Mercedes GLE Coupé 2024 Facelift! | FULL REVIEW

[@npoleary]

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[@MunchyGamingYT-yb7xl]

NICK IM A BIG FAN CAN U MAKE MORE VIDEOS ON THE GLS

[@thomaslynch8084]

Thinking of buying a e300e petrol hybrid . Is there any difference in the 2025 model from the 2024 model.?

[@npoleary]

Thank you! 🙏 Already covered the GLS though and made an extra one on the rear screens too! What other bits did you want to see on it? 🤓

[@MunchyGamingYT-yb7xl]

@@npoleary NICK IM TURNING 12 SOON

[@MunchyGamingYT-yb7xl]

@@npoleary I REALLY WANNA SEE SUSPENSION STUFF AND HOW TO MAKE IT COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE

[@rick_brindle]

I just traded my ‘20 GLE for a ‘24 GLE AMG 53 Coupè and I love it. I always lear so much from your videos. Thanks, as always!

[@npoleary]

Ooo very nice! 👌🏼 Thank you! 🙏 🙏

[@profphilbell2075]

What you don’t compromise on is style and elegance. Beautiful car.

[@DMEU77]

With NO purpose. Its good just fot taking & posting photos on social networks.

[@npoleary]

@profphilbell2075 yeah perfect car for people who want an SUV, but don’t like the boxy shape. Thanks for watching! 🤓

[@profphilbell2075]

@@npoleary my sentiments exactly. I really look forward to Mercedes-Benz content. Have you considered a video that asks th3 question, “is the extra cost of the GLE coupe worth it compared to a fully loaded premium packaged GLC coupe?

[@npoleary]

Haha thank you! That would be a good video idea! Sadly didn’t have those two side by side at the same time to compare but yeah that is a very good idea!

[@lizzietheoldbiddy262]

I recently jumped ship and bought a Mazda! CX60 PHEV with all the toys - and I love it. I still love your channel and watch every video.

[@npoleary]

Thank you! 🙏 Oh nice! 👌🏼

[@orhun2049]

Thank you for the comprehensive review Nick

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🤓

[@NighatKiani]

GLE is a really stunning car! All Mercedes across the board have lovely interior, dashboard, infotainment system and thats even in their entry level cars so generous of Mercedes which you won’t find in other brands… Nick your video is great 👍

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video! 🤓👍🏼

[@dushenepaulusha7210]

Gorgeous spec!

[@dogoku]

The front panel display is the reason I bought my 2017 E220, because it looked so much better than the lower models that looked someone mounted an iPad on the dashboard. 6 years later and its still going strong. My only gripe is that I am stuck with COMAND instead of MBUX (and I just found out from this video, I missed out on the Dashcam feature too). But at least I have CarPlay/AndroidAuto, so it will keep being fresh as long they support my car.

[@npoleary]

Ah very nice! Yes Mercedes made such a good choice with the E-Class design back then! It still looks incredible today! Yes if you have CarPlay and Android Auto I’m sure you’re all set! Free navigation and live traffic updates! ☺️

[@gregthompson3231]

Another great video. We had the 23 GLE Coupe AMG 53. Traded it for the 24 S580.

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Ooo nice! I do miss driving an S-Class, there is nothing quite like it out there!

[@eamonnodonnell6659]

Good video Nick. Nice car , looks lovely to drive plus its good to see diesel engines still being used in heavy cars and as you said . Good for towing . Cheers Nick

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the review! 🤓

[@garygrimmett7945]

Nick another lovely merc...and review cla.gazz👌

[@npoleary]

Thank you! 🙏

[@adesojiadeyeye423]

Another great video, well done Nick! The GLE 450 coupe has always been my dream SUV 😍. However it seems only the 450d is available here in UK while the petrol variant 450 is not; except if you go for the 53 or 63 which are petrol - that's kinda awkward. I love the mild hybrid on the petrol variants which I was informed it's not on the 450d variant.

