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Come on, the new Mercedes retard has a strong appearance at the front. It's always front heavy. I'm more of an SUV now and it's well sorted. It's a little bit wider than before, the wheelbase has been increased a little bit and there are different front grilles available, this one here based on the AMG line with this diamond shaped grille, right there, this so-called edition or edition one, a special launch mode, but it is based on amg line, so most of the things are actually amg line. You see the option. You can get LED lamps, this one here, the optional multi-beam LED lamps with high beam function as well and the magnum gray color, very beautiful, the matte one.

The color is always very special and yes, I would probably also consider that the only disadvantage of those matte colors is that they can't be polished, so if you have a few scratches, that's a problem, other than they stay clean, you know, for a long time. when it rains normally they clean themselves a little, that would be the argument for them and of course it looks really amazing. This addition also has a red contrast here, other than the general amg line has a stronger lower bumper and I would like to know. What do you think here of the new front design of the gla four meters 41 14 feet five or 174 inches is the length of the new Mercedes gla which has increased the wheelbase a little as I already said compared to the predecessor, but the overhang is a little shorter, quite interesting and if you compare it now with the massive GLB, which would be the older brother, this one is still 22 centimeters or 9 inches shorter, but the wheelbase is identical to that of the Mercedes B class and the Mercedes A class.

So let's say it's like a class B or a class above, but we'll see more about that in the interior exterior. You can see that the design has been modified and is more SUV, now crossed wheel arches, 17 to 20 inch wheels. These are the larger 20 inch wheels for the normal models, the amg would then come in 19 to 21 inches here as well with the red contrast here and the normal wheel style, so again the amg line has a sportier look, you will definitely have more comfort if you go for smaller wheels, of course speaking of comfort there is a regular steel suspension available which will also do a good job if you want to spend more money, we also have the adaptive suspension here today with this vehicle which is an option, then we have a chrome frame around the window here you can also get the dark style if you want, but this one here of course is more elegant and we have a pretty interesting shoulder area here and especially with the matte paint, it's really nice to hug the car, so you know, yeah, that's what I car and through this, right?

And that is also for me, one of the differences, it just looks a little more elegant, a little more lifestyle off-road SUV than the B class and that could also be an argument to pay a little more if you compare it to the B class because most things are really very similar to the MSB class, this one again is a little more expensive but a little more elegant or what. Do you believe? And now at the rear with the common design trend of more horizontally drawn tails, but I think it looks quite modern and it's actually also shaped like the other larger SUVs at Mercedes and then there's this chrome design element right there and also chrome.

The exhaust is not really exhaustive, the police fake exhaust, yeah, it's a pure fake exhaust and also on the other side, the rear exhaust underneath, yeah, and the amg line has this diffuser here at the bottom, so, what is the design? This is the car key, thin and light. pretty good key this entry works like this put your hand on the outside inside you can also open and close the car with your nfc smartphone that was also possible door closing sound that sounds pretty solid and you really have to close the doors to see b class a class c la and so on, I'm not sure if it's the insulation or something like that, but if you do it slightly, it may happen that it doesn't close properly, so you have to always close them inside the doors, you see they are. quite upright as well as with the b class which is for more space inside here then with the dynamic microfiber and red leather insert on top of that soft touch and this is also animal free so we have a sporty lining here with the fiber insert carbon also control the seats from here and also a reasonable space inside the doors, then this style of this launch model has red contour stitching and so on so you can see it also with the sports steering wheel for example, which It is also similar to normal. amg line also that with the aluminum pedals in the lower area, so they are also quite elegant, of course the typical amg line style, the rest of the interior is also similar to class aa and class b, and these seeds here in this case they are one of the rare animal skin options also special for this launch model, apart from this gla along with the other compact class of mercedes has a wide offer of only fabric, fabric item, leather mix synthetic, full article of synthetic leather, all animal free, in addition, the amg line usually comes with dynamic microfiber on the inside red leather on the outside artico ambitex is their brand of red leather depending on the market they are called differently, so The options for high-quality animal-free materials are almost endless with the Mercedes Compact Beagle, so it's very well made of all. although that is not the case in this same car and also how it feels, for example we had this in the cla.

I think you can watch the episode. It has this white, black and red leather option available that also feels very soft and amazing and you can't. I really notice the difference, so I couldn't tell in this case either. I needed to check the configurator to see what it really is. The seating position is quite upright. You sit 14 centimeters or five and a half inches higher than in the Mercedes A-Class. Same platform but a really higher seating position overall and that's really good, so for me it's the most comfortable Mercedes compact vehicle. I mean yes, along with the glb, the bigger brother of course, which is quite similar from the seating position in the front, only the glb.

It has even more legroom in the rear, but this is actually quite cool, you sit upright, you feel that it is now like a grown-up SUV, also compared to the gla predecessor, which leaned more towards crossover steering. The steering wheel can be controlled up and down. In and out soon, when we get to other perspectives, you'll be able to see more about these screens, it looks like it would be one screen, but it's actually two screens, soon again, more details. The steering wheel here on the left side, by the way, will be used for cruising. control and also this thumb control for the left screen right thumb control for the other screen and here, for example, the volume increase, so I think here on the front it's already quite convincing, oh yeah, and for Last but not least, the overview has been increased, so when you look from the inside to the outside because the pillars are actually thinner than before, you have more shoulder room, so you can feel like you really sit right at home here and I'm almost 86 or six feet tall, it still leaves some headroom, even though we have this panoramic roof here.

