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Mercedes GL Class
DaimlerChrysler offers
a series of full-size luxury crossover SUVs
to the public under the Mercedes-Benz brand
as GL-Class. The 2007 GL-Class debuted at
the 2006 North American International Auto
Show. It lacks the boxy styling and body-on-frame
construction of the G-Class in favor of a
modified version of the M-Class' unibody architecture.
It will be a 7-passenger (3-row) SUV with
much more luxurious equipment than even the
previous civilian G-Class vehicles. All future
GL-Class vehicles will be assembled at DaimlerChrysler's
Alabama factory.
The first official photos
of the vehicle have been released by Mercedes
in November 2005. They bear the logo GL 320
at the rear, leading to the speculation that
it will indeed be the GL-Class, and confirming
that the current G-Class could coexist with
the new model for some time. It is also possible
that, besides the MLK-Class compact crossover
SUV, a compact off-roader called G-Class will
be built, both as a 3-door and as a 5-door.
Mercedes-Benz
introduced their Bluetec Diesel system to
the GL-Class at the 2006 North American
International Auto Show as the GL320 Bluetec.
This system uses urea to clean Diesel emissions,
making the GL320 50-state legal in the United
States. Sales begin in autumn 2006 as a
2007 model.
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