[@npoleary]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Maybe they might change it in the future, we’ll have to see! 🤓

[@waynejohn8]

Hi Nick. Wow, that Urban Edition Coupe looks stunning, esp. in emerald green metallic. Also, perhaps I am mistaken, but I think you mentioned twice that there would be links 'above' to other vids, but the links did not appear. I hope I am wrong. 😁😁😁 I also do not see the links 'below', or perhaps they only get activated with the public upload. 🤷🤷

[@npoleary]

Haha thanks waynejohn8, ah that’s just on my to do list! That’s me I haven’t added them yet. I will do a behind the scenes video in the future for you guys to see 👀 Basically I get the video roughly ready so you guys can see it as soon as possible. But I still need to do probably an extra 1-2 hrs work on it yet. - Subtitles need doing, yes each word is manually checked by me, the longer the video the longer it takes 😅 - Pop out banners and description with the links - And tags as well (basically what people may type in a search box to help KZbin recommend it to the right people) - And two more thumbnails. KZbin will cycle between three thumbnails and choose the best one for me. I’ll do this today though as I have the next video to work on! 😜

[@npoleary]

Oh and the car yeah it is stunning 👌🏼 Yeah I would love to see the green! Bet that looks lovely in the coupe! 🤓

[@matthewr1990]

As someone with a CLA, yes I agree with the idea that I’d want one of these. My bank account doesn’t agree with you though 😂

[@npoleary]

Haha my bank account doesn’t agree with a lot of cars I review 😂 I can dream though! 🤓

[@MohammedSherif-l5s]

That's my dream car there🎉

[@spitfire1962]

Nick at 6:32 you mention the 2 rear USB ports, but there also appears to be some kind of port on the bottom of the drivers seat at the back! Any idea what that is?

[@npoleary]

I don’t remember seeing a port on the back of the driver’s seat. Was there one there?

[@darrenhurrell]

Awesome. Same as mine. Had it just over a month and love it. I don’t have the urban though so it has the steps. Did that version have the HUD? That’s really good.

[@npoleary]

Ah nice! I believe the Urban one from the looks of it is just a standard one so probably no HUD (but that’s for the UK, it’ll vary round the world, depends where you’re based 🤓)

[@lucassitanggang5154]

I call Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe and BMW X6 is Big Sedan

[@MahelKhan]

Interesting that it's got the touchpad when they've gotten rid of it (sadly) in other models

[@npoleary]

I asked Mercedes months and the response was that it was for Ergonomic reasons that it stayed in the larger cars like GLE, GLS etc I do kind of get that though as you have to lean forward quite a bit in the larger ones to reach the screen 😅

[@xanderdixon3688]

Great looking cars the coupe’s

[@npoleary]

Yeah defo! 🤓

[@NullandVoid04]

Hi Nick, I have a 2021 GLE, is it possible to get the bus system upgraded? Also Apple CarPlay is not full screen in the gle is there a way around this or a way to upgrade and make it full screen?

[@npoleary]

No sadly not, Mercedes like most car manufacturers don’t do retrofit upgrades or anything. When they bring out a new multimedia system, it’s completely new designed for that new car. It’ll have new hardware and software so isn’t just a software upgrade or anything. Sadly not all cars can do full screen CarPlay. There are other manufacturers who have come across the same before. For Mercedes it’s a common question which I’ve answered on my FAQ series here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hGrbZmmOjMmdf9Esi=mlzuNGtciSlsdcdb&t=537 Basically it’s because MBUX (also known as NTG 6) on Mercedes is available in two screen sizes, 7” & 10.25”. When designing & coding I’m led to believe that you can only choose one (to maintain compatibility) for everything. So to make sure it works on all models, Mercedes of course had to go with the 7” version, which is perfect for 7” owners but of course leads to a cropped experience if you have a 10.25” screen. NTG 7 found in some new cars have higher faster processors and have one screen size leading to a full screen experience on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Hope that explains potentially why it’s like that on some cars!

[@mitchwarren1600]

Am I imagining that the exterior lights came on when I unlocked my car ? I’m sure they did!!

[@npoleary]

They do when it’s slightly darker, depends if it’s before sunrise or after sunset or if it’s really cloudy

[@raimundedlinger6393]

… tolles Fahrzeug … 😊

[@OratileTrusts]

Come on, £75 000 as a standard price but don't get digital lights? That's just robbery in plain sight🤧. I know quite some car manufacturers by that price range that come with matrix led (some as standard).

