Coupe de grace

IT may be called a coupe but the Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe actually has five doors, not two. The GLE Coupe is a longer, wider and lower version of the GLE-Class sport-utility vehicle (SUV) and is named for its coupe-like silhouette. Based on the GLE-Class, which is the erstwhile M-Class, it has the same all-wheel-drive platform but more rakish styling, so much so that the GLE looks sadly staid when parked next to its "coupe" version.

Like the first CLS-Class four-door coupe which made its debut 11 years ago, the GLE Coupe has striking good looks. Even if it is not the first SUV "coupe" on th…