Mercedes-Benz GLB, galaxy blue
Get on and take a seat, for a total of seven people
The GLB is the first Mercedes-Benz compact passenger car available as an option with a third row of seats, made up of two individual seats. People with a maximum height of 1,68 meters can travel comfortably in these seats. Extensive safety equipment includes extendable head restraints, seat belts with belt pretensioners and belt force limiters, window bags that also provide protection for passengers in the third row of seats, and restraints. ISOFIX and Top-Tether for compatible child seats. With the help of this latest equipment it is possible to mount up to four child seats in the rear seats.
Some comfort details in the third row are two drink holders between the seats and two storage compartments with rubber inserts in the lining of the cargo space —on the left and on the right—equipped with separate connections USB to charge mobile devices. If you wish to increase the volume of the trunk, it is possible to retract the seats, which in the folded position form a flat surface at the height of the load floor.
Mercedes-Benz GLB, interior with third seat row
Exterior design with off-road features
The GLB's robust proportions underline its all-terrain character. The body shapes They consist of large and expressive surfaces, with reduced edges and character lines, and with a very precise assembly of the elements. The upright front with the striking headlights proves the genetic code SUV, as do the short overhangs front and rear.
Shoulders muscular and turgid lines of the vehicle are the dominant feature of the side view, reinforced by the ascending line of the belt line at the height of the C-pillar. The doors extended downwards cover the thresholds and increase the comfort of passengers when getting on and off the vehicle. vehicle, as they prevent the area around the door from getting dirty, and at the same time improve protection in the event of a side collision. The claddings—coverings that surround and protect the wheel arches—provide structure to the proportions of the body and, together with the aesthetic underbody protection at the front and rear, underline its off-road character.
As an option, High-Performance LED headlights and MULTIBEAM LED headlights. The latter make it possible to electronically adapt extremely fast and precise driving lights to the current traffic conditions.
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Interior design with aluminum details
The instrument panel consists of a single basic body with optical recesses in the area of the driver's and front passenger's seats. In front of the driver is the driving position widescreen. Operation and display are system-based MBUX. A novelty is the tubular element characteristic of off-road vehicles in aluminum effect, which ends the instrument panel downwards and takes over the three round central diffusers. This detail gives a robust, powerful and somewhat playful look to the instrument panel. Below the diffusers is the air conditioning control unit, whose keys give the impression of being milled from an aluminum cylinder.
The robust character of the interior continues in the center console. Tubular elements with a milled effect serve as the construction basis for the components and control elements. In the same way, the character of SUV on the doors by means of a horizontal handle, which is also integrated into the sculptural configuration of the door trim in the form of a milled aluminum tube from the Progressive equipment line.
Mercedes-Benz GLB, Edition 1, Interior
Powerful and efficient engines
The new GLB has four-cylinder diesel and gasoline engines deeply renewed on the occasion of the restyling of the compact passenger car series. Compared to the previous generation, these engines are distinguished by a clear increase in specific performance, greater efficiency and lower emissions.
Upon release, they will be available 2 gasoline and 2 diesel mechanics, with powers ranging from 150 HP up to 224 HP.
