Almost everything about this thing is insane. The design, the motor, the performance, etc.
I love it. :yup:
I love it. :yup:
NAIAS: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE63 AMG S Coupe
Could this be the new performance-SUV king?
Car & Driver
By: Jens Meiners
January 2015
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Up to now, the BMW X6 has defined the “crossover coupe.” With the demise of the Acura ZDX, the just-introduced Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe promises to be the BMW’s first serious competitor. Beyond the standard version, the GLE450 AMG coupe, with its 362-hp twin-turbocharged V-6, Mercedes is also fielding a full-fledged AMG model: the Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC.
Under the hood, the GLE63 packs the 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged M157 V-8, one of the finest engines ever to come out of AMG’s assembly plant in Affalterbach, Germany. It’s rated at 577 horsepower, with maximum torque of 561 lb-ft in the S version, the only GLE63 model coming to the United States. (We might have expected AMG to go with the newer and more efficient M177/178 4.0-liter V-8, which is fitted to the Mercedes-AMG GT and the upcoming next-gen C63 AMG, but we prefer the better-sounding 5.5-liter unit.)
Full article available at link.
Car & Driver
By: Jens Meiners
January 2015
Up to now, the BMW X6 has defined the “crossover coupe.” With the demise of the Acura ZDX, the just-introduced Mercedes-Benz GLE coupe promises to be the BMW’s first serious competitor. Beyond the standard version, the GLE450 AMG coupe, with its 362-hp twin-turbocharged V-6, Mercedes is also fielding a full-fledged AMG model: the Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC.
Under the hood, the GLE63 packs the 5.5-liter twin-turbocharged M157 V-8, one of the finest engines ever to come out of AMG’s assembly plant in Affalterbach, Germany. It’s rated at 577 horsepower, with maximum torque of 561 lb-ft in the S version, the only GLE63 model coming to the United States. (We might have expected AMG to go with the newer and more efficient M177/178 4.0-liter V-8, which is fitted to the Mercedes-AMG GT and the upcoming next-gen C63 AMG, but we prefer the better-sounding 5.5-liter unit.)
Full article available at link.
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