Mercedes-Benz will launch the new 2013 GL-Class in India on May 16. The new model with updated styling made its global debut last year at the 2012 New York Auto Show in April and will now finally be offered in India.
The GL-Class is built exclusively at the Merc’s Alabama facility in US, along with its younger sibling, the M-Class. Both the SUVs look very similar now that even the GL gets LED daytime running lights. The new 2013 GL-Class will be powered by a 3.0-litre diesel engine developing healthy 255bhp and 632Nm of torque. The engine will be paired with seven-speed automatic gearbox. There is a possibility that the German carmaker will ditch the petrol variants due to lack of demand.
The new version GL will be brought to India as a CBU initially, but the company will commence CKD operations by the end of this year. Mercedes is expected to import 90 units of the GL that might have AMG body kit.
The GL-Class competes with the Audi Q7 in the Indian market and will have a starting price of Rs 75 lakh. Tennis star Boris Becker will be in India to launch the new SUV and Merc is hosting a Facebook contest with opportunity to meet Boris or attend his tennis clinic in Bangalore, as grand prize.
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