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Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class vs Porsche Cayenne

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Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class

$81,800 - $189,800

2021 price

Porsche Cayenne
Porsche Cayenne

$138,700 - $364,700

2024 price

Summary

2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
2024 Porsche Cayenne
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Twin Turbo V8, 4.0L

BI Turbo V8, 4.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
12.4L/100km (combined)

12.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Coupe compromises
  • Hard door-bin plastics
  • Significant price rises

  • Four-seater only
  • Gear shifter position
  • Short warranty
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Summary

The SUV craze is such that high-riding wagons are increasingly being tasked with also doing the job of sports cars, despite the immutable laws of physics clearly working against them.

While the results have been mixed, Mercedes-AMG has some serious form in this area, so much so that it’s been confident enough to unleash the second-generation GLE63 S.

Yep, this large SUV is looking to do its best impersonation of a sports car, so we’re looking to find out if it’s a convincing Jekyll and Hyde. Read on.

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2024 Porsche Cayenne Summary

The Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT needs a better name. This is the king of Cayennes and quite possibly the ruler of all super SUVs.

Well, the Cayenne Turbo GT is the fastest SUV around the Nurburgring Nordschleife. Not just that, it has such colossal power and torque it'll be side-by-side with a Porsche 911 GT3 RS in a sprint from 0-100km/h. No, a better name for this SUV would be the Cayenne GT3.

Which is perfect for me because I'm at the point in my life where although I love full-on and noisy cars I also have a full-on and noisy family.

We lived with the Cayenne Turbo GT for a week to find out if this super SUV was also a super family car - from practicality to safety.

We're also a family with ridiculously high expectations of luxury SUVs having lived with and tested each of the Cayenne Turbo GT's rivals - from the Lamborghini Urus and Bentley Bentayga to the Aston Martin DBX and Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio.

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