ST430

eh...bow tie Jeep Cherokee ftw?!

rominl

iTrader: (4)

well, i hope they can compete with the lexus counterpart....

AJ

I don't think a 3 seat MB would like good in reality

spwolf

lol, it looks terrible for what it is... It looks like ML that got bigger with some influences from Toyota, GM and DCX.
There is not enough to make it different enough from ML... they should have called it LWB ML :-).

Order66

Does the market really need or want the GL class?

Mercedes should cool down on issuing new models. They need to offer fewer models and ones that the public sees as truly "special." There is not a damn thing special about the new GL. Looks exactly like what Mercedes needed 8 years ago, not today.

If I were in charge I would dump the G, the ML and not bother with the GL. I'd make an updated version of the AAVision concept car that the original ML was based on and sllap a V8 hybrid motor in there. The result? A Mercedes that is both unique and relevant in today's marketplace.

iasc300

iTrader: (1)

i like it....hum...

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

[Most of] You guys are amazing. This GL fits in with styling of other MB's and it's a state of the art vehicle and you're trashing it. Feeling insecure because it's not a Lexus?

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

Right and Altima looks like a GS (not).

TRDFantasy

Insecure? Hardly.

The styling is not distinctive, and this can easily be mistaken for another car. Only the badge makes it look like a Benz.

The interior looks almost identical to the M Class, which is sort of cheap looking and feeling.

This car has too much overlap with the M Class and is a stupid move on MB's part, especially considering the G Class will still be kept around.

Incendiary

This is meant to be their large SUV offering, I believe. The G-class is a different breed of SUV. No overlap. That said, I agree that MB should focus on the C, E, S, and SL classes. At this point, I don't see dropping classes as that important, but I sure hope they improve their bread-and-butter offerings before creating other niche cars like the CLS.

TRDFantasy

This still overlaps with the M-Class. Sharing interiors with the M and R Classes, as well as other mechanical components doesn' help.

And of course, styling that can be mistaken for an M Class also isn't good.

mmarshall

While there are obvious similiarities, visually, to the M-Class, the G-class is aimed at a different niche. It replaces the tanklike Gelandewagen, or G-Wagon, a military-dereived design that was literally built like a bank vault and one of the most hard-core off-roaders on the planet.

TRDFantasy

*sigh* ... but that's the thing, it doesn't replace the G-Class. The G-Class will still be around, and in fact, it wil recieve a refresh/redesign in the next few years.

Incendiary

If you think the Ford Explorer and Expedition overlap, then I agree. If you think the GX and LX overlap, then I agree. If you don't, then I don't see what you're upset about unless it's the exterior styling and interior similarities. But then again, they're both MB, so that would make sense, no? The M is their medium-sized SUV, the GL is their large-sized SUV. Like E and S-classes in the sedan category, no?