 What's up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Goldpony. I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE Coupe, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Hagerstown in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. This thing I can already tell is going to be an absolute beast, a very unique vehicle and it just came out. So I definitely wanted to check this one out today. Ridiculous amount of power on this SUV, which of course you guys know, we will be testing out in a little bit here, along with everything else, of course, paddle shifters, braking, all that fun stuff. So what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so there will be two different configurations for the GLE Coupe. First one being the GLE 53 Coupe, which is the one we have today. That one starts at $76,500. And then there is going to be the GLE 63 S Coupe. And pricing has not yet been announced for that one actually. As of right now, the 53 Coupe is the only one out as of this video at least. But I will give you the power numbers for each individual setup there. First one being the one we have today, being a three liter turbocharged inline six cylinder with EQ boost. Essentially with that is is Mercedes-Benz's hybrid system. Kind of gets the acceleration going, adding 21 horsepower, 184 pound feet of torque to the engine, providing a better acceleration and all that fun stuff. Overall, power numbers come in at 429 horsepower at 6,100 RPM, 384 pound feet of torque available from the power band of 1,800 to 1,500 RPM. Power sent to all four wheels to the four-omatic all-wheel drive system. And that power is sent to the ground through an AMG Speed Shift, nine-speed automatic with paddle shifters. Which again, you guys know we will be testing out in a little bit here. But all in all, zero to 60 time for this one that we have today comes in at approximately 5.2 seconds. Top speed, 130 miles per hour or 155 miles per hour if you equip it with summer tires. With MPG numbers coming in at 18 in the city, 23 on the highway, taking premium, unledded fuel. And there is an Eco Start-Stop system as well, meaning when you stop that a red light or a stop sign, the engine will shut off automatically, helping you save a little bit of MPGs there. And if you wanted to turn that off, the button is located just where the engine start button is. You can actually turn that off if that does start to annoy you. But so then the other engine configuration, of course, belonging to the 63S is going to be a hand-crafted four-liter bi-turbo V8 with EQ boost. Putting out 603 horsepower at 5,700 RPM, 627 pound-feet of torque, available from the power band of 2,500 to 4,500 RPM, sent to all four wheels once again through a nine-speed automatic. Zero to 60 time on that one, 3.7 seconds. That is ridiculous. Top speed, 174 miles per hour. Miles per gallon has not yet been announced again and it's a little bit too early for that. But all in all, before we do any kind of paddle shifter test or acceleration test in this one, did what I mentioned, there are some driving modes and conveniently that button to adjust those driving modes are actually located right there on the steering wheel. You just simply turn it to the left and to the right. And therefore that is gonna give you different driving modes like comfort, sport, sport plus, sand, individual, race and slippery, adjusting things like the shift points, throttle response, steering sensitivity and suspension settings actually as well. So quite a bit it's going to adjust there. But having said that, did just put it in sport driving mode. Think that's probably most appropriate for our road test here today. And what do you guys say? Let me go ahead and hit a paddle shifter here and let's test out the paddle shifter reaction times. Do wanna see how quickly they react. I have a feeling they'll be perfectly fine. But as always, let's go ahead and test out these paddle shifters. All right, we got it straight away here guys. In three, two, one, go. Ho, ho my gosh. Wow. Yep, they are lightning quick without a doubt. My goodness, that acceleration. You could feel it in the pit of your stomach. That'll be our acceleration test as well because that was amazing to not expect that at all. I know the numbers are pretty darn fast on paper but dang that felt good. Part of that is because of the EQ boost. It gives you instant torque essentially when you first hit the gas and you can feel that. But of course without that hybrid system with just a flat inline six cylinder or turbocharged inline six cylinder, you're not gonna get that instant acceleration like you do in the GLE here. So that was fun, man. That was nice. It's a bit anyways to go along with that acceleration. As always, braking is equally important. So upfront you will find massive 15.8 inch ventilated front discs. In the back, 13.6 inch solid rear discs. And as far as that 60 to zero stopping distance goes, although the numbers aren't out for it yet, it hasn't officially been tested. I'm gonna guess it's gonna come in at approximately 104 feet. And that's based off the AMG GLE SUV as opposed to this being the GLE coupe. So it's gonna come in pretty darn close to that but dang, 104 feet is absolutely amazing. For reference, this particular vehicle has bigger front rotors than my four Mustang GT which is equipped with brumbo brakes but honestly the brake you feel when it comes to this it's absolutely amazing. Certainly no issues with bringing the GLE coupe to a stop instant braking in this thing. But so they're touching on suspension and handling. Up front you're gonna get a independent double wishbone type front suspension. In the back, independent multi-link rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. It's all pretty standard for the course but. Mercedes-Benz really does a wonderful job with all their suspensions as well because the GLE coupe also gives you an adaptive damping suspension which essentially gives you the best of both worlds. It's not only going to monitor each shock absorber individually soaking up the road imperfections giving you a smoother ride but when you're going around the turns a little faster it is gonna tighten up that suspension as well. Again, giving you the best of both worlds but also the GLE coupe comes with AMG's ride control plus aka the air suspension. So this is an adaptive air suspension meaning when you're going at higher speeds it is going to lower increasing aerodynamics a little bit and it's actually going to adjust dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in as well and in addition to that there is also a button just behind the touch back controller