Quick Drive The Mercedes AMG GLC43 Tries A Balancing Act | First Drive, Review and Price


It is no longer possible to be shocked when another performance variant of a typically pragmatic SUV is released.

Mercedes-Benz has long been in the business of throwing some AMG-ness on their boxy models beginning with the ML55 AMG nearly two decades ago. But with the Mercedes-AMG GLC43 AMG (which rolls right off the tongue) there has been an attempt to restore some balance to make an everyday performance car crossover SUV whatever.

If you’re a fan of the standard GLC’s good looks then the AMG 43 version is off to a good start. It’s an attractively sharp vehicle riding on these 21-inch wheels and summer tires. While perhaps not as rakish as a Porsche Macan or Jaguar F-Pace the slightly more upright shape of the GLC obviously pays dividends inside when you’re actually trying to fit things into your SUV. Again it’s a balance thing.

And even as far as AMGs go $55825 GLC43 is tastefully modified without being garish. Subtle black trim and that special grille that all of the tweener AMG models all works well on this guy. It’s like buying one better than the GLC300 that’s on every street corner without showing off too much.

Same goes for the interior where tasteful mods are the name of the game. It still carries the GLC’s merits of a spacious back seat decent cargo area with the seats up or down and a stylish dashboard even if using the COMAND system requires an adult education course. Front seats are ever-so-slightly sporting although I can’t say they held me in place much better than the standard ones would’ve in aggressive-ish cornering that my co-driver did in the hills above Los Angeles.

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