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        home > reviews > First Drive: 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

        First Drive: 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450

        Settling the king of the hill debate — for now.

        Brian Armstead
        Brian Armstead , Contributing Editor
        June 25, 2019
        The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic is causing some consternation.

        I am conflicted.

        I recently drove the new BMW X7, which combines stellar interior design and sensational driving and handling capability. My opinion was set, as I waxed ecstatic to friends and industry peers about my very high regard for the “X.”

        Then I drove the new Kia Telluride. At about $45,000 with all the bells and whistles, I was left scratching my head as to how Kia could pack so many features into this SUV at such a low cost. But while the Telluride is a terrific purchase choice, it can’t match the all-out luxury of the BMW X7.

        This conundrum was confounded further when I drove the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 4Matic SUV. While I love the BMW, the GLE redefines the near luxury sport-ute segment. When you visit the Mercedes-Benz consumer webpage for the all new GLE, Mercedes’ very confident opinion of the vehicle states: The inventor of the class reinvents it. Mercedes did in fact create the luxury SUV segment

        The new Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic offers plenty of room and a bathed in luxury appointments.

        with the launch of the 1998 ML Class, predecessor to the GLE.

        (Nothing mild about Mercedes’ first mild hybrid, the GLE 580 4Matic. Click Here for the story.)

        So what makes it my current King of the Hill?

        My love affair began when I walked out of my garage to view the gorgeous Cardinal Red metallic GLE, with contrasting sculpted black fender arches. My tester was fitted with optional 21-inch twin five-spoke wheels, shod with extra-wide tires.

        With a tall greenhouse, concave door panels, dual exhaust tips emanating from the rear fascia and aggressive air intakes on the lower front grille, the GLE seems purpose built to dismantle BMW’s claim as The Ultimate Driving Machine.

        (Click Here for details about our first drive in the Kia Telluride.)

        Step inside the GLE, and it’s apparent that Benz engineers and designers were given free reign to create a full lux interior environment. Some key features include a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch touchscreen multimedia display. From either front seat, you’re treated to a continuous swath of instrument panel glass spanning more than the 24.6 inches occupied by the aforementioned clusters.

        The full electronic digital displays offer a dizzying array of information, delivered with high definition colors and graphics. They’re truly a step ahead of all others in its class. Polished woods, supple leathers, premium audio, a larger panoramic roof, and ambient lighting with 64 color combinations all commingle to provide a truly entertaining cabin.

        The new Mercedes GLE 450 sets the new standard in the segment.

        And what would a new Benzo be without continuing to push the safety envelope in a life-saving direction? The GLE has more safety acronyms as standard or optional equipment than my word space for this column allows, including the latest generation of the Advanced Driver Assistance System, featuring a suite of active driving aids, including full emergency autonomous braking.

        (To get a first look at the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250, Click Here.)

        Priced at $61,150 base and $85,120 as tested, this impressive new offering from Mercedes-Benz is sure to cause another round of personal conflict for me, as competitors will have no choice but to step up their games.

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