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Off the beaten path,
and always on its mark.
It shares its heredity with legendary SUVs and iconic sports cars. Its
heritage is built from pioneers, patents and progress. The confidence
and passion behind the GLK are exactly what you feel behind the wheel.
The advanced gasoline V-6 and BlueTEC clean
diesel twin-turbo 4-cylinder
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engines offered
in the GLK-Class may take different routes to
achieving their quick response and enduring
benefits, but they share a core philosophy. A
Mercedes -Benz engine should not just propel
its vehicle, it should move the entire industry
forward. Both GLK powerplants feature four
valves per cylinder and Direct Injection — two
technologies pioneered by Mercedes -Benz
engineers decades ago, and freshly advanced
for a new generation of performance that's as
redline-loving as it is green-minded. It's why
every GLK offers certified ultralow emissions,
even in the most stringent of the 50 states.
The gas-powered V-6 in the GLK 350 features
rapid-multispark ignition that can fire each
spark plug up to four times in a millisecond.
A new ECO Start/Stop feature shuts off the
V-6 while you wait at traffic lights. As soon
as you lift off the brake, it instantly restarts,
so you can be on your way to achieving up to
25 highway mpg.
The BlueTEC clean diesel
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uses no spark plugs at all, but progressively
employs a fast-acting small turbocharger at
lower rpm and a larger, more powerful turbo
as revs increase — for impressive power and
torque at any speed, along with best-in-class
fuel economy of 24/33 mpg city/highway.
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The versatile 7-speed automatic offers Sport
and ECO modes, and continually adapts its
shift points to your current driving style. Its
elegant electronic selector and shift paddles
let you control all gear changes without taking
a hand from the 3-spoke steering wheel.
On any road, in any season, the confidence
of 4
all - wheel drive is standard on
®
matic
the GLK 250 BlueTEC and a GLK 350 option.
Lightweight, nimble and remarkably efficient,
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sends 55% of the engine's torque to
matic
the rear wheels, to help preserve the sporty
balance that makes a GLK more fun in the
sun, and more reassuring in rain and snow.
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Versatile AGILITY CONTROL
®
lets the 4-wheel
multilink suspension read the road through
the vertical movement of each wheel. It then
instantly adapts the shock absorbers to offer
more precise control in corners and subdued,
silky ride comfort on rough or uneven roads.
Standard 19" alloy wheels are big on style as
well as size. Equipped with runflat tires,
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the
GLK 250 BlueTEC also offers two optional 19"
wheel designs in the Sport and Appearance
Packages. For the GLK 350, the two packages
include even more aggressive 20" wheels.
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