New Mercedes GLC and GLC Coupe UK Prices and Specs Announced

The recently facelifted Mercedes GLC and GLC Coupe – Mercedes’ competition for the BMW X3 – will costs from £39,420 in the UK with first deliveries in the summer.

It’s three months since Mercedes revealed a minor facelift for the GLC (see below) – and a subsequent one for the GLC Coupe – and they’re now on sale in the UK with prices starting at £39,420 for the GLC 220 d 4MATIC but, for now, you’re limited to a couple of diesel engine models.

The GLC 220d is available in Sport, AMG Line and AMG Line Premium and the GLC 220d Coupe in AMG Line and AMG Line Premium trims, with the GLC 300d and 300d Coupe available in AMG Line Premium, AMG Line Premium Plus and AMG Line Premium Plus Ultimate.

Sport models get the MBUX Multimedia system with voice activation, Mirror PAckage, Active Parking Assist, 10.25″ touchscreen, 5.5″ instrument cluster display, heated front seats, privacy glass, AgilityC ontrol Comfort suspension and 18″ alloys.

AMG Line adds 19″ AMG alloys, AMG Sports Suspension, AMG body kit, AMG Sports Seats in Artico/Dinamica and a diamond grille, with AMG Line Premium Plus adding panoramic roof, Burmester Sound, Keyless-Go, memory seats and 20″ AMG alloys. AMG Line Premium Plus Ultimate add to all that with Air Body Control with Air Suspension and continuously adjustable damping and MBUX interior Assistant.

For now, the range kicks off at £39,420 for the GLC 220 d 4MATIC rising to £54,79f for the GLC 300 d AMG Line Premium Plus Ultimate, with the Coupe models costing an extra £2,875.

On sale now at Mercedes’ UK dealers, firts customer cars will arrive in the summer.

Mercedes GLC FACELIFT – mild cosmetic titivations, new Tech and new engines

The Mercedes GLC gets a minor cosmetic facelift for 2019, but there are more significant updates to its engine offerings and technology.

It’s getting on for four years since the Mercedes GLC SUV arrived, so it’s time for a facelift. But don’t spend too long staring at the photo of the facelifted GLC (above) because the changes aren’t exactly significant.

They amount to the lower end of facelift fodder, with revised LED lights, titivated grilles, bits of extra chrome, different exhaust tips, new paint colours and alloys.

Inside there’s a bit more going on, with new seats and the new generation  Mercedes-Benz’s infotainment system (MBUX) with a pair of big screens, screens that can be made bigger still if you spend enough, the ‘Hey Mercedes’ voice control plus gesture control and new ambient lightning.

As well as the stuff you can easily see, Mercedes has improved the driver assistance systems, with Active Emergency Stop, Active Parking, Active Lane Change, Active Speed Limit and even (optional) Trailer Manoeuvring Assist.

Despite the world falling out with diesel engines, Mercedes is still convinced it’s the right fuel for the GLC, so it’s not just a token single diesel offering for the facelifted GLC, but a GLC 200d with 161bhp, GLC 220d with 194bhp and GLC 300d with 242bhp, all with nine-speed auto ‘box and four-wheel drive. Petrol options are the GLC 200 with 194bhp and the GLC 300 with 242bhp, complete with 48V mild hybrid system.

Mercedes hope the tweaks to the GLC for 2019 are enough to keep it up with competition like the BMW X3 and Audio Q5.