Upcoming Mercedes-Benz GLE may come with LED accent lighting and slimmer, premium headlight element design.
Mercedes-Benz hasn’t offered up a picture of the 2019 GLE, but there have been countless spy shots and videos captured showing test vehicles at work. Based on those images and videos showing test vehicles in various stages of disguise, we had our artists put together a rendering of what the next GLE will look like when it arrives later this year.
Sportier Face
Based on the many spy shots floating around the internet, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE will have a new, sportier face. This will include slimmer, flatter headlights, large vents in the lower front fascia and a larger, more angular main grille opening. Like the current GLE, the new version should have an assortment of grille openings lining the center of the front end, with the front fascia separating the openings from each other.
In addition to the headlights having a new shape, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE will have LED accent lighting along the upper edge of the lenses, with a premium headlight element design – presumably utilizing LED technology as well.
Our artist also added a newer three-pointed star with the smooth design in the big, open grille of the 2019 GLE. Of course, the inner design of the grille may vary by trim level, but we should see a simplification of the main grille design, going with fewer horizontal bars than the current design. At the same time, the side-to-side linear design of the current model is expected to be carried over, so the refresh is more evolutionary than revolutionary, but if our artists are accurate – this new Mercedes-Benz SUV will have a prettier face.
Familiar Form
While the 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE will have a new face that will likely be accompanied by a refreshed rear end, the overall form of the vehicle should be similar to the current models. As you can see in the photo above, there are likely to be some minor aesthetic tweaks here and there, but we should expect the 2018 and 2019 models to have a similar silhouette.
The 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE is expected to arrive later this year and when it does, you will find all of that information right here on MBWorld.
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