Moreover, while the X6 and the GLE Coupe are clearly just derivatives of the X5 and
the regular GLE, the Q8 features a completely different style.
The GLE Coupe shares much of its interior design with
the regular GLE SUV, with one major difference: There's a lot less interior space thanks to the sweeping roof and curvy shape.
The regular GLE 63, to be made availble with a range of V6 and V8 engines paired with a nine - speed 9G - TRONIC automatic transmission, also comes with a DYNAMIC SELECT system for better handling, with special modes for off - roading.
You step up higher into the GLE Coupe than you do in
the regular GLE, due to an additional 12 mm of ride height brought on by its larger wheels.
This pricing is much closer to the $ 52,00 starting price of
the regular GLE than it is to the $ 101,000 starting price of the GLE 63 AMG, but then, the 450's performance is much closer to
the regular GLE than it is to the 63.
Since the Coupe tends to go for a couple of thousand more than
the regular GLE in the various forms that already exist, it's entirely possible that this one will start somewhere closer to $ 63,000, but that's just speculation.
Vice president of SUVs and sports cars Wolf - Dieter Kurz won't speculate about overall volume, but he says expects GLE Coupe sales to be about 25 to 30 percent
the regular GLE's numbers.
Not exact matches
Likely, since Mercedes is bringing out an entire family of plug - in hybrids for the C -, E -,
GLE -, and S - class models, we'll see a
regular A6 e-tron to join the A3 e-tron hatch that's already here in extremely limited numbers.
The rear end has been shaped similarly to the
GLE - Class Coupe and the S - Class Coupe before it, and the body is 3.2 inches longer and 1.6 inches lower than the
regular GLC.
Based on the
regular GLC, that debuted in India at the 2016 Auto Expo, the coupé shares styling cues with the larger
GLE Coupe, featuring the same sloping roofline that finishes off with a large liftback tailgate.