It can also be opened like this, of course this is also an option, if you want more free space, skip the pendrive group, other than that it leaves you some fresh air, you can also close with this cover and it is also divided into rear and then it's quite interesting because we can also, you know, close it like that or we can try here, hey, mercedes, close the magic sunroof, which is a cool feature to show off to your friends and stuff you know, and a voice natural more than mbux. entry example Hello Mercedes, take me to Stuttgart, Mercedes headquarters, starting the route guide to Stuttgart, now the overview of the interior, first of all, soft touch materials here, the top, even here, the style of turbine vent, so it looks pretty clean and fresh, also a little different here in the right area.

If you compare it to the B-class steering wheel and these shiny elements, like I said before, the right thumb, for example, to control the right screen, you would use the left thumb if they weren't holding the microphone here for the left screen. By the way, it starts with seven-inch screens each on both sides, the second option would be seven inches here and 10.25 like this one here and then this is the dual 10.25-inch configuration, the top configuration, even the larger screen small comes standard with the mbux infotainment system and then the one above, of course, also has that and also with natural voice input, for example, we will test that very soon.

Libra is still here to put the gear on, just put it down for the driving mode and the left side then for the wipers and the The indicators are shown soon there will also be more offers for that and for the screens first here, then the air conditioning uses the menu clicking sound which is nice and sometimes these buttons here don't seem to be aligned 100 100 percent, I'm not sure if they are. It's not even possible, but on this vehicle it looks pretty good, at least on the bottom I have this closed, but everything here with a high gloss black catches a lot of dust, so slide this open and then you have an inductive. charging pad for your smartphone or especially when you use Apple Carplay or Android Auto, you connect it like this, then you have two adaptive cup holders right there and then there is the next possibility to control the infotainment system, which would be this touch panel here, come back or the start menu then change the driving modes we will talk about that when we drive the car and then there is this parking assistant for example there is a hot key also to change the vehicle assistance systems also with the new car wash function um that the roof and Windows, everything is closed and the mirrors are full only with a function when you approach a car wash, before it was only available with glass and then last but not least, here with the armrest covered with lever and you open it like this, then I have two more USB chargers in there and some reasonable space in here.

By the way, it's where you can activate the car wash function when the car is running. The front screen can also be activated with video, but I think you always have it activated definitely and this works too. when you search, for example, you can say Hello, Mercedes, activate the head-up display. You also know it's interesting to have apart from that, it's also a touch screen. Yeah, not sure if I mentioned it before, but you know it from other Mercedes

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s here with the new one. mbux system so of course another way to control it and the gps looks like this so actually quite a fancy screen also responsive enough and the carplay integration looks like this here we go it doesn't use all the screen, but I think that's also No, you don't know, it's not that bad, so this one here and this one here are also the optional Burmester sound system and for a compact vehicle it has a really nice and clear sound, so which is very expensive, yes, but if you want the best sound, I can recommend it.

So that's about the infotainment system, if you want to see more of that, for example, there's also this comfort feature called seed kinetics. This is when you activate it by moving the seats a little, you only know very light movements while driving to reduce fatigue. anda little higher and then Don't feel like the car would move too much so you can still have a lot of fun driving it just more relaxed so if you ask me about a B class and the Gla which one would I choose probably this one? The reason is that class A is less comfortable for me, especially if you are a little bit taller in terms of the position and so on, class B is this, you know, very good car, definitely, I also felt quite sporty in it. drive it, but then. you know, it has this compact family car stamp, you know, compact family car stamp, so the gla has a little more of a lifestyle factor for me, yeah, I mean, that's a very subjective thing and I always make that mistake because I'm very used to driving this. um and this one here, of course, you know visually as well, you know from the outside it looks a little bit different, a little bit more off-road, etc., and you know I'm also like that off-road guy that I really like. suv cars and such so this would be more suitable for me but all the compact mercedes cars now come very close and the cla is on the same platform so there isn't that much difference anymore but i think that's good too. because then you also know the mbux system from the standard equipment, even if you have the smaller screens and the larger ones upgraded, so I have to say it again, you know, for all the different behaviors, the comfort highway is really easy to drive . this car in the city the steering is light but has a good feel so it has a natural feel, then the improved assistance system which of course is great, everything feels really refined and just like it's supposed to be and in the length of On the outside of this vehicle, there is already a lot of car inside, so there is a lot to say positive about this vehicle.

You actually only read two things that I can complain and complain about this: the fuel consumption, which is too high, and b. price because this type is ridiculously expensive, I mean three thousand five hundred additional euros if you compare it with a class b, let's say like a class b 250 or gla 250 formatic, there is approximately three thousand five hundred euros difference, but if you look at this very auto here with the edition one additional equipment sound system wheels and so on and so on this car the exact car that we are driving here right now I must say that this gla almost doubles the price of entry, you know, which one is, you know Depending also from the engine version, something 30, something you know, you can get a decent spec for 40 45 and that's not even cheap, but this one here now with everything you see costs around 70 thousand euros, yeah, that's probably the biggest problem with this vehicle, everything else is pretty decent and now, to our conclusion today with the whole.

