MODEL TESTED 300 4MATIC AMG LINE PREMIUM PLUS
Price £63,820 Power 255bhp Torque 295lb ft 0-60mph 6.5sec 30-70mph in 4th 8.5sec Fuel economy 34.6mpg CO₂ emissions 171-173g/km 70-Omph 45.5m
When the GLC first arrived in 2016, we joked that the executive who decreed that its GLK predecessor would not be offered in the UK would be lucky to have remained in the job. Even back then, when the Audi Q5, BMW X3 and Land Rover Discovery Sport were already flying out of showrooms, it felt like quite an oversight not to offer the GLK in right-hand drive. In the seven years since, during which time the GLC has become Mercedes' best-selling model, it seems even more confounding that the brand was so very late to the booming mid-size SUV party.
However, Mercedes now seems keen to continue heartily making up for lost time. The second-generation GLC tested here was revealed last year and does very little to shake things up over its forebear. At a glance it can be difficult to tell the X254' GLC apart from the original, and the inherent message in that is clear: this is very much the same car to which buyers have taken so warmly, only updated and improved to better compete with new rivals.
Under the skin is where the real changes lie. The model range is now hybrid-only, with mild- and plug-in hybrid powertrains. Developed alongside the new C-Class saloon, the car also features rear-wheel steering, albeit as an optional extra, and is notably stiffer in its structure, which ought to improve dynamics. Inside, Mercedes claims to have used more desirable materials to further capitalise on the GLC's reputation for relative opulence in this class.
DESIGN AND ENGINEERING
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