2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-class - Car and Driver (blog)
The CLA- and GLA-classes, for example, are very similar, while the GLE- and E-class models are rather more different. The relationship between this vehicle, the all-new 2016 GLC-class, and the sweet new C-class is more like the former than the latter, so you can think of it as a C-class on stilts. As the replacement for the aged GLK-class , which itself was crafted from the mechanical rib of a prior C-class model, the new GLC could not be more important to Mercedes-Benz, with the compact-crossover market more popular than ever. When sales start this November, the GLC-class lineup for the U. S. will consist of just the GLC300 SUV in rear-wheel-drive and 4MATIC all-wheel-drive forms. Bigger, Prettier, Lighter Next to the GLK, the GLC is 4. 7 inches longer, 2. 0 inches wider, and 0. 3 inch taller. It rides on a wheelbase stretched by 4. 6 inches, while the tracks are up by 1. 9 inches in front and 0. 8 inch in back. The long nose and short front overhang hint at this vehicle’s longitudinal engine layout—a trump card in a segment full of transverse-engine, front-wheel-drive-based entries—and all U. S. -spec GLC models will receive standard off-road bumpers... Source: www.caranddriver.com
