VIDEO: New GLC set to fill a void in the Mercedes-Benz model range

There appears to be no letting up chez Mercedes these days and following on from the recent launches of the GLA and GLE models, the German giant has announced the introduction of the new GLC, which fits into the company’s line-up between the two aforementioned cars.

Mercedes maintains the new GLC sees it launch into an area in which it never previously had a model for sale here — the mid-size SUV segment. It is a complete newcomer to the Mercedes-Benz line-up when it launches here in Ireland in October, and internationally, the new GLC replaces the outgoing GLK— a model that was only ever produced in left-hand drive. It is based on the latest C-Class platform, but has a longer wheelbase and thus the GLC has the characteristic appearance of a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

It is aimed at urban and rural drivers alike and, viewed from the front, its short overhang, striking headlamps, body underguard and twin-louvre grille, and five-pointed star all harmonise with latest Mercedes-Benz design trends.