GLK-Class (X204) [Official] Mercedes-Benz GLK

[Tarek]

Looks like a rock with four wheels,luuuuve it

 

[fortuner]

Looks like a rock with four wheels,luuuuve it

couldnt agree more when i saw that first gold colour with the black plastics on the bumper i was worried but the blue and the interior is just fantastic

well done mb on the glk and new c keep the good work and bring us a great e classs

 

[Tarek]

well done mb on the glk and new c keep the good work and bring us a great e classs

Now i can't wait to see the new E and CLK,following this success in design with their new cars MB can't go wrong with E and CLK

 

[Merc1]

AutoCar



Mercedes-Benz has revealed its all-new GLK. Previewed as a concept car back in January, the edgy new four-wheel-drive model will make its official debut at this week’s Beijing motor show before going on sale across Europe in October.

Based around modified underpinnings from the C-class 4Matic, the GLK is positioned beneath the Mercedes ML at a price that should see it pitched it into direct competition with the Audi Q5, BMW X3, Infiniti EX and Land Rover Freelander.

Don’t expect it to make too much of an impact in the UK yet, though; we won’t have the new GLK in Britain until the next decade. Owing to the four-wheel drive system, which complicates right-hand drive production, Mercedes has the option of producing a rear-drive GLK, or fixing the four-wheel drive system for right-hand drive markets; the latter option could cost up to £50m.

Mercedes-Benz does not deny that rear-wheel drive will be offered in the future, suggesting it will wait and see before making any firm decisions, but it has said that four-wheel drive would be more in keeping with the GLK’s image. “We’re aware many potential customers would be satisfied with rear-wheel drive,” said a source, “but the GLK was conceived as a four-wheel drive with substantial off-road ability and is being offered as such.”

Whatever Mercedes chooses to do, don’t expect to see a UK-spec GLK until this European model is due for a facelift.

Styled to resemble the larger GL, the GLK is claimed to make the most of its boxy exterior with interior space that is claimed to be on par with the larger and more expensive ML.

At 4528mm in length, 1840mm in width and 1689mm in height, the new five-door is 42mm shorter, 15mm narrower and 14mm higher than the X3, itself due to be replaced by a new second-generation model in 2009. It’s also a good deal heavier than its BMW rival; the GLK280 tips the scales some 90kg over the X3 3.0, at 1830kg.

Buyers can choose between three option packages, including a sports package aimed at boosting on-road performance with 19-inch wheels, stiffer springs, and 20mm lower ride height. An alternative, off-road specification brings 17-inch wheels, 210mm of ground clearance, approach and departure angles angle of 23 and 25 degrees, and added cladding and blackened roof rails.

For those planning extreme off-roading there’s also a so-called ‘off-road engineering’ package. This adds DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation), and a function that automatically alters the shift points in the gearbox, remaps the throttle for greater sensitivity and engages an off-road program for the ESP (Electronic Stability Control) at the press of a button.

The GLK will be sold with the choice of four engines from launch. Petrol options include 231bhp, 3.0-litre and 272bhp, 3.5-litre V6s; the latter endows the top-of-the-line GLK350 with 0-62mph acceleration of 6.7sec, a 143mph top speed, combined fuel economy of 27.2mpg and a CO2 rating of 250g/km.

As with the X3, though, it is the diesels that are expected to account for the majority of sales. Among them is Mercedes-Benz’s new 170bhp, 2.1-litre, four-cylinder, common-rail diesel in the entry-level GLK220 CDI BlueEfficiency. With 295lb ft of torque, it is claimed to hit 62mph in 8.8sec and reach a top speed of 127mph, while averaging 40.9mpg and emitting 183g/km of CO2.

It will be joined in the new line-up by a more powerful 3.0-litre, V6, common-rail diesel packing 224bhp and a prodigious 398lb ft of torque.

At the Geneva motor show in March Mercedes-Benz hinted at a hybrid version of its new off-roader that mates the GLK BlueEfficiency’s 2.1-litre diesel with an electric motor for combined total of 224bhp and 413lb ft. That’s sufficient, it says, for 0-62mph in 7.3sec, a 134mph top speed, 47.7mpg and 157g/km.

No mention of this model is made in the launch line-up, but sources have revealed to Autocar that it is being readied for sale in 2010.

All of the GLK variants will come with Mercedes’ seven-speed automatic transmission as standard.

In the lead-up to its launch later this year, Mercedes-Benz is making some bold claims about the GLK’s on-road handling and ride quality, both of which are said to benefit from an ultra-stiff steel body shell and C-class-based suspension.

Unlike the ML and GL. which hail from Mercedes-Benz’s US plant in Tuscaloosa, the GLK is set to roll out of the same factory that produces the CLK, SLK and SL in Bremen, Germany.

Insiders are remaining tightlipped on anticipated production volumes, but with the first-generation BMW X3 attracting over 100,000 buyers during its fifth year of production, it is unlikely to remain a niche market.



Autocar - Revealed: Mercedes-Benz GLK


M

 

[LaArtist]

Now after some sleep, im looking at the interior and i see a individual interior..
something wich is unique to the GLK..
and not like the X3 wich has a dwarfed down standard BMW interior..

 

[Tarek]

^Well that GLK interior should be compared to X5's interior not the poor X3

 

[PanterroR]

^Well that GLK interior should be compared to X5's interior not the poor X3

The blue one from certain angles looks great, hate those plastics that are not colored. Interior? No thanks, too boxy and not my taste. Yes, the lines of it do flow with the rest of the car, but i don't find it anything nice or exciting, but rather messed up. I don't doubt the quality of materials though.

