2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 Review | America's #1 Best Selling Mercedes-Benz!

[music] >> What's up, you guys? Welcome back to another one. If you are new to this channel, I am Goldpony44. I do car, truck, SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we are in the brand new 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300, courtesy of Mercedes-Benz of Hagerstown in Hagerstown, Maryland. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So, we are in this one today because this is Mercedes-Benz's number one best seller here in the US, at least. Very good-looking SUV. Amazing ambient lighting as well. And in case you were curious, the GLC is going to be competing with the BMW X3 and Genesis GV70, just to name a couple there. But, ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one, from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So, having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so, there's essentially two different configurations for the 2027 GLC 300. You got the rear-wheel drive configuration, starting at $52,400, which by the way is a $2,850 bump for the 2027 model year. One of the bigger bumps compared to the previous years. But, then you got the 4MATIC all-wheel drive being the one we are in today, starting at $54,400. But, regardless of the configuration that you go with, the power plant is going to be the same. Powering the GLC is a 2-liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder with a mild hybrid system. This puts out 255 horsepower at 5,800 RPM, 295 lb ft of torque coming in at 2,000 RPM. Power being sent to the rear wheels or all wheels through a nine-speed automatic with paddle shifters, which of course you guys know we will be testing out here in a little bit. But, zero to 60 time is going to come in at a respectable 6.2 seconds, with MPG numbers coming in at 22 in the city, 27 on the highway, taking premium unleaded fuel. With that said, before we do any kind of fun paddle shifter or acceleration test here in in GLC 300, I did want to mention to you guys the drive modes. It is labeled dynamic. Uh it's just underneath of the infotainment screen here. It stands for dynamic select. The drive modes will include off-road, eco, comfort, sport, and individual. Just in things like the shift points, the throttle response, the steering sensitivity, and the all-wheel drive system engagement then as well. So, now that I've got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the paddle shifters and acceleration here to the test. I want to see how quickly the paddle shifters are going to react for us here. And of course, let's see how quickly we can get the GLC 300 here up to speed. All right, found our straightaway. Got it in manual shift mode. So, let's give this a shot in 3 2 1 go. All right, 1 plenty quick. You're not going to have any issues merging onto the highway. 2 Paddle shifters, there was a slight delay. They're not bad. They're okay for an SUV. Probably if I were to get this SUV, I would never use them cuz they're just one of those gimmicky features in my personal opinion. But, um they're okay. They're also matte black plastic. I would have liked to have seen at least a silver finish to them if not aluminum or carbon fiber or a magnesium, something special because this is a Mercedes-Benz after all. But, off the paddle shifters, acceleration was plenty fine. You're not going to have any issues there. But, to go along with that acceleration, as always, braking is equally important. So, up front you will find 13.5 in ventilated front discs. In the back, 12.6 in solid rear discs. As far as this SUV's rear stopping distance goes, it comes in at a super impressive 107 ft. That really is an impressive number, you guys. But, anyways, as far as braking feel goes, it's fine. It's maybe a little bit on the softer side, believe it or not. Um I expected more of a firm braking feel with a number like 107 ft, but it's plenty fine. That That number is dang impressive. Typically, 110 is a sports sedan. Anything under that is sports car. So, this is sports car good. Like, that's an insane stopping number, but anyways, and touching on suspension and handling, you will find your four-wheel independent suspension coming standard on the GLC 300, but you know what else comes standard? An adaptive damping suspension. So, I always love those, but that does is it monitors each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road imperfections, giving you a smoother ride, but it also tightens up that suspension during heavy cornering, giving you better handling as well. So, it really does give you the best of both worlds. Typically, what I notice first is the ride quality. So, if you're looking for better ride quality, that adaptive damping suspension is always something you want to have in the back of your mind, because that is going to give it to you. And having said that, as far as ride quality goes in our short little test drive here today, I'm on literally the smoothest road in Hagerstown, possibly the smoothest road in Maryland, but nonetheless, of course, it is ridiculously smooth ride quality right now. So, definitely not having any issues there. As far as cabin noise goes, we're going over 50 mph, I'll be quiet here for a second. It's plenty fine. I got the air on in the background here, so you guys might hear that, but it's a pretty darn serene cabin, so I don't have any issues there, either. As far as steering feel goes, like I said, that does adjust depending upon the drive mode that you put it in. So, just tap that dynamic button. I just put it back in sport. It's going to give you a much, much heavier weight to the steering, uh better pointing you in the direction that you want to go. So, if you want that playful feel, you got that sport driving mode. If you wanted a looser feel to the steering, like more traditional SUV, you got the comfort mode, you got the eco mode, stuff like that. So, I love that it gives you a little bit of something for everybody there. That's pretty cool. And touching our rear visibility, looking at my rearview mirror here, I can see perfectly fine out the back, so definitely should not have any issues there. In addition to that, rain-sensing windshield wipers do come standard on the GLC. So, whenever this thing detects any kind of mist or rainfall, it's going to automatically turn on this windshield wipers for you. Kind