2020 GLC300 vs 2019 GLC300 exterior
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2020 GLC300 vs 2019 GLC300 exterior
Honestly can't really tell them apart unlike the GLK which looks starkly different up front in the design refresh.
Can anyone show me a before/after and the differences?
Can anyone show me a before/after and the differences?
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I'll post pics after this post, but the 2020 was just a midcycle refresh. Changes are:
1. New front grille and fascias
2. New headlamps and taillamps.
3. Few new wheel options
4. Tweaked interior
5. Some options and package changes.
1. New front grille and fascias
2. New headlamps and taillamps.
3. Few new wheel options
4. Tweaked interior
5. Some options and package changes.
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New 2020:
2019 without leds:
2019 with leds:
hope this helps. Leds are standard for 2020, not for 2019. I have a 2019 and I think it looks great, but 2020 is also nice.
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I have a 2019 and love it but there are some improvements in 2020. In addition to the exterior lighting upgrades, 2020 has more horsepower, it has MBUX and the premium package includes 64-color ambient lighting.
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Another small difference that gets overlooked.
2019 exhaust pipe housings are a more rhombus shape AND they actually have the exhaust pipes coming out of them.
2020 the housings are more rectangular and are fake - with the pipes being directed downward with no exhaust coming out of the actual housings (sim to Audi)
2019 exhaust pipe housings are a more rhombus shape AND they actually have the exhaust pipes coming out of them.
2020 the housings are more rectangular and are fake - with the pipes being directed downward with no exhaust coming out of the actual housings (sim to Audi)
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Another small difference that gets overlooked.
2019 exhaust pipe housings are a more rhombus shape AND they actually have the exhaust pipes coming out of them.
2020 the housings are more rectangular and are fake - with the pipes being directed downward with no exhaust coming out of the actual housings (sim to Audi)
2019 exhaust pipe housings are a more rhombus shape AND they actually have the exhaust pipes coming out of them.
2020 the housings are more rectangular and are fake - with the pipes being directed downward with no exhaust coming out of the actual housings (sim to Audi)
Okay, I loved the old GLC and all the other reviewers liked it too. Here are my liked and dislikes about the new one.
Likes:
1. New engine has 255 hp, but it likely has more and can beat a Mustang ecoboost to 60 mph.
2. Led headlamps and taillamps standard.
3. Digital cluster
4. New amg line looks better.
Dislikes
1. I will miss the rotary controller. I loved it.
2. Fake exhaust tips. Come on!
3. Stupid styling on 43 and 63
4. New steering delivers on looks, but the larger buttons on the old one were more of my style.
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Now let me give you my thoughts on the 2019.
Likes:
1. Rotary controller is often easier to use while driving.
2. Doesn't look as goofy while getting a 43 or 63.
3. Sharp clean standard gauges.
4. Stand alone led headlamps are projector.
5. Old steering buttons are larger and easier to press.
6. Real exhaust.
7. 5.8 seconds to 60 on the track with tcr off. MB said 6.9. Not even close.
Dislikes:
1. No digital cluster.
2. No cool thumb controls on steering wheel.
3. Standard headlamps and taillamps are halogen.
4. More power standard.
5. Mbux is cool with voice commands.
See which one most appeals to you.
Likes:
1. Rotary controller is often easier to use while driving.
2. Doesn't look as goofy while getting a 43 or 63.
3. Sharp clean standard gauges.
4. Stand alone led headlamps are projector.
5. Old steering buttons are larger and easier to press.
6. Real exhaust.
7. 5.8 seconds to 60 on the track with tcr off. MB said 6.9. Not even close.
Dislikes:
1. No digital cluster.
2. No cool thumb controls on steering wheel.
3. Standard headlamps and taillamps are halogen.
4. More power standard.
5. Mbux is cool with voice commands.
See which one most appeals to you.
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Mercedes-Benz has a slight problem right now. Too many cars are overlapping.
There is good reason to buy a GLB over a GLC this year. They are so similar in interior that is doesn't damn matter. Other than the former being on a front drive platform, which cars like the type r get in your face saying that they can still be fun, the glb could be a solid choice.
There is good reason to buy a GLB over a GLC this year. They are so similar in interior that is doesn't damn matter. Other than the former being on a front drive platform, which cars like the type r get in your face saying that they can still be fun, the glb could be a solid choice.
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Mercedes-Benz has a slight problem right now. Too many cars are overlapping.
There is good reason to buy a GLB over a GLC this year. They are so similar in interior that is doesn't damn matter. Other than the former being on a front drive platform, which cars like the type r get in your face saying that they can still be fun, the glb could be a solid choice.
There is good reason to buy a GLB over a GLC this year. They are so similar in interior that is doesn't damn matter. Other than the former being on a front drive platform, which cars like the type r get in your face saying that they can still be fun, the glb could be a solid choice.
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except that the GLB has the dual clutch automatic that I first experienced in a CLA and yikes it was horrible. Awkward shifting, getting jostled around and people asking me “why does this car drive so rough? I thought it was a Mercedes?”... the GLC drives much more refined, has more horsepower etc. however, a disclaimer that some people may like feeling the car shift more apparently and “sporty” in which case the GLB may be for you. It just didn’t do anything for me. Happy selecting!
