Black Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupé from a front three-quarter

Roofline First

Mercedes-AMGGLE 53

An AMG six under a roof that slopes away like a coupé, with five seats underneath it anyway.

Mercedes cut the roof off its own SUV, sold it for more, and was entirely right about the demand.

The GLE 53 Coupé is the AMG answer to a question nobody asked and everybody buys: a full-size SUV with the rear roof pulled down into a fastback. A turbocharged straight six, five seats, and a shape that reads as expensive from three blocks away.

Specification

Horsepower
429
0–60 mph
5.2s
Top speed
155mph
Seats
5

3.0L turbo inline-6 with EQ Boost · AWD

Black Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 from the rear three-quarter
01The roofline is the product. From this angle it is one unbroken fall from the windscreen to the tail lights.

What you lose is boot height. What you get is the only large SUV whose profile people actually notice — the roof falls from above the front seats all the way to the tail, and blacked out it is one continuous line.

The engine is the other half. AMG builds the straight six with an electric compressor to fill the gap before the turbo wakes, which is why a car this heavy pulls the moment you ask rather than a beat later.

Mercedes cut the roof off its own SUV.
And was entirely right about the demand.

Steering wheel and dashboard of the Mercedes-AMG GLE 53
Panoramic roof above the cabin of the Mercedes-AMG GLE 53

02An AMG wheel with the drive-mode dial on it, and above the second row a panoramic roof that puts back some of the light the shape takes away.

Rear of the black Mercedes-AMG GLE 53
03Square at the very back despite everything above it, because the tailgate still has to open onto something usable.

The particulars

The guest book

Queries

How much does it cost to rent a Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 in Los Angeles?
The black GLE 53 is $229 a day, with multi-day stays discounted. Delivery to our Beverly Hills partner hotels is complimentary.
How is it different from a normal GLE?
The AMG straight six and the coupé roofline. You give up some boot height for a profile nobody mistakes for a school-run car, and gain an engine that pulls from idle.
Can I see the dates before I call?
Yes — the diary on this page is the live fleet calendar. If a date is open there, it is open.

The diary

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The shape people actually notice.

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