Firstly, I love this car, not only for its top-notched and sexy appearance but it formidable performance Couple the fungal bloom of crossovers with the spread of the whole new Mercedes-AMG’s welterweight “43” model designation will blow your mind from its high-performance GLC-class compact luxury ute seemed inevitable. Fortifying the 2017 GLC43 with a twin-turbocharged six-cylinder engine, the AMG folks painted a bull’s-eye on Porsche’s comparison-test-winning Macan GTS, landing slightly on the softer side but with a more harmonious package.
GLC300 is a lovely if sobering mall runner powered by a 241-hp turbocharged four-cylinder but adds Benz’s gutsy—and increasingly ubiquitous—M276 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 and assorted hardware that dramatically alter the entry-level GLC’s performance and character. Mercedes also stirs in subtly pumped up fascias front and rear, a flat-bottomed steering wheel with paddle shifters and red contrast stitching, AMG-specific instruments, and red seatbelts. (Black belts like those on our test car can be substituted at no cost.) While the V-6 may not be one of AMG’s hand-built engines, its raspy growl provides ample evidence of its 362 horsepower and 384 lb-ft of torque.
AMG has massaged the GLC’s nine-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive system for high-performance duty, the latter to direct more torque rearward (it splits torque 31/69 front to rear as compared with 45/55 in the GLC300). The AMG-enhanced transmission deftly rifles through its ratios, quickening shifts and aggressively downshifting when you switch from the standard Comfort driving mode to Sport or Sport Plus. There’s also a lazier Eco mode and an Individual setting that allows for the mixing and matching of throttle, steering, suspension, and gearbox parameters to your liking.
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