MrNice

Hello all I have the itch again for a new mercedes and have been looking at the gle43 and 450 as they seem to be in my price range. Was curious on what reliability on these was like at 80-120k miles and even beyond if you guys have gotten there. I may be getting mine with a warranty. Also are these cars using the same engine? the 450 was the original release but then they quickly moved over to the 43. I am not really sure on all the differences other than the badging.

W205C43PFL

Yes, it has the same engine M276 but the 43 is tuned for more power. The main differences between 43 and 450 in terms of the GLE would be exhaust sound, ride quality (in both tries and suspension tuning), all the extra badging, transmission tuning (it will be more agressive), the grille design, and other bumper design differences.

W205C43PFL

Here, this might help:
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle63s-gl...fferences.html
https://mbworld.org/forums/gle43-cou...vs-gle450.html