Mercedes-Benz GLC Review | 2016 GLC 220d, GLC 250, GLC 250d Review – Fashionably Late To The Medium SUV Party
BASED ON THE C-CLASS PLATFORM, THE 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC IS MERC'S ANSWER TO THE BMW X3 AND AUDI Q5.
It may be late to the mid-size party, but the knockout interior and efficient yet punchy engines make this car one to put on your shopping list.
We put the new range to the test and came away convinced: the new GLC range from Mercedes-Benz is going to shake up the premium mid-size SUV segment. It might just be the best choice there.
Vehicle Style: Premium medium SUV
Price: GLC 220d - $64,500; GLC 250 - $67,900; GLC 250d - $69,900
Engine/trans
GLC 220d - 125kW/400Nm. 2.1-litre turbodiesel 4 cyl | 9spd automatic
GLC 250 - 155kW/350Nm. 2.0-litre turbo petrol 4 cyl | 9spd automatic
GLC 250d - 150kW/500Nm. 2.1-litre turbodiesel 4 cyl | 9spd automatic
Fuel Economy claimed (tested): 220d - 5.6 (7.0) l/100km | 250 - 7.2 (11.0) l/100km | 250d - 5.7 (7.3) l/100km
OVERVIEW
"Frustrating." That's how Mercedes-Benz Australia's CEO Horst Van Sanden described the situation MB Australia faced in not having access to the left-hook only GLK mid-size SUV.
But, with the arrival this week of the GLK's replacement, the GLC,that situation has now been rectified.
Merc's new naming convention uses the last letter to denote the platform from which the SUV has been spawned. Thus, GLA (A-Class), GLE (E-Class), GLC (C-Class).
And it has been engineered from the start to be a right-hand-drive car.