At the Auto Shanghai (April 18 - 25, 2019), Mercedes-Benz will be demonstrating with the Concept GLB which ideas can still be implemented on the company's compact platform in addition to the sporty GLA. Where the GLA attracts with coupe-like lines, the Concept GLB focuses on space and robustness: the concept vehicle (length x width x height. In m: 4.63 x 1.89 x 1.90) offers a wheelbase of 2, 83 m room for seven people.
The Mercedes-Benz Concept GLB stands out with its proportions of other compact SUV. The upright front end with the Multibeam LED headlamps also testifies to off-road genes like the short overhangs. The long wheelbase and space-oriented Greenhouse create an indoor space for up to seven people. The muscular vehicle shoulder and the rising curb dominate the side view. The overlapping doors increase ease of entry and keep the door cut-outs dirt-free. The front chrome-plated underride protection with integrated stainless steel air intakes emphasizes the off-road characteristics. The rear underrun guard takes up this topic formally.
The concept vehicle shows a number of extra elements. At the front and rear of the frame of the roof, two hoods each, in which LED spotlights are housed, are intended as ambient lighting. The black roof rail runs in front and behind in the bow. In the rear area a roof box is firmly mounted. The coarse-grained off-road tires sit on 17-inch wheels with bi-color design.
The interior of the Concept GLB joins the family of the new compact Mercedes-Ben models, but has a special leather interior and special trim parts and - for the first time in a Mercedes-Benz compact car - the third row of seats with two additional seats Individual seats, which can be sunk flush in the cargo floor to expand the luggage compartment. The seats provide space for medium-sized people.
The back of the middle row of seats is divided in the ratio 40:20:40 and can be folded down, so that a flat cargo bed is created. The seats are divided 40:60. The second row of seats can be moved 140 mm in length - 90 mm forward to extend the luggage compartment or the footwell of the rear seat and 50 mm to the rear, if the legroom in a five-seat configuration is to be particularly large. An eight-stage adjustment of the backrest inclination in the second row of seats also makes it possible to adapt to room or comfort requirements.
The basic architecture of the dashboard is similar to that of the B-Class. In front of the driver there is a widescreen cockpit, operation and presentation via Mercedes-Benz User Experience - MBUX. New are the offroad-like tubular elements made of machined aluminum, which form the lower end of the instrument panel. This should give the dashboard volume a robust look. This character of the interior continues in the center console with aluminum tube elements with brush structure in handle look. Also on the doors of the SUV character is underlined by the horizontal handle, also a milled aluminum tube.
The Concept GLB has the four-cylinder gasoline engine M 260 with 8G-DCT dual-clutch transmission. The maximum power is 224 hp (165 kW), the maximum torque is 350 Newton meters (Nm). The four-valve aluminum cylinder head features "Camtronic", a variable valve timing system that allows two-stage adjustment of the valve lift on the intake side of the valve train.
The Concept GLB is equipped with the permanent 4Matic all-wheel system with fully variable torque distribution. The sporty four-wheel drive offers the driver the possibility of influencing the characteristics via the "Dynamic Select" switch In regular driving mode, the basis for the "Eco / Comfort" driving program is a distribution of 80:20 (front axle: rear axle) , in "Sport" from 70:30 In offroad mode, the four-wheel clutch is used as a longitudinal lock, the base division is even 50:50. (ampnet / Sm)
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