Review of the GLE 350D in the UK
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Review of the GLE 350D in the UK
First, many thanks for you guys sharing all the information on the forum and helped me made the decision to order the GLE.
Previous I drove the C6 Audi A6 2.0TDI for 2 years, then BMW F30 320D for 4 years and merc w205 C250D for 3 years. They are all 4 cylinder diesel units.
The GLE I ordered is 350D AMG line in obsidian black, premium plus package, tech pack, driving assistant package and off road package. In the uk, 7 seats and air suspension are standard on 6-cylinder models, both the interior and exterior are AMG package with open oak and black nappa leather seats.
I received my GLE this Friday and I love the car. The first impression is the car’s build quality is very solid and it’s a huge improvement from c-clas. Every component in the cabin is well screwed and on bar with Q7 and X5. I drove the car from York to London at 17:50 on that day, the journey is around 220 miles. There is mixture of country roads, motorways and different traffic conditions. The car is very silent, riding is very comfortable and gear changing super smooth. The steering is light in town and feel sightly heavy on motorways. This car is ok for county roads, I feel safe to drive the car but I do feel more body roll than Q7 and X5. Motorways is its home court, it’s so quite and relaxed, I can only hear some tyre noise due the poor maintenance of the road. I tested the driving assistant almost the entire journey. In general, the system is smooth, but there are occasions that the brake was a bit of sudden and I experienced the malfunction of lane change twice during the journey. The Burmester sound system is very sweet and worth the money.
One negative point: occasionally I do hear light whispering sound from the driver side wing mirror when the speed is over 70mph, maybe the door seal is not proper fitted.
Also I do notice there are wires exposed outside of the front suspension without any protections. I don’t this is normal or not.
Overall, I am very pleased with this car
Previous I drove the C6 Audi A6 2.0TDI for 2 years, then BMW F30 320D for 4 years and merc w205 C250D for 3 years. They are all 4 cylinder diesel units.
The GLE I ordered is 350D AMG line in obsidian black, premium plus package, tech pack, driving assistant package and off road package. In the uk, 7 seats and air suspension are standard on 6-cylinder models, both the interior and exterior are AMG package with open oak and black nappa leather seats.
I received my GLE this Friday and I love the car. The first impression is the car’s build quality is very solid and it’s a huge improvement from c-clas. Every component in the cabin is well screwed and on bar with Q7 and X5. I drove the car from York to London at 17:50 on that day, the journey is around 220 miles. There is mixture of country roads, motorways and different traffic conditions. The car is very silent, riding is very comfortable and gear changing super smooth. The steering is light in town and feel sightly heavy on motorways. This car is ok for county roads, I feel safe to drive the car but I do feel more body roll than Q7 and X5. Motorways is its home court, it’s so quite and relaxed, I can only hear some tyre noise due the poor maintenance of the road. I tested the driving assistant almost the entire journey. In general, the system is smooth, but there are occasions that the brake was a bit of sudden and I experienced the malfunction of lane change twice during the journey. The Burmester sound system is very sweet and worth the money.
One negative point: occasionally I do hear light whispering sound from the driver side wing mirror when the speed is over 70mph, maybe the door seal is not proper fitted.
Also I do notice there are wires exposed outside of the front suspension without any protections. I don’t this is normal or not.
Overall, I am very pleased with this car
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Congrats, currently driving the c200, ordered the same car but 300d (7 seater) but with Towing pack (no off road) it was actually cheaper than the 5 seater where I ordered it.
Have to wait until October.
Have to wait until October.
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2020 GLE 300d
First, many thanks for you guys sharing all the information on the forum and helped me made the decision to order the GLE.
Previous I drove the C6 Audi A6 2.0TDI for 2 years, then BMW F30 320D for 4 years and merc w205 C250D for 3 years. They are all 4 cylinder diesel units.
The GLE I ordered is 350D AMG line in obsidian black, premium plus package, tech pack, driving assistant package and off road package. In the uk, 7 seats and air suspension are standard on 6-cylinder models, both the interior and exterior are AMG package with open oak and black nappa leather seats.
