gxe is base model. no stock fog lights, no leather seats, no bose 6 speaker stereo, no spoiler,no power seats, no white guages,no automatic, digital climate control.Gle is highest model, usually has leather seats and wood grain and all the other stuff i mentioned. My se has all factory options of a gle. The only reason i didn't get a Gle is because they won't come 5-speed. it cost an extra $3600 and i didn't even get the cold weather package. but all that stuffs worth it