2023 Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe spied once more

The upcoming, sleeker ‘coupe SUV’ model of the Mercedes-Benz GLC has been spied as soon as once more – this time on the Nurburgring.

Similar to the earlier era, the GLC Coupe will go up towards the BMW X4 and Audi Q5 Sportback.

The GLC Coupe doesn’t look like packing too many surprises, as on the surface it seems equivalent to its wagon counterpart up entrance, however has a sloping roofline down again.

This prototype is roofed in an identical quantity of camouflage because the beforehand spied GLC Coupe prototype from two months in the past. It’s even painted the identical silver color and has the identical alloy wheel design.

It’s anticipated the engines within the GLC Coupe will carry over from the wagon, which implies there might be a spread of four-cylinder turbo mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid choices, mated with both rear- or all-wheel drive.

As lately reported, the GLC wagon will arrive in Australia through the second quarter of 2023 with only one engine choice.

This singular choice would be the GLC 300 4Matic petrol that packs a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine with 190kW of energy and 400Nm of torque. It’s mated to a nine-speed automated transmission with all-wheel drive.

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

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

Mercedes-Benz Australia additionally confirmed the trio of plug-in hybrid (PHEV) choices provided overseas within the GLC wagon gained’t make the journey Down Beneath.

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

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

Though our spy photographer weren’t in a position to seize any inside photographs of this GLC Coupe prototype, we’ve beforehand seen it seems to haven’t any variations from the wagon.

The inside is basically impressed by the C-Class and has a 12.3-inch free-standing instrument cluster and a 11.9-inch vertical touchscreen infotainment system.

This technique runs the second-generation MBUX infotainment software program with a voice assistant that may be triggered by the phrase ‘Hey Mercedes’.

It additionally consists of particular off-road menus and drive modes, in addition to an non-compulsory “clear bonnet” mode as a part of the surround-view digicam system.

There’s a brand new panoramic sunroof with a slimmer cross-strut within the wagon, an non-compulsory 15-speaker Burmester sound system, and non-compulsory multi-contour seats which have an prolonged therapeutic massage perform.

Excessive-performance GLC 43 and GLC 63 AMG fashions are anticipated to observe this core GLC vary sooner or later, with the latter adopting a turbocharged four-cylinder PHEV powertrain.

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