What's New for the 2026 GLE 450?
The 2026 GLE 450 comes with refined exterior styling, including an illuminated grille and headlights and taillights that resemble the Mercedes three-pointed star. You can also add power rear-window shades. Standard features include a 10.3-inch instrument cluster, a 14-inch central touchscreen, and a 14-inch passenger touchscreen.
Artificial intelligence can learn the comfort systems used by the driver and generate routines. You can participate in video calls, browse the web, stream music, watch videos, and play games. You'll also get ambient lighting, a new steering wheel with redesigned controls, advanced autonomous driving, navigation, and a 21-speaker sound system.
You can choose the GLE 450 4MATIC SUV, the GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe, or the GLE 450e 4MATIC SUV. This vehicle can carry five people, and you can add a third row to increase its capacity to seven. It has up to 74.9 cubic feet of cargo space, 40.5 inches of headroom, 36.9 inches of rear headroom, 40.3 inches of front legroom, and 40.9 inches of rear legroom.
Premium MB-Tex is standard in the interior, and you can add Nappa leather and a wood-and-leather steering wheel. You'll get aluminum roof rails, 20-inch wheels, heated power front seats with memory settings, a power sunroof, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto as well. Additional options include ventilated front seats, a heated steering wheel, heated and cooled front cupholders, and four-zone climate control. The GLE 450e has 19-inch wheels, and it takes 5.8 seconds to reach 60 mph compared to 5.3 seconds for other configurations. Driver assistance includes Active Brake Assist, Blind Spot Assist, and more.
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