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So here it is the Mercedes-Benz GLB a fully fledged SUV built with inspiration taken from
the B-Class but with a squared off design.
So today we'll run through the exterior, interior with all the seats the huge boot and we'll
take it for a drive too!
Now having spoken to people before about the Mercedes-Benz GLB it always has kind of mixed
views.
Some people absolutely love the cars kind of squared off design on the exterior some
people even go as far as calling it like a baby G-Wagon...
But some people don't like it that much because of that squared off design.
It's all down to use a preference really.
I mean personally from my point of view I actually prefer a bit of curvature in a car's
body work but if you're the type person that's after maximum practicality you don't mind
it having a squared off design to give you that much room.
You want loads of headroom, a large boot 7 seats GLB could be a contender!
And that very neatly brings me onto the dimensions of the GLB now if you're in the market for
a GLB you may have also come across the models GLA, GLC & GLE.
Now those are in size order GLA is obviously the smallest that's a five-seater.
Got the GLB this has options for a seven seater I believe it's standard in the UK and then
GLC SUV and then there's also a GLE SUV as well.
GLE is a 7 seater so just to save you guys some time here are all the dimensions for
all those cars on the screen here.
But pay close attention to the GLA and the GLB width!
They're exactly the same and that's been done on purpose to make it super easy to park in
car parking spaces and that sort of thing.
So if you're after a GLA and you stumbled across this video the GLB and you're kind
of wondering how much bigger is it it's not that much bigger.
Obviously pay attention to the length that is about 20cm (8") longer so obviously factor
that in if you have a garage but width it's exactly the same!
Obviously the main difference is its height it's just a bit bigger in terms of in terms
of that.
Obviously then you've got the GLC that is 2023 model which I haven't actually reviewed
yet so obviously stay subscribed guys if you want to see that one, then there's the GLE
which actually handily is just behind me over there.
That is the larger one there is another larger SUV in Mercedes as well but I won't cover
that in this video but yeah GLE obviously the larger one.
Fun fact though!
GLB is the smallest and most affordable 7 seater in the Mercedes-Benz range!
Now when it comes to the boot this is where the GLB shines because it has that squared
off design the boot capacity is actually 570 L with the seats up here like this but of
course if you fold them down then it can go to a 1805 L which is huge!
Mainly achieved because of that kind of squared off design but notice here, we have 7 seats
in here!
So this is obviously quite good because if you have growing families and that sort of
thing you just need the extra space you know you can adapt the car depending on what you
need.
Now obviously the car here at this moment in time is set up for five seats but the second
row seats are actually on runners.
So I'll show you that in a second you can actually move them forwards and backwards
to give these guys legroom in the back.
Now obviously it's not for full-size adults as many for you know smaller passengers but
nice to have that option!
Now utilising the third row is super super easy so quite simply all you do is adjust
these seats and move them forwards to give the guys in the back more room.
So at the moment they don't have any room at all so put your hand under here grab the
handle and move the whole seat forwards and backwards like this.
Now that is as far forward as it goes but there are different increments in between
so we'll put it about halfway there maybe maybe about there.
And then this little thing here you pull this and then you can adjust the backrest as well.
Now this is obviously how you fold them down just like this but if I put it kind of about
that's where it locks in let's put it about there and then this one as well let's put
it about there.
And then you can obviously see the difference and how much further forward there with the
that seat I haven't touched.
So now that I've given a bit of leg room let's head to the back and then on the back we'll
notice here if I pull this red handle and pull that black one up that's how you fold
the seat!
So super easy so when you are in the back you do have your own headrest which is quite
neat!
The third row seats also have their own cup holders unless you have the no eating or drinking
rule and then there's also USB-C ports in the back as well for charging compatible phones
and that sort of thing.
So yeah all the gear there!
So let me just put all these back down so push that in fold that one down there.
Simply pull the red handle just like that and then you can move the seats back here
which will bring me very neatly onto how much leg room there is on the second row in the
back.
And for the second row seats then guys so as customary with all my videos I always set
this seat up here for my driving positions so yes believe it or not I'm 6ft 2" and that
is set up for me.
And I've got this much leg room here now obviously I've...
I've set these seats back up here for being a five-seater so the third row is currently
down but of course if you are gonna utilise the third row then you'd move these forwards
probably about halfway which I'd say is about there.
And then the back rest which I find the rope is about probably about halfway there so then
yeah you have this much leg room and of course then you can adjust this seat and this seat
depending on who's going to sit in the back.
So it's quite adjustable also you can do this one then that one as well with that lever
underneath I showed you a minute ago so let's put him back for now and put that back there
like that.
So other things in the back here we've got vents for the rear passengers USB-C ports
down there there's two there actually so that means there's two in the very very back for
the third row, two here for the second row and there's definitely going to be at least
one at the front as well so one or two at the front which I'll cover in a second.
So yeah everyone can charge their phone at the same time so that's pretty good, I'll
close him back up and then the cup holders everyone always asks about the cup holders
but they are in the back in here just like this so yeah loads of space in the back here.
And I don't know if I mentioned the nets there for storage as well so and the storage on
the doors there very very nice you get to nice big bottles and things in there so all
around loads of space in the back so let's have a look at the front!
Now when it comes to the front then guys this is what Mercedes-Benz GLB's look like on the
inside and I gotta say they do look stunning.
So this kind of design came out on the A-Class in 2018 with this kind of double widescreen
display.
