Words before the car evaluation:
I've been aiming at this car for a while now, because I've tested X5 and Q7 before, and I'm missing the GLE. Of course, this is shallow, and the deeper reason is that I want to chat with the owner.
The cars on the market are divided into cheap and expensive. In fact, everyone understands that "cheap cars" are nothing more than the configuration of power space brands, and under careful consideration, it is a helplessness that is squeezed by life. And when you chat with the owner of your "expensive car", the feeling is completely different. You can hear his own understanding of anything, and the car is only part of it. Well, yes, just part of life.
Next we went back to the car itself.
This is a 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 320 4MATIC. Although it is already an old model, it was still new before the new GLE was launched, and it was the first Mercedes-Benz medium and large SUV named "GLE". And its predecessor, called ML, don't think crooked.
Mercedes-Benz also finally realized that as a originator of the automobile industry, its naming of its own models is too confusing, so it is a big knife to cut the mess, and the sedan sequence all uses "A, C, E, S" to represent the size of small, medium, medium and large, large. Logically, the SUV sequence has the names of GLA, GLC, GLE, and GLS. Rank status is clear at a glance.
Nowadays, the design language of Mercedes-Benz tends to be rounded and elegant, in addition to the millennium unchanged big G, this GLE should be the last "Founder" spokesperson of Mercedes-Benz.
The owner said he liked this boxy SUV and was full of energy. Indeed, several times the GLE drove past me with a faint sense of oppression. For this level of SUV, the sense of atmosphere is in place.
As for the appearance of the mercedes-benz in recent years is too hot, family-style front face road abounds, there is nothing worth saying. Perhaps the model family is too large, and every time you see a combination of old and new in the Mercedes-Benz car.
New as mentioned above front face, headlights, wheel hubs, etc., and the objects left by the predecessors are also everywhere, look at this body line, look at this rearview mirror, look at this taillight shape!
When I pulled the car door and entered the car, well, a "smell" of an old Mercedes benz came over me. Look at this dashboard, look at this central control layout, look at this number button. Of course, the "luxury brand" must do the material stacking, Mercedes-Benz will not let you down.
What makes me feel the huge gap the most is that the GLE interior space is actually not as big as it looks! The front seating space is not even as spacious as today's mid-size sedans, not to mention that the GLE is still an "original" imported standard shaft identity, and its rear row can only be said to be enough.
Start this 2022-looking 3.0T V6 engine, eh? Wait, I found that almost all mercedes-benz cars have relatively large engine noise, and only the engine noise is large, but other noise is well suppressed. Let's go ahead and start this V6 engine with a maximum of 272 hp and 400 Nm of torque, a dozen directions.
Got it, completely comfortable orientation. The steering wheel is very light at low speeds, but when I played about 1.5 laps (specifically forgot), the sudden increase in torque startled me, well, this hundred-year Mercedes should not be at this point, making criticism.
Driving on the road, the weight of the GLE can be clearly felt, but with the help of the electronic system, the GLE seems to be very open. And thanks to the design of Mercedes-Benz, the turning radius of the GLE is very small, such a large car, two and a half lanes can achieve a U-turn. The body of the car flickers when it turns and passes through the pit, as if it is driving a boat.
"Why didn't you choose a Porsche?" I couldn't help but ask, "Oh, it's so expensive I think, and it's a bit high-profile." ”
"What about the BMW X5?" Keep asking.
"The X5 control is good, but I don't like bmw and I don't care about the control, I still like to be comfortable, and the feeling of being soft and soft when driving up."
“Q……”
"Q7, that's not ok!" I don't have to choose. "The last car I got was the Toyota Land Cruiser, and it was too hard to drive, and the big steering wheel was hard and heavy."
Cough, I think it's better to end this topic quickly, so I offer to feel the acceleration. One foot down the throttle, the foot feel of the throttle is very linear and tight! The 9AT gearbox immediately moved, the engine speed snapped to nearly 3000 rpm, and the imaginary feeling of pushing back did not appear. But I could feel the force behind me, a steady stream.
Mercedes-Benz tuning seems to be like this, never radical, even if you kick the throttle to the end, it is also when you are a naughty child, with practical actions to tell you, it's okay, let's take it slowly!
But I occasionally want to go crazy. Screwed to S gear, hey, the throttle reaction immediately changed, and the engine roared more than before. The suspension became tighter, the steering torque increased, and the GLE was ready for battle. What are you waiting for, left protrusion, right flash, acceleration overtaking, action flowing. Stop and stop, can't imagine anymore. Even if it is S gear, the GLE's tuning is still biased towards comfort, and it is still far worse than the BMW X5. I still turned back to the C gear (Comfort mode), and sure enough, the main theme of mercedes-benz was calm and dignified.
postscript:
Looking back and thinking about the various advanced medium- and medium-sized trams I've test-driven, well, times have changed. Although not willing, GLE, is indeed an old car. It's just that when you can choose your favorite car and your favorite attitude to life, everything is not so important.
Wen | Murong Wenyi Goose
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