where you can manually raise or lower the suspension as well and you can actually raise it up to 2.2 inches manually if you knew perhaps you were going to be going off road or on some rocky terrain or something like that so that is actually going to be there for you as well so that's pretty darn cool but overall the first thing I muttered to myself when I started driving this thing is the ride quality is absolutely amazing as expected. Whenever you have an adaptive damping suspension it always gets better and then when you add an air suspension to that it gets basically the very best you can possibly get and it is that it is certainly a very smooth ride in the GLE coupe so I'm certainly not disappointed there. When it comes to the steering feel it has a very nice weight to it not as heavy as my Mustang but that's not expected but it does have a very nice weight to it especially since I put it in that sport driving mode and again the steering sensitivity is going to adjust dependent upon the drive mode that you put it in so if you wanted a little looser feel simply put it in the comfort mode and then you got that so really again best of both worlds really caters to the individual driver which is a good thing as far as cabin noise goes that is another thing I first noticed when I got in this one a lot of times when I turn on the air conditioning it's overpowering really messing with the audio quality of my videos quite honestly sometimes but in this one the air conditioning is super quiet that was another thing I did not expect perhaps one of the quietest air conditioning systems I've come across and my 500 ish test drives that I've done it's absolutely amazing I love it because of the audio quality but I also love it because it is kind of a luxury-esque feature so that is pretty cool there too and actually of course to go along with that Mercedes-Benz does take it one step further offering an acoustic comfort package that goes for $1,100 by the way but that adds an acoustic laminated front window acoustic laminated front side glass windshield and rear window are also infrared absorbing protecting against the sun's rays that's pretty cool and it has some additional added sound insulation as well so that package is there for you as well if you wanted the most serene quiet cabin humanly possible so that's pretty cool but when it comes to visibility perhaps this is the trade-off seeing as we are in a GLE coupe if you were to go with the SUV version of this you obviously are gonna get better visibility with the coupe version the roof line is certainly tapered off in the back so visibility is not gonna be as optimal as you may want it to be but having said that every single car I have driven it is something you do get used to really doesn't matter if you're in a Nissan 370Z or Chevy Camaro it is something you do ultimately get used to the more you drive it so I'm not too worried about that also to go along with that a head-up display is available for $1,100 assisting with visibility yet again and heated windshield wipers are available for $200 as well which is certainly useful if you live in a northern-ish state like Maryland or Pennsylvania where I live whatever the case though ultimately when it comes to performance this thing is an absolute blast to drive let's do one more acceleration here just for fun that will make our way to the exterior of this one three, two, one, go! 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Oh, this is wonderful man I love this let's get to the exterior of this one All right so here she is you guys the new 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE coupe finished in polar white in case anybody was curious about that exterior color but let's go ahead now and start up front on this one AMG specific vertical bar front grille does come standard with AMG badging found in the lower portion of the side there front air curtains can be found in the lower corners helping direct air around that wheel and tire combination you guys can see that right there LED headlights do come standard along with the automatic feature meaning when it starts to get dark out at night it will turn on automatically for you there never have to worry about that LED daytime running lights also coming with that as well active bending headlights that is when you're going around to bend at night those headlights will swivel based on your steering angle better help illuminating what is around that bench or less likely to hit a deer or any kind of animal or even a person I guess adaptive high beam assist also comes standard you can get an illuminated star for an additional $400 that is an option if you wanted that and there is an AMG night package that goes for $750 I wanted to mention essentially what that does is black out all of the chrome accents you are going to find throughout this one so I didn't want to mention that as well but now let's go ahead and make our way to the side of the GLE coupe here so of course you were looking at a four door coupe design meaning the roof line is tapered off in the back there rear privacy glass comes standard across the board along with chrome window surrounds unless you go with that AMG night package and then you have black window surrounds which of course is what you're looking at right now do you have some turbo formatic fender badging up front there you guys can see that also illuminated running boards go for $650 it's a pretty cool option if you wanted to go that route when it comes to the side mirrors they are body colored power adjustable heated side mirrors with integrated turd signals instead they will be gloss black again though with the night package if you went that route soft closed doors go for $550 that's always an option I find pretty amusing on Mercedes Benz and BMW for that matter as well take a look down at the wheel setup they are 21 inch AMG specific twin five spoke alloy wheels they do actually come in a staggered fitment so I wanted to mention that meaning they will be wider in the back than they are in the front and of course Mercedes does that for a better grip enhanced acceleration better handling that kind of thing one on the flip side I guess you can't rotate the tires that's really going to be the trade off there so then making our way to the back of the GLE coupe LED high mount stop light comes standard of course integrated rear spoiler LED taillights do you have some AMG badging found at the bottom left hand corner of that rear lift gate there also a matte black rear diffuser it looks like an absolute beast down there that is pretty cool with aluminum upper trim accents as well again if you were to go with