The date of the premiere of the new Mercedes-Benz GLC has been announced

Mercedes-Benz will present the new crossover Mercedes-Benz GLC on June 1, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has published the first official image of the new generation GLC crossover and has finally revealed the exact date of its premiere.

Mercedes-Benz GLC teaser. Photos Mercedes-Benz

The manufacturer still does not give any specifics about the new GLC, but even from the teaser it is clear that there will be no experiments with the appearance of the crossover, and everything will be limited to only point, evolutionary changes that adjust its design to the modern style of the German brand.

But the model will grow considerably in size. For example, in length, according to insiders, the body of the Mercedes-Benz GLC will stretch by 60 millimeters (up to 4718 mm) and, thus, will be even larger than that of the BMW X3 and Audi Q5. The wheelbase will add 15 millimeters and will already be 2888 millimeters, which will increase not only the interior, but also the trunk, the volume of which should reach a record 600 liters for the model.

By the way, about the salon. It is planned to issue it in the same way as the new C-Class – with a digital “tidy” on the tablet and a huge vertical screen on the center console with a diagonal of 11.9 inches. Significant progress in sound insulation is also promised, to improve which the Mercedes will additionally treat the central tunnel with a special 2 mm bitumen-based coating.

Technically, the second generation GLC is also unified with the C-class. First of all, they are “related” to the common MRA2 modular platform with a steering rear axle (so far no model in the segment has one) and optional air suspension, and secondly, one range of engines.

The basis of the latter will be “turbo four”: petrol GLC 200 (204 hp) and GLC 300 (258 hp), as well as diesel GLC 220 d (200 hp) and GLC 300 d (265 hp .). Only one six-cylinder version of the GLC 400 d with an in-line 3.0-liter turbodiesel will break out of this row, which the C-class does not have. A small 48-volt starter-generator will be built next to each of these motors, adding 22 hp to the output. and 250 Nm of torque.

All other modifications will be hybrid. Among them, among other things, there will be rechargeable hybrids GLC 300 e, GLC 400 e and GLC 300 de, each of which is equipped with a four-cylinder engine (the first two are gasoline, the third is diesel) and a nine-speed “automatic” with a built-in 136 hp electric motor. With. and 440 Nm of torque.

Finally, the “charged” Mercedes-AMG GLC 43 and GLC 63 crossovers will also become hybrids, but we will see them only in 2023. At the same time, the coupe-like GLC Coupe of the new generation will also be released, which will most likely receive the same “technique” as the usual one.