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5 out of 5 stars

Great balance between performance and luxury

David Armstrong, 11/05/2015
updated 11/07/2016
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE 350 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 7A)
30 of 40 people found this review helpful

The new GLE-class continues to improve on the Mercedes SUV line first introduced as the ML-class. The 2016 GLE has a beautiful interior with very comfortable and supportive seats, an extensive "infotainment" system (slightly confusing at times but full featured), very sprightly performance from the base 3.5 liter V-6 engine, excellent handling, and plenty of passenger and cargo room along with best-in-class safety features. Given all that (and the Mercedes name), it's also quite fairly priced. UPDATE: One year and 10,000 miles later, I'm still very pleased. Reliability has been excellent - no issues. We have taken several long weekends with the vehicle and have been pleased with the flexibility and roominess of the cargo area (with the split fold-down seats) and overall comfort during long drives. It has done well in bad weather, as well - both snow and heavy rain. The only "nit" I can pick is that I wish the low-beam headlights were xenon or LED - as it is, the halogen headlights are fine during good weather but a little weak overall, especially when it's raining.

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2 out of 5 stars

GLE 350 4matic engine seized

A Rahman, 09/03/2016
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE 350 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 7A)
17 of 22 people found this review helpful

I leased GLE 350 4matic on June '16 and the engine seized on August '16 with 3200 miles on the car. Waiting on the dealer to know what caused it.

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5 out of 5 stars

GLE 63 yeah best of many worlds!!!!!!

Frankreaper85, 10/20/2019
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (5.5L 8cyl Turbo 7A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Wow is all I can say. Powerful fast great car like hsndling. Amazing sound system and impressive. If your easy on the gas pedsl it immitates a luxury car well witj a nice little v8 rumble. Will gladly cruise sll day in mercedes like comfort. Hit the go pedal and wave goodbye ro most sports cars. This is my 5th meeceses suv 1st GLE and im going to trade this one in for a new one soon. Ok gase mileage but ita ro be exowctwd. Features easy ro use. Easy ro park in tight spaces and the great thing is it can go off road quite well. Mine has 220k miles as i deive about 80k a year for work. As a used car its a peeformance bargain.

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3 out of 5 stars

Reliable, but ride is not very smooth

Gary Jensen, 08/21/2019
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE 350 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 7A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I rate highly on reliability and performance. But if you want a smooth ride more like a sedan, I would check out other vehicles. Even in the comfort mode, the ride is still disappointing.

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5 out of 5 stars

Overall better than BMW or Lexus

Mike, 06/26/2019
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class GLE 350 4MATIC 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 7A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Love the vehicle. Use it for long trips and never tired of driving it.

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