OK, so that might be a slight dramatization, but, rolling about Melbourne’s inner-east during school-zone times, it seems that I’m not the only one drinking the ‘bigger is better’ kool-aid.
So far this year, Mercedes have sold 540 units of the seven-seat SUV â€" up 13.4 per-cent on 2014 and enough to claim more than 50 per-cent of category sales.
In fact, the GL makes up about 20 per-cent of all Mercedes-Benz’s large SUV sales. The size, capability and sheer length of the equipment list makes it, when compared to the smaller ML-slash-GLE, pretty good value.
Not something you’ll hear often about a $134,510 SUV.
At market rates, the GL350 works out to be about $56 a kilo. That’s about the same as some good Tasmanian Brie. (No need for that fancy French stuff.)
Sure, that’s a premium price, but after driving the rough equivalent of Melbourne to Darwin, it’s hard to find anything the Benz doesn’t do in a premium way. Which, I might add, is easier to say with a lightly massaged back and ever-warm coffee.
What else is on the pampering side of prestige?
Let’s start at the power-operated tailgate, which along with the usual soft-touch handle on the door and remote on the fob, can be raised and lowered from the driver’s seat. Call me simple, but I love the lowering bit.
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