The new Mercedes Gla, the biggest difference from the predecessor is that it is now more of an SUV, while the predecessor was clearly a crossover. It's also a bigger difference than with the A class, so this one, like I said before, they all share the same platform. class cla and also the gla here and there there is still some difference, of course the glb, which is a little longer, can also seat seven passengers and is a little bigger inside, but this one here is already a size very decent inside and especially this one. Comparing the exterior length with the interior space is the same as with the B-Class, it is actually very good, so you have a lot of space, especially also on the rear bench, although you still have a relatively small car in which you can park and take out very easily. controlling it is easy to drive, the whole car feels very refined, it is very quiet on the highway, so it is definitely one of the best compact suvs, certainly in the different aspects and it is quite elegant, as well as for the system mbux infotainment, the natural voice input is also one of the best on the market at the moment, so of course you sit higher than in the A-Class, making it more comfortable and even a a little more comfortable if you compare it with the Class B, but also a little more. expensive and that's the point, there are so many wonderful things about this vehicle, but in the end, in the driving part, the fuel consumption is a little high, you know, eight to nine liters at least in a kilometer, so that you should stay naked.

The numbers are there, but you know, with all the particulate filters nowadays, which are good, you know that there is more pressure against the exhaust system, which could be one of the reasons why, again, the extras are too expensive etc, yes that can really be very expensive so we have to see, I would probably choose this engine, but with front wheel drive because overdrive doesn't make much difference for this vehicle, unless you really need it, so maybe I can save some fuel. money for the entry price so go for the front wheel drive gla 250 and then limit the options list a bit because like I said when you buy this car here with all these specs it becomes very expensive, I told you that in the driving road in the end of that um yeah, that's of course the second thing about this car, it's overpriced, yeah, but that's what you have to pay for one of the best in the segment.

I'm glad you joined us for a full review of the Mercedes GLB last time. Amg version, this time a more civilized glb 250 exterior interior and driving experience as usual here at autogrow, your number one resource for detailed car reviews and your number one community for discussing cars with Thomas in full HD, full screen and full length, come on. The front of the Mercedes GLB is very strong and accentuated, but it has an off-road character and that reminds us a little of the Mercedes GLK, which was good, were the presets or the GLC, perhaps I think that this could be a true successor now of the GLK, the glb here there is also more detail on the top of the hood, the front grille by the way in the styling and the progressive line looks like this with two horizontal fins and then on the amg line you would get the beautiful diamond shaped grille as well that at the bottom part with the chrome contrast right there and the headlights, they would still start with halogens, that is the problem with the compact models at Mercedes.

You know, I think they should always start with LED, but of course you can get the full LED headlights and then optionally these. Multibeam LEDs also give you a better high beam function four meters 63 15 for two or 182 inches is the length of the Mercedes GLB rims come from 17 to 20 inches rims for the normal civilized version these here are the special 20 inch wheels with the orange ring on the edition one model, special release model, yes I think we can argue that the 20 inch wheels may be a bit much here too, but for the amg, the 35 mg, even the 19 to 21 wheels inches available, we hit 35 in our previous review, so you can also check that one later will be linked in the video description and pin comment, no matter what glb version you have, you will always have the cross fenders here to emphasize the off-road look and you can get a standard steel suspension or an adaptive suspension which we've also fitted here today, then you can get this shadow line with the black mirror caps, chrome surrounds around the windows and here in this case and This rising line here reminds us of the larger Mercedes GLS it has the same design so one could also argue that design wise it could be a small GLS.

What do you think the side profile? I think it's not the true chocolate side of this car. Some even argue that blank. It looks like a stormtrooper helmet, what's your opinion on that on the back? A rather unspectacular hatch design, but also very upright. There you can see that it's more about form following function to have more space inside. A modern LED signature also on the back and bottom. part, yes there is another case for the fake exhaust police because these are pure fake exhausts, the real one underneath, yes we have gas struts here, but there is no sound deadening under the hood, that's strange, but I mean, The engine doesn't sound too loud, so obviously you can get by without interest, it starts with the GLB 180 or GLB-200 which is supposed to have no 1.33 liter engine, 163 or 136 horsepower, seven speeds, etc., Today the GLB-250, the real Mercedes engine, two liters, four cylinders, 224 horsepower and eight speeds.

The dct option is also available with the 4matic all wheel drive and then there is a glb 35 amg, the same base engine but 306 horsepower and of course harder acceleration on the diesel side, there is the 180d 20 or then the 220d , that's all the two-liter 16-horsepower diesel quartet. one 50 horsepower or 190 horsepower and the middle one with optional overdrive and the top one always optional because of the way it's built in Mexico primarily for our market, so to speak, and also in China, but then only for Chinese market, so all our viewers like it. us, uk, germany, canada, rest of europe etc, you will also get one from mexico, so no matter the build quality, let's take a look first at the door closing sound which sounds very solid, but remember that in All Mercedes compact models have to slam the doors, I'm not sure because the damping is quite good and it needs more power to work against the air pressure, I know, but you know, so you see that the door doesn't closes correctly, so that's the case of a class b cla and so on. in all of them you need to close the doors, then inside it is very interesting, you get different decoy elements, this one here is a matte wood decoration, man, it is cool and the medium lighting runs through here controlling the seats, however, there are no galvanized buttons here in the interior, and then this has a kind of cylindrical shape, reasonable door pockets, this car is equipped with the optional Burmese sound system, even the bass sound systems in the Mercedes compact multiplayer sound okay, so you have this advanced sound system that's a little bit better, more speakers and then this burmester.

