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| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz |
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| Production | 2009–present |
| Model years | 2009-present (Europe & other markets) 2010-present (North America) |
| Assembly | Bremen, Germany 6th of October City, Egypt[1] |
| Class | Compact luxury crossover SUV |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
| Engine | 2.2L CDI I4 3.0L V6 3.5L V6 3.0L CDI V6 |
| Transmission | 7-speed automatic |
| Wheelbase | 108.5 in (2,756 mm) |
| Length | 2009-2011: 178.2 in (4,526 mm) 2012-Present: 178.3 in (4,529 mm) |
| Width | 2009-2011: 72.4 in (1,839 mm) 2012-Present: 74.3 in (1,887 mm) |
| Height | 66.9 in (1,699 mm) |
| Related | Mercedes-Benz C-Class |
The Mercedes-Benz GLK (codename X204; Geländewagen Luxus Kompaktklasse[2]) is a compact luxury crossover released as a 2009 model elsewhere[citation needed] and as a 2010 model in North America after its public debut at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show[3] alongside the competing Audi Q5.
The GLK-Class was launched in 2008 and is built in Bremen (Germany), the first Mercedes SUV to be built there. Its design is heavily influenced by the C-Class.
The GLK was presented for the first time in 2008 in Detroit under the form of the Mercedes-Benz Vision GLK Freeside concept.[4][5]
MBUSA partnered with four tuners to develop custom designs for the newly released GLK for the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Boulevard Customs,[6] Brabus,[7] RENNtech[8] and Legendary Motorcar Company[9] were the four tuners that had this unique opportunity to design their vision.
The GLK-Class shares the C-Class (W204) platform, and production plans continued after the demise of the similar Smart Formore.
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Comprehensive restraint system for the best possible occupant protection.[10]
In combination with the front and rear deformation zones, the high-strength passenger cell of the GLK-Class provides a highly efficient foundation for the occupant protection systems. The intricate restraint system is capable of offering the greatest possible protection potential. As many as nine airbags are fitted, which are deployed selectively depending on the type of collision and its severity to reduce the forces exerted on the occupants eMercedesBenz said - The all-encompassing approach taken to achieving a high standard of safety evinces itself particularly clearly in the Integral Safety concept, that Mercedes-Benz has once again implemented in the new GLK.
At launch in Germany and North America, the car was offered in all-wheel drive only, though recently a rear-wheel drive only version debuted.
The range at launch comprised:
Two new BlueEFFICIENCY models were added in September 2009
| Calendar year | US sales |
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| 2009 | 21,944[11] |
| 2010 | 20,946 |
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