Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé pricing and specs announced

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by Greg Kable

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22 June 2016

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The Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupé, is priced from £40,580 for the entry-level GLC 220 d model.

Read our Mercedes GLC 350 d Coupé review here

Aimed at the BMW X4, Porsche Macan and upcoming Jaguar F-Pace, the high-riding five-door made its public debut at the New York motor show and will initially be offered with the choice of a 2.1-litre diesel in two different states of tune. The starting price carries a premium of around £5000 over the standard GLC.

Standard equipment includes sat-nav, active park assist, keyless start, reversing camera and heated front seats, while top-spec AMG Line adds an AMG sports steering wheel and sporty styling flourishes for an extra £1495.

Originally previewed as a lightly veiled concept at last year’s Shanghai motor show, it shares the GLC’s Mercedes C-Class-based underpinnings and will be produced alongside the C-Class at Mercedes’ Bremen plant in Germany.

The GLC Coupé shares its bonnet, front wings and lower door panels with the GLC, but it has new, more sporty looking bumpers, a more heavily angled windscreen, a plunging roof structure with a large liftback-style tailgate and a significantly longer rear overhang than its more practical sibling.

In addition to the basic steel spring arrangement, the GLC Coupé comes with the choice of two suspension set-ups with variable damping control, including a new steel spring Dynamic Body Control set-up and the Air Body Control system with air springs already available on the regular GLC. The Coupé also has a lower ride height than the GLC.

At 4730mm long and 1600mm high, the GLC Coupé is 60mm longer and 30mm lower than the X4. It has a wheelbase that is 60mm longer than the BMW’s, at 2870mm (the same as the GLC SUV) and rides on wheels up to 20in in diameter.

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Inside, the GLC Coupé has the same C-Class-sourced interior set-up as the GLC, including a 40/20/40 split/folding rear seat.

At launch, the GLC Coupé will come with a 2.1-litre diesel offering 168bhp and 295lb ft in the GLC 220 d 4Matic Coupé and a gutsier 201bhp and 369lb ft in the GLC 250 d 4Matic Coupé.

All versions will have Mercedes’ 9G-Tronic nine-speed automatic gearbox and 4Matic four-wheel drive as standard.

The model is likely to receive further engine options, including a turbocharged 3.0-litre V6 diesel with 254bhp and 457lb ft in the GLC 350 d, but no petrol options will be coming to the UK.

Also under development is a petrol-electric-powered GLC 350 e 4Matic Coupé plug-in hybrid model that is claimed to provide a zero-emissions range of up to 19 miles and a 0-62mph time of 5.9sec. It combines the GLC 250 4Matic Coupé’s 2.0-litre petrol engine and a gearbox-mounted electric motor for a combined system output of 315bhp.

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Joining the line-up early next year will be the GLC 43, the first of two planned AMG models. It runs a twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine with 362bhp and 383lb ft, which is sufficient to provide the GLC 43 with a claimed 0-62mph time below five seconds.

Mercedes-AMG sources have also confirmed to Autocar the existence of plans for an even more powerful GLC 63 4Matic Coupé. It will receive AMG’s twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 petrol engine producing up to 503bhp.

In an effort to broaden the model’s appeal, Mercedes says it will, in time, offer the GLC Coupé in rear-wheel-drive guise and with a six-speed manual gearbox, although only with selected engines.