the standard configuration the AMG night package is going to make that gloss block of course and just below it all dual exhaust outlets with quad chrome tips or block tips in our case and I did want to mention there is an AMG performance exhaust package it goes for $1250 that we indeed do happen to have here today so without further ado I think you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip but so now since we are around back of the GLE coupe first I want to mention when it comes to opening that rear tailgate it is a power tailgate as expected there is actually a button on the key fob that is one way to go ahead and open up there is a button back there on the actual lift gate itself that is yet another way and it is a hands free tailgate as well actually just simply kick your foot underneath the rear bumper in case your hands are full so that is yet another way to go about opening that one up but once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 44.8 cubic feet behind that second row if that wasn't enough space there is a receipt to fold down bumping it up to an even 68 cubic feet and there is also a retractable cargo cover back there there is some in-floor storage along with your spare tire found underneath of the cargo floor there is actually some tie down hooks back there there is grocery hooks there is a 12 volt power outlet so just about everything you could possibly want in a cargo area is going to be there in the back of the GLE coupe but then making our way up to the rear legroom there actually are no numbers yet published for the rear legroom so what I am going to do for you guys is I am in even 6 feet tall this is how much space I had back there so actually I was able to fit perfectly fine so anybody else is 6 feet tall or under you will fit perfectly fine here so I did want to mention that also there is rear passengers will find a rear center armrest with cup holders as expected there is some rear ventilation for those rear passengers AMG floor mats which I found were pretty cool heated second row seats are available for an additional $580 if you wanted that you do of course have some charging ports and storage just below the rear climate control back there as well and I did want to mention there is optional four-zoon climate control that goes for $860 where both rear passengers can set their own temperatures as well and there is a 115 volt power outlet actually back there as well I did want to mention that because that actually allows guys to charge up their tools or girls to charge up their hair straighteners or whatever the case that is going to be back there too I found that pretty cool so to make our way now to the front seats 8-way power adjustable driver and passenger seats come standard with 4-way power lumbar and memory settings for up to 3 different drivers found on both the driver and passenger side doors meaning the passengers can set their own seating positions as well you don't always find that so I did want to mention that heated front seats coming standard on the GLE coupe ventilated front seats are optional for an additional $450 multi-contour front seats with the massage function goes for $1,100 so it's always nice getting a massage on your way home from work, right? warmth and comfort package goes for $1,050 I wanted to mention that because that gives you rapid heating front seats super fast heating front seats along with heated front armrest and upper door panel so when you're resting your arm when you're driving there as well that is pretty darn cool I like that Mercedes-Benz does that you almost never see that anyways, so that's an option as far as the seat comfort goes it's perfectly fine we do have the AMG suede leather combination today and again they are perfectly comfortable headrests are like freaking pillows they're absolutely amazing I've been emphasizing headrests lately because a lot of times they're super firm in some manufacturers but of course as expected in Mercedes they're like freaking pillows they're absolutely amazing so definitely comfortable seats I will say that but then take a look at the steering wheel it is power adjustable and telescoping it is heated for an additional $250 and there is an optional steering wheel available that we do indeed have here today being the AMG flat bottom steering wheel which is going to be a combination of Napa Leather and Dynamaica finishes so the Dynamaica is on the left and the right the Napa Leather is on the top of the bottom and it's bolstered perfectly fine I actually love this steering wheel it feels like you're in a race car but you're in essentially an SUV more or less so absolutely love that as well but now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup on the GLE Coupe and let me start by showing you guys the key here because this is a pretty sweet AMG key here does have a nice weight to it you have lock, unlock and the button to pop the rear hatch but essentially it is all keyless entry so simply just leave the key in your pocket there is a remote start available through the Mercedes Me Mobile app so that's how you're going to get that otherwise there is a push button start just by the driver's right knee so all I am going to do is simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button there and so but once started up there of course is a 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster which is completely customizable by using the steering wheel mounted controls on the left side of the steering wheel there kind of of course check out a bunch of different information including your outside temperature how many miles you have left until you hit empty there's your trip A, trip B also your radio settings but perhaps my favorite part is going to be the tab titled designs and display because this is where you can completely customize the look of that digital display and that's one of the beauties of having a digital gauge cluster you can put it on Supersport which is what I left it on my drive today there's also understated where it's a very minimalist design to the gauges then there's also classic and sport as well so a ton of different configurations you can really choose to put on that digital gauge cluster it's absolutely amazing I love that Mercedes Benz does that but now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality where Mercedes Benz always gets it right of course Panorama Roof comes standard across the board love that it's not an option to come standard black dynamite a headliner goes for $1,600 it's available if you want it there is a universal garage door opener that comes standard you do have your choice of either black or red