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Written by Tom Harrison
Remember Merc"s GLB Concept from the New York Motor Show? Well, it"s back, this time as a proper production-ready model, minus the chunky wheels, spotlights and rooftop storage. Boo. The Mercedes-Benz GLB is a "compact" crossover that uses the same basic underpinnings as the new A-Class and B-Class. Bigger, though, so there"s room for seven seats. The rearmost two are optional Mercedes says they can be used by people up to 1.68 metres tall (that"s about 5ft 6in), presumably only with the middle-row slid as far forwards as it"ll go. Doesn"t look like there"s much of a boot when they"re in use, either, but fold them flat into the floor and you"re rewarded with almost 1,800 litres of cargo space. Not bad. Elsewhere inside you have the now familiar MBUX infotainment system, which marries a clever voice assistant with two widescreen displays. What you can"t do with your voice, you do with touch-pads on the steering wheel or a laptop-style trackpad on the centre console. It"s the exact same setup you get in the A-Class, B-Class and CLA, so go read our reviews of those cars to see what it"s like.
Date written: 11 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15984
Remember Merc"s GLB Concept from the New York Motor Show? Well, it"s back, this time as a proper production-ready model, minus the chunky wheels, spotlights and rooftop storage. Boo. The Mercedes-Benz GLB is a "compact" crossover that uses the same basic underpinnings as the new A-Class and B-Class. Bigger, though, so there"s room for seven seats. The rearmost two are optional Mercedes says they can be used by people up to 1.68 metres tall (that"s about 5ft 6in), presumably only with the middle-row slid as far forwards as it"ll go. Doesn"t look like there"s much of a boot when they"re in use, either, but fold them flat into the floor and you"re rewarded with almost 1,800 litres of cargo space. Not bad. Elsewhere inside you have the now familiar MBUX infotainment system, which marries a clever voice assistant with two widescreen displays. What you can"t do with your voice, you do with touch-pads on the steering wheel or a laptop-style trackpad on the centre console. It"s the exact same setup you get in the A-Class, B-Class and CLA, so go read our reviews of those cars to see what it"s like.
Date written: 11 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 15984
