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It's not the running boards, it's the combination of ride height which is must lower in euro spec and the front bumper which has the lip run the entire length,
For some reason MBUSA decided to jack up the ride height and destory front end proportions with the lip because it thinks Americans are going to take a 50k entry level luxury suv off road and need all the clearance.
Current: 2022 C300W4, 2016 Audi A8L Previous: 2019 C43W4
Originally Posted by index1489
It's not the running boards, it's the combination of ride height which is must lower in euro spec and the front bumper which has the lip run the entire length,
For some reason MBUSA decided to jack up the ride height and destory front end proportions with the lip because it thinks Americans are going to take a 50k entry level luxury suv off road and need all the clearance.
You can thank the US Federal Government for the required departure angles and increased ground clearance of our GLC. The GLC is classified as a light truck and is subject to less stringent emissions, fuel economy, and other regulations within the US. Additionally, they wouldn't have been able to market the vehicle as a true Sport Utility Vehicle.
I can assure you Daimler would have preferred to build just one AMG sport bumper for the entire globe...
But I thought AMG had the badge on the back doesn't it? And on the wheels?
No AMG badge on the body work I'm afraid.
This only appears on the alloys and carpet mats.
Even so the spec level does make the car meaner in appearance.
Thanks all. Yes, sport + night, 19" black wheels (code 99R). No flat bottom steering wheel on designo black but a flat bottom wheel does come with designo platinum/black.
Can anyway explain why the LED lights on the euro version look so much better then the US version? Do the lights at least share the same functionality and features?
Finally was able to pick it up today after placing the order at the end of December.
This is the Diamond Silver exterior with the Designo Platinum White interior. Really happy with the purchase.
I was also going to order the same interior.. Are you in the U.S? I was told that it comes with aluminum when I tried to order the open pore ash for the center console.. It wouldn't allow it to the order as a stand alone add on.
So looking at your picture.. If you are in the US... What center console is that the black shiny one? Or does it indeed come with the black ash open pore??
I was also going to order the same interior.. Are you in the U.S? I was told that it comes with aluminum when I tried to order the open pore ash for the center console.. It wouldn't allow it to the order as a stand alone add on.
So looking at your picture.. If you are in the US... What center console is that the black shiny one? Or does it indeed come with the black ash open pore??
Yes, I'm in the US. It appears that for the US version, if you order the Designo Platinum interior, you will get the aluminum trim on the sides while the center console is the open pore ash - it doesn't show up that clearly in my picture due to lighting/camera quality, but that is what it is. Hope that helps!
2016 GLC300 Dakota Brown on Espresso Brown Leather, 2014 C250 Sport Diamond Silver
Originally Posted by index1489
Can anyway explain why the LED lights on the euro version look so much better then the US version? Do the lights at least share the same functionality and features?
US LEDs look different due to the US requirement for Amber reflector. I do not know if there is functional differences. US systems are suppose to be intelligent system/adaptive with cornering same as Europe. Maybe some one else can chime in.
03-13-2016, 07:02 PM
