New SUV nomenclature: GLK = GLC
12-10-2014, 04:52 PM
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New SUV nomenclature: GLK = GLC
"G" to the fore: the new SUV nomenclature:
The premiere of the GLE Coupe restructures the successful SUV range from Mercedes-Benz. The system centers around the five core model series, A, B, C, E and S, which will continue to be used to provide orientation for our customers. In the case of the model designations for the SUVs, in a tribute to the legendary G-Class, all SUV models will in future have the first two letters "GL" in their name. The "G" here denotes the car's lineage. The "L" is a letter that appears time and time again over the history of Mercedes-Benz: it is a linking letter that makes the model designations easier to remember and easier to pronounce; one that is familiar from the legendary SL, for example, or from the more recent CLS and CLA. It is followed by the third letter, which indicates the relationship to the relevant core model series.
In specific terms:
GLA - SUV in the A-Class segment
GLC - SUV in the C-Class segment; formerly GLK
GLE - SUV in the E-Class segment; formerly M-Class
GLE Coupe - SUV in the E-Class Coupé segment
GLS - SUV in the S-Class segment; formerly GL
G - unchanged
The premiere of the GLE Coupe restructures the successful SUV range from Mercedes-Benz. The system centers around the five core model series, A, B, C, E and S, which will continue to be used to provide orientation for our customers. In the case of the model designations for the SUVs, in a tribute to the legendary G-Class, all SUV models will in future have the first two letters "GL" in their name. The "G" here denotes the car's lineage. The "L" is a letter that appears time and time again over the history of Mercedes-Benz: it is a linking letter that makes the model designations easier to remember and easier to pronounce; one that is familiar from the legendary SL, for example, or from the more recent CLS and CLA. It is followed by the third letter, which indicates the relationship to the relevant core model series.
In specific terms:
GLA - SUV in the A-Class segment
GLC - SUV in the C-Class segment; formerly GLK
GLE - SUV in the E-Class segment; formerly M-Class
GLE Coupe - SUV in the E-Class Coupé segment
GLS - SUV in the S-Class segment; formerly GL
G - unchanged
12-11-2014, 04:21 PM
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Supposedly the K in GLK stood for Kurz, the German word for short.
Any idea what the C stands for..?
Any idea what the C stands for..?
12-12-2014, 10:43 AM
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12-13-2014, 01:26 PM
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