For several years, Mercedes-Benz GLC crossover prospective buyers have talked about their luxurious experience. This yr, the 2020 GLC-Course talks again.
With the new GLC, Mercedes-Benz provides its most up-to-date infotainment technique and a a bit far more impressive motor. Like final yr, the GLC-Course is offered as a crossover 𠇌oupe” with a racier roofline and hatchback glass, or as a standard crossover with an upright tail and far more usable cargo house. Two engines with 4 configurations are on offer you: the GLC 300 is offered with or with out all-wheel generate, and the higher-run GLC 63—only offered with all-wheel generate—will come in 1 of two motor outputs, foundation or S.
Foundation crossovers charge far more than $43,000 to get started, whilst the major GLC 63 S Coupe operates far more than $85,000. The 2020 GLC-Course will go on sale in wintertime 2019.
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We give the assortment a six.eight, skewed greatly towards the GLC300 4Matic crossover, which is far more common with prospective buyers. That’s with out gasoline economic climate or security facts, which could increase or reduce the rating a bit. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
Fashion and functionality
The GLC-Course is the tall-roof companion to the C-Course, if any one remembers what that is. The GLC crossover is superior on the lookout by some estimations, and its house is far more realistic for far more persons. The exterior has not adjusted a great deal with this yr’s fluff-and-buff refresh—new bumpers, headlights, and taillights, and a new grille—it’s what’s on the within that issues far more, in accordance to Mercedes-Benz and your dad and mom.
The inside of the GLC-Course is addressed to the exact same luxurious components that get superior with far more cash, and a freshly regular 10.three-inch touchscreen bolted earlier mentioned the local weather controls that operates Mercedes’ enhanced infotainment technique, dubbed MBUX.
Mercedes’ new technique operates by way of touchpad, touchscreen, or steering wheel controls, gesture controls, or if you’re free and snug with the social deal—net-related voice instructions. Acquiring instructions to the shopping mall is less complicated than waking up Siri, whether or not that’s a fantastic detail is wholly not up to us.
Less than the hood of the 2020 GLC300 is a far more impressive turbo-four that helps make 255 horsepower, in addition 14 from final yr if you’re holding rating. That’s paired to a regular nine-pace automated transmission that’s keen to set the GLC in a far more productive temper. EPA figures for the 2020 variation aren’t however offered, but Mercedes guarantees comparable or superior figures than the 24-mpg freeway mark from final yr.
The GLC rides atop regular metal springs or an optional air suspension with adaptive dampers, but each rides are creamy. The regular 18-inch wheels are a tiny organization, but they fill in street imperfections superior than development crews.
Comfort and ease, security, and capabilities
The proportions of the GLC-Course haven’t adjusted, even if the insides have. The crossover nevertheless easily seats up to 5 grown ups, with a lot of leg and knee area for six-footers or taller. Shoulder area might be an concern for vast grown ups or Olympic swimmers, but 75-percenters possible gained’t squabble with 3 abreast𠅎ven if they contact shoulders.  
𠇌oupe” styles are a extend by definition, significantly less in comfort and ease. Though the rear doorways are compromised in their cutout, our six-foot-three editor was equipped to sit powering anyone of equivalent stature with about a fifty percent-inch of head area and enough leg area.
The GLC “Normal” is far more snug for persons and cargo with approximately 20 cubic toes of cargo house that opens up to far more than 65 cubic toes with the 2nd row folded. The Coupe’s roofline sacrifices some house to 17.seven cubes and 49.four respectively.
The foundation artificial leather-based warms up with far more cash—higher-course shades of hides and wooden are offered as optional extras and make the GLC truly feel hotter than some of its rivals.
Large-po GLC 63 styles have on daring accents in yellow or pink, comprehensive with carbon �ux-ber” panels that appear fantastic but appear to be to some degree superfluous in a four,500-pound crossover.
The 2020 GLC hasn’t however been sacrificed to a wall in the identify of security exams, but final yr’s variation is mainly similar and was a Top rated Security Choose+ by impartial testers. We’ll wait around until eventually far more info is offered in advance of crowning it once more. All the required security units are there, but Mercedes’ shell out-up security units are possible truly worth the cost. In addition to adaptive cruise handle, the energetic security capabilities can assist retain the GLC-Course centered in its lane, improve lanes, and gradual down for corners. Computerized crisis braking is regular, like final yr.
For far more than $43,000 to get started, the GLC300 delivers a 10.three-inch touchscreen for infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Automobile compatibility, 18-inch wheels, USB-C demand ports (you’ll most likely have to invest in a new twine, once more), keyless ignition, heated entrance seats that are electricity adjustable, and a electricity liftgate.
More-charge alternatives incorporate even bigger wheels, softer leather-based, a 12.three-inch electronic instrument cluster, heated rear seats, wi-fi mobile phone charger, cooled entrance seats, panoramic sunroof, and Burmester audio technique.
At the major finish, the GLC 63 S Coupe delivers higher horsepower and higher vogue: a slinky roofline, stunning inside, and thoughts-bending pace.