The 2025 Mercedes-Benz Gle 450E plug-in hybrid carries its second modified year.
Introduced in the 2024 model year, this plug-in hybrid version of the MidSize is available in one range in 2025, with a base price of $ 7250) that puts it almost in the middle of the entire Gle LineUp. The plug-in hybrid model remains different from the standard gle slev; Not available in Couse body style.
2025 Mercedes-Benz Gle-Class (Gle 450)
With this plug-in hybrid, Mercedes has combined the AUPTBO-4-liter automatic transmission with one electric motor, the total availability of the system is 381 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, which is sent to all four wheels. The 23.3-kWH battery pack provides 50 miles of EPA Electric Range.
In a test drive of the gle 450e on the roads around the Mercedes-Benz Factory in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, we found that this SUV does the hybrid the right way. Not only does it offer an electric power range on paper, but the electric motor (rated at 134 HP and 325 lb-ft of Torque) makes it easy to stay in all-electric mode.
2025 Mercedes-Benz Gle-Class (Gle 450)
Mercedes is expected to add a second Mercedes-Benz sedan to its US lineup in 2026, but this one will focus more on performance. The AMG GLE 53 hybrid will include a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6 with an electric torque of 536 hp and 553 lb-ft of torque, getting it from 0-60 mph in 0 seconds -60. The same PowerTrain is used in the 2025 Mercedes-AMG e 53 hybrid sedan.
Mercedes is still committed to plug-in hybrid powertrains for its AMG models, and continues to offer a plug-in hybrid version of the glbs glf suv alongside the 2025 gle. But it is reported that EVs have a few hairs that use generators to provide power for the battery, considering them “temporary technology.”