My only issue with your reviews is that there is no consistency. Some videos are super in depth and then some seem like they’re just a glaze over. If you look at some other auto review channels, they have almost a template for each video. Example; they might start every single video going over specs, then move to seats, cargo capacity, cool features that separates that particular make and model from other vehicle... and they do it like that, and in that order in EVERY video. I love your stuff man, don’t take this as negative, just a suggestion to maybe help better your channel. Have some structure. Make sure you hit all the details in every car, not just the stuff that’s interesting to you
Reviews would be better with an additional reviewer preferably somebody with a different body shape. I wish reviewers would ALWAYS state their height and weight at the start of the review otherwise any talk about interior space is worthless. Also, camera angles should clearly show head clearance and climb in height as you enter the vehicle. Reviews where the review holds the camera while climbing in the vehicle are worthless. A POV camera view showing site lines from the driver seat would also be nice, but more difficult to do correctly. Reading off engine specs and MPG numbers is ok, but how does it compare to the competition.
Drove one as a rental. Drives good, great power for something that is fairly heavy. But I feel like Mercedes over engineered the interior. Most of the buttons are unnecessary. Definitely a good amount of body roll.
I just bought a 2017 ,the sticker price new was $ 78000.00 Regular headlights not even Xenon so I had to put aftermarket LED bulbs in to get some light No leather just MB TEX ,no distance control ,nice the automatic opening to the 3rd row but a pain to get the seats back in their regular position,no entertainment for the back seats, Not a lot for that Price
Class leader waiting for a redesign. Needs the IP and dash updated and a panoramic roof Hopefully, they don't make it too organic, like the rest of their SUV lineup, and keep the squared off lines
Sir Dave on the low low., I have a custom mbusa build that's around 87k. These packages are standard in Volvo XC90. SMFH. By how much do u think I can get it down. I know 80k is realistic but I want my total price not to exceed $80K. This puts my budget around 75k plus tax and fee just a little over 80k. Is it possible to get almost 10k discount from the crooks at mb dealership?
When you do serious miles in ML 430 as your daily driver, 500 miles min a week and my Benz fires up and helps me serve my Medicare z Elders, my Benz simply rocks! Going to upgrade to an elder GL. These vehicles are incredible! 😆👍🏻
This is another great review from Dave, but I can't see how anyone would prefer this over a Range Rover or even the cheaper Range Rover Sport. The only thing that this SUV has over a RR or RR LWB is that it has three rows. Otherwise, the interior is boring and looks outdated, the exterior is nothing special, and its off-road ability is inferior to the Range Rover. The same goes for the Escalade, which has an interior which is just as bad, if not worse, still has little-to no off road ability, is slower than a RR, and really only has the 3rd row to hold over the RR's head. You can't even get things like a Panoramic Sunroof on the Escalade.
MrRussian2023 It's not even eye-catching There's nothing special about it It's a rolling refrigerator with a Mercedes badge. The back up camera is cool so Is that 360 degree angle but no double takes. It's boring. I live in so cal so you can imagine how much I see them
As a European I always thought Americans in polyester shirts that came running out of somewhere to introduce themselves in an 1980s type infomercial was comedy. Apparently I was wrong and that is a real thing...
Not too impressed compare to what is out there such as a Suburban..... and don't tell, "Oh, but this is Benz" crap. I had a 2015 S550 fully loaded and you have to buy a tire insurance package - you are going to need it - and the car was in the shop every three months either for rim repair or replacement, or tire replacements, and these car tend to have an ac system leak which will cost money to fix due to a smell or mildew yet Ben will not cover it which they know very well the defect.... should I continue.....
So you ran over some potholes and needed rim repair or replacement afterwards... how was that the car's fault? Would those rims have lasted longer on any other car, were those rims original Mercedes-Benz rims? No, you should not continue...
This Suv has an outdated interior, the dashboard styling and buttons is straight Out of 2005 or so. They need to update the interior badly, the Lexus Lx 570 is just a far better option than this really.
Belal Hossain idk who took surveys but as an owner of one, it isn't all that great as it turns out to be. I'm a huge MB fan and the navigator is looking more appealing like a yacht which I made the mistake of not looking at. This is a midsize SUV at its best if you compare it to 4Runner that's a midsize as well.
We had a 2015 Gl 450 with every option on it it was the biggest pile of crap ever. There was one time it was in the shop for a month. Tires were shot with only 18,000 mi. We had nothing but issues like key less entry not working, back up camera wouldn’t come on, push button wouldn’t work, seats would squeak, the damn cruise control quit working going down the freeway, so much more to name off. We are extremely happy with are new Tesla model x!