Well to the masses anyway technically speaking there was a double kind of widescreen on the
S-Class prior to that but they certainly weren't as vivid as this.
And even to this day in 2023 they they look they really do look the part so.
Depending on specification obviously guys if you're based in the UK do factor in that
when you go to shop around for a Mercedes-Benz GLB or if you're configuring online keep an
eye out for those Premium and Premium Plus packages those add gadgets to the car.
So I won't run through exactly what's on those because obviously it can change over time
but things like sunroofs to ambient lighting to larger screens, upgraded sound systems,
keyless entry.
Just look for those things on those packages obviously it will vary over time and that
sort of thing but those kind of add gadgets to the cars so have a look at those.
But obviously if you're based somewhere else then it might be slightly different.
But yeah in terms of the interior here we've got these two widescreen displays they're
customisable on the steering wheel you've got these little touch pad controls here and
of course a touch pad in the middle and it is a touch screen.
Now I won't run through complete specifics of these screens as I have loads of other
videos on my channel on how to customise just that screen or even that screen or tips and
tricks on how to get the most out of it all.
So do check out those if you want to see more about the multimedia system in Mercedes but
in a nutshell it's pretty good of course there are options for Apple CarPlay as well but
yeah it is all touchscreen and there's even a voice assistant on here as well that you
can talk to and give it commands simply by saying the word "Hey Mercedes".
Car: How can I help?
And that should come up on screen like this obviously this is a brand new car so it won't
be fully functional yet but I've just pressed the back button and cancel that off.
So yeah interior design absolutely amazing you've got this kind of ambient lighting in
the vents which is quite nice and of course you can tweak the colours on one of the many
options here and do multi-colour as well and have like red and yellow to match the dials
and you can change the colour of the dials to other things as well so customisation yes....
There's absolutely loads you can do and then there's of course your USB-C ports there so
there's one here and there's another one here so that's a total of six USB-C ports in the
car.
Two for the front, two for the second row and two for the third row as well and there's
a 12 volt socket there as well so definitely not a shortage of power!
Yeah I guess the only thing to try it now is what it's like out on the road in the....in
the pouring rain so good job the car Mercedes-Benz Poole lined up for me has 4MATIC which is
Mercedes-Benz's four-wheel drive system.
So here we go then guys this is the GLB on the road so I've got the GLB 220d 4MATIC here
at the moment.
So this is a 2.0L diesel and there are other engines available as well but I'll go through
those in a minute.
So basically what I thought I'd cover first is that 4MATIC system so it's only on the
Mercedes-AMG GLB 35 and then also the GLB 220d only on those two.
So the other two engines available are front wheel drive.
But the way the 4MATIC works it's quite clever...
And quite fitting because obviously the weather today is not that great so yeah the way the
4MATIC system works on the compact cars in Mercedes is actually a variable system.
So what it does it primarily drives on front-wheel drive but when it needs the power it will
put it to the back.
Now some cars out there that there are various different ones but there are like a 50:50
split between the axles but on this particular car it's front wheel drive most of the time
but when it needs it'll put the power to the back like instantaneously, you wouldn't notice
but um yeah obviously perfect to try out today so we'll we'll try that out in a minute.
But yes engines....so in GLB and in the UK correct at the time recording there is a GLB
200 this is a 1.3 L and yes 1.3.
It's uh no slouch either it's 163hp so more than powerful enough for what most people
need but surprisingly very fast!
I remember I drove it before when the A-Class came out in 2018 funnily enough when the screens
came out and yeah it's a it's a pretty fast engine but if you do want more power there's
the 2.0L GLB 35.
Now sadly I haven't actually driven that car yet as they're quite rare but if you wanted
a high performance car with all that practicality I mentioned earlier then you could consider
that one!
Of course on the diesel front there's a GLB 200d that's a 2.0 L diesel and then the 220d
4MATIC which is also a 2.0 L diesel I'll put the horsepowers on the screen at the bottom
so you can see the differences between the two.
But yes the one I have now is 4MATIC so in particularly horrible conditions like this
can be quite useful.
Obviously it can't beat aquaplaning or anything like that but it's nice to know that it can
turn all four wheels especially in the UK because the weather is not that great and
us Brits do moan about the weather quite a lot...
Here we go just approaching the roundabout now so what I'll do I'll swing around and
come back up and we'll try out Sport mode so there's a little switch down here that
lets you choose the driving mode.
In this particular car there's Eco mode, Comfort mode, Sport mode there's even Individual mode
as well which lets you make your own mode and you can change gears using the paddles
which is quite good.
So something you wouldn't normally be able to do in a rear-wheel drive cars obviously
accelerate in these potentially horrible conditions out onto a dual carriageway like this here
and it just sticks to the road like glue and then back at 70mph again so yeah it really
didn't take long.
I wouldn't....I would I would love to get a 4MATIC or four-wheel drive car or something
similar from the next car just because it just takes away that kind of thing you have
to worry about with stuff like this.
Obviously you still do have to be careful but it just has an extra bit of peace of mind.
Now a few of you did mention before when I covered the GLB previously on my channel you
asked about the body roll and to be honest I don't notice it that much I mean yes of
course the car is slightly higher than a normal car.
And obviously if you drove it around corners particularly quickly then you might notice
it but I don't think most people are going to notice to be honest I mean it suits me
down to the ground so I can't see it being an issue and most of us don't drive like that
anyway.
But it obviously as something you know try out you take it for a test drive at your local
Mercedes and see how you get on.
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