Base AMG GLE 53 4dr All-Wheel Drive 4MATIC Sport Utility
2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE 53
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE is a mid-size, five-seat SUV that's powerful, luxurious, spacious, safe, swoopy, and fun to drive, especially in hot AMG versions. It's also hugely versatile, with no fewer than seven versions. For 2021, there are four new sporty models from AMG, which is Mercedes' high-performance division: the AMG GLE53 and AMG GLE63, in both standard SUV and coupe-like SUV body styles. Also for 2021, wireless smartphone charging and ambient lighting become standard. Options have changed, as well.
The GLE is 194 inches long, with a wheelbase of 118 inches. There's an optional third row that increases seating capacity to seven, if the two passengers in the wayback are kids.
The base GLE350 uses a 255-hp turbo-4. It's the only GLE that comes standard with rear-wheel drive. Otherwise every GLE comes with all-wheel drive.
Power ranges from the turbo-6 in the GLE450 to the GLE53 AMG's mild-hybrid turbo-6, to the twin-turbo V-8 in the AMG GLE63 S. All GLEs use a 9-speed automatic transmission that pairs well with the family of engines.
The GLE350 is EPA-rated at 21 mpg city, 26 highway, 23 combined with rear-wheel drive. The GLE53 AMG and almost all the others get 18/22/19 mpg. The GLE63 S gets 15/19/16 mpg. All GLEs use premium unleaded fuel.
The IIHS gives the GLE its best safety rating, Top Safety Pick+. The NHTSA hasn't crash-tested it yet.
Standard safety equipment includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection and blind-spot monitors. Adaptive cruise control is an expensive option on most models. The advanced adaptive cruise control is paired with active lane control and a system that will automatically look for an opening in traffic and switch lanes when the turn signal is tapped.
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For 2021, there are four new sporty models from AMG, which is Mercedes' high-performance division: the AMG GLE53 and AMG GLE63, in both standard SUV and coupe-like SUV body styles. Also for 2021, wireless smartphone charging and ambient lighting become standard. Options have changed, as well.
The GLE is 194 inches long, with a wheelbase of 118 inches. There's an optional third row that increases seating capacity to seven, if the two passengers in the wayback are kids.
The base GLE350 uses a 255-hp turbo-4. It's the only GLE that comes standard with rear-wheel drive. Otherwise every GLE comes with all-wheel drive.
Power ranges from the turbo-6 in the GLE450 to the GLE53 AMG's mild-hybrid turbo-6, to the twin-turbo V-8 in the AMG GLE63 S. All GLEs use a 9-speed automatic transmission that pairs well with the family of engines.
The GLE350 is EPA-rated at 21 mpg city, 26 highway, 23 combined with rear-wheel drive. The GLE53 AMG and almost all the others get 18/22/19 mpg. The GLE63 S gets 15/19/16 mpg. All GLEs use premium unleaded fuel.
The IIHS gives the GLE its best safety rating, Top Safety Pick+. The NHTSA hasn't crash-tested it yet.
Standard safety equipment includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection and blind-spot monitors. Adaptive cruise control is an expensive option on most models. The advanced adaptive cruise control is paired with active lane control and a system that will automatically look for an opening in traffic and switch lanes when the turn signal is tapped.
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| Engine | I-6 |
| MPG | 18 City / 22 Hwy |
| Seating | 5 Passengers |
| Transmission | 9-spd auto w/OD |
| Power | 429 @ 6100 rpm |
| Drivetrain | 4MATIC all wheel |
