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.
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.
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.