Mercedes-Benz

There were mixed feelings over Mercedes GLK compact SUV. They showed it off at the Detroit Auto Show in January and many people weren’t sure whether the design that it was given was impressively unique or just a little too different for their taste.

Next week Mercedes will again be showing off the GLK and will be introducing us to the gas mileage that the CUV/SUV can get. The Vision GLK BlueTec Hybrid has been built with the new mild hybrid system that both Mercedes and BMW have been working on.

Many people were disappointed with the look and the design of Mercedes new GLK compact SUV. They thought that the SUV was slightly smaller than what they were hoping for. Those who didn’t get to see it in January at the Detroit Auto Show will get their chance to see it in Geneva – though it will be a slightly different concept.

Mercedes is happy to see that Kim Cattrall – who plays Samantha in “Sex and the City” has chosen their GLK Freeside concept as her vehicle of choice for the new movie arriving May 30th. Obviously Mercedes took advantage of this and had her introduce the new concept.

We have heard talk of the new Mercedes 2009 GLK and for the longest time we were told that the first time we would catch a glimpse of it was during the new ‘Sex and the City’ movie and during the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. However, it seems that the usual spy photographers were ready to start shooting the much expected vehicle after it was brought out for an early screen shot.

Mercedes-Benz became the people to re-introduce the SUV the the public when they created the M-Class SUV almost ten years ago. The M-Class gave you the luxury and elegance you wanted from a vehicle with only a little more then the competition. Mercedes had done it, they had started a trend and no one could stop them.

When Mercedes created the G-Class model it was a vehicle designed for hard core people who would drive it on off-road excursions. This explains to us why its biggest competitors are the Hummer H1 and the Land Rover Range Rover. The G-Class was built in Graz, Austria.

Even though this vehicle is built for off-road it was still given a classy and somewhat softened looking body. The G-Class comes in at 185.6 inches long on a 112.2 inch wheelbase making it 3 inches shorter then the 2006 M-Class. The G-Class was equipped with rigid front and rear axles and three locking differntials.