BMW M4 Coupé vs Mercedes-Benz CLE Coupé

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M4 Coupé compared with CLE Coupé

	BMWM4 Coupé	Mercedes-BenzCLE Coupé
Overview
Released
Released	March 2021	November 2023
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Petrol	Mild hybrid, Plug-in hybrid
Power
Power	523–543 bhp (better)	194–375 bhp
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	3.4–3.5 s (better)	4.4–7.5 s
Top speed
Top speed	155–188 mph (better)	147–155 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	2,993 cc six-cylinder twin-turbo petrol; 390 kW (530 hp) Competition, 405 kW (551 hp) CS; bhp converted from BMW's kW figures	CLE 200: 1,999 cc four-cylinder turbo petrol, 150 kW (204 hp) plus 17 kW (23 hp) mild-hybrid motor; CLE 220 d: 1,993 cc four-cylinder diesel, 145 kW (197 hp) plus 17 kW; CLE 300 4MATIC: 1,999 cc four-cylinder petrol, 190 kW (258 hp) plus 17 kW; CLE 450 4MATIC: 2,999 cc six-cylinder petrol, 280 kW (381 hp) plus 17 kW; CLE 300 e: 150 kW (204 hp) petrol plus 95 kW electric motor, 313 hp system output; bhp converted from Mercedes' kW figures
Torque
Torque	650 Nm	320 Nm (CLE 200), 440 Nm (CLE 220 d), 400 Nm (CLE 300 4MATIC), 500 Nm (CLE 450 4MATIC); 550 Nm system (CLE 300 e)
Gearbox
Gearbox	8-speed automatic	9G-TRONIC 9-speed automatic
Drive
Drive	M xDrive all-wheel drive	Rear-wheel drive; all-wheel drive (4MATIC) on the CLE 300 4MATIC and CLE 450 4MATIC
Range and charging
Zero-emission range (WLTP)
Zero-emission range (WLTP)	–	70 miles
Battery
Battery	–	19.53 kWh
Economy (WLTP)
Economy (WLTP)	27.7–28 mpg	36.7–60.2 mpg (better)
Range detail
Range detail	–	CLE 300 e: 70 miles WLTP electric range (EAER); 19.53 kWh usable battery; 11 kW AC charging, 0–100% in 2 hours
Efficiency
Efficiency	WLTP combined: 27.4–28 mpg Competition; 27.7 mpg CS	WLTP combined: 43.5 mpg (CLE 200), 60.2 mpg (CLE 220 d), 40.4 mpg (CLE 300 4MATIC), 36.7 mpg (CLE 450 4MATIC)
CO2 emissions
CO2 emissions	230–233 g/km Competition, 232 g/km CS; WLTP combined	148 g/km (CLE 200), 124 g/km (CLE 220 d), 159 g/km (CLE 300 4MATIC), 176 g/km (CLE 450 4MATIC), 50 g/km (CLE 300 e)
Practicality
Body
Body	Coupé	Coupé
Seats
Seats	4	4
Boot
Boot	440 litres (better)	420 litres
Length
Length	4,801 mm	4,850 mm
Width
Width	1,887 mm	1,861 mm
Weight
Weight	–	From 1,825 kg
Boot
Boot	440 litres	420 litres; 290 litres (CLE 300 e)
Towing
Towing	–	1,800 kg braked, 750 kg unbraked
Size
Size	4,801 mm long, 1,887 mm wide (1,918 mm CS; 2,081 mm with mirrors), 1,398 mm high (1,399 mm CS); 2,857 mm wheelbase; EC unladen weight including a 75 kg driver is 1,860 kg (Competition) or 1,835 kg (CS)	4,850 mm long, 1,861 mm wide without mirrors (2,042 mm with); 1,423 mm high (1,422 mm CLE 300/450 4MATIC, 1,429 mm CLE 300 e); 11.2 m turning circle (11.7 m CLE 300/450 4MATIC); kerb weight 1,825 kg (CLE 200), 1,905 kg (CLE 220 d), 1,880 kg (CLE 300 4MATIC), 1,950 kg (CLE 450 4MATIC), 2,175 kg (CLE 300 e); 66-litre fuel tank (50 litres CLE 300 e)