I have this and the thing I hate is the room in the back. Absolutely no fkn room for luggage with a full family inside this on trips. Been looking at the navigator lately and looks more promising and more comforting as well. Europeans don't seem to know our standards of a FULL SIZE SUV. The navigator just floats like a yacht while the benz is just a try hard performance Vehicle. This thing is as big as a newer 4Runner which the runner is considered a midsize. But of course everything is smaller in Europe and of course they have the autobahn. I just want the fam to float in comfort. Made a big mistake not look at the others. This is just a disappointment from Mercedes coming from someone who loves their brand
Thanks for the informational video! Really interested to buy this model pretty soon!
Nice Car & nice review as allways!
Dave, excellent review as always. Suggestion: can you start doing a materials quality check on the vehicles?
That'll cost you extra, cool?
franz wetrfres
ORV test ride with 7 people would be fun to watch!!
now that I know you're local I'll be watching your channel great video straight to the point
Great presentation!
You didn't show how much room you had in the third row as you did the second. Kinda important doing a review of three row suv.
My only issue with your reviews is that there is no consistency. Some videos are super in depth and then some seem like they’re just a glaze over. If you look at some other auto review channels, they have almost a template for each video. Example; they might start every single video going over specs, then move to seats, cargo capacity, cool features that separates that particular make and model from other vehicle... and they do it like that, and in that order in EVERY video. I love your stuff man, don’t take this as negative, just a suggestion to maybe help better your channel. Have some structure. Make sure you hit all the details in every car, not just the stuff that’s interesting to you
Michael Stockton Well said
Reviews would be better with an additional reviewer preferably somebody with a different body shape. I wish reviewers would ALWAYS state their height and weight at the start of the review otherwise any talk about interior space is worthless. Also, camera angles should clearly show head clearance and climb in height as you enter the vehicle. Reviews where the review holds the camera while climbing in the vehicle are worthless. A POV camera view showing site lines from the driver seat would also be nice, but more difficult to do correctly. Reading off engine specs and MPG numbers is ok, but how does it compare to the competition.
Drove one as a rental. Drives good, great power for something that is fairly heavy. But I feel like Mercedes over engineered the interior. Most of the buttons are unnecessary. Definitely a good amount of body roll.
Can’t wait to get mines
lovely you are the best keep it up
I just bought a 2017 ,the sticker price new was $ 78000.00
Regular headlights not even Xenon so I had to put aftermarket LED bulbs in to get some light
No leather just MB TEX ,no distance control ,nice the automatic opening to the 3rd row but a pain to get the seats back in their regular position,no entertainment for the back seats,
Not a lot for that Price
Class leader waiting for a redesign. Needs the IP and dash updated and a panoramic roof
Hopefully, they don't make it too organic, like the rest of their SUV lineup, and keep the squared off lines
Great car Great video
Sir Dave on the low low., I have a custom mbusa build that's around 87k. These packages are standard in Volvo XC90. SMFH.
By how much do u think I can get it down. I know 80k is realistic but I want my total price not to exceed $80K. This puts my budget around 75k plus tax and fee just a little over 80k. Is it possible to get almost 10k discount from the crooks at mb dealership?
You should really be a radio host. You have a very unique voice.
Are there any differences between the 17, 18 or 19?
When you do serious miles in ML 430 as your daily driver, 500 miles min a week and my Benz fires up and helps me serve my Medicare z
Elders, my Benz simply rocks!
Going to upgrade to an elder GL.
These vehicles are incredible!
😆👍🏻
Wish you would have showed the entry on the 40 passenger side of the 2nd row (only showed the 60 side) otherwise pretty good review
When will this get redesign
This is another great review from Dave, but I can't see how anyone would prefer this over a Range Rover or even the cheaper Range Rover Sport. The only thing that this SUV has over a RR or RR LWB is that it has three rows. Otherwise, the interior is boring and looks outdated, the exterior is nothing special, and its off-road ability is inferior to the Range Rover. The same goes for the Escalade, which has an interior which is just as bad, if not worse, still has little-to no off road ability, is slower than a RR, and really only has the 3rd row to hold over the RR's head. You can't even get things like a Panoramic Sunroof on the Escalade.
Waw the front seat fold up automatic
the back makes it look like a weird mini van with those taillights kinda like the Routan
Can’t wait for the X7
No hands free foot swipe to open trunk? Weak.
So it's a 50k SUV plus 30k for the badge.
MrRussian2023 hahaha maybe. It drives extremely well but the center stack needs work, very outdated.
MrRussian2023
It's not even eye-catching
There's nothing special about it
It's a rolling refrigerator with a Mercedes badge.
