The Mercedes-Benz GLC is the SUV equivalent of their well-known C-Class, comparable to the BMW X3 and Lexus NX crossovers. It ticks so many boxes for so many buyers that it will be no surprise that it is now the brand’s best-seller in Western Europe, although the smaller GLA tops the charts in tax-strangled Ireland. You would be forgiven for struggling with the complexity and variety of Mercedes-Benz’s range, especially their SUV range, but the GLC is best considered as the one that will tick the most boxes for the average buyer, but with a price tag that might be a little out of reach of most.

At north of €80,000 for the ‘cheapest’ GLC, it is a premium product, but it doesn’t take long to know where the money has gone. As soon as you jump into this model, it feels every inch the premium SUV, with outstanding fit and finish throughout the cabin. Although it doesn’t look especially big or bulbous, it offers generous space inside the cabin and at the rear in the luggage area (620 litres). All GLC models are now ‘electrified’ to some degree. Some petrol models are now available with a plug-in hybrid capable of around 100km on EV power alone, while this diesel model we’ve been driving makes do with a smaller battery, making it a mild-hybrid, where the battery serves to make the diesel even more efficient. The 48-volt onboard power supply aids with energy recuperation and allows the possibility to “glide” with the engine switched off to further increase efficiency.

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