Mercedes-Benz GLE

Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic GLE 300d
“The Mercedes-Benz GLE makes an admirable first impression. The biggest feature here is that ride; it’s super-refined and transforms the driving experience. It also means that the GLE will be a great go-to option for those who travel big miles on a regular basis.”
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Model reviewed: 3.0-litre diesel automatic 400 d coupé
Score: 8 / 10
“Finally, the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé is a viable alternative to the BMW X6, with a superbly smooth and flexible engine in 400 d form. It’s highly refined, too.”
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Model reviewed: GLE range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The Mercedes GLE offers seven seats and the best cabin in its class, but it’s not cheap.”
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Model reviewed: 300d AMG
Score: 7 / 10
“There’s much to like about the new Mercedes GLE: the interior is gorgeous, it’s loaded with clever tech, and for the most part, the four-cylinder diesel remains smooth and refined.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 10 / 10
“The GLE is Mercedes’ mid-range SUV. It now comes with the option of seven seats, however, making it pretty much all the Mercedes you’ll ever need. With the brand’s new infotainment system aboard, a spacious interior and some smooth engine choices, this is possibly the perfect premium SUV.”
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Model reviewed: 2.9-litre diesel automatic GLE 400d Coupé
Score: 7 / 10
“The Mercedes-Benz GLE 400d Coupé may not be your idea of a desirable luxury car, but it’s certainly an effective one. Refined, efficient, brisk and easy-to-drive, although still not as versatile as a ‘proper’ SUV.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel/electric plug-in hybrid 350de AMG Line Premium
Score: 8 / 10
“The driving experience combines a pleasing steering system and a ride that ripples a little on rough surfaces but is for the most part extremely composed and refined. I liked it rather a lot.”
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Model reviewed: 350de Coupe
Score: 8 / 10
“New diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain adds new dimension to second-generation GLE Coupe, with a class-leading electric range and tax busting CO2 qualities.”
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Model reviewed: 400d
Score: 8 / 10
“The interior is up there with the very best, as is the engine.”
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Model reviewed: 300d 4Matic AMG-Line
Score: 7 / 10
“One of the GLE’s strong suits is its cabin, which is impressively roomy, and for the most part well finished.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 9 / 10
“With the arrival of the new fourth-generation model, the GLE has moved up in the Mercedes-Benz line-up, offering greater space, markedly higher levels of refinement and a range of standard features not even available in the brand’s upper luxury models.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel/electric plug-in hybrid 350de AMG Line Premium
Score: 8 / 10
“Mercedes-Benz is unique in pairing petrol or diesel engines with its plug-in hybrid models, depending on what they feel is most appropriate. If the BMW X5 hybrid began to transform this sector at the beginning of 2020, the Mercedes-Benz GLE has certainly moved the game on further.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“The move to seven-seats may have been a no-brainer, but the rest of the car shows off a carefully thought out SUV that majors on technology and comfort, not to mention a diverse engine range.”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic AMG Line
Score: 8 / 10
“The GLE is another fantastic Mercedes-Benz SUV, which would be a superb choice for those covering long distances on a regular basis – particularly when paired with the excellent adaptive suspension.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.4 / 10
“The Mercedes GLE is one of the classiest SUV buys, but not the best all-rounder.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7 / 10
“The new Mercedes GLE offers superb space, luxury and technology. It’s a shame that the entry-level car isn’t particularly comfortable and space in the rearmost seats is tight.”
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Model reviewed: GLE 400d AMG Line
“Big improvement across the board makes the GLE a much more competitive package, although we’d advise waiting until summer, when the PHEV will be the one to have.”
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Model reviewed: GLE 400d
Score: 7 / 10
“Overall the GLE is not the most dynamic option in the class – that accolade still belongs to the Porsche Cayenne S – but it is still one worth considering thanks to that brilliant powertrain and its hewn-from-stone solidity.”
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Model reviewed: Range review
Score: 8.4 / 10
“Impressively tech-laden and desirable SUV”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic GLE 300d AMG Line
Score: 8 / 10
“A quiet and spacious five or seven-set SUV”
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Model reviewed: 2.0-litre diesel automatic GLE 300d AMG Line
Score: 6 / 10
“The GLE is as lovely as any Merc to sit in, and in its five best seats it’s very roomy. Standard equipment is hard to fault, too. But the gruff engine in this 300d means it’s not the one to have, while suspect ride quality and ponderous handling mean you have to ask why you’d pick the GLE over one of its more rounded rivals.”
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Model reviewed: GLE Coupé range
Score: 7 / 10
“Superb at striding along motorways. Not comfy enough in town. But it’s all about the image, right?”
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Model reviewed: Hybrid
Score: 7 / 10
“This offers everything a regular GLE does – right up to its 3.5-tonne towing capacity – but with the added bonus of making less noise. Both for you and passers-by.”
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Model reviewed: 300d
Score: 6 / 10
“It’s a pretty complete car, the Mercedes GLE.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 8 / 10
“Some rivals are more practical and better to drive, but the Mercedes GLE has a dazzling interior, and on air suspension, is a comfortable cruiser.”
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Model reviewed: GLE Coupé range
Score: 7.3 / 10
“The smooth, refined and powerful drive, combined with reasonable practicality and a sumptuous interior, are compelling, but the sheer bulk makes it cumbersome in town.”
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Model reviewed: GLE 350 de diesel/electric plug-in hybrid automatic
Score: 7.7 / 10
“Just as with the regular model, the Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 de plug-in hybrid qualifies as a Which? Best Buy. It combines all the benefits of a luxury SUV – including huge space and masses of comfort – with lower potential fuel costs than a conventional diesel, even if its overall energy consumption is still quite high.”
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Model reviewed: Range overview
Score: 7.5 / 10
“The new Mercedes-Benz GLE is an impressive luxury SUV and a suitable riposte to the likes of the Audi Q7 and BMW X5. It can’t quite match those models’ sharpness in the corners, but offers a comfort-biased driving experience that will take the sting out of even the most demanding journeys.”
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