Mercedes GLK350

I hold a beef against the GLK: It has killed the C-Class wagon in the USA. Some consolation prize. Now it might be the cold medicine talking, but the squared off little buggy does little for me. I have only sat in the concept models and not actually driven the GLK, but I don't imagine it being that different than the current C. In fact given the extra mass, I can only imagine the drive being worse.

Having said all of that, the GLK is arriving at a good time for MBUSA. I'm sure they'd rather have the GLK in showrooms now rather than January of 2009, but downsized sport utility vehicles/crossovers will still be all the rage. For now, MB is only sending the high zoot GLK350 to our market. That means you'll get a 268hp V6 mill to squirt in and out of traffic with. My hope would be that a Bluetec diesel might find its way to dealers at some point.

I asked my wife if she noticed the GLK in the SATC movie. She said she remembered a "big suv" being in the movie, but that was it. For a more memorable experience, you can check out MBUSA's microsite here. You can check out Edmunds' first look by checking out this link.