It's top of the line, actually they're all pretty good, I have to say the interior of the GLB also reminds us of the other comic models, besides this two screen setup, the left side steering wheel for the cruise control, it's a good position. to put that here, the left thumb control with this little touch pad for the instruments there and the right thumb control will then be for the other screen, there are so many seed options available, these here are exceptional, animals can sow, but I say exceptional, not because they are very good because they are rather an exception, since the gob office fabric article combines synthetic leather, a complete article, seed in different colors, also color combinations, this mix of white is also available and black that also offers sea cooling in combination with the red leather, then you have any amd or amg line a dynamic on the inside, synthetic leather item on the outside, so the overall choice of animal-free materials here in the Mercedes comic models is really overwhelming, let's get into such an easy entry, you already have a feeling of a big off-roader, it is not small. vehicle but based on a compact platform but with a really nice seating position, steering wheel up and down and everything towards a very smooth process and I am one with 86 or six with one that frequent subscribers will know and with the panoramic roof here still leave some headroom if you want more headroom then you skip the panoramic roof but of course it's a good option to have even more light here and it can also be opened and there's also a black screen available when you don't want it.

It's very hot here, but there's definitely a nice feeling of spaciousness and openness. The pillar is very upright, which also explains this pleasant feeling of openness. The heavier seating position is also very comfortable and upright, so I think this is a very good deal they have. here in this compact segment and among the most comfortable Mercedes models, yes, although it is not luxury just because of this upright seating position and a lot of space that you have here now, looking at this interior perspective, the soft touch artico synthetic leather dashboard here feels good, then this cylindrical shape on the right side and above, again there is this matte wood, this is really cool, but in this special edition I'm glad it's just a launch model, a colored wood that dissolves into a natural wood, ah, please don't mix wood. with the color, I don't know or what your opinion is about that integrated lighting that appears right there.

You can also see it beautiful here on the lower sides, even more impressive at night. So the display configuration is twice seven motors, always all digital or then. Optional, you can go seven inches to the left, 10.25 inches to the right, or thisa very good position to place it there. We also have the active lane keep assist, let's see if it realizes that we are at a construction site. I'm very careful now that I can intervene at any time like now, yes, yes, that's why we are testing them here live and some cars manage to be active on the construction site as well.

Others, doesn't it depend? The best results are always when there are two wide lines on the right and left or, depending on the country, of course, and two yellow lines, but on the construction site it is very difficult for the assistant systems to keep up, but the cruelty of the glass or called this tronic is really doing a good job of keeping me distance from the car in front of you, that's really, you know, done impeccably, very well, so we also get to a blind spot monitor situation very soon, with luck, some other cars will pass us. let's see, we'll go to 100 lane changes, everything again stable and very neutral, they're going slower now that you're still overtaking us, so let's try the cruise control settings, active lane keep assist is on and now we're holding pretty tight in the lane, but it's going pretty much down the middle there, so I'm not too happy with that here it says it's on now it should work in Siri again, let's look to the right side, that's good, yeah, it's a better result of from time to time, you know that you always have to differentiate yourself. between the active lane keep assist and the road protection function, so when the active lane keep is not activated and then I go off to the side of the road, normally I should have braked the brakes intervene, but I had no idea why.

It was different on the cla for example that we had recently, yes it's quite strange at times, you don't really know the brake feel is very good, that's nice and again it's an off-roader, you have a lot of space there, but the car really feels still. agile and easy to move, etc. I like having the menu climate controls here, also easy to control while driving, so it still feels agile and fun to drive, so the basic features of a Mercedes compact segment model are maintained, although we have The longer wheelbase here and I think that's great, it's actually also more fun to drive than the GLC of almost the same length, but this compact platform is more agile in some ways, so it feels a little more fun to drive it with ease now that we can test the acc once again here, the distance that the car keeps, you know, set the distance here longer or shorter and behind it is an older generation gla and by the way, we had a kilometer or 60 miles per hour here, very quiet so there is good sound insulation and also Comment on the glb 35, the amg version, this one is much quieter, so the glb version was much louder too inside in terms of the noise installation, so I'm really more satisfied with this model here definitely and for me the biggest surprise is that this is not the amg. version, you know, yes, we have 20-inch wheels that are a little sporty, but how nice and sporty is the handling of this car, although you can definitely mark it as a family SUV, so I think that's one of the most interesting things here about the glb.

It's still fun to drive and of course you sit more upright than in an A-Class or a Cla, so you have more comfort, especially for taller people, also on longer trips and, if you compare it with a GLC, The GLC feels like a segment. Up top it has, you know, the mbux and entertainment system which is not the most modern, that's a plus here, but, again, the glc feels a little more sophisticated, it drives a little more sovereign on the highway, but , again, this is not the most practical car. yeah so you have more space when you sit in the front it's a more open build style whereas the glc is more of this new closed exporter in build styles so if you think about the old mercedes glk which was a fantastic vehicle, I see the non-legitimate successor of the gk preferred here in the glb than in the gdc although this, of course, is not longer than the glk formally either, but although I think you know, it is a very good ride and you have very good good things you combined, you know?

