2007 Mercedes Benz GL Class

What Edmunds.com says The 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class drives much smaller than a full-size SUV should, and it costs less than you might expect. Pros Strong acceleration with gasoline V8, gas mileage in the 20s with diesel V6, quiet interior, many available luxury amenities, excellent fit and finish, comfortable seating. Cons Ride quality might be a little floaty for some. What's New for 2007 The...

About four years ago, Mercedes started working behind the scenes on a full-size sport-ute, the 2007 GL. That wasn't a surprising move considering the company had observed that about 25 percent of first-gen M-class owners were ditching their Benzes to buy other manufacturers' larger luxury SUVs. Mercedes is no SUV slouch, remember. In 1997, it practically got the mid-size luxury-SUV ball rolling...

For years, Mercedes-Benz has dipped its toes in the SUV waters with its M-Class line of mid-size SUVs, as well as the new R-Class vehicles (which resemble hunky station wagons more than SUVs) and the boxy G-Class SUV, which appeals to a narrow group of SUV buyers. Though certainly capable, those vehicles could never take on the competition at the high-end of the SUV market, consisting of such...

Introduction Mercedes-Benz GL450 - 2007 First Drive: NAPA VALLEY, Calif. – If you’re not getting better at what you’re doing every day, you’re not going to be around for long. That’s the philosophy that underpins the development and production of the all-new 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450, introduced to the world’s motoring press in northern California. The just-off-the-assembly-line GL-Class, this...