As a century-old luxury brand, Mercedes-Benz's influence in the domestic automobile market is not small, after all, the brilliance of the three-pronged star, few people can refuse. However, in recent years, with the increasingly strict environmental protection standards, Mercedes-Benz has also launched a number of small-displacement models, such as the 1.3T Mercedes-Benz A-Class, the 1.3T Mercedes-Benz GLB, the 1.5T Mercedes-Benz C and the 1.5T Mercedes-Benz E260L. Of course, the displacement size is not wrong, but this is Mercedes-Benz, although the displacement is getting smaller and smaller, but the price has not come down, in addition to the 1.3T GLB, there are 2.0T Mercedes-Benz G350, etc., Mercedes-Benz's move has also made many netizens ridicule: Sure enough, Mercedes-Benz never pits the poor!
But this does not seem to affect the sales of Mercedes-Benz, taking THE GLB as an example, in 2021, the Mercedes-Benz GLB sold a total of 56630 units, and in January this year, it also achieved an excellent result of 6507 units.
However, just recently, the mid-term redesign of mercedes-Benz GLB was officially launched, which cancelled the 180 model of 1.3T and added three new 2.0T 220 models, and the new 2.0T version of the model started at 330,900.
In fact, from the price point of view, the starting price of the 2.0T version of 330,900 is not low, after all, the GLB is only a compact SUV, and the price of 330,900 can only buy the front-drive version of the model, and the price of the four-wheel drive version of the model has gone to 353,300, compared to bmw X1 and Audi Q3, it has to be said that the premium ability of the Mercedes-Benz logo is indeed high.
The design has changed virtually
As a mid-term revamp, the 2.0T Mercedes-Benz GLB is basically consistent with the old model at the design level, with no changes visible to the naked eye. In fact, I have to say that the design of Mercedes-Benz has always been very online, even if it is a "special car" created for the domestic market in the family, GLB has not fooled the Chinese in design.
In the front part, the new GLB adopts a polygonal + double-spoke forward grille Mercedes-Benz family design, and the logo of the Mercedes-Benz three-fork star is still the biggest highlight of the front face, as if it is full of brilliance. The interior of the double-sided headlights has been redesigned to be more classy than the older models.
On the side of the body, the waistline of the new GLB has been extended from the front fenders to the rear, making the visual feeling of the body more coherent. The wheel shape of the 2.0T model is more exquisite, and the size of 235/50R19 is adopted, which makes the body very coordinated. The rear of the new car is more rounded and full than the old model, the tail light groups on both sides echo the front face, the rear surround is still equipped with heavy trim embellishments, and the lower part uses a bilateral single exhaust layout, which makes the whole car look sporty.
Inside the car, the new GLB is the same as the appearance, with no obvious changes. Still using mercedes-Benz's traditional dual screen design, the size of the two screens reached 10.25 inches respectively. However, the double color of black + brown is unique to the three models of the 2.0T version, and the 2.0T version will look more luxurious than the single color matching model. In addition, the configuration level of the new GLB has been improved compared to the old model, especially the safety configuration level, in addition to the 360 ° panoramic image, there are intelligent parking, active braking system, etc. It is worth mentioning that the new GLB also enhances the need for personalized customization, which can realize the online navigation of AutoNavi Map.
In terms of size, since this is only a redesigned model, the size of the new GLB is exactly the same as that of the old model, with a length, width and height of 4638/1834/1687mm, and a wheelbase of 2829mm. However, the new car has been optimized to a certain extent for the interior seats, such as the addition of heating and ventilation in the front row, and the comfort of the second row of seats has also increased.
The 2.0T power is the highlight, but the price is still on the high side
The biggest change in this revamped model is that it has added three new 2.0T engines. As we all know, the old GLB only provides 1.3T turbocharged engines, whether it is the power parameters or the actual driving experience, are relatively weak, the forum riders have feedback that when the air conditioner is full in the summer, the acceleration capacity of the 1.3T model is quite average.
The picture shows the 1.3T engine
The arrival of the 2.0T model undoubtedly solves this problem very well. Parametrically, the 2.0T turbocharged engine can output a maximum of 190 Ps of maximum horsepower and 300 N·m of peak torque, and the transmission is matched with an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. But from a parametric point of view, the power performance of this 2.0T engine may be more powerful than the low-power 2.0T engine code-named M274.
However, from the perspective of price, the starting price of 330,900 is undoubtedly high, after all, the starting price of the 2.0T models of BMW X1 and Audi Q3 is within 300,000, and the compact SUV of the second-tier luxury brand is not to mention, not only the pricing is low, but the market terminal also has a lot of preferential margins. From this point of view, the cost performance is still not the advantage of THE GLB.
At last:
As a medium-term revamp, the 2.0T model launched by Mercedes-Benz GLB this time is undoubtedly a good news, for consumers who like the model but cannot accept the 1.3T engine, the 2.0T model is indeed a good choice, but in terms of price, perhaps the 2.0T version of the GLB will not perform too well in the future market, after all, add tens of thousands of dollars to the mid-size SUV of the longitudinal platform - GLC, so why look at the GLB of the front-drive platform compact SUV?