There's plenty of room inside, it's still fun to drive. The engine is powerful enough but not overwhelming. In this case, good sound insulation. Overall, it gives you a very good driving feel. Neutral handling. Neutrally balanced, but for me, like I said, it's a lot of fun. Driving this car still and looking at it from the outside doesn't seem as fun as it is, you know, that's cool to me, so we did several things, you know, it had some acceleration even there before rolling and the fuel economy figure is still there. , let's say, pretty good considering what we did and it's not much different from, you know, cla and en g-lay.

Funnily enough, I've been driving this Daimler two-liter four-cylinder engineer engine a couple of times. now different from your vehicles so let's see how to get in there now now you can also see on the right side the advanced amount of that's the red triangle and when I set the turn integrator usually it will flash at a higher speed as well, but that's definitely it's a very good invention, so let's go back to the engine and fuel economy, for the moment. we are around eight and a half liters in a kilometer, so yes, it is almost the same result that we got with the gla, actually with the gla we got a slightly worse result and I can't understand why that is, I don't know.

I've even driven it on the curve part, so even though it's the same engine and this one here has a longer wheelbase and it's the bigger fuel car, the ecommerce seems a little better than the gla, but I mean there's a little bit in general here in our like in the middle of the lighting, we can also see a very beautiful fact, so we can almost calculate with the same fuel economy, so it would be like 27 mpg we 32 mpg in the uk something like that with a cla recently and also with class vehicles of the same engine we had about 7.5 liters more kilometers or so about a liter in a kilometer better, more like 30 mbg in the US and 35 mpg in the UK, something like that, so actually when you have the way of building an SUV it's a little bit worse, you know, it's not like it's like the global difference is not that big because they all share the same technology , of course the wind resistance is a little bit higher, so it makes a little difference, but not the biggest, considering now the fuel economy, I mean gl b.

Of course it is better than the gla considering the segment but overall the fuel economy on Mercedes cars has not been good recently on Volkswagen vehicles, owners of compact vehicles especially have greatly improved that and have mentally improved the fuel economy recently, that was really good, but here. Mercedes is not really happy with the recent pure economy and neither on the bigger cars, so also for example when we compare BMW and Mercedes, the fuel economy result is better for the BMWs at the moment, yes, quite Interesting, once again, a very relaxing trip, you feel like the masses.

They are set at a more comfortable level and also if you compare the BMWs and the Audis also in the respective segments, it is usually that the Mercedes models are presented on a more comfortable note, a more relaxing drive and you really have to go to the AMG. models to get a stiff or sporty ride, however, it's really funny that the AMG mods are much stiffer, tougher and harsher than the respective Audi or BMW parts with the same horsepower region, so the messages have a big jump from normal models that are comfortable. to the amg models which are often sporty without compromises, you know, while audi and bmw prefer to achieve a little more compromise between the spoilers and cover them for their high performance models, very interesting for them to go out into the field a little and, by the way.

Here we have the general mode as we also have the forward formatting drive and I mean you actually feel the overdrive distribution when you're in this off-road mode and you step on the accelerator and you feel like it's smoother, you're not getting as much pull from the front being pulled and pushed from pulling from the front pushing from the back at the same time yeah I mean it's not really good for fuel economy, you better need it for off-road situations, only this car is also equipped with the so-called off-road light , which has a constant light at night and more illumination in off-road situations at lower speeds, I would normally leave it in comfort mode, so it's actually pretty good to leave it in that time as well.

Again, this with the steering is a very comfortable feeling. This also pertains to the vehicle in general. You know, and yes, you've heard it before. We had the Burmester sound system, the optional one. A very good sound for this compact vehicle and you know it, also while driving like this. upright A-pillar, so because it feels so spacious once again, there's good ambient lighting here, always nice. I have always adjusted it until the end. I love the ambient lighting and I mean, until now I said the message is because it's the best price. performance as messages in general of the entire model line, this one belongs to it, I mean, it's something and now, gla, the dla is basically a b class suv, this one too, but only with a long wheelbase, so which you could say a long wheelbase b. -class suv these messages the compact models are all relatives, you can also understand that economies of scale and really need to use all similar parts, so the question is whether this year has a better price and performance now, not really , class b is still the price. performance king and mercedes, but this one here simply has more space inside and also the seven-seater option and you know that an even more upright seating position is available, it has the driving feel of an SUV and of course for some you know they don't like it. this truck image and I'd rather go than for a suv like this here, the glb, and what we can definitely say is that it is among the best price-performance ratios in mercedes considering that's the voice activation again, what do you think from sister glb?

What can I do for you? Oh, she doesn't really understand that, maybe she will at some point. Yeah, can you say that again? Please do you love me? I like you a lot more than traffic, at least she likes me even more than traffic, well, me. I will take that as a compliment and now to our conclusion today with the mercedes glb, this completely new suv that is between the gla and the glc, first of all, in terms of the exterior, it is more of a successor to the glk or a small gls because it has a very strong stance.

The side profile is perhaps not the most beautiful, but again it is about interior practicality and that is really crucial because this is probably the most versatile Mercedes, there is at the moment, so much space inside and also considering the exterior length and beside. The B class is probably the best price-performance Mercedes in the model line, it's not that it's cheap, it's just that the others are more expensive for what they offer in terms of practicality, of course the interior of the vehicle is good too and the fully digitized interior has an extensive set of animal-friendly seating options, although we didn't have a specific one here today, and of course you have the seven-seater option too.