[@npoleary]

This is just a facelift though I’ve talked about this before and made a comparison to phones. Slight price difference I know but bear with me 😅 Phone manufacturers bring out a new phone every year whereas car manufacturers simply can’t do that due to their size, complex nature, highly regulated laws and a whole lot more. I’d love to do a behind the scenes video of it if I ever get the chance! From what I’ve seen the way Mercedes often do it, is they have a new model come out which will run for approx 6-7 years (normally), then a facelift halfway in between 3-4 years (normally). Facelifts only change part of the “car’s face” so when for example a car is halfway through like this one the GLE Coupe and we’ve seen other car models in Mercedes get Digital Lights, it can feel like it’s left out. My guess is that it doesn’t fit in that slot as it has apparently 1.3 million little mirrors inside. It probably would need to wait for the whole re-design in 3-4 years time where the whole front end is redesigned. That’s my take on it anyway 🤓 I could be completely wrong!

[@OratileTrusts]

I understand. It's just a facelift with minor changes and a slight price change. I thought facelifts are usually once every year (e.g Hyundai, Toyota) for a vehicle's generation that is 6-7 years. I wouldn't mind getting normal led lights (excluding digital lights) on a facelift.

[@npoleary]

It has Multibeam LED which is a very advanced system that Mercedes have which is LED adaptive headlights at nighttime: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o560Xquijq2ob7ssi=lW9V_uOVM32VfWPe Digital Light is just Mercedes terminology for their latest light tech. To clarify as well, as I’m not sure I made it clear on the video or on my reply, when I said Digital Light, I wasn’t referring to the car having orangey halogen lights. I think all Mercedes have LED lights now as standard. Digital Light is their version of fancy adaptive lighting tech.

[@OratileTrusts]

@@npoleary that's nice. Mercedes has done a good job✨ I thought when you said Digital Light, it's just similar to "Matrix Lights/LED" as referred to other car manufacturers such as Volvo and BMW.

[@npoleary]

Yeah sorry I thought I’d clarify that one All new models I’ve seen have LED lights Multibeam LED has 84 individually controlled LED’s for adaptive lights at night Digital light (their name of the tech) has 1.3 Million pixels for precision night driving: All of them are LED, the last two are adaptive lights at night 🤓 MULTIBEAM LED Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o560Xquijq2ob7ssi=zbsSGgN6iYAC81aS Digital Light Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h32qlmmllJt6iKssi=3Oti8I3oZzac4NgZ

[@subbiebie5920]

I own a 2021 GLE63S Coupe. I wish you would talk about the problems with the 48v system and battery issues. The biggest problem is that I as a customer do not have the ability to trickle charge or to jump or charge in any way the battery. Must take vehicle to dealership. I’ve had the car towed out of my garage 10 months ago, right now car was being serviced and 48v battery died again, lucky it was at the dealership. I’ve read stories of vehicles dying at stop lights and worse. I am told Mercedes is aware of the 48v issues and is in their words, ‘moving away from this technology’. So what do all owners with the 48v issue? Sell the car I suppose because as of this moment there is NO fix.

[@npoleary]

I used to work at a car dealer and actually maintained all of the batteries in the showroom. In my 9+ years experience I had one occurrence where there was an issue with a battery which was replaced by technicians under warranty so I’m not aware of any problems with 48v systems. I know they’re incredibly complex, I even have that system in my own car I purchased last year (sadly not a V8 though 😅) and it’s absolutely fine, even filming for a couple of hours with the ignition live certainly something the average person wouldn’t do which would drain the battery. I do know however that if you are charging one that is low, it is best to leave the 12v battery on charge for as long as possible. Typically it would take 4-6 hours to charge the 12v battery, it would indicate 100% charged, but at that point it then starts charging the 48v system. So it’s best to leave the charger on for a couple of days if the car is going to be sitting around for a while. Or as you have a V8, the better thing is to go for a drive 👌🏼 but I get it if it’s not driven as much. Also to add not heard that anyone is moving away from Mild Hybrid systems at all, if anything they’re becoming more and more common on the various manufacturers I review.

[@npoleary]

Also I can’t comment on specifically a GLE 63 S as I’ve not driven that combination of Mild Hybrid and V8. I would certainly love to though

[@subbiebie5920]

@@npoleary I appreciate you responding. There is definitely an issue here in the USA regarding the 48v battery dying with limited vehicle use. My dealership alone is dealing with multiple vehicles over the last few years. Manger who just returned from technical training was the person who spoke directly with a factory representative who told him the moving away from this technology statement. Anyway it’s a real problem for people who don’t drive daily. I hope they fix it.

