It’s celebrating its 20th year on the market. The current GLE's predecessor, the M-Class, reached showrooms in time for the 1998 model year. It stood out as the first car the firm made in America and it quickly became one of its most popular models.

We’re expecting to see a brand-new GLE before the year is out. While we wait, we’re looking back at some of the highlights of the model’s production run.