Fuel economy isn't the best considering the glass, it's actually okay, but overall it should be better. The engine is good and powerful, but again, a little too high on fuel consumption, I think so, and the car will not be cheap at all as I said, but again it is cheaper relative to the other Mercedes model, That's also what makes it so attractive. People maybe think about the glb vs the glc if you want a better price and performance deal, the glc will still offer you a more sophisticated driving feel, however a more spacious open driving feel and more off road character definitely, for me this is now is a true successor to the mercedes glk, although it is now a longer successor so to speak, welcome to a full review here of the mercedes glk here on car fuel your number one resource for deep car use and the number one community to discuss cars today with thomas. and in addition to our normal review, which is already very interesting, I hope we also at least give you four more reasons to check out this review today.

First of all, this is the GLC facelift, which means we will tell you all about the changes it has. The second reason is that this is a glc 300, a very famous and common gasoline engine all over the world. Until now we had the 63 in the renewed version, but this one, of course, you know, is a little more relevant for even morebuyers. The third reason is that we will compare. It's also a bit similar to the BMW I also recently drove the GLS gle, the big brother, so it says gle with this one and we will compare it as well.

So, you know, if you think about going to this one or that one, what are the differences, it's very interesting to compare aspects also in this episode. Here today I will recommend it mainly during the driving part and also something you know about the interior, so let's go with all that, all the information, all the fun in full HD, full screen and full length, let's go here on the front. The main change we can see with the facelift are those new daytime running lights along with new standard headlights, now optional LEDs. The one you can see here, the multi beam LED for added high beam support, this one here in the standard line has this double horizontal fin grille and the amg line would have this diamond pin grille, which would be my favorite as far as the exterior design, pretty interesting diamonds here, however in chrome it looks quite stylish and also interesting with those holes at the bottom, so you can definitely change the design with just a little bit.

A bit, the big Mercedes star is two-dimensional because it hides the sensors and, for example, it is also important that the autonomous emergency brake is standard, but we can also expect that and also the distronic, the adaptive cruise control has been updated now with the facelift and there is also a new trailer maneuver assist that forms 65 15 feet three or 183 inches is the length of the glc suv. You know it's also available as a glc copay which would have the main difference and it has a roof line that drops right there then the wheels start at 17 to 19 inches in the regular glc specs which you can see here the 19 inch ones in the amg line they are 19 or 20 inches, so they are a little bigger and the glc 63 even reaches 21 inches wide and it is very large for this mid-sized suv, so we also have this little side step, It's a very interesting and cool design event, even if it's maybe not that practical and it's cool when it's reflected in the freshly cleaned paint here at the bottom that looks quite stylish, so I like it.

The stylish chrome surrounds around the windows and this typical banded L shape that the GLC has along with some slightly strong shoulders. Overall, it is a very elegant design. What is your opinion on that? At the back we can now see a signature of modern talent. here this is definitely more stylish, so that's the main face change of the gdc 300 lot in general, so I think you don't know that there is not too much screaming at the rear, but a round design and the bottom end here, this is the typical fake exhaust tip there's nothing on it so the real exhaust underneath yeah the fake exhaust element and the outside fuel and by the way suspension info there's a stock suspension and then a a slightly higher for mild off-road situations for a couple of hundred euros.

The same goes for the sports suspension, which lowers and then More sophisticated suspension options The adaptive suspension is available to you, you know, a little more than a thousand extra euros or dollars and then more than two thousand more than the air suspension which also It is built on this kaya today, so there are a couple more competitors. who have there but not that many so this is also one of the unique setup points of this car and we will test that comfort of course later here we go with the engine yes hydraulic struts I love it but I want say for a In a vehicle between 40 and 80 k we can expect it to have 2-liter, 4-cylinder gasoline engines like the current ones.

There is also a GLC 200 with around 200 horsepower and a GL3 300 with around 250 horsepower. 1255 in the United States 258 in Europe, so they are different. a little 6.2 seconds is the acceleration figure and here in the overdrive today in the US it is also available as rear-wheel drive and the new thing in the showdown is that those two and the two leading force engines come with a m-half system. 48 volt botnet for more recovery and also those navigation or coasting functions, we will talk more about that when we drive the car very soon and still waiting for the glc43 update, maybe it will be there if you watch the video later, this is a three liter. v6 with its 62 horses but we haven't faced that yet at this time that we recorded the video and then we already faced it there is also a review of that the glc 63 the turbo v8 the 43 also has a byte about the 4 liter v8 so in the glc 63 with 476 in the s version 410 horsepower and then there are also diesel engines available 200 d with one of 63 horsepower 220 d with 190 horsepower and 300d with 245 horsepower, so those diesels then for Europe and last but not least, now there is also the glc 300 ep which was called 350e before they changed the name.

There is now a new plug-in hybrid and I would love to try it at a later stage. It is a gasoline plug-in hybrid that could be a good alternative for better fuel economy now inside, we see here a high quality item with red leather top cover, then we have a matte wood entrance that is quite classic and also fancy galvanized buttons all around, it's a very good build quality and also reasonable. door pockets at the lower end, today we have a mix of brown and beige for the interior, yes I think it's a matter of taste.

