I'm not sure if there is any vehicle currently for sale in this country that I dislike as much as the GLE "Coupe." No amount of performance would make me think that fat pig is cool. Sadly, living in the DC area ensures I'll see several of these stupid things every day on my commute.....likely more in AMG trim than not.
Imagine my disappointment after opening this thread with Coupe in the title.....
gumby (Forum Supporter) said:
Imagine my disappointment after opening this thread with Coupe in the title.....
wait, when you hear the word coupe you don't immediately think of a bloated 4-door SUV with reduced cargo capacity?
Welcome to the new norm. Once you're in it, the front seats are plenty roomy. And it does drive very nicely. But, yeah, that shape is all form over function.
David S. Wallens said:
Welcome to the new norm. Once you're in it, the front seats are plenty roomy. And it does drive very nicely. But, yeah, that shape is all form over function.
isn't form over function supposed to actually have an *attractive* form? ;)
The actual SUV GLE is handsome but I can do without the Coupe-UV GLE. Do they make an AMG or the other GLE?
hmm.
2019 GLE"400" - 3.0L twin turbo, 10.5:1 c/r, 329hp/354lb-ft
2019 GLE"43" - 3.0L twin turbo, 10.5:1 c/r, 385hp/384lb-ft - so it's a 400 with another pound or two of boost
2021 GLE"53" - 3.0L twin turbo (with EQ boost...for all the bass/treble), 10.5:1 c/r, 429hp/384lb-ft - so it's just like the 43, but maybe EQ boost is adding yet another pound or two above torque peak.
and then there's the batE36 M3 GLE"63", which is still the old 5.5 biturbo with 6xx/6xx power/tq
seems, to me, like the plebian '19 400 model may be a relative performance bargain in 5-10 years. perhaps just a tune and big brake kit away from 43/53 performance levels. yupididit or cotton or wae may want to keep their eyes out :)
In reply to irish44j (Forum Supporter) :
Shockingly, in my neighborhood there are zero AMG coupe SUVs and zero M coupe SUVs.
There is an actual AMG GT coupe, and AMG GT sedan and an E 63 S sedan. I walk by the E 63 S every day and admire its center-lock wheels, which I think are also on the above abomination. I got curious about how you take your wheels off if you are not a Benz dealer, so I looked it up - the nut adapter is $200! Fun times.
Dave M (Forum Supporter) said:
In reply to irish44j (Forum Supporter) :
Shockingly, in my neighborhood there are zero AMG coupe SUVs and zero M coupe SUVs.
There is an actual AMG GT coupe, and AMG GT sedan and an E 63 S sedan. I walk by the E 63 S every day and admire its center-lock wheels, which I think are also on the above abomination. I got curious about how you take your wheels off if you are not a Benz dealer, so I looked it up - the nut adapter is $200! Fun times.
Are those really centerlock wheels and not just a cap covering the lug holes?
That seems silly to put centerlock wheels on an SUV. Not to mention, you'd need more than just the nut adapter, centerlock wheels go on with north of 300 lb ft of torque, so you'd need a different wrench as well.