Mercedes-Benz has revised its best-seller in the SUV segment, ML-Class.
It is now called as GLE-Class as per the new Mercedes-Benz nomenclature. For the first time in its SUV history, Mercedes-Benz offers a plug-in hybrid model, the GLE 500 e 4MATIC, which combines efficiency with performance. This will even better the already low fuel consumption figures of the efficiency champion the GLE 250 d with the four-cylinder diesel engine, while delivering the performance of a V8 model. The high-performance SUV model, the Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC, celebrates world première along with the GLE-Class at the New York Motor Show on 1st April.
The hybrid version has a selector switch on the centre console and the instrument cluster offer the driver a choice between four specific operating modes:
With the start of the new GLE generation, all diesel models will be equipped with the nine-speed 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission as standard, for the first time also with the optionally available off-road reduction gear and inter-axle differential lock. As for the GLE 63, the AMG 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 engine is even more powerful than before: the highly sporty S-Model is rated at 585bhp.
The chassis was completely revised to deliver even better driving dynamics and agility.