Mercedes GLE 450 Coupé: First Class Travel at its Finest

Chopped off Trunk Makes Little Difference

The chopped off station wagon bit makes little difference either. The trunk is still cavernous anyway. And GLE’s command driving position, peerless infotainment and a wafting, elegant motoring experience comes with proper performance and impressive dynamics.

Our GLE 450 also of course came with Starship Enterprise-like latest generation ‘Hey Mercedes’ MBUX artificial intelligence infotainment spread out across the dash. Benz’s crisp, cavernous current cabin steals the show for sure.

The best thing about all that, is its latest steering controlled infotainment. A tiny touch pad on each stalks run everything. The infotainment left and the right to look after what you control on the dash. Quite brilliant, actually. Keeps the Merc right on top the top of the infotainment pile in our minds.

GLE Coupé Nuts & Bolts

Getting down to nuts and bolts, Mercedes has gained ground over the years and this GLE 450 Coupé proves that conclusively. It has a regal feel about it on the road, with cool cutting edge thanks to this one’s coupé roofline.

GLE Coupé is extremely versatile both on and off the beaten track with E-Class luxury, a splendid ride in a serene and silent cabin. The original SUV certainly delivers on its promise of great road agility and superior 4×4 ability in one sublime package.

GLE’s 4Matic Plus four wheel drive is optimised traction whatever your driving situation. Torque is split front to rear depending on road conditions and driver inputs. That’s backed up by a standard electronically controlled rear differential and there are up to eight driving modes available for whatever road conditions you may encounter.