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We don't know if you've noticed this, but Mercedes now has more premium compacts than any other manufacturer. In fact, it could even rival the ranges of Kia or VW. Probably the most important right now is the GLB, which will have two AMG models.
We've captured both the GLB 35 and its big brother, the GLB 45, multiple times. However, we now also know when they will come out.. approximately.
According to a report from Autocar magazine, the GLB 35 will be first, which is pretty normal, with a debut sceduled for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. We want to say that it's goint to be one of the biggest debuts there, but we're still talking about a low-volume performance car, an experimental project.
The baby GLB AMG model will have 306 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque fom a 2-liter turbo, giving the AWD system enough grunt to rocket you from 0 to 100 km/h in about 5 seconds. The most popular car with this kind of setup is the Cupra Ateca, which has received a lot of flack for being less comfortable and basically pointless.
Does the same future await the GLB 35? It might, especially since it's made with a cookie-cutter dulled by its sister cars, the A35 and CLA 35. I mean, it's not like you can have a Civic Type R engine in any other car, so why should Mercedes be allowed to get away with it?
Shortly after the 35, the Germans will also launch the GLB 45 and 45 S, still powered by 2-liter turbo engines, but with their outputs dialed up to 387 PS (382 hp / 285 kW) and 480 Nm (354 lb-ft) or 421 PS (415 hp / 310 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft), respectively.
Cosmetically, there will be a couple of differences between the two, but you'll still the optional aero pack to make people go "oh, he got the fast one." From our point of view, the real gap is not the shape of the grille or the number of wings, but the potential to have drift mode from the A45 installed here as well.
According to a report from Autocar magazine, the GLB 35 will be first, which is pretty normal, with a debut sceduled for the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. We want to say that it's goint to be one of the biggest debuts there, but we're still talking about a low-volume performance car, an experimental project.
The baby GLB AMG model will have 306 horsepower and 400 Nm of torque fom a 2-liter turbo, giving the AWD system enough grunt to rocket you from 0 to 100 km/h in about 5 seconds. The most popular car with this kind of setup is the Cupra Ateca, which has received a lot of flack for being less comfortable and basically pointless.
Does the same future await the GLB 35? It might, especially since it's made with a cookie-cutter dulled by its sister cars, the A35 and CLA 35. I mean, it's not like you can have a Civic Type R engine in any other car, so why should Mercedes be allowed to get away with it?
Shortly after the 35, the Germans will also launch the GLB 45 and 45 S, still powered by 2-liter turbo engines, but with their outputs dialed up to 387 PS (382 hp / 285 kW) and 480 Nm (354 lb-ft) or 421 PS (415 hp / 310 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft), respectively.
Cosmetically, there will be a couple of differences between the two, but you'll still the optional aero pack to make people go "oh, he got the fast one." From our point of view, the real gap is not the shape of the grille or the number of wings, but the potential to have drift mode from the A45 installed here as well.
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