2020 GLE 53
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Here’s an interesting article by Car and Driver. There is just no logical reason I can think of for announcing a Vehicle that is to be released a year and a half from now.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/am...3-photos-info/
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/am...3-photos-info/
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2020 GLE 450; 2023 BMW M2 Coupe
GLE 53 press release
And here's the press release that came out yesterday: https://media.mbusa.com/releases/the...des-amg-gle-53
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I agree but Car and Driver along with some others seemed to have one for pictures but those could have been provided by MB. The crazy thing is that when you pull up the Configurator the 450 is right above with a 0-60 of 5.5 vs 5.6 for the AMG 43. Not a good selling point.
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The official Debut is going to be at Geneva today. Maybe the intro date will get more realistic. Here's a brief announcement....
Mercedes-AMG GLE53
Mercedes-Benz's venerable GLE-Class finally joins the straight-six club. Its 3.0-liter turbo I6 will put out an ample 429 hp and 384 lb-ft of torque, with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system capable of further boosting those numbers for brief periods of time. It also has some fat fender flares, because who doesn't like fat fender flares?
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Japlonic has a cute comment about the availability of the 53. Here's part of their review:
The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53has arrived, complete with sporty looks, an interior woven with red stitching, a powerhouse engine, an advertised cure for turbo lag and an introduction that uses some form of the word “dynamic” 25 times. But don’t get too excited, because it won’t be in the U.S. for a while.
Mercedes announced the all-wheel-driveSUV before its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March,along with its 3.0-liter, turbocharged inline-six enginethat makes a rated 429 horsepowerand 384 lb-ft of torquethrough a nine-speed automatic transmission. There’s an optional, foldable third row, too, if your sport SUV needs to get even more practical.
But that power and functionality won’t help the SUV get to the U.S. any faster, since Mercedes said it won’t go on sale in America until “late 2020.”In timeline terms, this debut is like sending a graduation announcement in the ninth grade
The new Mercedes-AMG GLE 53has arrived, complete with sporty looks, an interior woven with red stitching, a powerhouse engine, an advertised cure for turbo lag and an introduction that uses some form of the word “dynamic” 25 times. But don’t get too excited, because it won’t be in the U.S. for a while.
Mercedes announced the all-wheel-driveSUV before its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March,along with its 3.0-liter, turbocharged inline-six enginethat makes a rated 429 horsepowerand 384 lb-ft of torquethrough a nine-speed automatic transmission. There’s an optional, foldable third row, too, if your sport SUV needs to get even more practical.
But that power and functionality won’t help the SUV get to the U.S. any faster, since Mercedes said it won’t go on sale in America until “late 2020.”In timeline terms, this debut is like sending a graduation announcement in the ninth grade
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So you know - the factory scuttlebutt is that there will be a very limited# of "GLE560's" that will be made for US market this year only - like "maybe" 200-300... will be a "orphan model" made this year only...
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Another is that they could be having trouble getting the Mapping right for the combo of Twin Turbo and electric Turbo. Or maybe they just wanted to silence the rumors! If I were betting money, I would bet that they will show 6-12 months sooner.