The back up camera is cool so Is that 360 degree angle but no double takes. It's boring.
I live in so cal so you can imagine how much I see them
Starts at 67thousand
The GLS badly needs the glass cockpit from the S class.
MrRussian2023 you haven't shopped much recently then. The new fully loaded navigator is 102k.
My 2006 r500 got the same tech. but more performance
very cool auto
Lol, i test drive one today with 24k miles and thought it was wallowing in the corners like an old Cadillac 🤣
Too bad Mercedes doesn't have power recline or good headrests in the 2nd row. I thought this was an S class.
The interior is underwhelming. C class screen, last gen E class dash. Meh
Would you prefer Mercedes or Lexus 570
Lexus for me. Luxury and very reliable.
As a European I always thought Americans in polyester shirts that came running out of somewhere to introduce themselves in an 1980s type infomercial was comedy. Apparently I was wrong and that is a real thing...
🤣
Not a ral gls or gl anymore
Not too impressed compare to what is out there such as a Suburban..... and don't tell, "Oh, but this is Benz" crap. I had a 2015 S550 fully loaded and you have to buy a tire insurance package - you are going to need it - and the car was in the shop every three months either for rim repair or replacement, or tire replacements, and these car tend to have an ac system leak which will cost money to fix due to a smell or mildew yet Ben will not cover it which they know very well the defect.... should I continue.....
So you ran over some potholes and needed rim repair or replacement afterwards... how was that the car's fault? Would those rims have lasted longer on any other car, were those rims original Mercedes-Benz rims? No, you should not continue...
Semper Fi n
BIG $$$$$$$
还有太多不足！二排空间小！二排座椅不能移动！没有感控触屏！差评！
Comes across like an infomercial. Would prefer a much more objective review.
Comparing this to the Audi 3.0 Q7, the Mercedes video only gives the basics. Makes it difficult to research.
What’s your final decision then? I m struggling with this now 😆😆
What did you guys choose curious??
Those calves tho..
This Suv has an outdated interior, the dashboard styling and buttons is straight Out of 2005 or so. They need to update the interior badly, the Lexus Lx 570 is just a far better option than this really.
Samson Okoro but U.S. cars news ranked Mercedes GLS #2 in full size Luxury SUVs
Belal Hossain idk who took surveys but as an owner of one, it isn't all that great as it turns out to be. I'm a huge MB fan and the navigator is looking more appealing like a yacht which I made the mistake of not looking at. This is a midsize SUV at its best if you compare it to 4Runner that's a midsize as well.
And yet Escalade is still king of the luxury SUV
I can just tell your American.
Even the navigator is looking hot right now.
No, the navigator is.
Escalade is being raped
By land cruiser
Escalade is perhaps the worst luxury SUV today. Bad at off road, reliability, handling, performance. IMO best 3 are Land Cruiser 200, LX and Navigator
We had a 2015 Gl 450 with every option on it it was the biggest pile of crap ever. There was one time it was in the shop for a month. Tires were shot with only 18,000 mi. We had nothing but issues like key less entry not working, back up camera wouldn’t come on, push button wouldn’t work, seats would squeak, the damn cruise control quit working going down the freeway, so much more to name off. We are extremely happy with are new Tesla model x!
I think your Benz US made not in Germany 😂😂
Looks like a honda pilot
Fritz Estanislao from the side it looks like the new vw atlas
Fritz Estanislao You're so right, esp the side view
Chris Chiang it does huh a lot
They look similar, but this body style came out in 2013, 3 years before the redesigned Honda Pilot in 2016.
M Minhas True, I think it's just the wheels tbh they look so similar to the base pilot wheels
Nissan Armada is Better
Than this
Very incomplete and biased review.
This suv is probably the most unreliable in the class... Q7 easily beats this in all categories.
gotcoke795 I personally prefer the Mercedes
gotcoke795 the Lexus Lx570 and Range Rover Hse are better options really
Samson Okoro Range Rover is the best imo too but it’s just the reliability of that car is the worse of the pack
An absurd comment from someone who knows nothing about cars
I have this and the thing I hate is the room in the back. Absolutely no fkn room for luggage with a full family inside this on trips. Been looking at the navigator lately and looks more promising and more comforting as well. Europeans don't seem to know our standards of a FULL SIZE SUV. The navigator just floats like a yacht while the benz is just a try hard performance Vehicle. This thing is as big as a newer 4Runner which the runner is considered a midsize. But of course everything is smaller in Europe and of course they have the autobahn. I just want the fam to float in comfort. Made a big mistake not look at the others. This is just a disappointment from Mercedes coming from someone who loves their brand
looks dated and old on the inside