2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe arrives with electrified fashion
With a brand new Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class comes a barely compromised however extra fashionable model Mercedes insists on calling a coupe.
On Tuesday the German automaker revealed the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe, a rakish, AMG-tuned model of the mid-size GLE-Class forward of its formal debut subsequent month on the 2019 Frankfurt motor present.
That is the primary mannequin the model has proven within the new GLE Coupe lineup. It’s going to sit in the course of the vary above both a Mercedes-Benz GLE350 or GLE450 Coupe (or each) and beneath the fire-breathing Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Coupe. Bumpers, wheels, and engines will change, however the general form will stay.
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe
Fashion
The GLE Coupe has all the time been all about fashion and the 2021 mannequin isn’t any exception. Up entrance, AMG’s multi-slatted Panamericana grille is the primary true indicator it is a car from the workforce in Affalterbach. Gaping intakes sit on both aspect of the entrance bumper, however they seem like faux with all of the cool air going into the engine bay by the grille or central opening within the decrease bumper.
The roofline is quick because it flows all the way down to the rear finish. LED taillights which can be much like these discovered on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class sit above 4 spherical exhaust suggestions, now a signature for AMG’s tamer fashions.
The AMG-specific aspect skirts and trunk-lid spoiler are painted physique shade, whereas aspect louvers with chrome and black accents give the entrance fenders a bit of glitz. The flared wheel arches sit above 21-inch AMG wheels, although 22-inch wheels can be an choice.
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe
Electrified
Beneath the hood sits Mercedes-AMG’s Three.Zero-liter inline-6 that sends 429 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque to all 4 wheels through a 9-speed computerized transmission. The setup is galvanized with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system that may add as much as 21 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque in short bursts, nevertheless it’s primarily on board to feed system and save gas.
Mercedes-Benz mentioned the fastback crossover will dash from Zero to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds on its approach to an electronically restricted prime pace of 155 mph.
An non-compulsory air suspension options three modes for on-road use: Consolation, Sport, and Sport+. Two modes have been added for off-road use: Path, and Sand, each of which might increase the GLE53 Coupe by as much as 2.2 inches at speeds as much as 43 mph.
The GLE53 Coupe has seven drive modes in complete: Slippery, Consolation, Sport, Sport+, Particular person, Path, and Sand. Every mode modifies the mapping for the engine, transmission, accelerator pedal, steering, suspension damping, and sound (the faux noise and actual exhaust noise).
New lively sway bars make the most of electro-mechanical actuators on each axles to counter physique roll whereas cornering. Mercedes-Benz mentioned the brand new system offers sooner response than a hydraulic-based system and might adapt the suspension as much as 1,000 instances per second.
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe
2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 Coupe
Sporty luxurious
Inside, the GLE Coupe has been given the crimson tablet with a wide range of sporty touches. It has a nappa leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel with crimson distinction stitching and aluminum shift paddles. AMG-branded sport bucket seats may be ordered with crimson inserts, and carbon-fiber trim is offered to complete off the sporty look. The GLE Coupe matches 5 due to a rear bench seat.
Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system dominates the sprint with twin 12.Three-inch screens below one panel of glass. One display screen is the gauge cluster and options an AMG-specific start-up menu in addition to a selection of 4 layouts: Traditional, Sport, Discreet, and an AMG-exclusive Supersport.
AMG’s non-compulsory Monitor Tempo system can document as much as 80 car knowledge factors and document lap instances. The recorded knowledge may be displayed on the infotainment system and the non-compulsory head-up show in actual time.
Pricing, gas economic system, and inside dimensions can be revealed nearer to when the 2021 Mercedes-AMG GLE53 goes on sale in the course of 2020.
