-Benz, it's not only the brand's electric fleet that offers something rare within the industry. Typically, the electric vehicles from the German brand are based on an existing gas-powered model. This is also the case for the EQB, with the practical SUV being the electric counterpart of the GLB, which includes plenty of the positives that its electric counterpart offers while remaining its own model. The two are similar in size (the EQB measures 184.4 inches lengthways, and the GLB at 182.4 inches), allowing the gas-powered model to also offer a third row of seating in 2025.The new Mercedes-Benz GLB starts at $45,800, which is a solid price when considering everything you get as standard with the compact luxury SUV. For the third row, you get 29.1 inches of legroom and 34.8 inches of headroom, which is identical to the EQB. To add the third row, you'll need to spend an extra $850, coming in as a slightly more affordable option compared to its electric counterpart. The overall interior design style is also the same, giving the GLB the same 10.25-inch center touchscreen display and equally-sized digital gauge cluster behind the wheel.As expected, the powertrain is the key difference between the two models aside from their exterior designs, with the 2025 GLB SUV powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-four assisted by a 48-volt mild hybrid system. Overall, this produces 221 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, also offering an efficiency rating of 28 MPG combined.