The Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupe Performance Edition has been launched at Rs 1.52 crore (ex-showroom) – a Rs 7 lakh premium over the standard AMG GLE Coupe, which costs Rs 1.45 crore. It features the AMG Dynamic Plus Package as standard, lending it active roll stabilisation, superior brakes, an on-board race telemetrics app and some fresh design elements.
- Gets ventilated and perforated brakes with red calipers
- Packs an in-built AMG Track Pace telemetrics app
- Same 435hp 3.0-litre 6-cylinder petrol engine as the standard 53
While the Performance Edition of the AMG GLE 53 costs Rs 7 lakh more than the standard model, it is still Rs 33 lakh cheaper than the Rs 1.85 crore price it had when it was first launched in January 2024.
Mercedes-AMG GLE Coupe Performance Edition: What’s new?
Equipped with active roll stabilisation, better brakes, and 22-inch rims
The Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Performance Edition is offered with the AMG Dynamic Plus Package as standard, which renders it with active roll stabilisation, an improved braking system with ventilated and perforated brake discs, red brake callipers and 22-inch alloy wheels finished in black. It is also equipped with the AMG Track Pace app for live on-track telemetry data, and a new AMG Performance steering wheel with leatherette upholstery. These new additions are available at an incremental cost on the standard AMG GLE 53.
Other than this, it features LED projector headlights with LED DRLs and a large grille with an AMG badge and chrome-finished vertical bars. At the rear, it comes with wraparound LED taillights, a boot-lid-mounted spoiler, and dual tailpipes integrated into both sides of the bumper.
Inside, it features dual 12.3-inch displays (one for the infotainment and another for the instrumentation), a head-up display (HUD), a panoramic sunroof, a wireless phone charger and four-zone climate control. It also gets powered front seats with ventilation, heating and memory functions and a 13-speaker Burmester sound system.
Gets the same six-cylinder petrol engine option as the standard 53
The Performance Edition comes with the standard AMG GLE 53 variant’s 3-litre inline-six turbo-petrol engine that produces 435hp and 520Nm. It is mated with a 9-speed automatic transmission that sends power to all four wheels (AWD). It completes a 0-100kph run in 5.3 seconds before maxing out at an electronically-limited top speed of 250kph.
Prices are ex-showroom, India.
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