Location South Africa On sale summer Price TBC Engine V6, 2995cc, petrol, turbocharged, hybrid Power 469bhp at 5400rpm (est) Torque 500 lb ft at 1100rpm (est) Gearbox 8 - spd automatic Kerb weight 2400 kg (est) 0 - 62mph 5.3 sec (est) Top speed 157mph (est) Economy TBC CO2 TBC Rivals BMW X5 40e xDrive M Sport, Mercedes - Benz
GLE 500e
As are the Mercedes
GLE 500e and Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine.
It's also markedly less expensive than its Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid and Mercedes
GLE 500e plug - in hybrid rivals.
It joins the Mercedes
GLE 500e, Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine, Audi Q7 e-tron and Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid in an expanding market niche for low - emissions luxury SUVs.
There are no immediate plans to copy the BMW X5 xDrive40e or Mercedes
GLE 500e with a plug - in hybrid RX.
Not the first, nor the cheapest The Audi Q7 e-tron is not the first prestige plug - in hybrid SUV in its segment, with the likes of the BMW X5 40e ($ 119,900), Mercedes - Benz
GLE 500e Hybrid ($ 129,500) and Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid ($ 145,500) delivering similar functionality.
PHEVs currently available here include the BMW 330e, 530e and X5 40e, the Mercedes - Benz C 350e, E 350e and
GLE 500e, Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, Porsche Cayenne and Panamera E-Hybrid and Volvo's T8 XC60 and XC90.
The larger
GLE 500e — to be marketed at the GLE 550e in Canada — combines a twin - turbo V6 with the electric motor, nine - speed automatic and 8.7 kW / h battery.
Not exact matches
While the Mercedes
GLE range begins in group 41, the
500e plug - in hybrid is in a high group 49.