What is Mercedes-Benz GLE?
{{Infobox Automobile |name=Mercedes-Benz M-Class<br>Mercedes-Benz GLE | image = 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4Matic front 6.16.19.jpg | caption = 2020 model |manufacturer= {{ubl|[[Daimler-Benz]] (1997–1998)|[[DaimlerChrysler]] (1998–2007)|[[Daimler AG]] (2007–2022)|[[Mercedes-Benz Group]] (2022–present)}} | aka = | production = 1997–2015 (M-Class)<br>2015–present (GLE) | model_years = | assembly = [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]], United States |class=Mid-size [[luxury car|luxury]] [[SUV]] (1997–2005)<br>Mid-size [[luxury car|luxury]] [[crossover SUV]] (2005–present) | body_style = 5-door [[SUV]]<br>5-door [[coupe SUV]] (2015–present) | related = | layout = [[Four-wheel drive]]<br>[[Rear-wheel drive]] | platform = }} The '''Mercedes-Benz GLE''', previously known as the '''M-Class''', is a mid-size [[luxury car|luxury]] [[SUV]] produced by [[Mercedes-Benz]] since 1997. Initially, the M-Class was built with a body-on-frame structure, but in 2005, it switched to a unibody design. In 2015, the M-Class was renamed to GLE, with hybrid models available since 2005. ==First generation (1997-2005)== {{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220 | image1 = Mercedes-Benz ML 270 CDI (W 163, Facelift) – Frontansicht, 25. August 2013, Düsseldorf.jpg | caption1 = Front (1st gen) | image2 = Mercedes-Benz ML 270 CDI (W 163, Facelift) – Heckansicht, 25. August 2013, Düsseldorf.jpg | caption2 = Rear (1st gen) }} The first M-Class (W163), launched in 1997, was intended to replace the Mercedes-Benz G-Class. A plan to develop it based on the Mitsubishi Pajero was canceled in 1993 due to technical issues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GgAzAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958,8014610&dq=mercedes-benz+sports+utility+mitsubishi&hl=en |title=Mercedes, Mitsubishi discuss sharing sport-utility |publisher=The news |access-date=13 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GSFKAAAAIBAJ&pg=6057,4060886&dq=mercedes-benz+mitsubishi+sport+utility&hl=en |title=Mitsubishi drops p