Mercedes-Benz does not build many cars like the Mercedes-Benz GLC: a 5-door SUV / 5-door coupe SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2015 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. Its designer of record is Michael Frei, Robert Lešnik.
Where it came from
The Mercedes-Benz GLC is a compact luxury crossover SUV introduced in 2015 for the 2016 model year that replaced the GLK-Class. According to Mercedes-Benz, it is the SUV equivalent to the C-Class. Under the vehicle naming scheme used by Mercedes-Benz, SUVs use the base name "GL", followed by the model's placement in Mercedes-Benz hierarchy.
The "G" is for Geländewagen (German for off-road vehicle) and alludes to the long-running G-Class. This is followed by the letter "L" that acts as a linkage with the letter "C" to signify that the vehicle is a SUV equivalent to the C-Class. The battery-electric model was first sold as the EQC, then as the GLC with EQ Technology and is sold now as the GLC Electric.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 3947 lbs. The gearbox is a 9-speed 9G-Tronic automatic. The wheelbase is 113.1 in / 2,973 mm (117.1 in) (GLC L). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Mercedes-Benz's history is not in doubt: the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class came before it; it was built at ubl |Germany: Bremen | China: Beijing (Beijing Benz) | India: Pune (Mercedes-Benz India) | Finland: Uusikaupunki (Valmet) | Indonesia: Bogor (MBI) | Thailand: Samut Prakan ( ) | Ma. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ford Escort, the Ferrari 488, the Chevrolet Camaro. Nearby in the Mercedes-Benz catalogue sit the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and the Mercedes-Benz C124.
The money
EPA combined economy is 29 mpg, about $3,300 a year in fuel at the EPA's assumptions. Condition, mileage and specification move any single car a long way from a headline figure.