To keep its upper-crust image, the GL will most likely offer top-tier ML options as standard, such as the highest grade stereo
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| To keep its upper-crust image, the GL will most likely offer top-tier ML options as standard, such as the highest grade stereo system, advanced navigation system and many other luxury and safety features. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Canada) |
system, advanced navigation system and many other luxury and safety features.
It will also be advanced technically, utilizing the two-speed transfer case from the ML's Off-Road package with beefier suspension components, but even with these add-ons it won't be much better off-road due to its size. Insiders report that the GL-Class is a full 30 cm longer than the ML, not to mention its extra width, height, and more importantly, girth. All things considered, the new GL-Class will probably be just as wide and heavy, if not more than the old G; not necessarily ideal for sneaking through wooded lots or running up rocky canyons due to
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| The GL is bound to be a proper seven- or eight-seater vehicle, with plenty of room for all passengers. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz Canada) |
a high risk of getting hung up on a rut or stuck if underpinned by an independent suspension system.
With all of that extra space, the GL is bound to be a proper seven- or eight-seater vehicle with plenty of room for all passengers; MB has already shown that six can ride in comfort with the R-Class. It's rumoured that the GL will also be more versatile than the R, featuring bench or bucket seats that fold into the floor to create an empty, flat loading floor. With a boxier and more upright body, it's expected that the GL will trump all other Benzes in terms of roominess and useable space. In fact, it may even outclass some minivans.
