Compare the2025 Mercedes GLE CoupeVS 2025 Genesis GV80 Coupe

Safety
Warranty
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Environmental Friendliness
Transmission
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Towing
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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Earlier warning of stopped traffic, traffic signals, dangerous road conditions, weather, or accidents, can keep driver's safer and prevent crashes. The GLE Coupe has Car-to-X Communication, a system that seamlessly communicates important warnings to the driver about impending danger, if they're available. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer a system that can receive automated systems from other vehicles.

Compared to metal, the GLE Coupe’s plastic fuel tank can withstand harder, more intrusive impacts without leaking; this decreases the possibility of fire. The Genesis GV80 Coupe has a metal gas tank.

Both the GLE Coupe and the GV80 Coupe have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available lane departure warning systems.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Mercedes GLE Coupe is safer than the Genesis GV80 Coupe:

	GLE Coupe	GV80 Coupe
OVERALL STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	84	328
Neck Injury Risk	24%	24.1%
Neck Compression	17 lbs.	25 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	301/184 lbs.	254/334 lbs.
	Passenger
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	209	263
Chest Compression	.4 inches	.6 inches
Neck Injury Risk	31%	34%
Neck Stress	125 lbs.	228 lbs.
Neck Compression	31 lbs.	65 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	401/438 lbs.	388/497 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Mercedes GLE Coupe is safer than the Genesis GV80 Coupe:

	GLE Coupe	GV80 Coupe
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Hip Force	287 lbs.	335 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Max Damage Depth	12 inches	14 inches
HIC	264	290
Spine Acceleration	35 G’s	41 G’s
Hip Force	615 lbs.	640 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

Instrumented handling tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and analysis of its dimensions indicate that the GLE Coupe is 1.4% less likely to roll over than the GV80 Coupe.

Warranty

There are over 76 percent more Mercedes dealers than there are Genesis dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the GLE Coupe’s warranty.

Engine

As tested in Motor Trend the Mercedes GLE Coupe is faster than the GV80 3.5 e-Supercharger 3.5 turbo/supercharged V6 hybrid:

	GLE Coupe	GV80 Coupe
Zero to 60 MPH	4.9 sec	5.2 sec
Quarter Mile	13.5 sec	13.8 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	103 MPH	101.1 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the GLE Coupe gets better mileage than the GV80 Coupe:

			MPG
GLE Coupe
	AWD	3.0 turbo 6-cyl. Hybrid	19 city/25 hwy
GV80 Coupe
	AWD	3.5 turbo/supercharged V6 Hybrid	18 city/22 hwy
		3.5 turbo V6	16 city/22 hwy

Regenerative brakes improve the GLE Coupe’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The GLE Coupe has 1.4 gallons more fuel capacity than the GV80 Coupe (22.5 vs. 21.1 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Environmental Friendliness

In its Green Vehicle Guide, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rates the Mercedes GLE Coupe higher (6 out of 10) than the Genesis GV80 Coupe (5). This means the GLE Coupe produces up to 6.9 pounds less smog-producing pollutants than the GV80 Coupe every 15,000 miles.

Transmission

A nine-speed automatic is standard on the Mercedes GLE Coupe, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only an eight-speed automatic is available for the GV80 Coupe.

Brakes and Stopping

The GLE Coupe stops much shorter than the GV80 Coupe:

	GLE Coupe	GV80 Coupe
60 to 0 MPH	106 feet	118 feet	Motor Trend

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the GLE Coupe has larger standard tires than the GV80 Coupe (275/50R20 vs. 265/50R20). The GLE Coupe’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the GV80 Coupe (F:285/40R22 & R:325/35R22 vs. 265/50R20).

The GLE Coupe’s optional 325/35R22 rear tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the GV80 Coupe’s optional 40 series tires.

The GLE Coupe has a standard space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the GV80 Coupe; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

Suspension and Handling

The GLE Coupe has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The GLE Coupe’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the GLE Coupe is .2 inches wider in the front and 1.5 inches wider in the rear than on the GV80 Coupe.

The GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe handles at .90 G’s, while the GV80 3.5 e-Supercharger pulls only .79 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.4 seconds quicker than the GV80 3.5 e-Supercharger (25.8 seconds @ .74 average G’s vs. 27.2 seconds @ .66 average G’s).

Passenger Space

The GLE Coupe has .3 inches more front headroom, 4.1 inches more front hip room, .2 inches more rear headroom, 3.8 inches more rear hip room and .7 inches more rear shoulder room than the GV80 Coupe.

Cargo Capacity

The GLE Coupe has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the GV80 Coupe with its rear seat up (31.6 vs. 29.3 cubic feet). The GLE Coupe has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the GV80 Coupe with its rear seat folded (64.1 vs. 61.1 cubic feet).

Towing

The GLE Coupe’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the GV80 Coupe’s (7700 vs. 6000 pounds).

Optional Trailer Stability Assist on the GLE Coupe uses the Electronic Stability Program sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

Ergonomics

The GLE Coupe’s instruments include an oil pressure gauge and a temperature gauge - which could save your engine! Often ‘idiot lights’ don’t warn you until damage has been done. The GV80 Coupe does not have an oil pressure gauge.

If the windows are left open on the GLE Coupe the driver can close them all at the outside door handle or from a distance using the remote (remote must be aimed at door sensor). On a hot day the driver can lower the windows from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the GV80 Coupe can’t use the remote to operate the windows.

Heated windshield washer fluid is optional on the GLE Coupe to defrost the washer nozzles and quickly clear ice and frost from the windshield without scraping. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer heated windshield washer fluid.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The GLE Coupe’s headlights were rated “Good” by the IIHS, while the GV80 Coupe’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

To better shield the driver and front passenger’s vision, the GLE Coupe has standard dual-element sun visors that can block glare from two directions simultaneously. The GV80 Coupe doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

Recommendations

The Mercedes GLE outsold the Genesis GV80 by almost three to one during 2024.

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