of like automatic headlights, just one less thing you got to worry about there. And I also have a head-up display. I really can't see with polarized sunglasses, but I'm telling you if you take these things off, it is super bright. It's got my speed, speed limit, safety features, it's got everything up there and uh I'm a big fan of that as well. But that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior now of our brand new 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300. so here she is, you guys, the new 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 finished in graphite gray metallic, which by the way is a $750 paint option, in case you were curious. But as always, let's go ahead and start with where this one is made. Taking a look at the VIN, first character is the letter W, indicating that the GLC is built and assembled in Germany as it should be. But starting up front, it's either going to be a single chrome horizontal front slat, which is what you guys are looking at right now. That's the standard setup. But there's an AMG Line package that goes for $3,450. That gives you that classic diamond block front grill with unique front fascia as well, in case you were curious about that. To the bottom corners there, you get some front air curtains, of course, with the AMG Line package they're going to be more pronounced. I did review an AMG Line package last year, so that's why I keep referencing that one, but a little more aggressive styling with that essentially. To the sides, either way you get LED headlights with LED daytime running lights. You get the automatic feature with those. You also get automatic high beams. If you have your high beams on at night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up high beams for you there. So that's always super convenient. And if you wanted an illuminated star, that front emblem there, that goes for $400. It is an option, but that pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the side. All right, and so but now since we are around to the side of this one, you're going to find either gloss black or aluminum roof rails, depending upon the configuration that you go with, of course. Rear privacy glass does come standard. Chrome or gloss black window surrounds. Taking a look at the side mirrors, they are body colored or gloss black side mirrors. Again, depending upon the configuration. They will be power adjustable with LED integrated turn signals. They're going to be heated and power folding actually, as well. Then taking a look down at the wheel setup, 18-in aluminum alloys do come standard. There are plenty of 19-in and 20-in designs available and AMG line packages that adds AMG specific alloys then as well. But, that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and swing around to the back. All right, so Vanessa, so we are round to the back of the GLC. Starting all the way to the top, there is no antenna or shark fin antenna whatsoever. It's a super clean look with Mercedes-Benz. You got to appreciate that. Rear spoiler with an integrated brake light, of course. Rear window wiper affixed to the rear glass. LED tail lights do come standard, as well. You're going to either find then aluminum or gloss black lower bumper trim or I should say chrome or gloss black. We got the chrome lower bumper trim there. And then just below it all, this is kind of interesting cuz Mercedes-Benz wants you to believe that that exhaust is integrated into the rear bumper there, but those are actually filled in with plastic. The true exhaust is found underneath. It is actually tucked away, but it is dual exhaust. So, that's kind of cool, I guess. So, having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always, here is that exhaust clip. All right, so Vanessa, so we are round to the back of the GLC. When it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a power tailgate that does come standard. There is a button on the key fob. There is a rubberized button on the tailgate itself then, as well. But, once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 21.9 cubic feet behind that second row. If that was not enough space, there is a 40/20/40 split, meaning the rear seats do fold down. Bump that up to 59.3 cubic feet then. There's actually a button to fold down the rear seats in the cargo area, by the way. But, 12-V power outlet back there. Got an elastic strap back there. There's chrome-plated tie-down anchors. Little bit of netted storage. You got grocery bag hooks on both sides in the back. You got to appreciate that. Cargo cover, of course. And then, if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will find a spare tire, which I always love to see. So, that's pretty nice. But, then making your way up to the rear legroom, that comes in at 37.4 inches. For reference, I mean, even 6-ft tall, this is how much space I had in the back seats there. Rear center armrest with phone and cup holders. And this is kind of a unique setup. So, if you haven't seen Mercedes-Benz before, this might be a little bit different. To actually get access to the cup holders, you press it out once, that gives you the phone holder, and then you press it in halfway, and then let it out, and that gives you access to the cup holders. So, it's a little bit different there, a little bit uh secretive, but that's how you get access to them. Rear ventilation uh back there as well. You got a little bit of storage just below that. And uh surprisingly, no rear USB charging ports, which I always find kind of interesting in a GLC. You would think they would have them. But, anyways. Then making your way up to the front seats, power-adjustable front seats with memory settings coming standard. Heated front seats also coming standard. Then ventilated front seats are going to be optional. But, overall, as far as seat comfort goes, it was plenty fine. I think the headrests are perfectly fine as well. And I love the Sienna brown color to them as well. I think that looks pretty darn cool. But, then making our way to the uh start up. Let me start by showing you guys the key here. This is a very heavy-duty key, by the way. Nice hefty weight to it. But, you got lock, that is the Mercedes logo, unlock, and the button to pop the rear tailgate there. And it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So, all I'm going to do here is simply put my foot on the brake, and press that gloss black engine start