Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe: more than just a Mercedes

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, but it is also a safe and reliable way to make money. If you are a car manufacturer and your competitor is in the top ten, having produced an excellent niche product, you immediately want to fill this niche with your counterparts. For example, the recently released Ram Rebel was named a "blatant copy", since this model is a complete copy of the Ford F-150 Raptor without any substance. You can also look at the Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe as a full and obvious copy of the BMW X6.

Copy history

But how far back do you have to look? The BMW X5, which was based on the BMW X6, appeared on the market two years after the release of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class series, which was recently renamed GLE. And it is on it that the new Mercedes-AMG GLE63 S Coupe is based. So, it turns out that the BMW X5 was a complete copy of the "Mercedes" product? And if you follow the entire car history to the very beginning, it turns out that each car is a copy of another model. So who is the imitator in reality?

Egg or chicken?

And who cares what it really is, what has appeared earlier - an egg or a chicken, if both have a wonderful taste. The new model "Mercedes" has 577 horsepower, and this is one of the indicators that makes it a tasty morsel. Many motorists are still nostalgic for the old 6.2-liter engine of this series, but the new 5.5-liter, which came to replace it, pleases absolutely everyone with its performance. The sounds that he emits, caress the ears at any stage - from an angry grunt at the car's factory to a wild roar at the highest rpm.

Specifications

This engine allows you to achieve incredible torque, but the Mercedes decided to limit the figure to 561. Perhaps it seemed to them that acceleration from zero to 100 kilometers per hour in 3.9 seconds would be sufficient for an all-wheel drive SUV. This could be agreed if it was not known that the BMW X6 coped with the task for two tenths of a second faster. However, it is still incredibly fast, and this figure will allow you to leave behind most of the cars. The gearbox in this car also guarantees you a pleasant experience of use. The huge tires that come with the car have a wider width than even those supplied with the Corvette, and it's only the front pair here. When you see the back pair, you will be amazed, as their total surface exceeds all the indicators previously seen in this class. And while they demonstrate excellent braking ability - testing revealed that braking from a hundred kilometers per hour takes the new "Mercedes" only 159 feet. Everything in this car says: this model is more than just a Mercedes.

Premium class

Moreover, this model is something more than just a GLE Coupe. The cost for this car starts at $ 66,000, but this is only a basic model. Depending on what else you want to see in your Mercedes, you can pay much more. The most expensive equipment includes everything, including massage seats, heated rear seats, three-zone climate control, sport exhaust and even heating for mug holders. And its cost is almost 120 thousand dollars. This amount of money may seem completely absurd, but you should also remember that this is by far not the most ordinary car. This model of "Mercedes" follows the tracks of "BMW", but at the same time does it very qualitatively. So this case can serve as a good lesson - if you want to copy the products of your competitors, then it's worth it qualitatively, so that you get not just a banal copy, but an improved version.