MRSP 41800 CAD
Just check with my dealer

 

Thanks. Does it include the panoramic sunroof? That is no longer part of standard in the US model.

 

nope you have to add a premium pkg here in canada to have those features

 

MB Canada web site is now live with all the details... including the ability to configure and price:

http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/index.cfm?id=7156

 

No mention of the panoramic sunroof - neither in the standard or optional equipment listing.

 

2010 GLK-Class ePrice Card is now available for download at: http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/site/mb_...Class_PC_E.pdf

... and indeed the sunroof is part of the Premium Option Package.

 

does anyone know if those five spoke 20" wheels will be available in the US? Has anyone heard about the special "Edition 1" model being availabe in the US as well? Its been a hot seller in Europe so far but have not heard anything about the US market.

 

I was at the LA Auto Show yesterday and the Benz Rep at the counter or my local dealer could not give a solid answer to three questions, as follows.
1. Is wood trim going to be available for order at initial release date of January 5th?
2. Will paddle shifters be available in January? They are on Euro units I saw in Spain last week and show in some pictures used for USA market.
3. No one has seen the five spoke, 20" wheels at USA dealer training and no answer at the show.

Car was at the show with the 19", ten spoke wheels and they looked great, but you get black roof rails with them. Car was so much better looking in person. Audi Q5 is very good looking, but I like the look of the GLK and the GLK has many more engineering features. Can't wait to do my own test drive.

 

Did it look as small as a BMW X3? I have never seen a Q5 but I see the X3 everywhere and could never see myself in one of them! The GLK is slightly smaller than the X3 based on published dimensions, but I hear what you are saying about needed to see it in person as the sheet metal looks like it will give it an appearance of being larger than it actual is. I have been driving an '07 E350 4M and "hate" the 5 speed trany. I would think the same engine paired with the 7-speed trany will give the GLK some good performance. My dealer gets their demo on the 5th so I am looking forward to taking a test drive. If I like it I would load it up but I would love to get the Edition 1 model which they have been selling in Europe with the 5-spoke wheels I've seen. Getting info on this from anywhere has been impossible. I guess we will have to wait and see.

 

Emesap43s link above to the Canadian ePrice list seems pretty complete and answers questions for Canada. Wish we could see this for USA.
Link to ePrice list shows:
1. 5 spoke 20s and aluminium roof rails as part of $800 sport package.
2. The 7 spoke 20s, we are told?? are std with sport pack in USA, are a $3,300 option in Canada. Go figure.
3. The wood trim info in the Canadian ePrice list link seems vague and a bit confusing still. Sounds like wood will be delayed a bit??

USA are not talking or showing any 5 spoke 20" option that I have seen or heard.

Regarding in person, impression of GLK vs X3, the GLK looks more substantial and a bit bigger, even though it is slightly smaller. The GLK looks better inside and out. I love BMWs, own them, but never liked the X3, it always looks like a test mule, not a finished BMW.

The GLK is small. The new MLs are less massive than GLs or Range Rovers etc. and are a good option for those that really do not want a small SUV. My son's 2008, BMWX5, six, would be my choice in the ML range. For me, I am done with the full size SUVs and I am done with the little sport wagons. The GLK gives me best of both in a smaller, nimble, lux, serious technology package, and 6.5 sec. 0-60 mph is not shabby.

Two people I have talked to that actually drove the GLK say it feels like a bigger car than it is, in a good way. It has the solid, weighty feel of a Mercedes. I am told the ride quality is outstanding, beyond expectation. You will not get that in the Q5 or X3.

I like that Mercedes is releasing this car, year one, with all the bells and whistles of top end Mercedes. The base price tells me these guys want to take there best shot, with a fully optioned car out of the gate. These guys are going for market share fast.

For me, the car has passed the looks test and engineering/feature spec test. The drive test is the last test for me.

 

How disappointing is it to find out the inter graded garage door opener (standard on everything from Hyundai to Chevy) will set you back $3500 because its packaged with a bunch of semi useless options.

 

So what is your point? Buy a Hyundai and all is well.

Pricing details are seldom rationale in isolation. Look at the total price of two cars equiped the way you want, and see how close or far apart they are in price, vs feature per feature pricing. If you do not find value, pleasure, or a meaningfull difference in what Mercedes/BMW/Lexus offers, buy a like equiped car for less and be happy.

The beauty of choice and a free market.

Would you feel better with gov regulated price for specific features that meet specific gov defined engineering specs?

I do agree that a garage opener as an extra seems dumb in isoation, but I also think my personal appreciation for things that do not impact A to B transport are hard to present as rationale, logical or smart.

How about charging $36,900US$ vs $35,900US$ and garage door opener is in std group of features? Now you cannot judge cost of opener, just total price vs competitors.

Price is a shell game attached to individual perception of valued attributes and competitive offerings, assuming you live in a country with competitive offerings.

 

Well for that matter...BMW charges for the opener as well. The complaint isn't so much about the cost of the P1 package in the GLK as much as it is the garage door opener should be standard in a $40k vehicle. The P1 package has some good value if you were to try and buy them separately but all this is probably a moot point anyway. The packages will most likely be different for U.S. spec models, and I'd be willing to bet after a year on the market the P1 will become a throw in to sell the car anyway.

 

Couldn't agree with you more ChilledBenz. BTW, note to self, I should have re-read my last post before sending. Didn't itend to sound like a wise a$$.

