Mercedes-Benz GL Class

Interior:

One could easily melt into the pleasurable interior ambiance featured by the car. Owing to the precisely and ergonomically crafted driver's cabin with features like soul intuitive instrument cluster comprising of the 4.5-inch touch-screen color display and the COMAND system featuring the navigation, entertainment and internet via a convenient central controller and vivid 7-inch in-dash color screen, leather-wrapped and wooden -trim covered and 4-spoke multifunctional steering wheel. The decoration of wooden trim running from the inlays all over the centre console to the door panels makes the interiors look classy further adding to the interior ambiance.

Interior Comfort:

The enchanting comfort incorporated in the luxurious interiors of the car captivates all your senses within seconds and is worth a lot of praise. The large leather-trimmed seats have detailed stitching and heating, ventilating and electrically adjustable capability while 1st row bucket seats and heated 2nd-row seats have their own gravity zone which bounds you to relax in them. To add to your convenience, the 2nd row seats and 3rd row seats can be electrically folded and there are headrests available for all seats and arm rests for front and rear passengers. The interior ambiance is accentuated by the Thermotronic automatic climate control with 3 zones, electric panoramic sliding glass sunroof, ambient interior lighting with 3 color settings, which can be dimmed seamlessly to suit your individual taste and the two LCD screens to add to the rear passenger entertainment system.

Interior Measurements:

To make the luxury look more luxurious, the interior cabins with all the seats full buys you a decent cargo volume of 680 litres that can be extended to 2300 litres.

Stereo and accessories:

The luxurious interior cabins are well-fed with technology, which also adds to your entertainment and convenience in the form of a well-configured list of stereo and accessories. The car is equipped with an optional superior quality Harmon Kardon Logic 7 multi-channel surround-sound system 830-watt Audio System speakers that lets you taste the real essence of your favorite genres, the Audio 20 CD/ Radio system and the Comand Online system integrated with navigation and internet options all controlled by a 7-inch in-dash color screen. The two big LCD screens mounted on the seatbacks, capable of playing both DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and having separate ports for plugging in video games or other devices, adds to the rear entertainment of the car.

Exterior :

Everything that complements your sportiness could not be as sporty as this magnificent SUV. The stylishness weaved in the robust front design of the car is indicated by the features like the eye-catching front grille with 2 expressive horizontal chromed slats and the centre of attraction, the enlarged company's emblem, the bi-xenon headlamps, masculine and stylish bonnet design with bonnet louvers and detailed lines, and the particularly manly and wide front bumper design. The aerodynamics hinted by the silhouette expressive lines on the side body, the large and effective rear spoiler, the uplifted rear bumper design and the new two piece rear-lamps with LED fiber-optic cable, correctly demonstrates the sportiness poured in the SUV. The other eye captivating attribute added to the exterior design is the ravishing wheel design of the car.

Exterior Measurements:

The sleek, wide and long road-hugging look of the desirable SUV is a product of its exterior dimensions which stand out to be 5120 mm x 1934 mm x 1850 mm (L x W x H).

Wheels:

The car correctly defines its flagship and individuality with the dynamically tough and aesthetically spectacular 21-inch AMG 5-twin spoke light alloy wheels. The dimensions printed on the high performance Pirelli P-Zero tyres reads 295/40 R21.

Mileage and Fuel Economy:

The finely-refined 4.6-Litre V8 engine of the GL 500 4Matic variant churns out energy from each drop of fuel to deliver a mileage of 8.85 Kmpl, while the 5.5 L 8-cylinder Biturbo engine fitted in the sporty GL 63 AMG variant allows the car to cover a stretch of 8.1 km in a litre of fuel.

Engine and Performance:

The dynamic Crossover SUV GL 500 4Matic variant gulps power down the throat gifted to it by the BlueDIRECT BiTurbo 4.6-Litre V8 engine, which burns fuel efficiently to churn out a maximum power of 408 hp at 5000-5750 rpm and a maximum torque of 600 Nm at 1600-4750 rpm. While, the impressively sportier and ferocious GL63 AMG variant is pumped-up by the 5.5Litre V8 BiTurbo engine, which generates maximum power output of 557 hp at 5250-5750 rpm and peak torque of 760Nm between 2000-2500 rpm. Both the engine variants hugs the same driver-adaptive 7G-Tronic automatic transmission which provides butter-smooth transitions and in-coordination with the engine catapults the AMG variant to establish a speed of 100km/h from rest in just 4.9 sec.

Power:

The dynamism displayed by the desirable SUV is a result of the powerful engines running under the hood. The well-cultivated power plant (4.6-Litre V8 engine) pouring life in the nerves of the GL 500 4Matic variant churns out a maximum power output of 408 hp at 5000-5750 rpm and a maximum torque of 600 Nm at 1600-4750 rpm. The more dynamic and exclusively sporty GL63 AMG variant gulps life poured-in by the 5.5Litre V8 Biturbo engine, which roars with a maximum power output of 557 hp at 5250-5750 rpm and peak torque of 760 Nm at 2000-2500 rpm.

Acceleration and pickup:

Sit on the driver's seat and feel the adrenaline rush with the sportiness gifted to the GL 500 4Matic variant by its powerplant in the form of a furious acceleration value. This acceleration value gives the car an ability to attain a speed of 100 km/hr from naught in just 5.9 sec. While the GL63 AMG variant is made to look more furious as its attain a speed of 100 km/hr from stand-still in just 4.9 sec which is the result of powerful 5.5L V8 engine.

Braking and Handling:

The enthralling dynamism featured by the car needs to be controlled efficiently. This purpose is served by the efficient braking and handling assists added to the car. The powerful SUV is installed with a braking system consisting of perforated disc brakes on front as well as rear wheels assisted by Antilock Braking System, Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Brake Assist BAS Plus. The car body is supported on the ON&0FFROAD package that gives the driver greater control over the vehicle's handling and the driver can choose between six different pre-set drive programmes by means of a rotary switch. The handling assistance is added by features like Acceleration Skid Control (ASR), Cross-wind Assist and Electronic Stability Program.

Safety and Security:

The car body pampers and cocoons its passengers with a caring envelop of dependable and functional safety features. The car comes equipped with Anti-lock Braking System, Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Brake Assist BAS Plus for providing braking assistance. It is also supported by Acceleration Skid Control (ASR), Active Cross-wind Assist, Electronic Stability Program, optional Active Curve Control, DISTRONIC PLUS, Active Blind Spot Assist, Active Lane Keeping Assist, Pre-Safe braking, parking assist and optional Night View Assist. The car is further armed with more safety by the advanced multistage driver and front-passenger airbags, side and curtain airbags and forward collision warning.