[@subbiebie5920]

@@lorins8687 I’ve owned 2 Cayenne turbos, last one was an 2008. In comparison the fit n finish of the GLE was far superior than the Porsche. The GLE is very nice, different kind of sporty. However, the 48v battery issue is a deal killer unless they figure out how the end user can trickle charge/ full charge the vehicle.

[@npoleary]

@subbie5920 thanks for sharing! Good to know, I’ll keep an eye out!

[@trimley]

Soft close doors for all the women out there 💥

[@npoleary]

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[@trimley]

@@npoleary exactly, my wife drives me nuts!

[@npoleary]

Haha 😝

[@wivory81]

Having previously owned a Mercedes car with a touch pad, I now have one which relies on the steering wheel buttons, or the touch screen. Removing the touch pad is a retrograde move, purely to save money I believe. The steering wheel buttons can be awkward to use, and the touch screen requires you to lean forward - not great.

[@GabrielRM]

I think they really should've added digital lights to this facelift.

[@npoleary]

I’ve talked about this before and made a comparison to phones. Slight price difference I know but bear with me 😅 Phone manufacturers bring out a new phone every year whereas car manufacturers simply can’t do that due to their size, complex nature, highly regulated laws and a whole lot more. I’d love to do a behind the scenes video of it if I ever get the chance! From what I’ve seen the way Mercedes often do it, is they have a new model come out which will run for approx 6-7 years (normally), then a facelift halfway in between 3-4 years (normally). Facelifts only change part of the “car’s face” so when for example a car is halfway through like this one the GLE Coupe and we’ve seen other car models in Mercedes get Digital Lights, it can feel like it’s left out. My guess is that it doesn’t fit in that slot as it has apparently 1.3 million little mirrors inside. It probably would need to wait for the whole re-design in 3-4 years time where the whole front end is redesigned. That’s my take on it anyway 🤓 I could be completely wrong!

[@GabrielRM]

@@npoleary you're likely right and we know it's almost guaranteed to have them in it's next redesign. It makes sense, but it just feels like this model is far behind than the rest. When you buy a GLE (coupe) you expect to have some of the best tech MB has to offer. They've been available on the GLE since 2020 and now even in the E and C class. It just really feels like the GLE coupe is left behind and the issue is that most people that go with a coupe model for the sportier look would normally appreciate having the best there is. After all, there isn't a GLS Coupé so this is the best one available. Just my opinion, although I can't afford this car regardless 🤣😭

[@npoleary]

I get want you mean but it was even worse in 2018 ☺️ 2018 had the new new A-Class, which had Hey Mercedes, a touch screen, the latest multimedia system years before it appeared in their flagship S-Class. And even now the E-Class currently has a newer multimedia system than the S-Class. It sounds strange but it’s just models get updated at different times. I’m sure Mercedes would love to update all of them at the same time but it’s probably not possible to do that 😅 I bet they update the S next year though! Oh and I can’t afford a lot of them either 😅 I can dream though!

[@GabrielRM]

@@npoleary haha you're right, that's much worse! 😨 One day we'll both be able to upgrade our A classes, I'm sure 😉 love your videos, see you on the next one

[@npoleary]

Yeah hopefully! 😝 Working on the next one tomorrow (edited half already) 👊🏼

[@StevenMurray-mt7om]

Hi Nick…. Nice but 79 Grand 😳🙈

[@npoleary]

I know it’s up there, but having reviewed the GLE SUV, I wanted to check this one out as well 🤓 Might look at some more affordable models around my sort of price range in the future! 🙏

[@ViewBothSides]

+1 for no running boards. IMHO they're one of the anti-features, i.e. look like they cost something but actually suck.

[@npoleary]

Fair enough, at least there’s a model out there that doesn’t have them if people want 🤓

[@LexxLarsD]

I hate the way the front looks !

[@jansimonteambondi143]

I appreciate you having to follow the marketing BS by saying this is a coupe but it is NOT S E D A N HAS 4 DOORS C O U P E HAS 2 DOORS BMW started this BS and it takes integrity for it to stop

[@npoleary]

I don’t have to follow any marketing stuff 😅 I make videos myself, Mercedes just supply the car (or my local dealer whoever has one 😅). They don’t see the video beforehand nor do they tell me what to say. I know coupe originally came from 2-door cars but a few manufacturers offer similar SUV Coupe styled versions now

[@eric6194]

so ugly, mercedes stops production