2023 Mercedes Benz GLC Coupe! First Look at Hybrid Generation!

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Welcome to RBR guys - and to the brand new #GLC Coupe! One of the most popular Coupe SUVs in the world, one of #MercedesBenz’s best sellers, and a whole new generation with a mega upgrade!

I remember the days when a #SUV Coupe or crossover was a novelty that all the car makers were testing the waters with. It was a pretty nonsensical idea that most of us turned our noses up at - I mean what’s the point of taking an inherently practical machine and slicing it into a compromised SUV? Time and tide however, showed there’s big love for the nonsensical - perhaps it’s something we should have predicted. I mean whenever an automaker prioritises aesthetics and customer emotion over logic - wonderful things happen. Today, you’ll likely find more crossovers than SUVs in many line ups - especially with the rise of Hyper SUVs like the Ferrari Purosangue and EV SUVs!

So the landscape has changed - but the king for me always in terms of looks, has been the original GLC Coupe. It made the normal GLC look like a sale’s reps estate, the X4 look even more like a piece of malformed fungus than it already was, the X6 and GLE were made to look fat and frumpy in front of it - and in AMG form stood as SUV king of the Nurburgring for 7 of it’s 8 years in production. That halo car, undoubtedly having a trickle down effect on sales of standard GLCs. And humongous sales just solidified why logic isn’t always the answer!

The new car - could be an even better partner to live with. Still with an edge on looks, but with tech and luxury from a few classes up - are we looking at another customer favourite? Let’s check out every detail and find out together!

The new one carries the same formula of close relation to the new C Class, sitting on the new MRA2 platform that’s been optimised for electrification. It’s 6cm longer, with 3 of that going to the boot space.

Here’s the basics: every GLC is hybrid in some way, they’re all 4wd as standard, most will use 4 cylinder engines - BUT unlike the C, the GLC will get a 6 diesel cylinder later!

The mild hybrid has an ISG or integrated starter generator, between engine and gearbox, providing immediate 200nm torque and a bit of horsepower before the combustion engine takes over. The plug-in, like the GLC 300E, has a 31kw battery that gives 70+ Miles range of Electric only driving! It’s also packaged better in the rear boot than the predecessor. Power comes from a permanently excited internal rotor synchronous motor - which gives 440 Nm torque and in the 300, 333 hp.

The suspension is a new four-link front set up, with a multi-link rear. It has improved ride quality and and you can also get the Airmatic suspension with active dampening, this comes along with rear axle steering for the first time, of up to 4.5 degrees - more than C class!

Design is quite lovely. New lights on the rear connect, almost like the Mercedes EQ models - but not light in-between. Probably for the best. It sits lower, and looks more muscular than the estate, without losing much inside.

AMGs will follow with a new GLC 43 coupe, based on the C43 with 4 cylinder engine. Then the big one, 670+ BHP GLC 63S E Performance, with the hybrid system off the C63 — can it achieve the dynamic accolades of the previous car though? I’m unconvinced.

So, let’s take a thorough look at it, and see what we think vs the standard GLC!

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