The CLE 53 comes as commonplace with AMG Ride Control adaptive dampers, which alter to the highway floor and driving circumstances. Cruise round in Comfort mode and it is stress-free and easygoing, even when the massive alloy wheels and sporty suspension do choose up sharper edges.
Sport and Sport+ modes each make the automobile firmer, however neither of those are as harsh as Race. Sure, you get the advantages of larger throttle response and a extra reactive gearbox, however this comes at a price of journey consolation. And you get a extra noticeable jolt in your again if you shift up utilizing the paddles. Thankfully, you may combine and match settings.
On steep and twisty roads, the CLE 53 consists and interesting. Turn in to a bend at tempo and there is an preliminary dose of physique roll earlier than the automobile tightens up via the nook. You do really feel the load via bends, however it maintains a impartial stance.
There isn’t a lot really feel to the steering, nonetheless. Sure, it’s correct, however there isn’t any change to its weight as you flip right into a nook. Four-wheel-steering comes as commonplace on the CLE 53: you discover its impact extra when manoeuvring at decrease speeds, for instance round roundabouts. When urgent on, its results are properly refined.
There’s loads of grip, because of four-wheel drive, though this does restrict the automobile’s playfulness. In Sport mode or above, the 4Matic+ system will get extra rear-biased and the ESP extra lenient, but the automobile hardly ever feels prefer it’s going to interrupt traction, even with extra abrupt throttle inputs.
There’s a Drift mode as a part of the Pro Performance Pack, which sends the entire energy to the rear wheels, however we should anticipate some observe time to check that.
