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2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust

Is the audio on this video broken? Because the Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 sounds exactly like a German hot hatch, especially the Golf GTI. It's got that aftermarket resonated exhaust sound and for the first time ever, you don't need to order a V6 or V8 SUV to have a pleasant aural experience.
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2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust2017 Mercedes GLC 300 Coupe Sounds Like a Golf GTI Thanks to Sports Exhaust
Just like with the GLA a few years ago, Mercedes-Benz organized an international launch event for the GLC-Class Coupe in Romania, of all places. As you Top Gear fans might know, there are a couple of mountain roads there that drivers are keen of, the Transfagarasan and the Transalpina.

The pleasantly raspy sound of the engine comes courtesy of the optional "Sports-Exhaust" (Sport-Abgasanlage) that has an automatic valve to enhance the exhaust note.

It works in Sport and Sport+ mode, opening up the taps to let all manner of 2.0-liter sounds out. However, even though it shares its displacement with the Mercedes-AMG A45, the GLC is nowhere near as powerful or fast.

The official numbers are 245 PS and 370 Nm (273 lb-ft) of torque. To continue the VW analogy, that's 25 PS and 20 Nm more than the standard European Golf GTI. When matched to this rather lovely 9-speed G-Tronic auto and 4Matic AWD, the turbo is able to push to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 6.7 seconds. So while it won't set your pants on fire, it will still outpace a Skoda Octavia RS TSI or a Renault Megane GT, not that Mercedes owners engage in drag racing that often.

If you want more power, you can have the GLC 43, fitted with an AMG-tuned twin-turbo V6. However, even this normal model is worth buying with this exhaust and that AMG Line body kit.

The design of the GLC Coupe really is a sleeker, hunkered down version of the regular GLC. It's far more successful than the GLE Coupe and even its BMW rival, the X4. Too bad we don't have about €80,000 lying around doing nothing.

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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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