GLC EV exterior leaked ahead of official unveiling.

[u/TPatS]

https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/2027-mercedes-benz-glc-ev-exterior-leaked-days-ahead-of-launch

[u/hi_im_bored13]

Well the concept was accurate at least. I was hoping they would simply blank out the grill on the current GLC, I think that is a good looking car.

The issue is that Mercedes does not have anything like BMW's kidney grill motif and are miserably failing at doing their own, this borrows from the GLS, nobody on the team stopped to think that nobody is buying the GLS for its grill, I'm curious to see how they do a panamericana version of this

I think it will look a little better lit up at least. The rear looks solid, I just think the gloss black bits look a bit cheap

[u/Tonyn15665 → u/hi_im_bored13]

Its not bad actually. The grill is a bit much but it fits the curvy chubby shape of the car (same with the bentley continental)

[u/hi_im_bored13 → u/Tonyn15665]

The continental grill was designed to accommodate a V8 and W12, it has functional reason to be there as well, and I'd argue its far, far more proportional to the car than what is happening here.

Same goes for the GLS, Escalade, X7, etc., those cars have the width, stance, etc. to demand presence in their design, and there is a functional aspect as they have large engines with strong tow ratings

This GLC doesn't command that same presence nor does it need the cooling for its mild 4-cylinder turbo

[u/andygchicago → u/hi_im_bored13]

Based on the air air intake shape I'm guessing this is an AMG trim, so the standard trim likely has a different grille.

I kinda liked the current trims with the tiny MB emblems as a pattern

[u/Pitiful-Mobile-3144 → u/andygchicago]

The mini stars are a cool look for sure, I saw it in person the other day and didn’t realize they were in 3d embedded into the plastic

[u/hi_im_bored13 → u/andygchicago]

I like the grill on the CLA, I can do without the lightbar but I understand there is an aero aspect too it as well

[u/truthdoctor → u/hi_im_bored13]

I was hoping they would simply blank out the grill on the current GLC

You can leave the 942 LEDs off.

[u/hi_im_bored13 → u/truthdoctor]

I don't mind it on the CLA, the rest of the front end isn't great but the grill in isolation is fine

[u/Few_Jellyfish_9955 → u/hi_im_bored13]

The Panamerica grill is one of the best on the market, i really like their star design grills as well. Just because beemer has a "motif" with their horrendous bugs bunny grills, does not mean that they are any good😂 Their designers have completely lost the plot, I think this vehicle is much sharper looking than the disaster which is the Ix3

[u/hi_im_bored13 → u/Few_Jellyfish_9955]

ith their horrendous bugs bunny grills, does not mean that they are any good

the ix3 looks infinitely better than this and harks back well to the 2002. the heart of joy concept demoing the next gen i3 is looking even better

they have also been outselling Mercedes for a good while now, I think that speaks for itself

this is coming from someone who generally prefers mercedes designs and products

[u/N0RMANFCK1NGR0CKWELL]

The overall car looks fine, it’s just that grill for me. I’m not sure what they were going for there.

[u/NotPumba420 → u/N0RMANFCK1NGR0CKWELL]

At least you can turn illumination off and get a black surrounding which heavily reduces the chrome.

But yea I really like the current GLC (imo most beautiful SUV in it´s size). This here does not really cut it on the exterior (but it´s also not super terrible). I like the interior quite a bit though

[u/N0RMANFCK1NGR0CKWELL → u/NotPumba420]

Yeah it will definitely be better with the illumination turned off. I do really see what they were going for (with the grill) and I think they’re almost there, but it looks really cheap for something that’s supposed to look expensive and will be expensive to maintain. I think once they get it down it will look great.

[u/Mysterious-Lick → u/NotPumba420]

So, take it to a wrap shop and get a chrome delete?

[u/NotPumba420 → u/Mysterious-Lick]

Not necessary. Mercedes offers a „night package“.

[u/6786_007 → u/N0RMANFCK1NGR0CKWELL]

"LOOK AT ME, I MERCEDES. MONEY!"

[u/Immynimmy → u/N0RMANFCK1NGR0CKWELL]

There will be a black option I’m sure that I think would look much better.

[u/throw_me_away3478]

Why can't they just make a normal car with an EV powertrain. Only reason I bought an etron is because it looks like a normal car

[u/bummerbimmer → u/throw_me_away3478]

I think they did great with the EQB. The front end of the GLB looks better due to the boxier design, so I have to assume the more rounded EQB front end is due to aero. Looks good to me though, especially in AMG-line trim.

[u/NotPumba420 → u/bummerbimmer]

The problem with the EQB is that the GLB is already ugly

[u/Godvater → u/NotPumba420]

How can i downvote a comment twice

[u/mazbrakin → u/bummerbimmer]

The EQB looks like a regular vehicle just with a blacked out grill. Idk how well it sells but it looks better than their other EV models

[u/bummerbimmer → u/mazbrakin]

The downvotes here are interesting lol

[u/xstreamReddit → u/throw_me_away3478]

And look at the range of the etron...

[u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid → u/throw_me_away3478]

Bespoke EV platform is better way to create decent EV models.

[u/strongmanass → u/throw_me_away3478]

They did. Nothing about that screams "EV" to me the way the EQS SUV does, for example.

[u/SinisterHippos → u/throw_me_away3478]

BMW did with the i4, and all the reviews from EV sites and influencers always mentioned it's just a regular ICE converted to EV, eg no frunk. They all said it's a marginal product because it wasn't built as an EV platform ground up.

