M-Class (W166/C292) [Official] Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupé (C292)

[Rainer271]

Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 AMG Sport Coupe rendered with Jurassic World theme

http://www.worldcarfans.com/115012787906/mercedes-benz-gle-450-amg-sport-coupe-rendered-with-jurassic

 

[mehdi tavakol]

cool

 

[klier]

Mercedes-Benz discusses future SUV designs, and how it was inspired by BMW X6

It may be stating the obvious, but Mercedes-Benz’s global chief of design Gorden Wagener has admitted the company created the new GLE Coupe in direct response to the BMW X6.

However, while the two ‘coupe-SUVs’ are similar in conception, in many design aspects the pair couldn’t be more different. Wagener, unsurprisingly, professes to be no great fan of BMW’s styling beyond the basic proportions its cars share with his.

Simply put, says the Mercedes-Benz design director, BMW overcomplicates its designs with complex surfacing, an approach he says is in direct contrast with his direction for Mercedes.

“We invented many segments, we did not invent SUV coupe, that was the X6,” said Wagener, referring to the polarising BMW X5 spin-off that has sold in surprisingly strong numbers (more than 250,000 units globally) since 2008 and spawned an X4 offshoot.

“We in design will all say it’s a good concept, we liked it, and now of course we do it as well, but we approach it differently, as the inventor of the four-door coupe, we took kind of a CLS shape for the coupe and just put SUV genes on it.”

Wagener pointed to the challenges in making a big bulky SUV ‘sporty’ in design somehow, given the need for a high front end, and even higher tail and lines that hide the exaggerated proportions.

“[Traditionally] we don’t like the wedge shape, and there needs to be a certain weight balance, also aero and stuff… But in the end I think we managed to do a very unique car, a very clean car that is essential for our purity philosophy, it’s quite sexy and sculptured.

“There’s not a lot of stuff on it, you know,” he said, referring to the relatively uncluttered design, before contrasting this with his distaste for BMW’s approach.

“I probably see the niche models from BMW there’s a lot of ‘stuff’ happening, you see creases and lines and stuff, surfaces, cut lines and undercuts along the side and rear. But we do the opposite, completely smooth and clean.

“And I think that it looks more modern to me,” he said, later adding “it’s more difficult to approach things clean, without stuff… it’s way more difficult to take lines off.

“If you like it take a line off, if you still like it, take another line off,” he said.

Expect this approach, one that emphasis curves rather than edges, and simple surfaces rather than complex ones, to filter into all imminent Mercedes-Benz SUVs, from the new GLE (a replacement for the ML) due in April, and the vital compact GLC (replacing the GLK) due later in the year.

“I think it previews our entire SUV line-up. We’re bringing out a lot of SUVs this year, the GLE and GLS, which will benefit from what we did there. And of course there will be a new GLC, which will be a complete paradigm shift from a completely edgy car of my predecessor to something as smooth as you can see out there.

“[They’re] going to be very different from the current models,” he said.

Will we see a ‘coupe’ version of the GLC, a la the BMW X4?

“I mean [hypothetically], GLC would work great as a coupe, the new car will be much much sportier than the current, so it would fit,” Wagener said.

http://www.caradvice.com.au/330881/mercedes-benz-discusses-future-suv-designs-and-how-it-was-inspired-by-bmw-x6/

Not only a poor designer, but damn narrow minded to boot. Congrats.

 

[Larix]

 

[mehdi tavakol]

 

[rollo]

Just the overall shape, less sharp/creased than the X6. The wheels are a big factor too, they're just the right size too. Interior looks better in person also, though dated vs newer MBs.


M

How about rear seat area, plenty of room or cramped due to the roofline?

 

[Merc1]

How about rear seat area, plenty of room or cramped due to the roofline?

A little, but not as much as you would think.

M

 

[sucu123]

The more I look at this car, the more I like it. Proportions seem to be awesome.

 

[mehdi tavakol]

good

 

[mehdi tavakol]

some other photos

 

[Merc1]

It looks like a kitten with really big paws. I can't wait to see how it sells.

M

 

[rollo]

Looks great. I can't wait to hear how it drives.

 

[mehdi tavakol]

new picture

 

[DJRaze99]

http://www.autobild.de/artikel/merc...pe-mitfahrt-autosalon-genf-2015--5634207.html

 

[Merc1]

I can't wait to see if this outsells the X6 in the U.S.

M

 

[Rainer271]

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[hannaz]

Mercedes-Benz TV: Geneva Auto Show 2015:

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[Rainer271]

Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe gains Night Package
Based on AMG Line models
Mercedes-Benz has introduced a Night Package for the GLE Coupe family.
The optional package is available at an additional cost across the entire range, all the way up to the range-topping GLE 63 S Coupe. It's based on the AMG Line version and brings a wide variety of black accents on the outside, similar to the kits released for the AMG GT, C-Class and CLS facelift.
At the front, the radiator grille adopts a black theme also noticeable on both front & rear underbody protections which have a glossy finish. The GLE 450 AMG 4MATIC and the GLE 63 models receive chrome black exhaust pipes while all the other models have a simple chrome finish.
Moreover, the rear side and rear window are tinted, along with high gloss side mirror caps, black window surrounds and board trim strips while the AMG versions have black wings in both front and rear aprons. Lastly, the regular models get 21-inch five dual-spoke alloy wheels while the AMG models get larger 22-inch rims.

Source: http:///2015/03/blick-auf-das-gle-coupe-mit-nightpaket/

 

[Larix]

 

[DexterMorgan]

The wheels on the black one! Oh my!