I received my GLE this Friday and I love the car. The first impression is the car’s build quality is very solid and it’s a huge improvement from c-clas. Every component in the cabin is well screwed and on bar with Q7 and X5. I drove the car from York to London at 17:50 on that day, the journey is around 220 miles. There is mixture of country roads, motorways and different traffic conditions. The car is very silent, riding is very comfortable and gear changing super smooth. The steering is light in town and feel sightly heavy on motorways. This car is ok for county roads, I feel safe to drive the car but I do feel more body roll than Q7 and X5. Motorways is its home court, it’s so quite and relaxed, I can only hear some tyre noise due the poor maintenance of the road. I tested the driving assistant almost the entire journey. In general, the system is smooth, but there are occasions that the brake was a bit of sudden and I experienced the malfunction of lane change twice during the journey. The Burmester sound system is very sweet and worth the money.
One negative point: occasionally I do hear light whispering sound from the driver side wing mirror when the speed is over 70mph, maybe the door seal is not proper fitted.
Also I do notice there are wires exposed outside of the front suspension without any protections. I don’t this is normal or not.
Overall, I am very pleased with this car
Previous I drove the C6 Audi A6 2.0TDI for 2 years, then BMW F30 320D for 4 years and merc w205 C250D for 3 years. They are all 4 cylinder diesel units.
The GLE I ordered is 350D AMG line in obsidian black, premium plus package, tech pack, driving assistant package and off road package. In the uk, 7 seats and air suspension are standard on 6-cylinder models, both the interior and exterior are AMG package with open oak and black nappa leather seats.
I received my GLE this Friday and I love the car. The first impression is the car’s build quality is very solid and it’s a huge improvement from c-clas. Every component in the cabin is well screwed and on bar with Q7 and X5. I drove the car from York to London at 17:50 on that day, the journey is around 220 miles. There is mixture of country roads, motorways and different traffic conditions. The car is very silent, riding is very comfortable and gear changing super smooth. The steering is light in town and feel sightly heavy on motorways. This car is ok for county roads, I feel safe to drive the car but I do feel more body roll than Q7 and X5. Motorways is its home court, it’s so quite and relaxed, I can only hear some tyre noise due the poor maintenance of the road. I tested the driving assistant almost the entire journey. In general, the system is smooth, but there are occasions that the brake was a bit of sudden and I experienced the malfunction of lane change twice during the journey. The Burmester sound system is very sweet and worth the money.
One negative point: occasionally I do hear light whispering sound from the driver side wing mirror when the speed is over 70mph, maybe the door seal is not proper fitted.
Also I do notice there are wires exposed outside of the front suspension without any protections. I don’t this is normal or not.
Overall, I am very pleased with this car
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The wife and I watched a video review on the 2020 GLE450 (US model) and we are very interested. However, we really want a diesel. We have a GLK250 and love the fuel economy, it has been a great car. The new GLE will have more of the tech we see in our ‘18 E coupe.
I really hope MB brings the new GLE to the US market with a diesel.
thanks for sharing
OJ
I really hope MB brings the new GLE to the US market with a diesel.
thanks for sharing
OJ
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2020 GLE 300d
The wife and I watched a video review on the 2020 GLE450 (US model) and we are very interested. However, we really want a diesel. We have a GLK250 and love the fuel economy, it has been a great car. The new GLE will have more of the tech we see in our ‘18 E coupe.
I really hope MB brings the new GLE to the US market with a diesel.
thanks for sharing
OJ
I really hope MB brings the new GLE to the US market with a diesel.
thanks for sharing
OJ
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Not sure you will get a diesel in the US. That's too bad because in Europe we have 3 differents diesel engines (but only one petrol). Personally I also prefer diesel for its fuel economy (and the purchase is also generally less expensive and the price of the liter of diesel is also generally lower than the petrol one). I got today from an automobile magazine the verified consumption measures for the 300D: 7,8 l/100km on highway (that's about 30.16 US MPG, btw speed limit on highway in France is 130 km/h so about 81 mph).