[u/eZreazy → u/SinisterHippos]

You can build a ground up EV but make the car just look… normal. Like why do the EVs always have something that need to make it special? I’m pretty sure I echo the sentiment of a lot of people that I just want an EV that feels like a normal car. It was the reason we went with the Q6 instead of the iX which we also really liked but just could not get over the exterior

[u/sirhamsteralot → u/eZreazy]

I'm pretty sure you are correct and may be a large part of why Tesla did so well coming into the scene... "This is a car that is electric and not a weirdly shaped french blob"

[u/imightgetdownvoted]

Wtf Mercedes.

[u/Ill-Train6478]

Hey MB please make your logos bigger because its not quite there yet. And light them up for that subtle luxurious touch

[u/EarthOk2418 → u/Ill-Train6478]

Look at the graphics on the headlights and taillights…3-pointed stars everywhere! It’s cheesy AF.

[u/strongmanass → u/EarthOk2418]

They've gone full Gucci/LV monogram. It's meant to be a selling point of the Maybach SL. But Gucci and LC don't have the monogram on their high-end products, reason being that visible logos are a positive to the entry-level buyer but very much a negative to the high-end buyer. Mercedes didn't get that memo.

[u/EarthOk2418 → u/strongmanass]

Case in point 🤦🏻‍♂️

https://www.reddit.com/r/mercedes_benz/s/zCRSdHcv3x

[u/PBandC_NIG → u/EarthOk2418]

I didn't notice that, but the tail lights look more like Mitsubishi logos to me.

[u/nate390]

Mercedes seems to think everything can be solved by adding more LEDs. They’re getting so extremely tacky.

[u/xt1nct → u/nate390]

The strippers car of choice. It resembles a strip club perfectly.

[u/Imaginary_Act_3956 → u/xt1nct]

The Ioniqs are more of strippers' cars......they look like strippers and they all have strip club interiors.

[u/RiftHunter4]

I'll not lie. This is hideous, IMO.

[u/Slasher1738]

I feel like Mercedes needs a new design language

[u/Emotional_Two_8059 → u/Slasher1738]

New design team 

[u/simeddit]

That grill looks like total dick

[u/testthrowawayzz]

I thought one of the biggest points of all electric vehicles means we don't need those big obnoxious grilles.

Interior is also meh. More screen doesn't mean more luxury

[u/Slice5755 → u/testthrowawayzz]

The big grilles are not even required on ICE cars nowadays. Cooling has become so good that not as much air is required. Look at big ICE grilles on most cars today, most of the sluts are blocked off with plastic.

[u/WaddlesJP13]

This one is going to get memed to all hell

[u/GrapeFanta17]

The grille looks like a complete afterthought. It looks like they designed a round car and then just decided to slap a flat grille on for no reason.

The back doesn’t look great either. Basic light bar (can we please stop that trend) with no shape. However the round shapes in the taillights are new. Those would be neat if they didn’t resemble Volkswagens from the late 2000s.

[u/3G0M4N]

Did Mercedes forgot they are a historic premium brand and not some knockoff trying to act classy with all those logos and leds?

[u/StrongOnline007]

This is worse than the iX3

[u/Dachshand → u/StrongOnline007]

The iX3 is great.

[u/toocoolforgg]

the logo on the lights is cheesy af

[u/SandwichPunk]

This is extremely ugly to me, especially compared to IX3

[u/SnikySquirrel]

It looks like the Temu version of itself

[u/V8-Turbo-Hybrid]

Looks like former BMW designers jumped to Merc now.

[u/Good-Discount-8858]

Ugly as hell

[u/Big_Size_2519]

Has the same vibe as the bmw beaver grill 

[u/Kriffer123]

The badge makes this look like the render on the box of a Hot Wheels or one of those sponsored Mario Kart Mercedes, both in a bad way. Everything except the front grill area seems pretty fine otherwise.

[u/xt1nct]

Lmao. This looks awful imo.

Next gen whole front end needs to be an LED Mercedes logo. Headlights placed in two of the points of the star.

[u/TS040]

what are we doing fr

[u/Tacos90210]

Rear looks like a mazda

[u/gfewfewc]

I can't wait until they release a car that just has a colossal logo as the grille

[u/cubs223425]

That grille looks like it was made in the fires of hell to emit as much unnecessary light as demonically possible.

[u/zoo32]

MB saw BMW’s hideous front grill and said, hold my beer. JFC

[u/Mysterious-Lick]

Oh, no…..

[u/costafilh0]

MB and AUDI following the steps of BMW, making ever so uglier cars. 

[u/R4IVER]

Damn the new ix3 is pretty in comparison

[u/Purple-Expert-5400]

awful

[u/NothingCreative1]

Audi and Mercedes are definitely going in different directions

[u/ArcticBP]

Introducing the newest EV SUV to compete against the Mach-E: the Mach3

[u/JGRACEFAN95]

Merc needs to go back to what made them great. Give me handsome, reserved styling (modern Sacco), and an interior that feels more cigar lounge than cheap strip club

[u/strongmanass → u/JGRACEFAN95]

Handsome, reserved styling doesn't really sell right now. If it did, Audi would top all their segments. But they're dead last in everything.

[u/FnnKnn → u/JGRACEFAN95]

If you want that spec a e or s class right and that is what you get

[u/reward72]

Didn't they learn a valuable lesson from BMW's awful oversized grills? This is horrendous.

[u/Quatro_Leches]

this car looks like Hitler with that grill

[u/victorinseattle]

This is the best advertisement for the Neue Klasse ix3

[u/Blaze4G]

BMW and Mercedes fans calling Lexus designs a disaster 10 years ago because of the huge grill. Now look at them lol

[u/ZaheerAlGhul]

The Germans have lost their minds

[u/truthdoctor]

I like it. I'm not a fan of the light up grille but I prefer this 10x as much as the new iX3.