Here you can see the instruments, all digits are now optional with this facelift, more on that soon, but you can see that. At the moment everything is off and then those seats here today again in beige but the animals can specify how they see that they have a little more elements here, those elements can be seen there and tell if it would be the sustainable item and Red leather seat suitable for animals, I think it would have five elements on this back, that's how you can tell them apart visually. The seats in the article are very high class and in Europe, especially Germany, you can also get a seat with a cloth base and then you can put cloth on it. the interior and red leather on the exterior which would be an amazing combination and also in the US you can get a full seat and how cool they offer in black, beige, grey, brown and red so Mercedes offers one of the widest options of different. more sustainable interior materials very well made in terms of choice and dynamic car inside, microfiber and the item on the outside would be for the amg line, so you have a seat that is a little sportier and a little more sticky when you get into those disadvantages. yes, so many things to tell you about seating options, you should check out the configurator or you know build as you call it in the US and just play around with it, that's really a lot of fun, in this case here also with the glc.

New steering wheel with the facelift you can see here, the left side is for the cruise control, now it's not a separate column, it's easier to set up and also the right touch field button for the right thumb, right there, This is to control the right screen and left thumb. left button for the left screen this is also new now let's get in pretty easy entry you already have an upright suv seating position which is great, somewhat similar to the bmw x3 in terms of height, you know the general position etc. The steering wheel has an electric function here that is not based, it is an option, so it goes in and out and also goes up and down quite a bit, in fact I see the control here on the inside of the doors, which is typical, I mean, it's difficult do it while you review and while you're sitting here, um, if you compare it. for the larger glee gle if it's a little more open and sophisticated about that, but you probably know that you have more space, the quality of the materials is quite similar in glc and gle, that's different in terms of the x3 versus x5 where the x5 actually has a larger space, you know, you know why the distance to the x3 is definitely very interesting, but you feel very, very cozy and comfortable here as well because you can put the seating area a little bit longer here and if you have a different seat.

By the way, the cover will not necessarily change the shape of the seat, different seat shapes are also available, but this one here, the same seat shape, is also available with different materials, so overall it was a very good impression at the beginning and a little more sophisticated in Overall, to the pre-facelift because of this new steering wheel and also the screens that we have here and of course we will turn them on when we have the perspective of the rear cabin from behind, so welcome to this inside, let's turn everything on, start with analog. gauges on the left and optional, the fully digital 12.3-inch now with the facelift and on the right side starts with a smaller seven-inch screen and the option of this 10.25-inch screen and both feature mbux, this new voice input system where I can, for example Say hello, I can say this, how can you help me take me to Berlin?

I'm starting to guide myself en route to Berlin, so it's really perfect. You can change the temperature, turn the head-up display on and off, even open and close the sunroof, etc., best system ever. the market and bmw in uh please continue you take two only in the big cast not in x3 um so your new bmw natural voice image system is also cool so that's something there will be more soon offers for each of those screens and here again the flyer. which is a bit more elegant than before the volume control. You're on the right side and here with my right thumb I can control the right screen and you can also see how it works with the redundant controls.

I can do it too. here with a touch or touch screen is of course also one of the new big news and then here on the lower console I can use this touch panel which is also an option and I'm going to write an address there as well, this is possible and then with the With the left thumb I can control things here on the digital instruments and also change the styles etc, all pretty fancy and I think the facelift, you know a lot of really good things here and especially with the wood decals here, this it's like a matte wood here you can also hear that um that's really cool and it's the manual climate unit so you can control it while you're driving a little better um hot key GPS I also like to have it, you know, very well accessible here and in this bottom slide to open and now you will have a usbc port for your smartphone for automatic android apple carplay connection, but also an inductive charging base, but it doesn't make any sense if you don't have a wireless connection, some cup holders and the last in the The middle part here normally slides open and then two more USB-C devices underneath with some decent space and now they go up to USB-C definitely and now to those digital instruments here, yeah, we can also speed it up and then right there.

The interesting thing is here, for example, you can know that you have the fuel economy, so right there this is our realistic fuel economy right now and then you can also have some GPS inputs here, if there is the road map, you will also see something more sophisticated. There, you can change the configuration of this front screen or also the complete design of this one here, for example, to show off your indicators in this way and also progressive, and the good thing is that here on the glc it loads much faster than on the e- class or in the gle with the digital instruments probably because it's a little bit easier to set up or something, but then you know it's more progressive and on the front display right there, the speed, you can also see the allowed speed and also some GPS information, so it is a very good option and the speed itself is the sharpest and clearest of that part.

The other parts may be a little out of focus from time to time, but overall it's still very useful and a few more details about this screen, for example, let's take a look at the gps closely, so it's a good realization, also zoom in and out and it is also generally quite responsive and the Apple Carplay integration seems to not use the entire screen, but for the most part, the carplay is also not the widest screen format and this optional burmester sound system that offers a very Crystal clear, amazing, the 3D sound system that is available for the e-class or the gle is even a little better, but this one is already at a very high level.

