Sunday, May 19, 2013

2013 GL Class Caught While Testing In Pune

Mercedes Benz GL Class is one of the best full sized luxury suv on the market. The new GL is already launched in USA which is known to be the paradise of suv market. In India we still have the old generation GL. Its heard that the new GL is coming to India this year to boost their sales, This time the new GL was caught on test near Pune.


Mercedes have no plans to build GL in India, They are still developing GL class in the Albama plant in USA. GL is coming to India via CBU route.The new GL just got better. Still its the best and now its equipped with more amazing features. Its grown couple of inches in dimensions, and they reduced the weight of new Gl by 100 kg comparing to old model. The changes can be seen both inside and outside. Merc completely refreshed the GL class.now its the S class of suv world. The new features are CPA(collission prevention assist),park assist, blind spot assist, active curve system, night view assist, cross wind assist, command on-line, pedstrian protection with active bonet and so on. 

Off roading also got better, all the models have air suspension and 4MATIC awd system as standard. The optional off road package includes active damping system, 2  speed low range gear box and 2 locking differentials.The new GL comes with 3 engine variants. GL 350 CDI diesel V6, GL 500 petrol V8 and the beast GL 63AMG with 5.5 liter Bi-turbo V8. All the engines now delivering more power and fuel efficiency is increased by 13%. We belive that GL 350 CDI will be the first to come and soon we can expect GL 500, GL 63AMG. The GL 350 CDI powered by a 2987 cc v6 which producing 258 HP and 620 NM torque.Its been connected to a 7 speed 7 g tronic automatic transmission.The new GL class is expected to hit Indian market by april 2013. The price will be reduced comparing to the last model. current version of GL 350 CDI is priced at RS 7066000 (Ex delhi) .

CREDITS : motorbeam.com