GeorgeD

Hey all, thanks for keeping me up to date on all the latest info on the GL since its announcement.

I’m happy to say that my wife and I took delivery of our GL450 last Friday night!

It priced out just over $67K.

Here are the specs:
Alabaster white
Macadamia leather
Premium 1 package – love the DVD navigation, power lift gate, and parktronic
19” wheels w/ optical off road package – looks cool, but I wouldn’t have paid for it if it wasn't on the one the dealer already had coming
Heating package – love it! Can’t wait for cold weather to come back
Sunroof
Trailer hitch
3 zone climate control – a bit of a pain when my 6 year-old keeps cranking it one way or another to blast the fan
Interior ambient lighting – nice touch, worth the price

MB Fanatic

Hey your car is sweet. I would reccomend getting the Xenon lights put in by MBenzNL when he can. They will make a night and day difference.

I love the Alabaster White on the GL. Its classic and makes a statement, like get the **** out of my way. I love it. You are my new idol man.

jayj

congratulations!
thank you for posting pics. i just ordered mine a couple days ago also in white. this is the first time i've seen a real pic in white. looks nice. can you post more pics of the car outdoors? thanks!

JackStraw

A number of MB's paint colors look different depending on the ambient lighting. Alabaster White is not one of them. It's gonna look, well, white.

zoink

Congrats! Please don't forget to post comments... fit & finish, overall quality, power, handling, etc. etc.

Yes, the wheels don't look good IMO. You think it's better than Cayenne (other than more seating space)? I have to ask this just because I had Cayenne before...

jayj

i test drove the GL and I'll take delivery in July. Its a nice smooth ride although I think it could use the 550 engine. No SUV comes close to the cayenne in drivability imo.

jayj

indulge me please! seeing more pictures will make the wait less painful. and i'd love to see the car in more natural settings.

Scoop55

It looks super nice. Congrats!

Mean-Benz

boah! this is the first GL i've seen in white. looks awesome, enjoy!

mkaresh

I'd assumed that the Appearance Package and ORP couldn't be ordered together, because features overlap and because low profile tires don't make sense off-road. But it sounds like you have both. Prices still 1100 plus 2200, or is the price of one reduced because of the overlap?

Also unclear is whether the ORP normally includes a different tire than the standard GL.

jayj

I assumed he meant the appearance package which includes 19" wheels and skid plates. "optical off road package" = appearance package?

GeorgeD

A couple more photos as requested...

jayj: When you say more natural settings are you meaning suburbia or off road? The ones I've included I took today when we got together with a few friends.
It's been rainy so I haven't had a chance to go totally photo happy.

Zoink: Didn't look at the Cayenne, only considered the ML, R, and GL.

mkaresh: 19" wheels w/optical off road package is what MB calls it. It's merely an appearance thing - bigger wheels and stainless steel skid plates, as I say, I wouldn't have selected it if it weren't already on it.

Dlau

Hi, Can you post some interior ambient light pictures please. Thanks!

jayj

thanks! i meant anything outside the showroom.

AsianML

Wow, that's a lot of white MBs. The GL looks wonderful, and congrats on it. As MB Fanatic ssaid, I suggest you get the bixenons put in. They will make a huge difference.

As Dlau said, could you please post pics of the ambient interior lighting?

LRRPJOE

whats the deal with them all white?

blazinginder

white is HOTT

CaThaFeR

congrats! i'm looking at maybe getting a GL also...does the gl have any in floor storage in the back??