2015 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4MATIC - Car and Driver (blog)
The supremely comfortable GL-class will deliver you and your passengers safely and stylishly to any destination in any weather. A 362-hp twin-turbo 3. 0-liter V-6 is standard. a 429-hp twin-turbo 4. 7-liter V-8 and a 240-hp 3. 0-liter turbo-diesel V-6 are optional. Instrumented Test – 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL450 4MATIC A funny thing is happening with the extinct woolly mammoth: Russian scientists are trying to clone one, using DNA extracted from a corpse preserved in ice. Case in point: the 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL450. We called it a buffalo when we ran one through our 40,000-mile long-term-test regimen, noting that the category was undergoing a steady, endangered-species-like decline. the GL-class is up 33 percent year-over-year during the past three months. The body, chassis, and even (for now) the name are the same in 2015, but the GL450 has been genetically modified. Under the hood, where our 2013 long-termer housed a mammoth, 4. 7-liter twin-turbocharged V-8, there’s now a diminutive 3. 0-liter V-6. Also force-fed by a pair of turbos, it makes an identical 362 horsepower. Most of the Performance, Most of the Time In normal driving, the transplant works just fine, capable of a zero-to-60-mph dash of 5. 9 seconds, which is identical to. Source: www.caranddriver.com
