"Macho, macho live dangerously, macho macho men need to be."
Freddy Fender, it had hit with his song for the GLK, almost to the head. Almost. For the new Mercedes-force Grumpy looks as though a hard dog - dangerous to live in it is not. EXPRESS tested because the SUV, where it belongs - in the field.
Okay, you can not always be in the woods over hill and dale to be on the road. With nearly two-ton GLK could but. For in the angular macho so rather puts everything in technology, what do Offroad friends and want.
And the touch of a button: off-road driving program keeps the gears of the seven-speed automatic transmission for longer, continuous high-and downshift remains taboo. A Hill Descent Control is inside and the gas pedal responds fine, ESP allows for easy wheel spin. Logically, we can visit even on wet surfaces must be yes.
This distinguishes the Navi in the forest ridden path automatically - you will therefore also from the depths of the jungle back to concrete roads. Despite the (only) 187 mm Einsteigehöhe not even in Tiefpfützen-passes the feet wet.
Speaking of feet: When the terrain requires it, also highlights the GLK's "pillars" behaved like a dog on the tree.
But what's under the hood? Let's at 170 hp in the R4-diesel engine (40,341 euros, comes only in 2009) up to 272 hp in the V6 petrol engine. But it costs even proud of 46 053 euros.
In the area - as well as on the road - makes the 4.53 meter long GLK therefore a good figure. Let's see whether the lumbermen competitors BMW X3, VW Tiguan and the new Audi Q5 can depend on ...