Car manufacturers are driven by forces that cause them to do stupid pricing tricks. They all must compete, in each segment for a low "entry" or base price that causes them to take dumb things like compas mirror and garage door opener out of std features in high end cars. Mercedes and BMW's fat segment of target customers do not want stripped models and Mercedes/BMW do not want to schedule quantity builds for or sell entry level stripped models.

Given that Benz/BMW expect most cars to be sold with P1 package plus leather package, they make it painful to buy a stripped model, thus no compass, no garage door opener, no power seats included unless you buy P1.

I must say that I am impressed with the base price and features included in the GLK intro price. The $35,900 USD base price sure takes some pain out of adding packages.

 

No worries.

If you are familiar with the w204 C class, the 2008 model had lots of people complaining about options packages and lack of items available on cars in Canada and not in the States. For 2009 they seem to have addressed most of them, not sure if they were just shooting for a lower base price to sell the car because it was new, or if they were just out of touch with what American buyers wanted. Hopefully they learned from their mistake and bring the GLK here similarly equipped as the Canadian models appear.

 

Wow, at least $52 000 for the Glk for some good stuff. The premium package is a waste of $3500 for me all I need is the sunroof. Lol gotta find some ways to chop down that price.

 

I went to my local dealership to drive one today. Looks larger than the dimensions would suggest. Nice ride overall. Here is the optional equipment listing sheet that the dealership gave me:

Base price $41,800
Freight & PDI $1,995

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Metallic paint $890
H13 - Pine Brown Wood Trim (Matte)* N/C
20X - Leather Upholstery $2,500
218 - Rear View Camera (only with MNP) $450
359 - TeleAid Emergency Calling System $1,000
518 - Media Interface (only with MNP) $375
534 - SIRIUS Satellite Radio $475
550 - Trailer Hitch $675
739 - Aluminum Trim N/C
810 - harman/kardon LOGIC7 Surround Sound System $1,000
846 - Aluminum Running Boards $750
864 - Rear Seat Entertainment System $2,400
889 - KEYLESS GO* $975

*Delayed until June 2009 Production

OPTIONAL PACKAGES

MPP - Premium Package (PARKTRONIC, Integrated Garage Door Opener, Electronic Compass, 3-position memory for front seats & steering column, power adjustable steering column, Panoramic Sunroof, EASY-PACK Power Tailgate, 115V Power Socket) $3,500
MSP - Sport Package (Aluminum Roof Rails, 20" 5-Twin-Spoke Wheels) $800
MSA - Sport Appearance Package (20" 5-Twin-Spoke Wheels) $800
MNP - COMAND Navigation Package (LINGUATRONIC Voice Control, COMAND APS w/ HDD Navigation & DVD Changer) $1,800
MXW - Bi-Xenon Headlamp Package (Bi-Xenon Headlamps, Cornering Lights, Headlamp Washers) $1,000

Would love to know the DEALER INVOICE on this vehicle... hope someone will post it when it's available!

Oh, also, the salesperson had no idea about the rumoured $500 credit for pre-ordering a GLK, as posted here. I wonder if DerekACS could provide more details?

 

I test drive GLK last week. Compare to my 2.5L X3 it is defiantly faster and has more responsive engine. Drive is a bit softer, but X3's steering is more responsive and sportier. The overall size is very similar to X3, however it has slightly less headroom and the back seat and cargo area looks a bit smaller.

The overall build and material quality is better than X3 and now X3 looks a bit dated inside and out. GLK looks better that the pix I think and now offers a very good value compare to X3 with a base MSRP that is almost $4000 cheaoer but offers more. However, I think that unlike MB, BMW will give a sunstantial discount and/or very low rates to comptere.
Deaker told me that they would not be able to give any disoucnt on GLK since it is new and in demand, but I think since market is deteriating rapidly this could change in a few months.

I got a $500 discount offer from MB Canada ater I signed up at GLK's micro site about a month a go.

 

PARKTRONIC not in USA Premium Pack 1. Individual Option. US gets Seven spoke 20s, not 5point, twin spoke 20s. At this point, dealers do not think 5 spoke 20s will be offered initially in USA. Dealers saying wood trim not till April/May.

MB could be holding back some info for actual release day press. Special Edition?

Bottom line, USA dealers do not know what the details are yet and may not even know all details when sales start January 5th. Dealer expects they will get initial order form for Jan 5th and items will change as factory sorts out component supply and factory build demand.

 

If I get a decent price on my C tommorow. And the ML 320 CDI I wanted is not availble or doesn't work out. I am going to order one of these.

 

looking to buy an ML if I don't get a good deal on this.
The price is fantastic though ... I configured one and it's still about $3K cheaper than my C300, which is fully loaded. The only option I'll be missing is my keyless go ... damn

 

Did you get your ML? I'm so confused I don't know what to get.

GLK is an obvious choice; ML is more bang for the buck these days. Also considering another sedan, since I already have an RDX; no sense having 2 SUV's really.

 

LOL, my sentiments exactly...one day it's a GLK, next day it is perceived more bang for buck ML then, wow, maybe a used 2007 S class is a great value right now, or then back to just get the new model 2010 E or E coupe and then to totally whack it out...an occasional peek at what BMW is doing with their new 2011 5 series, then back to GLK!! ((confused is a nice way of putting it))

 

Before signing up I had the same feeling... I switched between so many cars, that my I was like ok this is getting out of hands. I finally looked at the numbers for the ML, read reviews on the new a5, and test drove the GLK 4 times. Finally mind was set on the GLK. Something new, fits the size I wanted and AWD which was a must for me.