Overall, i'd give it 2,5/5.

The old G, then the current GL remain my fav MB trucks.

 

[siko]

Interior is great... that's where it ends for me.

What's with those rotated-L plastic crap on the front & rear bumpers?!

 

[fortuner]

Interior is great... that's where it ends for me.

What's with those rotated-L plastic crap on the front & rear bumpers?!

i think those are options i dont think you will see many putting them on do you like the exteriro without those like the dark blue

 

[Tarek]

Was expecting this from u

Seriously speaking the interior looks very high quality much,dare i say on par with the upper class ML/X5.

 

[Tarek]

What's with those rotated-L plastic crap on the front & rear bumpers?!

That's the more off-road package bumpers,looks hideous though

 

[PanterroR]

Well, you should expect such reaction, since the X5 has a class-leading interior. Ever sat in one?

But in any case, let's not make it immediately MB vs. BMW thread, right?

I'll let you guys that like this car enjoy in it.

 

[Tarek]

Well, you should expect such reaction, since the X5 has a class-leading interior. Ever sat in one?

But in any case, let's not make it immediately MB vs. BMW thread, right?

I'll let you guys that like this car enjoy in it.

Of course sat in and drove one,the interior is very nice of course but with GLK's interior i bet it's on par with the big boys

 

[Merc1]

Was expecting this from u

Seriously speaking the interior looks very high quality much,dare i say on par with the upper class ML/X5.

Being sourced, built and designed for production in a German factory, I'd bet the GLK has a higher quality interior than the ML. There is something distinctly different about the U.S. made interiors compared to the German ones. They just don't feel the same, their quality isn't seamless compared to the German Benzes, meaning I shouldn't be able to tell the difference between say an ML and a E-Class. IMO it is the U.S. supplier chain or the German supplier in the U.S. selling MBUSI cheaper grade materials than they would in Germany. The difference isn't as dramatic as it was with the first ML compared to other MB's of that day, but there is still a difference there nevertheless.


Edit: The ML did just get a facelift so we'll see.


M

 

[PanterroR]

Of course sat in and drove one,the interior is very nice of course but with GLK's interior i bet it's on par with the big boys

Back on the thread subject, i was really expecting a lot more of this car. This should be the car for younger crowd and i think for that reason it should have looked a little bit less boxy, both inside and out, more dynamic and more appealing. I know many of you will disagree, but that's how i feel. To resemble the baby G is not a bad idea, but i don't know, it just doesn't work for me...

 

[Tarek]

Being sourced, built and designed for production in a German factory, I'd bet the GLK has a higher quality interior than the ML. There is something distinctly different about the U.S. made interiors compared to the German ones. They just don't feel the same, their quality isn't seamless compared to the German Benzes, meaning I shouldn't be able to tell the difference between say an ML and a E-Class. IMO it is the U.S. supplier chain or the German supplier in the U.S. selling MBUSI cheaper grade materials than they would in Germany. The difference isn't as dramatic as it was with the first ML compared to other MB's of that day, but there is still a difference there nevertheless.


Edit: The ML did just get a facelift so we'll see.


M

I feel u,if u really wanna get a proper german car...get it from germany

 

[Tarek]

Back on the thread subject, i was really expecting a lot more of this car. This should be the car for younger crowd and i think for that reason it should have looked a little bit less boxy, both inside and out, more dynamic and more appealing. I know many of you will disagree, but that's how i feel. To resemble the baby G is not a bad idea, but i don't know, it just doesn't work for me...

Well it doesn't appeal to u coz ur invisible BMW fan-spirit in u is pissed off at how good the GLK is,but seriously the younger crowd will love this.Being rugged will make it even more appealing

 

[fortuner]

Back on the thread subject, i was really expecting a lot more of this car. This should be the car for younger crowd and i think for that reason it should have looked a little bit less boxy, both inside and out, more dynamic and more appealing. I know many of you will disagree, but that's how i feel. To resemble the baby G is not a bad idea, but i don't know, it just doesn't work for me...

tycoon i respect your views mate but i disagree totally i think the glk will apeal to younger people it looks dynamic and i think you will find many young famalies and youn ladys driving this car i think you will find more younger people driving a glk then a x3


also i find the interior very very nice and a mix off the good parts off the c and it looks good quality and nice to see good usage off wood or aliminuim depends on the interi you choose ...the ext maybe boxy but its really nice and fresh to me i really like the rear heel arches and the rear the front i dnt like the black part below the grill as i dnt like it in the w204...he rest looks awesome to me

 

[Merc1]

Yeah imitating one of MB's true legends is going to be no bad thing.

M

 

[PanterroR]

Well it doesn't appeal to u coz ur invisible BMW fan-spirit in u is pissed off at how good the GLK is,but seriously the younger crowd will love this.Being rugged will make it even more appealing

Tarek, please man, this has nothing to do with me being BMW fan. I'm critical about ANY car in this world, i can say what i feel, right? After all, i think you saw my reaction about new 7er; blind BMW fans/fanboys will like even the pile of $h!t just put on it the BMW badge... I'm not the one of those.

And my friend Marcus very well knows i like a lot MB cars, this one just ain't one of them.

tycoon i respect your views mate but i disagree totally i think the glk will apeal to younger people it looks dynamic and i think you will find many young famalies and youn ladys driving this car i think you will find more younger people driving a glk then a x3

We have to wait and see about that, it's too early. So far we can only comment the interior and exterior design.