With the increasingly stringent emission regulations, and in order to cope with China's huge displacement tax, many entry-level products of luxury models have begun to be equipped with 2.0-liter turbocharged engines to attract more buyers, from the perspective of consumers, saving the cost of emission tax in exchange for the exact same domineering "appearance" is indeed a good choice, but for luxury brands, this kind of self-degrading status operation does hurt "Daya". But sales is the last word, today we will mercedes-Benz GLE 2.0T model and BMW X5 2.0T model to make a comparison, to see who is the most qualified "phoenix tail" between these two cars.
It should be noted that the Mercedes-Benz GLE 2.0T model is currently officially announced to have 3 models, and we are comparing here with the BMW X5, which is the closest price to the BMW X5, that is, the GLE 350 4MATIC dynamic model with a price of 699,800, while BMW is the xDrive30i M sports suit type with a price of 699,900.
Appearance and shape: Mercedes-Benz exquisite, BMW atmosphere
Strictly speaking, the appearance of Mercedes-Benz GLE after the revamp is declining, especially when talking to the owner before the change, it will be found that they will be more "sensitive" to this change, and they have expressed "ugly". However, the objective owner also admits that no matter how Mercedes-Benz changes, first of all, its appearance has a certain design level, and secondly, the new appearance will gradually be accepted over time.
From the visual point of view, the new Mercedes-Benz GLE because the front face has a significant narrowing trend, so from the front of the past will look a little stingy, and the rear of the car again narrowed the design of the right rear perspective looks very "stubborn", this change after the previous one makes Mercedes-Benz GLE and their little brother GLC in the perception of a draw. Compared to the old GLE or even earlier ML, today's Mercedes-Benz GLE is indeed... It's hard to put into words. However, mercedes-benz is still very elaborate in details, such as the new headlights look more spirited than the old model, and the design of the grille also makes the entire front of the car look fuller.
Compared with the overhaul of Mercedes-Benz GLE, the new BMW X5 resolutely chose to inherit the ancient "tradition", because another previous car that has changed its appearance is called Land Rover Discovery 5. After a series of small "changes", the new BMW X5 retains the appearance we remembered, the front of the car has become more refined, the area of the "nostrils" has become larger, and the shape of the headlights has been optimized; the side changes are small, and the new and old models do not see much difference. The BMW X5 is undoubtedly a success from a heritage point of view, and its sales prove it.
There is not much difference between the appearance of the two cars and the high-end model, only the logo at the end can most intuitively reflect its actual identity, but people who are not familiar with this car actually do not realize that it is a low-end model, so the aura is still there, no need to worry.
Size and configuration: big enough to use, but slightly regrettable
In terms of size, the BMW X5 has a wheelbase of 4930 mm, 2004 mm and 1776 mm and a wheelbase of 2975 mm, while the Mercedes-Benz GLE has a length, width and height of 4930 mm, 1950 mm and 1795 mm, respectively, and a wheelbase of 2995 mm. As can be seen from the data, the size of the two cars is actually between Bozhong, but due to the relatively large difference in the design language of the two cars, it also causes the Mercedes-Benz GLE to be visually significantly smaller than the BMW X5, but the actual experience of the two cars can be described as "spacious".
It is worth mentioning that the interior of the Mercedes-Benz GLE will always have a smell of leather, no matter how many years it will linger, and the interior odor of the BMW X5 will be better controlled, at least it will not make people smell motion sickness.
In terms of configuration, although they are all 700,000 luxury models at this price point, they are still lacking in details, such as BMW X5 has vacancies in the active safety system, lane departure warning and auxiliary systems and other functions need to be selected, and Mercedes-Benz GLE is equipped with lane departure warning and assistance as standard, but does not provide parallel assistance and road traffic sign recognition functions, even if money is not given; at the same time, BMW X5 focuses on maneuverability. Its 305-wide rear tire and 275-wide front tire will be superior to the Mercedes-Benz 255 tire in terms of driving texture.
From the overall configuration, the configuration of the two cars can only be regarded as "enough", if you want to have any luxurious configuration then you have to add money, but the price is placed here, want to pursue more is indeed unrealistic, want to cost-effective then personally recommend changing other brands to see.
Power system: the same is 2.0T, but there is a slight gap in the parameters
The entry-level Mercedes-Benz GLE and BMW X5 are both powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, the former paired with a self-developed 9AT transmission, while the latter is a ZF 8AT.
The Mercedes-Benz GLE's 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 190 kW and a peak torque of 370 Nm, while the BMW X5's 2.0T engine has a maximum power of 195 kW and a peak torque of 400 Nm. From the data point of view, the gap between the two is not large, but it should be noted that the 2.0T engine of BMW X5 can output maximum torque at 1550 rpm, while the Mercedes-Benz GLE needs to go to 1800 rpm, that is to say, in the feeling of the initial stage of the throttle, the two will have some differences, bmw X5 will appear to accelerate more calmly. Once the car is running, the difference of 5 kilowatts of power between the two will not be too obvious.
The transmissions on both cars belong to the top level of the industry, but on the Mercedes-Benz GLE, it may be due to the fact that the basic displacement of the 2.0T is too small, which makes the 9AT have to change gears frequently to maintain the power performance, which will have a slight sense of unevenness; and the ZF 8AT equipped with the BMW X5 also has the same situation, but it will be slightly better than the Mercedes-Benz 9AT in details, and there is no obvious difference between the two, which belongs to a very good level.
From my point of view, the appearance of the new Mercedes-Benz GLE belongs to the state of "some failures but overall good", and the shape of the BMW X5 is "I am completely acceptable", but from the configuration and performance point of view, I personally will be more inclined to bmw X5, but from the perspective of the brand, more people will choose Mercedes-Benz, from the perspective of final sales, BMW X5 is the king of this level. So, how to choose the configuration of the two entry-level models of BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, do you have the answer?
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