button, located just in between the gauge cluster and the infotainment screen there. And so, once started up, what you guys are looking at is a 12.3-in digital gauge cluster. And it's done pretty darn good. And so, the fun button with the gauges is there's a home button on the left-hand side of the steering wheel, and if you press that, that gives you access to completely change the look up there. And so, you got a navigation look, there's an off-road look, there's your classic look, which is what I kept it on most of my drive. There's also a sport look, which is kind of like a 3D effect, that's pretty cool as well. And then, if you swipe up, it gives you the head-up display customization as well. Believe it or not, you can change the head-up display customization. Basically, the same thing. You got your standard setup, sport, off-road, that kind of thing. So, I love the way this is set up. The only thing I'm missing is understated, which Mercedes-Benz used to have on the GLC. And with that, you could customize the color and things like that. So, I wish they would bring that back, but nonetheless, you're still getting how many miles you have left until you hit empty. There's a digital speedometer, speed limit recognition, outside temperature is saying it's 86° out today, so super nice today. So, overall, gauges are definitely done very nicely. But, now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. There is a black fine line center console finish. Dual pane panoramic sunroof does come standard. Got a frameless rear-view mirror with Homelink controls for up to three different garage doors on the bottom portion of that mirror. Uh wood trims are going to be available. We actually have one of them, and they are a matte texturized wood finish. So, that's pretty cool. I definitely like that. Wireless phone charger is found just kind of in front of the cup holders there in the center. And surrounding that, you get ambient lighting, which by the way, there's 64 colors of ambient lighting, and I did just turn up the brightness. They're surrounding the climate control vents, they're on the doors, they're around the cup holders here. It's absolutely everywhere. They're up top in the ceiling here. Mercedes-Benz always does ambient lighting absolutely wonderfully. But, anyways, a little bit of storage just to the left of the cup holders, and then within the center armrest. Decent amount of space in there. You got a little LED light in there, USB charging port, and a lot of really nice finishes overall, as expected. So, I think they did a wonderful job with the interior quality. It's a Mercedes-Benz after all. That pretty much says it all. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen. And so this is an 11.9-in portrait-style touchscreen display. And you got the little fingerprint sensor at the very bottom as well. So you can customize the vehicle settings to your specific driver. And so this doesn't just cover the seats. This literally covers everything from the seats to the ambient lighting to all of it. So that's pretty cool that uh you got that little fingerprint sensor there. I think that came out last year, but Bluetooth and audio streaming, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay up there, factory navigation system of course. Got your climate control settings up there. There's your ambient lighting settings where you can change the color, adjust the brightness, all that fun stuff. Even your off-road statistics. I don't know who's taking a GLC 300 off-road, but it's up there um along with your radio information. So when it comes to the sound system, the standard sound system on the GLC 300 is a Burmester 3D surround sound system. So having said that, let's go ahead and turn on the radio. Let's see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. >> [music] >> All right, lot of bass to that. Tons of bass. Uh plenty of clarity as well. It's a really good sound system for the GLC. There's no doubt about that. But anyways, last thing on the infotainment screen I wanted to mention to you guys is when you do put the GLC in reverse, you will find a rearview camera coming standard across the board, but also with surround view monitor there to the left as well. Giving you that bird's-eye view, letting you know who or what is completely all around you, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so front, side, side curtain airbags do come standard. Driver's knee airbag up front as well. In the back you got latch, aka lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats. Rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard, a collision mitigation braking system, driver attention monitoring system, parktronic with active park assist, which is a wild feature by the way. You essentially pick the spot, and then you let the car know if you want it to pull in or back in, and it does all the steering and the gas and the braking and all that stuff for you. It's pretty cool, but active brake assist, autonomous emergency braking, blind spot assist, and a Mercedes-Benz emergency call service then as well. So, if you get into an accident, the car is going to call you and ask if you need the police or ambulance or whatever the case. So, that's nice, but overall, when it comes to my final thoughts here of the GLC 300, excellent interior quality. I love our matte wood trim we got in this one. I love our Sienna brown leather. I love all our high-quality silver texturized finishes on the doors. It's just overall just done wonderfully. Uh park assist is fun, brilliant driving dynamics to this thing. So, plenty of an acceleration. 60 to zero in 107 ft is absolutely bonkers as well, and an incredible ride quality thanks to the adaptive damping suspension. The only room for improvement, and I don't even know if you could really call it room for improvement, is this thing can get pricey pretty darn quick in typical Mercedes fashion because they offer so many different options available for this one. So, just keep that in mind when you're specking this thing out. But, anyways, that's pretty much it for this one, you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media stuff if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're into new car reviews. That is what I've been doing for 12 years now. I do appreciate you guys watching more than you know, and I will see you guys all in the next video. They gone. >> [music]