I literally didn't know this existed.

"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
12/30/2015 at 19:45 • Filed to: None

And I’m usually pretty up on things.

So there’s the GLE (formerly ML), which is Mercedes-Benz’s midsize crossover. There’s the GLA (based on the CLA), which is the entry-level crossover that I would rather forget about. Between those two was the GLK, the blocky compact crossover that existed from model years 2010 to 2015 (United States). Now the GLK is gone, replaced by the GLC for model year 2016. Do I have that right?

DISCUSSION (18)

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 19:48

Yup! And to further confuse things, the GLS (a refreshed and re-named GL) will arrive next year.

Nibby > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 19:52

How much vomit did you have to clean up

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 19:56

Im so confused...

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Nibby
12/30/2015 at 20:10

I actually kind of like the GLC, at least on paper. It’s based on the C-Class (a proper RWD sedan) and appears to have a decent greenhouse.

Saracen > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 21:07

The new naming convention actually makes sense. So I’m okay with it.

Not terribly interested in any of the vehicles though.

(There are also two GLE’s....one is the normal SUV and one is the stupid coupe-looking X6 competitor which is named the “GLE Coupe” UGH!)

E92M3 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/30/2015 at 22:18

Should be easier. Across the lineup A-is the smallest, C-is the midsize, and S-is the full size

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > E92M3
12/30/2015 at 22:21

I thought A was the smallest, C was the compact, E was the midsize, and S is the biggest?

touring the brook - now with ZHP! > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 22:39

I saw one on the back of a car transporter, and I thought it was a C Class Wagon. Then I saw the GLC badge and I wept.

E92M3 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/30/2015 at 22:43

Yep, I forgot to place the “E”. I wouldn’t exactly call a C350 a compact though.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > E92M3
12/30/2015 at 22:45

But it competes in the compact luxury class, so what else should I call it?

boxrocket > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart
12/30/2015 at 22:58

I didn't know the B-Class was sold here until I saw it at a M-B dealership some months ago. M-B also has too many models (though they aren't the only ones).

E92M3 > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
12/31/2015 at 00:05

I would consider the SLK to be “compact luxury”. I guess they will need to rename that next, as it’s not “S” size. I guess the A is a sub-compact, and the C is a compact by todays standards. Maybe I’m stuck in the past when a compact car was much smaller. I consider a 2015 Elantra to be a compact.