I read a thread one time or it could have been a manual as to why a GLE runs harder than GXE. I own a GXE and my mom just got a GLE (both 5gen).
Her car seems to run or pull faster than mine. I run 93 octane gas and so does she. I previously owned a 4TH GEN GLE and she ran like a beast. Shed some lighton this for me, I have a soon to be 17 year old who is going to be joining the Maxima nation one day. We are curious?

 

Same engine, nothing different.

 

gxe is base no options
gle is "luxury" should come with leather and some extras

no other differeces the "running harder" deal is all in your head cuz everything mechanical is identical

 

^Yup. I've got a GLE with: leather, Bose, automatic climate control. Mechanically everything's the same.

 

the gle might have seemed faster b/c of the softer springs mebey