seat belts as well it is a free option it's just one of those things you just got to make the decision and you get it when climate control comes standard red contrast stitching throughout is the standard configuration although gray contrast stitching that you're looking at right now is available but here's one that I really like heated and cooled front cup holders is $180 option we do have that today which I absolutely love because we all know that problem inevitably arises as it quite often does for me so you could set whether it be heated or cooled by simply just pressing one button in the middle there and that is going to leave your drinks either heated or cooled that is absolutely amazing in my opinion but air balance package goes for $350 wanting to mention that because that gives you a cabin air purification system if you have allergies and a cabin fragrance system actually as well which is pretty cool wireless phone charger is located just in front of the cup holders there's also a couple of phone charging ports and a 12 volt power outlet up there as well then within the center arm rest area another phone charging port there is a place to actually put yourself a phone that appears and a decent amount of storage in there as well and so going back though to the cabin fragrance system if you actually open up the passenger side glove box you will be able to see where they put that fragrance system in there it's in the upper left hand corner of the glove box and so once that starts to get low simply go to your Mercedes dealership and they can replace it for you but that's gonna be there too but again when it comes to overall interior quality Mercedes always gets it 100% right my favorite part is always the ambient lighting Mercedes Benz does ambient lighting better than any other manufacturer out there so it's gonna look absolutely amazing at night kind of hard to show you guys during the daytime but that is gonna be there for you as well it's completely customizable through the 12.3 inch digital tech display which we are now going to make our way over to so that tech display is a color touch screen display by the way it can also be controlled by using the touchpad controller and buttons directly behind the cup holders there and it can be controlled through voice control as well all you need to do is simply say hey Mercedes and then tell it what to do essentially Bluetooth and audio streaming also comes standard Android Auto Apple CarPlay you also get factory navigation system as well can of course check out your climate control settings up there and perhaps my favorite part about Mercedes Benz infotainment screen there is a themes tab at the very bottom of that tech display which completely changes the look and the interior of your Mercedes Benz GLE Coupe there's adventure, trip, lounge, standard, experience and race track and so for instance when I put it in race track mode not only does it activate that AMG performance exhaust system but it completely changes the look of the gauge display along with a couple other changes as well then for instance if I put it in experience mode again it alters the gauge display it did then close the valves of the AMG performance exhaust system as well so those are just two examples there's plenty of other themes you can go with and I absolutely love that BMW does something similar as well but I do love that that is there that is pretty darn cool in my opinion but you can really check out just about everything you could possibly think up on that color touch screen display quite honestly including the radio settings and so now let's get to the sound system on this GLE Coupe 13 speaker Bermester surround sound system is the standard setup across the board 590 watts, nine channel digital amplifier think you guys know what we have to do next let's go ahead and turn on the radio here so we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of this one definitely more than enough bass that was pretty darn crazy but plenty of clarity again the bass was absolutely ridiculous that sound system is pretty darn nice for the GLE Coupe I will say that but last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on that tech display is when you do put the GLE Coupe in reverse you of course will find a rear view camera but not only that but a 360 degree monitor comes standard as well giving you an aerial view letting you know who or what is behind you and all around you which is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start front side side current airbags do come standard also we drivers knee airbag up front as well in the back you're gonna have latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats rear child door locks do come standard tire pressure monitoring system also the upcoming standard when it comes to advanced safety that is going to include a driver attention monitoring system blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert and active parking assist plus as well that is one of the cool features about Mercedes Benz it actually lets you pick a parking spot not just parallel park but pick a parking spot like at a shopping mall then it will ask you if you want it to back in or pull in and essentially does all the steering the pedal work all of that for you so you don't actually have to do anything it's absolutely amazing but driver assistance package plus goes for $1950 that is going to include adaptive cruise control lane keep assist evasive steering assist active brake assist automatic emergency braking speed limit recognition lane change assist and root based speed adaptation and so then overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the GLE coupe all those safety features I just mentioned in that package should be standard at this price point that perhaps is my one constructive criticism for this one but other than that crazy amount of power for what this vehicle is amazing braking great sound system wonderful ambient lighting I always say Mercedes Benz has the best ambient lighting of any other manufacturer out there very cool design to this one although you do sacrifice visibility a little bit but again that's something you of course would get used to let me know what you guys think of this one in the comments section below that exhaust system was absolutely amazing on this as well so many pluses anyways again let me know what you guys think of the GLE coupe in the comments feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there if you like be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in the new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will see you guys all in the next video stay gold