| The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class looks about like what you'd think a Mercedes compact SUV should look like.
The exterior design of the GLK-Class oozes a whole lot of GL-Class, the big full-size SUV.
The GLK-Class silhouette is upright and angular, but its boxy shape is surprisingly aerodynamic, thanks in part to a deep hood and rising side character lines.
To get technical, the Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class earns an admirable 0.35 drag coefficient in the wind tunnel, which bests many curve-wielding, lower-riding, passenger cars, as well as most of its direct competitors.
The GLK-Class is shorter in overall length than the other cars in the class, it's nearly five inches shorter than the BMW X3 and two inches shorter in wheelbase.
The GLK-Class was launched as a 2010 model and shares its basic structure with the C-Class compact sedan.
It carries over to 2011 largely unchanged.
The new AMG package is all show, no go, adding only appearance features, not performance features.
Don't expect the AMG 20-inch wheels to soften the ride, and 19-inch wheels are standard.
Our preference is for the non-AMG GLK-Class. |