Best valved exhaust for Mercedes-AMG GLE53 W167 / C167

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All our exhausts for this generation, version by version, are brought together on one page: Mercedes GLE V167 / C167 Valved Exhaust.

The GLE53 is the six-cylinder AMG version of the W167 generation of the GLE. It exists as an SUV and as a Coupé, with the same mechanics under the hood, which is why a single Rog exhaust suits both. Here is what you need to know about it before configuring it.

Body styles

SUV W167 (designated V167 in some documents), Coupé C167

Years

Unveiled in 2019; facelift in early 2023; product page covering model years 2020 to 2026

Engine

3.0-litre straight-six of the M256 family: turbo, electric supercharger and 48-volt starter-generator

Factory output

435 hp (320 kW); 520 Nm until the facelift, 560 Nm afterwards; EQ Boost electric assistance of 22 hp

Drivetrain

AMG Performance 4MATIC+ with variable torque split, nine-speed AMG SPEEDSHIFT TCT 9G transmission

Tailpipes

Two chrome dual tips

Valves

AMG Performance exhaust with adjustable valves, offered as an option at launch

Not on the product page

GLE 53 HYBRID plug-in, appeared in late 2023

An SUV and a Coupé on the same base

The six-cylinder AMG version of the W167 generation, the GLE53 4MATIC+ was unveiled in 2019, first as an SUV, then as the C167 Coupé a few months later. Both bodies share the engine, the transmission and the exhaust architecture: the Coupé's sloping roofline remains their most visible difference.

Our product page covers the GLE53 from 2020 to 2026, in both bodies. For a car built in 2019, send us your VIN: we check its compatibility before manufacture starts. The GLE450, which uses a six-cylinder from the same family, and the V8 GLE63 each have their own product page and their own guide.

The GLE53's straight-six

With the 53 range, Mercedes-AMG chose a 3.0-litre straight-six, where the previous generation's GLE 43 had a twin-turbo V6. The in-line architecture has a natural advantage: it is balanced, its pulses follow one another regularly, and the engine revs up with great linearity.

This engine produces 435 hp, or 320 kW, and 520 Nm of torque in its launch version. For an SUV of this size, it offers a frank push from low revs, then steady reach to high revs. It is paired with the AMG SPEEDSHIFT TCT 9G transmission, whose shifts are particularly quick in Sport+ mode and under manual control.

This electrified unit is the one in Mercedes-AMG's 53 range, also found under the hood of the CLS53 or the E53. In the GLE, it has to move a big four-wheel-drive SUV, and its tuning favours flexibility as much as liveliness.

Turbo, electric supercharger and EQ Boost

The GLE53's particularity is its electrification. An auxiliary electric supercharger supplies intake pressure from the very first revs, before the turbo, driven by the exhaust gases, takes over. The result is felt at start-up and when pulling away: no dead time before the push arrives.

Between the engine and the transmission sits the EQ Boost, a starter-generator powered at 48 volts. It replaces the starter motor and the alternator, and briefly adds 16 kW, or 22 hp, and up to 250 Nm under hard acceleration.

For the exhaust, this set-up has a consequence: before reaching the downpipe, the gases pass through the turbo's turbine, which absorbs some of their pulses. That is one of the reasons why the GLE53's sound depends so much on the exhaust that follows.

The 2023 facelift

In early 2023, the GLE53 received, with the range facelift, a bigger turbo and an engine software update: power stays at 435 hp, but torque rises from 520 to 560 Nm. The electric supercharger and the EQ Boost assistance are retained.

In late 2023, Mercedes-AMG added a GLE 53 HYBRID plug-in, as an SUV and as a Coupé. This version has a different architecture and is not on our product page: if your GLE53 charges from a socket, send us its VIN before any order.

4MATIC+ and the AMG DYNAMIC SELECT programs

The AMG Performance 4MATIC+ all-wheel drive permanently drives the rear axle and splits torque to the front variably, depending on grip. The driver chooses the car's character from seven AMG DYNAMIC SELECT programs, from the gentlest, Comfort, to the liveliest, Sport+, including modes dedicated to slippery surfaces or tracks.

