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May 20.2009
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2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350W 4Matic
by
K athleen C arr
The 2010 Mercedes-Benz
GLK-Class is the first pre­
mium com pact SUV from
this German manufacturer.
This 4-door wagon shares its
platform with the Mercedes-
Benz C-Class premium com­
pact car. A single GLK35O
trim level is available with rear-
wheel drive or the company's
4Matic all-wheel drive.
The
2010
M ercedes
GLK35O is powered by a 3.5-
liter V6 good for 268 hp and
258 pound-feet of torque. A
seven-speed automatic trans­
mission with comfort, sport
and manual settings is stan­
dard. It’s most notable driv­
ing characteristic is the rock-
solid feel of its chassis and
unibody construction over
every bump and road imper­
fection. The GLK com es
standard with stability control,
an tilock disc brakes with
brake assist, front-seat side
airbags and side curtain
airbags. A rearview camera,
parking sensors and TeleAid
emergency telematics are op­
tional.
The interior overall look
was lacking in appearance.
It has an entry level appeal
not the luxury sty le o f
M erced es-B en z.T h e s ta n ­
dard equipment includes 19-
inch wheels, cruise control,
automatic headlamps, eight­
way power front seats, MB
Tex prem ium vinyl uphol­
stery, dual-zone autom atic
climate control, a power tilt
and telescoping steering col­
umn, Bluetooth and an eight-
speaker stereo w ith a CD
player and an auxiliary au­
dio ja c k . The Prem ium 1
package adds a panoram ic
sunroof, a pow er tailgate,
rain-sensing w ipers, auto-
dimming mirrors, driver seat
memory settings, a 115-volt
household outlet and satel­
T erry F amily
lite radio. The M ultim edia
package adds a hard-drive
n a v ig a tio n sy stem , the
COMAND interface, a rear­
view cam era, and a s u r­
round-sound system with 11
sp eak ers, in-dash six-C D
changer (available as stand­
alone) and 6 GB of digital
m usic storage.. O ther o p ­
tions include front and rear
p a rk in g se n so rs, xenon
headlights, leather uphol­
stery, heated fro n t seats,
running boards, an iPod in­
terface and a rear-seat en ­
tertainment system with dual
front-headrest-mounted dis­
plays
The GLK35OW leaves me
with mixed feelings. It has
the precise and handling of a
Mercedes- Benz, but from the
side view of this view lacks
the premium style. It does not
stand out as a Mercedes the
look of it was just lacking
throughout the vehicle.
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