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The GLE43 AMG was the performance version of the first-generation GLE, a 3.2-litre twin-turbo V6 with AMG suspension and exhaust tuning, sold from 2016 until Mercedes replaced it with the six-cylinder hybrid GLE53 on the newer platform in 2019. In the UAE it is the way into an AMG-badged large SUV without the running costs of the V8 GLE63.
There is no earlier shape to weigh up — the GLE43 AMG was only ever built on the original W166 platform between 2016 and 2019, so buy on service history and how the car has been driven rather than trying to chase a specific model year.
The BMW X5, in its performance trims, is the closest direct rival at similar money. A Range Rover Sport costs more and carries a higher repair rate on our inspections, mostly bodywork rather than mechanicals. The Toyota Land Cruiser is the dependable alternative if outright pace matters less than long-term simplicity.
Better than the class on bodywork. Our inspections find prior body or panel repair on 40% of GLE43 AMGs, against the 68% we would expect for performance SUVs of this age and mileage in the UAE. That is still four in ten with some repair history, which is exactly why the inspection report on the specific car matters more than the badge.
Read the CarSwitch inspection report on the individual car — on a performance SUV like this, that is what tells you whether the previous owner drove it hard or just fast.