Canadian Driver - Test Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK 350

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Surrey, British Columbia - The new GLK 350 is Mercedes’ first foray into the compact sport-utility market. Positioned and priced in the premium segment, the GLK offers substantial utility with a strong emphasis on sportiness. In fact, the GLK breaks new ground in its class with its street-smart cruiser styling lines, sports-car acceleration numbers and agile paved-road manners combined with surprisingly good off-road capability: the GLK will happily trudge through a field of mud up to its shapely door sills.

If you compare the GLK with a like-priced popular competitor, the Acura RDX, its external dimensions are similar, except for two measurements. The GLK has a significantly longer wheelbase and more ground clearance. The extra-long wheelbase makes possible excellent highway ride characteristics and the added under-carriage clearance comes in handy if you wander off the paved trail.

Under the hood, the GLK has a 3.5-litre V6 engine that out-muscles the four-cylinder turbo in the RDX - it can propel the GLK to 100 km/hour in less than seven seconds. The GLK’s Energuide fuel consumption figures are 13.3/9.6 L/100 km (city/highway), not much more than the RDX’s 12.5/9.3 L/100 km (city/highway). The GLK’s longitudinally positioned engine, transmission and transfer case also offer advantages over a transversely positioned drive unit.



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[cawimmer430]

The review was pretty decent but as usual the photography of Canadian Driver is pretty poor. The first picture is clearly blurry and was resized and lightly sharpened to make up for it. All of the pictures were also taken during the worst possible time - when there is too much sunlight.

 

[Tarek]

If i would ever to get an entry level premium SUV that would definitely it,i love the looks and those 20 inchers are gorgeous.

 

[GBOY]

In real life, the rear is absolutely gorgeous!