Mercedes-Benz launches GLE450e plug-in hybrid SUV in Australia
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 00:33 · Archive
Mercedes-Benz has launched its GLE450e plug-in hybrid SUV in Australia, priced from $156,900.
Mercedes-Benz has launched the GLE450e plug-in hybrid in Australia, available in both SUV and coupe body styles priced from $156,900 and $160,900 respectively before on-road costs. The five-seat model is imported from the US and costs more than the turbo-diesel GLE350d variant at $142,300, but undercuts the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid which starts at $164,800 for the SUV.
The GLE450e combines a 240kW 3.0-litre inline six-cylinder petrol engine with a 135kW electric motor, producing combined outputs of 320kW and 680Nm. Power is delivered to all four wheels through a nine-speed automatic transmission. Both body styles accelerate from 0-100km/h in 5.6 seconds, 0.6 seconds faster than the diesel variant.
The launch comes as plug-in hybrid sales in Australia surge. PHEV sales have increased by 124.2 per cent so far this year to September and accounted for 9.3 per cent of all new vehicles sold last month. The GLE450e joins the smaller GLA and GLC SUVs in the Mercedes plug-in hybrid lineup, with petrol-powered AMG versions of the updated GLE due early next year.
How it is being reported
- 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE450e PHEV priced for AustraliaA new plug-in hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz GLE large luxury SUV is now on sale in Australia, in both wagon and 'coupe' forms.Perth Now · 15 Oct, 00:00
- 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLE450e PHEV priced for AustraliaA new plug-in hybrid version of the Mercedes-Benz GLE large luxury SUV is now on sale in Australia, in both wagon and 'coupe' forms.The West Australian · 15 Oct, 00:00
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