Wheels UAE – July 26, 2019

industry news

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mclarenautomotive

builds its20,000thcar

child seats. Theupright, boxydesign (with

generouslysizedwindowsthatshould afford

goodoutward visibility)lookspretty decent

whilethedigitalcockpit is dominatedbya

twin-screenarrangement(like the A-Class)

which fusesanall-electronicinstrument

panel togetherwiththe centrally-located

infotainment screenrunbyBenz’s latest MBUX

operating systemallowingaccesstoa multitude

ofstandard-issuetechincludingAppleCarPlay

andAndroidAuto. Italso packsthesmart

Gimbalairvents(nowa Merchallmark)and

featuresa handful ofdriving assistancesystems

suchasActive DistanceAssist, Active Steering

Assist, and Active LaneChangeAssist.

Underthebonnet,the GLB 200 gets a 1.3-litre

petrolunit(pairedwith a seven-speedauto)

which is goodfor 161 horsesand 250Nmof

torque. TheGLB 250 4Maticis equipped with

a permanent all-wheelsystem(witha default

80:20 front/reartorquesplit whichswitches

to 70 :30inSportmode andcan belockedto

aneven50: 50 split inoff-roadmode),with

power supplied bya 2.0-litre engine(mated

toaneight-speed)making 22 4 horses, 350Nm

oftorqueandgivingtheSUV the abilitytohit

0-100kphin6.9 secondsandblessingit with a

topspeed of236kph.

Theall-newMercedes-BenzGLBwill be

availableintheUAE in Q2of 2020.

“theupright,

boxy design(with

generouslysized

windows that

shouldafford good

outward visibility)

looksprettydecent

whilethecabinis

dominated by a twin-

screenarrangement

(like thea-class)...”

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