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I've had two of the Mercs, and I've never felt that the 3rd row was usable for adults. It's not horrible once you get back there (if you're very small), but the procedure required to get the 2nd row back in place makes it a less-than-desirable situation for me.
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I cant stand that kidney grill, sad i wont be getting another bmw if this is the style they're going for now. For some reason the front end reminds me of a world war 1 tank, those hidious things designed in the days with a pencil only
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I'm sorry but that GLS has the wrong lines. I don't know how at Mercedes decided to have that hump by the rear quarter panel, that doesn't connect to anything. It's hideous. The G07 looks so much better in its side profile. Cannon wait to see the X167 (?) and compare the two.
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Anyway, as far the slight price difference goes, you're comparing an ancient car to a new one. The new one SHOULD be more expensive. The difference is marginal, however, and in fact only applies to the X7 40i vs the GLS450, as the X7 50i is miraculously actually cheaper than the GLS550. Once the new GLS replaces the ancient current model and catches up the X7 in tech and freshness, I can promise you the GLS will cost just as much or more as the X7. |
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But in the end those dimensions don’t mean squat. It’s fantastic inside and out and will have a low, long and mean look on the road with the right rim and trim. Comparing it to the outgoing gls base trim is just unfair, both inside and out. |
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There's no way in hell the X7, X5 & GLS are wider than a Navigator. The dimensions need to be double checked - some of the widths are measured with mirrors and others without.
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Get some adults in the second row with an 11 year old in the 3rd row and nobody could be comfortable in the whole car. I suppose I'll have to try out the X7, but right now I'm leaning towards squeezing the 3 kids in a single row and jumping into an X3M instead. 3rd row in the X7 looks like it's a big improvement but the second row still looks sacrificed. |
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Again, I am BMW guy that also owns a GL and is curious as to how the cards will fall. I was hoping for more power in the base model and that the X7 would be a slam dunk for me. |
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Not a contest at all, the GLS takes the cake for the exterior. The interior of the GLS does look quite dated as others have mentioned but it's still not horrible looking. The refresh will be the one to compare to the X7.
I do like the white wood trim on the X7 actually. It's probably my favorite thing about it. The rest you can burn
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You gotta love the new fake exhaust on the new GLE.The exhaust pipe is actually below the bumper and the chrome piece above is jiust for show.Talk about cheating out,especially on an expensive SUV.
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God that 2020 GLE interior is creamy. Myself, I can't wait for a GLE 63 Coupe (with a proper growly sport exhaust out back
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You are right it's such a shame, hopefully they won't do that on their AMG models. Audi did same to SQ5.
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