Mercedes has officially announced that the name of their up-coming crossover vehicle will be the the GLK, not the MLK as once rumored. The German-built GLK will make its European debut in late 2008, with a U.S. release following in early 2009. While the GLK is more CUV than SUV, Mercedes has given the GLK a boxier look as they plan on marketing it as a compact SUV.
A recent prototype revealed that the GLK will share similar looks with its big brother, the GL, but will only have two rows of seating. The GLK will also offer MB’s COMMAND-Plus to control many of the vehicle’s functions. Slotted below the M-Class, the GLK will compete with the BMW X3 and Acura RDX as well as up-coming models from Audi and Infiniti. Pricing has yet to be announced but should start under $40,000. The GLK is expected make its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January.
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08/08, 3:04 PM
posted by:
Commodore
No way!
08/08, 3:59 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
I wish LLN would stop positing japanese faux-luxury divisions as competitors for benz and BMW
08/08, 5:35 PM
posted by:
Stuart
I know what you mean the only true rival they have is BMW. Audi is only really a cheap german luxury car. A poor mans BMW or Mercedes if you will. No japanese car can even compete with the Audi let alone the others
08/08, 6:54 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
Stuart: No japanese car yet built
08/08, 6:55 PM
posted by:
RicardoHead
Yet another
……………… G erman
……………… L oser
……………… K ruizer
08/08, 7:04 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
So…how many vehicle models from Mercedes-Benz do we have, again? I lost count, seriously. This is just too cluttered IMO, pretty soon you won’t be able to distinguish one car from another except through meaningless letters on them…
08/09, 10:44 AM
posted by:
Jazz
Lol Ricardo,
I think this will be a nice croissover for MB- I thiink my wife will want one of these instead of the R which just has a wierd silhouette.
08/09, 1:26 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
R-Head
That was funny
1c3d0g: Good point. The fact they look so much alike doesn’t help matters
08/09, 2:56 PM
posted by:
1487_GM_SALES
Another loser from Germany. They haven’t figured out that Americans don’t buy xxxx that breaks down all the time. They got tired of GM drivers laughing and mocking them in the break down lanes and German cars are about to be exterminated from the US landscape.
This is another wasted effort.
08/09, 6:10 PM
posted by:
jackjimturkey
GM Sales: “Americans don’t buy xxxx that breaks down all the time.”
Have you seen the latest civic sales list? Some people don’t mind buying “xxxx that breaks down all the time.”
BETTER THEM THAN ME!
08/10, 10:49 AM
posted by:
BLISS
MERCEDES-BENZ HAS A VERY VERY VERY POSITIVE FUTURE AHEAD….SOMETHING THAT WILL EMBRACE THE UNIVERSE.
{NO EXAGGERATION}
08/10, 10:52 AM
posted by:
BLISS
MERCEDES-BENZ IS NOT LOSER MY FRIENDS……IT IS THE IDEAL CAR-MAKER FOR THE UNIVERSE.