Mercedes GLE launching in India on October 14

Zee Media Bureau

Mercedes Benz India (MBI), the largest and the fastest growing luxury carmaker is all set to launch the facelift version of the M Class SUV –Mercedes GLE on October 14. 

The new vehicle from Mercedes stable will be assembled at the Pune factory.

On the cosmetic side, the SUV gets a new front fascia with a revised grille, an updated rear-end with new LED tail-lamp.

While on the specs side the GLE will have two diesel engine options- 250d and the 350d. The 250d will boast of a 2.1-litre, four-cylinder, V6 turbo-diesel engine churning peak power of 204bhp and a peak torque of 480Nm while the 350d variant will be powered by a 3.0-litre, V6 diesel engine churning 254bhp power and maximum torque of 618Nm. 

Both the engine options will be mated to a 9G-TRONIC automatic gearbox. 

The new vehicle will reach 0-60km/hr in just four seconds and can reach top speed of 250km/hr.