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“The year of the SUV”
National Mercedes-Benz Press Event
Christophe Vloebergh - Press & Corporate Communications
Mont-Saint-Guibert - 21/09/15
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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1907 : The Daimler-Motoren Gesellschaft brings « The Dernburg Car »
First 4x4-car (& 4-wheel-steering)
For special & daily use in Africa (Namibia)
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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1948 : Reveal of the iconic Unimog (Universal-motorgerät)
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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1979 : Reveal of the iconic G Class passenger car in France
The capital letter « G » stands for « Geländewagen »
Till today 70% handmade, at Steyr-Daimler-Puch (Graz – Austria)
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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1985 : World Première of the « 4MATIC » all-wheel drive system
on W124 E Class (f.ex. 300 TE 4MATIC)
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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1997 : Reveal of the first M Class in Tuscaloosa USA
First premium « SUV » or Sports Utility Vehicle
« SUV » to designate the distinction with « other, huge 4x4’s »
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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2015 : « The year of the SUV »
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4x4 Milestones @ Mercedes-Benz
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This means : More than 75 Mercedes-Benz passenger cars with 4MATIC,
& 6 (brand) new SUV’s : GLA, GLC, GLE, GLE Coupé, GL(S) & G,
each with a « tailormade » 4MATIC-system
& 2 of them in PLUG-IN HYBRID (GLC350e & GLE500e)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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GLA : Launch 03/2014
Refers to the A Class
10 different engines of which 4 in 4MATIC :
- GLA200d 4MATIC - GLA250 4MATIC
- GLA220d 4MATIC - GLA45 AMG 4MATIC
Prices from 36.058€ VAT incl. (GLA200d 4MATIC)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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GLC : Launch 06/2015
Refers to the C Class
3 different engines (at launch), all in 4MATIC :
- GLC220d 4MATIC - GLC250 4MATIC
- GLC250d 4MATIC
Prices from 45.859€ VAT incl. (GLC250 4MATIC)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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GLE : Launch 04/2015
Refers to the E Class
8 different engines of which 7 in 4MATIC :
- GLE250d 4MATIC - GLE400 4MATIC
- GLE350d 4MATIC - GLE500 4MATIC
- GLE500e 4MATIC
- GLE63 AMG 4MATIC
- GLE63s AMG 4MATIC
Prices from 58,201€ VAT incl. (GLE250d 4MATIC)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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GLE Coupé : Launch 03/2015
Refers to the E Class
5 different engines, all in 4MATIC :
- GLE350d 4MATIC - GLE400 4MATIC
- GLE450 AMG 4MATIC
- GLE63 AMG 4MATIC
- GLE63s AMG 4MATIC
Prices from 67.276€ VAT incl. (GLE350d 4MATIC)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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GL : Launch 07/2012
4 different engines, all in 4MATIC :
- GL350 BlueTEC 4MATIC - GL400 4MATIC
- GL500 4MATIC
- GL63 AMG 4MATIC
Prices from 72.116€ VAT incl. (GL350 BlueTEC 4MATIC)
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Actual Mercedes-Benz SUV model range
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G : Launch 07/2015
4 different engines (only LWB), all in 4MATIC :
- G350d - G500
- G63AMG
- G65 AMG
Prices from 94.985€ VAT incl. (G350d)
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Still to come …
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GLS : Launch 11/2015 (Refers to the S Class)
GLC350e : Launch 12/2015
GLC Coupé : Launch Spring 2016
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Still to come … but under construction
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As from end of September 2015 : MBBeLux 4x4 Testtrack !