First registered – 6/07/2016

The GLC AMG Line is based on a stretched version of the C-Class’s platform. The interior is based on that of the compact saloon, too, which is a good thing. It’s stylish and well laid-out, with multimedia functionality centred on a slick 7.0in screen and materials from the top drawer of the parts cupboard for definite. Under the bonnet we have the 2.1 twin turbo diesel engine which is powered by the very smooth 9 speed automatic gearbox, the GLC produces 204 bhp and 46.3 mpg in return. The Mercedes is capable of changing the driving feel using Dynamic Select which gives the driver a choice of five driving modes , Comfort, Eco, Sport, Sport Plus and Individual. The modes are all pretty self-explanatory apart from Individual. Individual mode gives you the opportunity to completely customise how you want the car to operate so basically you are able to set up the car completely just for yourself and how you prefer it.

The looks of the GLC AMG Line is fairly aggressive, especially from the front where you can see a premium Mercedes front-end which is taken up mostly by the huge grille and badge, with a little bit of space either side for headlights but the main thing that catches your eye are them lovely multi spoke AMG 20″ diamond cut alloy wheels which truly look stunning on the GLC.

Onto the interior , The very firm and comfortable front fully heated leather seats, offer plenty of electric adjustment as standard, yield the obligatory lofty seating position, and the generous rear cabin will swallow two adults in comfort, three if you’re among friends. The rear seatbacks split into three, and a powered tailgate is standard-fit, too, giving access to a largely uniform, lip-free boot that matches the X3’s for volume at a useful 550 litres meaning you can get plenty of items into the boot. The Mercedes GLC AMG Line is certainly one seriously high-tech bit of kit , the spec information for the car is over two pages of fine print…  There are lots of really useful bits of technology on this car, things you don’t even stop to think about. Just to quickly explain some of them, there are features like Attention Assist which monitors how you drive and will alert you if it feels you should take a break, Active Bonnet which will raise the bonnet if the car detects it has hit a pedestrian to lower the risk of injury, Active Blind Spot Assist which automatically monitors the car’s blind spots and alerts you when needed. But the most impressive piece of technology is Distronic Plus which is a steering assist and a stop-and-go pilot system.The interiors lighting can be changed using the infotainment system, and you are able to select blue, amber or white lights to illuminate your interior. But lots of other areas of the dash include strong LED lighting as well to light up the driver instruments and controls which really does look incredible at night almost like as I’ve you are on an plane cockpit but without all the confusing buttons.

As far as materials go quality-wise, of course, this car is an absolute winner. It is built the way Mercedes models are meant to be built and the car definitely feels and looks as good as desired. It’s fair to say that the car is relatively complex inside as it does have a very wide feature set. Mercedes have taken their best efforts to simplify things with how you input and control the system.