The 2020 Mercedes-Benz Glc Isn't Intimidating To Crusade At All
P 4.290-million—that’s to a greater extent than coin than I’ll build inward a lifetime, barring winning the lottery, of course. It’s too the starting cost of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC which makes it, to a huge exercise of the population, ridiculously expensive. Since it’s basically my hereafter retirement fund on wheels, understandably, I had some hesitation of driving it during peak traffic. But y'all know what I’ve learned? Man, it’s non equally intimidating equally y'all think.
H5N1 chip of a caveat: this isn’t the most expensive nor the most powerful auto I’ve driven; but it’s the get-go fourth dimension I’ve been thrust into the spot of 1 without much of an introduction to its features in addition to specs. With no 1 to explicate what this push or that switch does, I had precisely almost 10 seconds to figure everything out in addition to acquire comfy earlier driving off on EDSA. During rush hour.
Outside, the 2020 GLC is almost unchanged from previous twelvemonth models except for the novel head- in addition to taillights (now all inward LEDs), in addition to a novel pattern for its shoes. Still, I gotta dear how Mercedes designers managed to proceed the GLC build clean in addition to fresh—a divergence from the gaudy tendency of oversized grilles in addition to busy contours that look to infest other German linguistic communication brands.
Most of the rework to the GLC though is constitute inward the cabin, in addition to fifty-fifty then, the changes are quite subtle. The gauges are the most noticeable one—a swap of the quondam analog/digital combination to an all-digital setup. The 12.3-inch display is crisp clear, perfect for the variety of high-tech luxury that Mercedes-Benz is instantly trying to achieve. Then, y'all accept the steering wheel—a compact 3 spoker with far less buttons but with to a greater extent than commands (I’ll acquire to that later) than inward previous Benzes. And finally, there’s the novel infotainment system—MBUX, a vocalization activated organization that uses contextualized vocalization commands that adapts to its user. Sounding smashing thus far? Good, because that’s equally far equally this tech materials goes.
With precisely a 15-kilometer drive ahead of me, getting used to the GLC’s rather peculiar man-machine interface is unnerving. Like I said, I had 10 seconds to figure everything out in addition to acquire going—that’s non plenty fourth dimension to fifty-fifty scratch the surface of what MBUX tin give the axe do. Suffice to say, I didn’t “Hey Mercedes” it given I mightiness dice the object of ridicule with my carmates, in addition to to the Go Pro photographic television camera that’s constantly recording our every move. Instead, I stuck to the traditional controls, preferring to customize the gauges in addition to the infotainment hide via the 2 touch-sensitive squares on the steering wheel. Former BlackBerry users volition honor it quite slow to suit to this command structure—a far improve execution than the 1 constitute inward the new-generation Hondas for instance. It was polish until my carmates in addition to I started talking in addition to comparison the GLC to its 2 principal rivals: the Audi Q5 in addition to BMW X3; at which time, the MBUX came to life in addition to asked, “What tin give the axe I assist y'all with?” That’s for certain creepy.
And speaking almost how the GLC compares to its rivals, it’s a far easier drive compared to the BMW X3 (I’ve nevertheless to drive the novel Audi Q5). Though like inward proportion, the Mercedes does accept the wages of improve sightlines. With this, it makes it far easier to estimate it inward bumper-to-bumper traffic, particularly dead ahead in addition to at the corners. And together with the surprisingly light, but accurate steering, it’s a cinch to park. Dare I tell it, but the GLC’s on-road experience is closer to that of a premium Japanese SUV—a plough off for Benz loyalists for sure, but for the majority, this familiarity volition hateful far less fourth dimension adjusting to its quirks. It too rides extremely well, though I must acknowledge that a improve determination is reached when I’ll acquire to drive it past times lx km/h or accept it dice through rougher patches of Metro route (hello, C5).
With a GLC 200 badge at the back, this Benz is powered past times a 2.0-liter motor making 197 horsepower in addition to 320 Nm of torque. These figures are upward from the previous twelvemonth model’s, but again, without the powerfulness to stretch its legs, I’d accept to tell that the powerfulness is only adequate.
H5N1 amount multi-day drive is necessary to past times sentence on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC. However, equally far equally get-go impressions are concerned, it’s managed to essay itself to hold upward an slow drive. Yes, the infotainment organization is needlessly complicated, but at to the lowest degree the residuum of the auto isn’t. With motorcycles zipping inward in addition to to a greater extent than or less traffic, you’ll for certain desire a auto that’s non intimidating to drive. And spell the large three-pointed star is already plenty to human activeness equally a barrier or sorts against nether bones in addition to what accept you, the GLC itself makes the idea of driving 4.29-million pesos on wheels far less daunting.