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I don't think there's meant to be much of a difference. It is just a refresh rather than a full redesign. It isn't supposed to be the kind of big change that the GLK went through to become the GLC. Maybe in a few years but not yet. ParjAS did a nice job of highlighting some of the changes, but again those changes aren't meant to be anything more than modest variations made to keep the current version going for again what I would guess would be a few more years.
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except that the GLB has the dual clutch automatic that I first experienced in a CLA and yikes it was horrible. Awkward shifting, getting jostled around and people asking me “why does this car drive so rough? I thought it was a Mercedes?”... the GLC drives much more refined, has more horsepower etc. however, a disclaimer that some people may like feeling the car shift more apparently and “sporty” in which case the GLB may be for you. It just didn’t do anything for me. Happy selecting!
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I don't think there's meant to be much of a difference. It is just a refresh rather than a full redesign. It isn't supposed to be the kind of big change that the GLK went through to become the GLC. Maybe in a few years but not yet. ParjAS did a nice job of highlighting some of the changes, but again those changes aren't meant to be anything more than modest variations made to keep the current version going for again what I would guess would be a few more years.
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It really just comes down to whether you like touchpad or rotary controller. If you do get a 2019, do not get the multimedia. You can't get Apple carplay or Android auto.
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I agree. The GLB didn't really do anything for me either. I asked the salesperson what he thought about it and even he admitted he was underwhelmed. I've also seen more than one YouTube video that attempts to create some kind of GLB vs. GLC "smackdown" but I feel like the goal of the GLB is simply to be a stretched GLA (to squeeze a third seat in) rather than to be a viable GLC alternative. I guess Mercedes feels like they're missing out on a huge pool of customers that want a third row of seats but can't afford a GLE or GLS so they decided on this approach. I sat in the GLB and looked it over while I was waiting to sign the paperwork on my GLC, and even though the dimensions on paper are very close...you sit much lower in the GLB and it just doesn't feel as substantial or luxurious as the GLC. I traded a BMW X1 on the GLC, and honestly the GLB reminded me of a stretched X1. Nothing wrong with that since I did like the X1, but the difference is really night and day between that class of vehicle (which to me does include the GLB) and the next level up that includes the GLC.
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You know what? I think Mercedes-Benz should actually consider killing some models as they overlap with other models. Here are the ones to kill:
1. A class or CLA (don't kill both)
2. C coupe cabrio or E coupe and cabrio (don't kill both)
3. S coupe and cabrio.
4. CLS
5. AMG GT 4 door
6. GLB
7. GLE Coupe
1. A class or CLA (don't kill both)
2. C coupe cabrio or E coupe and cabrio (don't kill both)
3. S coupe and cabrio.
4. CLS
5. AMG GT 4 door
6. GLB
7. GLE Coupe
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You are right. It is really hard to do a full redesign on a car that everybody seemed to love. They tweaked a few things and let it be because people don't want a whole new glc. They just modernized it. Technically, they could have let it fly for a few more years, but then it turns into a Nissan or Lexus. They just needed to refresh it. The volume this car sells in is nothing short of outrageous as 3 in 4 garages in my street has a glc in it.
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Except the W204 C63 has a 6.2L V8, not a 6.3. Mercedes-AMG engines don't feel special these days. No 8000 RPM shenanigans, no screaming naturally aspirated V8s. Remember when the S-Class had a V-12? That was awesome. Back then, when you got into a performance variant it meant: V8s, V10s, and V12s. Now it means slapping a turbo or two.
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Generally, Mercedes-Benz follows this rule: New model comes out, and about year 3 - 4 it gets a mid-cycle refresh. This means merging together packages or offering more optional features as standard to increase the interest in an otherwise "aging" model design. Plus some exterior enhancements and other changes build up the excitement again. This is also the time you may see a new engine pop into a line, although sometimes this also happens the last year of a generation/model before it gets a complete redesign. I believe the intervals for Mercedes is generally 7-years per model before full redesign. We're at the GLC's mid-life ;-). My one wish - that Mercedes would bring back numbering on the badges that matched the engine. Ex: 2004 C320 - 3.2 Liter engine, 2008 C300 - 3.0 Liter engine, etc. Now the numbers really don't mean much aside from "the higher the number the more powerful". But I digress.
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I get why you say that, but then half of their models would all be 200 and they'd need something else to differentiate. I quite like the VW approach of using the kW as the number but I actually think the MB method is more useful. Case in point, the GLC 300 drives like a naturally aspirated 3L V6 (in my opinion anyway) and so the number 300 conveys more than just knowing it's 190kW does.
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GLB, GLA
GLB is on the kill list? It's a brand new model for 2020!!!
You know what? I think Mercedes-Benz should actually consider killing some models as they overlap with other models. Here are the ones to kill:
1. A class or CLA (don't kill both)
2. C coupe cabrio or E coupe and cabrio (don't kill both)
3. S coupe and cabrio.
4. CLS
5. AMG GT 4 door
6. GLB
7. GLE Coupe
1. A class or CLA (don't kill both)
2. C coupe cabrio or E coupe and cabrio (don't kill both)
3. S coupe and cabrio.
4. CLS
5. AMG GT 4 door
6. GLB
7. GLE Coupe
