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Curb Weight | 5313 lbs. | ||
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Fuel Capacity | 26.4 gallons | ||
Front Head Room | 40.1 inches | ||
Front Leg Room | 40.0 inches | ||
Max Seating Capacity | 7 | ||
Minimum Ground Clearance | 7.9 inches | ||
Overall Length | 200.3 inches | ||
Front Shoulder Room | 58.3 inches | ||
Towing Capacity, Maximum | 7500 lbs. | ||
Trunk or Cargo Capacity | 83.3 cu.ft. | ||
Turning Diameter | 39.7 feet | ||
Wheel Base | 121.1 inches | ||
Width with mirrors | 75.6 inches |
Adaptive Headlights | Available | ||
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Alloy Wheels | Available | ||
HID Headlights | Available | ||
Moon Roof/Sun Roof | Available | ||
Number of Doors | 4 doors | ||
Roof Rails | Available |
City | 18 mpg | ||
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Highway | 23 mpg | ||
Combined | 20 mpg |
Drivetrain | 4WD | ||
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Transmission Type | Automatic | ||
Recommended Fuel | Diesel | ||
Hill Descent Control | Available | ||
Hill Start Assist | Available |
Horsepower | 215 @ 3800 RPM | ||
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Torque | 398 @ 1600 rpm | ||
Engine | V6, Turbo Diesel, 3.0L | ||
Top Speed | 130 mph |
Basic | 4 years / 50000 miles | ||
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Powertrain | 4 years / 50000 miles | ||
Corrosion | 4 years / 50000 miles |
If you want the benefits of Mercedes engineering (they did, after all, invent the automobile), German build quality and American-style accommodation, the GL450 delivers in spades. In a manner similar to Nissan’s Armada – although with substantially more refinement – Mercedes splits the dimensional difference between General Motors’ Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade and their stretched variants.
If third-row seating is a very occasional requirement, renting a larger vehicle probably makes more sense than maneuvering – or propelling – three rows of SUV on a regular basis.
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| Price | $3,150 | $3,075 | $3,325 | $3,325 | |
| Consumer Rating | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | |
| Fuel Economy | City 18/Hwy 23/Comb 20 MPG | City 17/Hwy 24/Comb 20 MPG | City 18/Hwy 23/Comb 20 MPG | City 16/Hwy 22/Comb 18 MPG | |
| Fuel Type | Diesel | Gas | Gas | Gas | |
| Seating Capacity | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| Basic Warranty | 4 years or 50000 miles | 5 years or 60000 miles | 3 years or 36000 miles | 5 years or 60000 miles | |
| Horsepower | 215 @ 3800 RPM | 242 @ 6000 RPM | 265 @ 6000 RPM | 242 @ 6000 RPM | |
| Engine | V6, Turbo Diesel, 3.0L | V6, 3.3 Liter | V6, 3.5 Liter | V6, 3.3 Liter | |
| Drivetrain | 4WD | 2WD | AWD | 2WD |