These programs act on engine response, gear shifts, steering and damping. On a GLE53 fitted with the AMG valved exhaust, they also control the sound. The Rog exhaust touches neither the transmission nor these programs: an SUV or a Coupé, in 4MATIC+, gets exactly the same exhaust.

What the factory exhaust lets you hear

The GLE53 is a large SUV that often serves as a family car: its factory exhaust was designed for comfort on board and for noise regulations. The six-cylinder keeps a clear but distant voice in it, and that clear timbre which hardens in the revs only reaches the outside muffled.

A valved exhaust answers this dual use. Valves closed, the gases pass through the mufflers and the GLE53 remains the calm SUV of daily journeys, with the children on board. Valves open, they take the short path: the six-cylinder rises with a clear voice, with a metallic accent at high revs, and the AMG badge is finally heard from the pavement.

AMG valves or Rog remote

At the GLE53's launch, Mercedes-AMG offered the AMG Performance exhaust as an option, whose adjustable valves change the sound at the press of a button. If your GLE53 is fitted with it, the product page's Factory option is made for it: the Rog exhaust is prepared to receive these valves, which your garage takes from the factory exhaust, and the AMG DYNAMIC SELECT programs keep control.

If your car has no standard valves, or if you prefer to decide yourself, the Rog option supplies the exhaust with its own valves and a remote: the chosen position holds until your next gesture, whether the GLE53 is in Comfort or in Sport+. Your VIN lets us check your GLE53's equipment before manufacture.

Front section, material and what the product page allows

The product page covers the cat-back and, on the "Manifold" line, the front section: it is the six-cylinder's catalytic downpipe, as a 200-cell sport catalytic converter, as a 100-cell sport catalytic converter, or in the catalyst-free version, intended for the track. The 200-cell keeps emissions control active, which suits an everyday SUV.

With the cat-back alone, the GLE53 keeps its control unit and its 435 hp: the exhaust changes the sound and lightens the rear slightly. Extra horsepower requires the downpipe and a remap, a tuner's job. On the material side, 304 stainless steel gives a full sound, titanium, about 40% lighter, a more crystalline note, in brushed, gold or purple, at the same price. The exhaust is built from your GLE53's VIN, and your garage fits it without cutting or welding.

Configure your exhaust.

How the exhaust is put together

On the GLE53, SUV or Coupé, the Rog exhaust attaches to the downpipe outlet and runs to the two dual tips, mufflers and valves included. The downpipe itself, placed just after the turbo and carrying the catalytic converter, is offered as an option on the product page under the name "Manifold".

Each choice explained in detail, from sound to material: How to configure your exhaust.

Three recommended configurations.

• Family SUV

  • SUV W167
  • Stainless steel
  • No manifold
  • Factory valves

  For a GLE53 that takes the family out every day: the standard downpipe is kept, the six-cylinder makes itself heard on demand, and the AMG programs keep control of the valves.

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• Expressive Coupé

  • Coupé C167
  • Stainless steel
  • 200-cell sports catalytic converter
  • Rog remote

  For a GLE53 Coupé that wants a more present voice: the flow improves behind the turbo, emissions control stays active, and a button opens the valves whichever program is engaged.

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• Sharpened six-cylinder

  • Purple titanium
  • 100-cell sports catalytic converter
  • Rog remote

  For a GLE53 that will visit a tuner: a freer flow behind the turbo, a rear end lightened by titanium, and a purple shade that does not go unnoticed.

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From order to fitting.

VIN, manufacture, delivery, fitting and warranty, step by step

Questions.

Further reading.

• All our Mercedes GLE V167 and C167 exhausts
• Mercedes-AMG GLE63 W167 / C167 guide
• Mercedes-Benz GLE450 W167 guide
• Mercedes-AMG CLS53 C257 guide