2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS-class Debuts: The GL Gets a Redo—and a New Name

-Thanks to consistent expansion of its offerings, Mercedes-Benz’s lineup has become somewhat confusing over the last decade or so. In the commendable effort to insert a modicum of logic, Daimler has renamed its SUV models (among others) to align them with the sedans that form the core of the brand’s portfolio. The most fortunate beneficiary of this renaming scheme is undoubtedly the new GLS, the face-lifted and tweaked successor to the GL-class. Its model designation puts it squarely on a level with the S-class, despite the fact that it uses a stretched version of the architecture under the M-class—er, GLE-class. READ MORE ››

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