New for 2020: Mercedes-Benz has given the GLC-Class a facelift for the 2020 model year, gracing the compact crossover with a fresh new grille, LED headlamps and taillights, and a standard turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 14 more horsepower than before. In addition, the plug-in-hybrid model has been given a bigger battery pack and a new motor, with a substantial boost in peak torque, and all models benefit from a new version of Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system.
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class is Mercedes’ compact crossover utility vehicle that replaced the GLK-Class as of 2016. It’s Mercedes’ best-selling line in North America, thanks to its mix of class, luxury, and practicality at an accessible price point. Like the GLK it replaced, the GLC shares its underpinnings with the C-Class sedan—a solidly well-engineered staple in the compact luxury sedan segment.
The C-Class’s characteristic virtues—a poised, quiet, comfortable ride in a nicely appointed package—are every bit as present in the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class, albeit joined by a dose of practicality and versatility the sedan can’t match. Perhaps that’s why it’s become such a pivotal model; Mercedes-Benz sells more GLCs in the US market than any other model, and in 2019, it outsold the larger, more expensive GLS by more than three to one.
All GLCs save for the high-performance AMG models are powered by a 255-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, mated to an automatic transmission. An available plug-in-hybrid powertrain boosts total output to 315 horsepower.
The Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class starts at $43,495 in the US market, including destination, with the all-wheel-drive 300 4Matic starting $2,000 higher at $45,495. The plug-in-hybrid model is more expensive still, starting at $51,645.
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