2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, GLK300, GLK350, GLK280, GLK 220 CDI Blue ... - Car and Driver
Mercedes is the first to admit the all-new GLK crossover is another urban SUV that is unlikely to spend much time in the woods. It may attempt to look tough, but its C-class genes ensure it is painless on the well-traveled road where it belongs. The GLKs strangely tall greenhouse evokes the similarly proportioned Jeep Commander , and were heard it referred to as the Mercedes Forester. But the GLK, to be built in Bremen, Germany, is a convincing little brother to the GL-class. This is one of the few Mercedes models that wont get an AMG versionthe others being the GL and the A- and B-class which are not sold in the U. S. The R63 AMG was crossed off order forms a while ago. One Choice Only for U. S. In the U. S. , where the GLK does not go on sale until January 2009 as a 2010 model, there will be only one version at launch: the GLK350 with a 3. 5-liter V-6 gasoline engine good for 268 horsepower and a top speed of... Mercedes claims a 0-to-60-mph time of 6. 5 seconds. Source: www.caranddriver.com