Go back to the normal Mercedes model menu and here for example you can also check some engine data, if the engine is on you can play with that, yes let's go with the engine torque so you can set a lot of things and it which is also very good. Do you know these comfort features where, in thisI was always ready to react and once again, very calm and collected, this vehicle, however, if I now compare it with competitors such as a BMW X7 or how it does not have the longest direct competitor it would be more than the Audi Q7, which is close to he, the audi and the bmw feel more involved in the driver, while the gls compared to the competitors again also feel more like they are being driven by the vehicle and this also depends on what you prefer, if you know how to appreciate more this relaxed approach and enjoy more as a passive luxury or if you want a more active luxury than like Audi. and bmw offer, so they are unique positions a little bit different and I always say that from this soft more passive or more comfortable approach, it's more like mercedes is here audi bmw and then they say it's amg, you know, because the amg versions of each one.

They're really stiff and rough in writing, so I'd say Mercedes has the biggest jump from their non-sports models to their amg models directly, while Audi and BMW make it better known in small transitions from their normal light. performance models and the real performance models and so on changing to the right lane it's always good to change lanes here so it's also a lot of fun to do it definitely then the traffic sign recognition sees that now it's 100 kilometers per hour 60 miles per hour it automatically increases the speed and puts the speed and this front screen is really big, so big, this front screen at the projection end is also quite clear and sharp.

I think I remember some eog too. It wasn't that sharp at first, maybe they tweaked it a little bit, so I'm really happy with that, definitely, so once again, one of the most relaxing and comfortable large SUVs on the market and now to our conclusion today with the Mercedes GLS in this new generation, a more elegant and sporty appearance. I think here definitely, with the new headlights and stuff, even the stronger front grille and the hugely updated interior with this infotainment system, this is a big step forward and great luxury features, in fact, voice input It is one of the best on the market, apart from this Android car.

The system is now used in the poltstar 2 and you know, maybe here and they are a little bit better than the BMW, some features they have that BMW doesn't have and also vice versa, they are also great as far as the massage seats for example , definitely if you compare the straight six engine with the v8, the straight six is ​​20,000 cheaper and it is also available from us with the three suitable colors, black, beige or brown, so that is a big plus and also the economic advantage of getting about eight more miles per gallon. or about four liters and more kilometers less, so the v8 was fun to drive and also quite nice sound-wise, but the six is ​​of course the more reasonable option and still has more than enough power for this vehicle Although it is big, it has a lot.

Comfortable air suspension, an excellent mat. I like to ride but without shaking too much and therefore you don't need the additional cornering function either, so this e-active body control is a very coast-intensive extra and not really worth it for me. Enjoy the normal air suspension and that's it, also the six seater configuration I found. It's actually the best because the kids will have a lot of fun going in the back and then going straight, you know, through the middle tunnel to the rear, this wheel, you know, it's going to be something that you're going to enjoy, enjoy all the time, it's also the standard configuration in the US.

So as it is here right now on the inside, it's a very good choice and definitely, and this color here, the beige color, is also available in the article for the gls 450, a very impressive comfortable vehicle for me, also more comfortable than the large luxury sedans and For me, this mbox generation is also still very useful in

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to what Mercedes is doing with the new S-Class and now to our conclusion today, this was very interesting, wasn't it? The Mercedes Gla is the smallest on the market. the new generation is now really a compact suv and is no longer a crossover, that is good and offers more space than before, however it is in fact something of a class above, it can be extremely expensive for its size if you add some features Plus, that's the biggest one.

The curious thing about the gla aside from that, it's great that already with the smallest SUV you have the current mbox infotainment system with voice input, etc., both the gla and the glb offer the widest options in terms of high quality seats without animals, such as quality synthetic leather and microfiber cloth, even cooled red leather seats are available. Nice, the glb has the shorter hood and, being on the compact segment platform, it has a maximum of four cylinders in the engine, but it uses the exterior space in a nice way, actually the glb is to a certain extent, the Mercedes SUV is the most versatile and even offers more space inside for passengers, at the same time, it is still cheaper than the Mercedes GLC.

The GLC has more focus on design and also offers larger engines. More elaborate in the front cabin, however, the use of space is not as good as in the GLB. It offers air suspension, which can mean a significant difference in comfort compared to the compact segment. General SUV messages. It is the oldest SUV model at the moment, but it recently came into conflict. Also enhanced with the mbox infotainment system, the Mercedes Gle offers a very sophisticated driving experience and also greater seating comfort than its smaller siblings. It still offers sustainable seat materials if you choose wisely the price and length increases further, however you can also get a low spec. from a high spec glc the six cylinder petrol engine is a good match with this generation of the gle the mercedes gls is basically a longer gle if you need even more space with that extra row of seats, however it doesn't offer much more space inside as expected especially if you compare it to the baby gls and glb but the price is already higher and the extra price compared to the gle is not really justified imho so where Does that ultimately leave us as the overall price and performance winner?

The Mercedes GLB has the most powerful off-road look and, conversely, the least elegant and design-focused look. A car that you can use for many things and that has as much space inside for passengers as in larger SUVs. The mercedes gla is definitely nice but too expensive for what it offers in comparison. The Mercedes GLC is perhaps the sportiest in style and can be a good compromise between the small ones and the very large ones as a second option. However, I would go with the gle if you have the money to upgrade from the glb as the gle gives you this very sophisticated king of the road experience.

The gls is too big for some use cases and also comes with animal skin in many cases, so my choice for today would be Be kind to the price, performance and deal. If you have more money left for that, what is your opinion and why would we be very interested in hearing your feedback? See you there.