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

Roofline First

Mercedes-AMG GLE 53

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

Rental in Los Angeles · from $229

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

Queries

Where can I rent a Mercedes AMG GLE 53 in Los Angeles?
Nizo Luxury rents the Mercedes AMG GLE 53 in Los Angeles — +1 (424) 303-6496. It is $229 a day; we bring it to your hotel or your home, or you collect it at no charge from our office on Robertson Boulevard.
How much does it cost to rent a Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 in Los Angeles?
The black GLE 53 is $229 a day. Five days is priced as a block rather than as five separate days, and twenty-one as another; the quote takes whichever combination is cheaper for your dates, and neither has to be asked for. 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

When you can have it

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The shape people actually notice.

Tell us the dates and we confirm the car straight away — delivered hand-detailed to the address and the hour you name.

Check dates & reserve or call +1 (424) 303-6496

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The terms, before you commit

Refundable deposit
$750
A hold, not a charge, and released 5–7 business days after a clean return, longer only if there is damage to price.
Protection plan
$100 a day
Priced off the deposit rather than the rate. Your own qualifying full-coverage policy takes this line out of the quote entirely.
Driver, 21–24
$50 a day
Twenty-one is the floor, with a licence held two years. The higher band applies at or above a $1,500 deposit; this car is below it.
Shortest booking
24 hours
No maximum. Delivery is complimentary at our Robertson Boulevard lot and our four Beverly Hills partner hotels; LAX is $150 both ways with the car in the airport parking structure or $300 both ways to the terminal, half that for one direction.

Where keeping it longer actually costs less:

LengthTotalPer day
5 days$1,099$220
7 days$1,557$222
21 days$3,149$150

Renting the Mercedes AMG GLE 53: the short answers

Can I book the Mercedes AMG GLE 53 with a driver?
Yes. A chauffeur is from $100 an hour on a two-hour minimum, added to the car at its day rate — $629 for a four-hour evening in this car. No security deposit is taken on a chauffeured booking. The same car can be driven to the event and yours with the keys the morning after; the chauffeur service page has the runs and the hours.
What do I need to rent the Mercedes AMG GLE 53, and can international guests book?
A driver of 21 or over with a licence held at least two years — between 21 and 24 a young-driver fee of $50 a day applies on this car, and under 21 is considered case by case. A major credit card in the primary renter's name for the refundable hold, and cover for the car: your own full-coverage policy if it extends to a rental, or our Protection plan arranged with the booking. International guests rent on a passport and a home-country licence; no International Driving Permit is needed. The hold is released 5–7 business days after a clean return, longer only if there is damage to price. If the age floor or the cover is the thing in the way, the same car goes out with a driver instead — that booking asks neither of you.
How far ahead should I book the Mercedes AMG GLE 53, and can I change the dates?
There is no notice period: the calendar on this page shows the days it is free, and once a booking is paid a car that is free can be on its way to you in about an hour — same day included. Moving the dates is free, as often as you need, outside the last day before the start; a change inside it keeps one day's rate. What comes back if you cancel is set out in our terms and conditions.
Can the Mercedes AMG GLE 53 be delivered to my hotel, my home or LAX?
Yes. Delivery is complimentary to the Beverly Wilshire, the Four Seasons at Doheny, L’Ermitage and the Maybourne, and collection from our Robertson Boulevard office costs nothing. LAX is $150 both ways with the car in the airport parking structure or $300 both ways to the terminal, half that for one direction. Any other address is priced by distance from the office, $75 one way inside 10 miles, and itemised on the quote before you pay.
How many miles are included, and can I take the Mercedes AMG GLE 53 out of California?
Every car carries its own daily mileage allowance, and yours arrives in writing with the booking confirmation, together with the per-mile rate for anything over it. The car may leave the state — Las Vegas, Arizona, up the coast — as long as you tell us the plan in advance and keep the allowance in mind; it comes home to Los Angeles, since there is no one-way drop in another city.
What does a weekend in the Mercedes AMG GLE 53 cost, and can I rent it by the hour?
$458 for two days and $687 for three, before the Protection plan, tax and any delivery — there is no separate weekend rate, and one day is the minimum on a Saturday too. The day is the shortest self-drive booking; by the hour, the car goes out with a driver, from $100 an hour on a two-hour minimum.

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