Mercedes-Benz’s new GLE 300d is a great drive but it doesn’t come cheap
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.The updates to the exterior of the Mercedes-Benz GLE300d include details added to the headlights, grille and front valance, while the rear has been given smoked light clusters.
It coincided with the company’s adoption of a new naming convention where its G SUV models had A, B, C, E and S suffixes on the nameplate to denote their place in the pecking order within the range. Among the many improvements to the new model, the sportier handling is probably the most important. That said, the tactile quality remains good, with nary a rattle or squeak to mention, which bodes well for those shopping at this fairly lofty level of the market.
On test here is the entry point to the range in the form of the 300d in AMG Line trim, which boasts a 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine making 198kW and 550Nm, aided and abetted by a starter-motor generator which yields 13kW plus 200Nm of additional power to compensate for the engine lag. This diesel powerplant is a peach of an engine and can lay claim to being one of the most economical and refined of its kind.
A full 80-litre tank of diesel is claimed to yield about 1 177km, which is incredible, to say the least. We managed to cover around 450km on half a tank of fuel, while the indicated remaining driving range was around 550km. Diesel is not dead! This also translates to praiseworthy straight-line stability, while the 275/45 and 315/40/21 front and rear tyres, respectively, offered a fairly comfortable ride, coping impeccably well with our rutted roads.
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