2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe Review: Swapping Utility for Style

The 2024 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe follows the formula the company has laid out with these luxe-performance crossovers that eschew utility for style. Mercedes has updated the GLE 53 for ’24 and brought some fresh sheet metal to the 53 models, with a new front fascia and side intakes. The ’24 GLE 53 also gets new tail lights, the selectable AMG exhaust, and the most recent AMG steering wheel. Mercedes-AMG also squeezes more torque out of the 3.0-liter turbocharged I6 hybrid powertrain, and now shoves 429 hp and 413 lb-ft of torque through the nine-speed automatic transmission. While the horsepower figure is the same as the current GLE 53 model, that torque figure adds another 29 lb-ft to the sheet. On this episode of Quick Spin, Autoweek’s Patrick Carone hops behind the wheel of the ’24 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 Coupe and puts it through its paces. Carone takes you on a guided tour of the AMG GLE 53 and highlights some of his favorite interior and exterior features. Later, Carone takes you along on a live drive review. Carone chats with host Wesley Wren about the GLE 53 drives, his favorite parts, and if it lives up to the AMG badging. Closing the show, the pair breakdown what makes this ’24 Mercedes-AMG GLE 53 special.