Mercedes-Benz GLC to debut with one engine for Australia

The Mercedes-Benz GLC SUV will arrive in Australia in the course of the second quarter of 2023 with only one engine choice.

The GLC 300 4Matic petrol would be the solely GLC supplied domestically at launch, packing a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with 190kW of energy and 400Nm of torque. It’s all-wheel drive, and sprints to 100km/h in 6.2 seconds.

A 48V mild-hybrid system has a starter-alternator producing 17kW and 200Nm, designed to ship smoother begin/cease and supply a jolt of additional energy beneath acceleration.

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A much less highly effective GLC 200 is obtainable overseas, together with a pair of diesel engines, none of which can function domestically at launch.

The present GLC is obtainable with three powertrains, excluding Mercedes-AMG choices. Diesel energy is now not supplied, however a plug-in hybrid is obtainable.

Mercedes-Benz Australia has confirmed the trio of plug-in hybrid choices supplied overseas gained’t make the journey Down Beneath with the brand new GLC, nonetheless.

“For GLC and C-Class, we gained’t offer plug-in hybrid,” a Mercedes-Benz Australia spokesperson informed CarExpert.

“We’ve positively seen a shift over the previous few years,” the spokesperson stated. “Particularly as our EV portfolio has grown … [buyers want] both ICE or EV.”

The mid-sized GLC SUV goes head-to-head with the BMW X3 and Audi Q5 domestically.

It was the second-best vendor in its class in 2021 behind the BMW X3, with 4206 deliveries throughout its wagon and coupe physique kinds. The X3 alone discovered 4242 houses; gross sales mixed with the X4 coupe totalled 5223.

Provide of the outgoing automotive “may not be sufficient” to stretch till the brand new mannequin arrives in Australia, though “it can depend upon demand”.

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