Exterior
The GLK350 sported a luxuriously boxy exterior with huge, expressive tires that were the perfect juxtaposition of femininity and gusto. It seemed to be saying, "I could hang with a Land Rover in the mud if I wanted to, but I'd rather hit the spa with a glass of bubbly in hand." I knew we had a lot in common from the get-go.
Next to the seeming lack of head-turning ability, which quite frankly I don't get - it's sharp and unique-looking - I have one other complaint about this car: The door sills on both the front and rear doors are so wide and deep that it was nearly impossible for either me or my children to get in or out without brushing a pant leg on the exterior. I never thought I'd say this, but it's a good thing I reverted to wash-and-wear clothing with the births of my children, or my dry cleaning bill would have been astronomical after a few days in the GLK350; it's hard to be as stylish as Sarah Jessica Parker when everything I own gets thrown into the "mixed-load" cycle alongside Little Mermaid undies.
SENSE AND STYLE
Family Friendly (Not Really, Fair, Great, Excellent): Great
Fun-Factor (None, Some, Good Times, Groove-On): Groove On
See also:
Cleaning the exterior lighting
Clean the plastic lenses of the exterior
lights with a wet sponge and a mild cleaning
agent, e.g. Mercedes-Benz car shampoo or
cleaning cloths.
Only use cleaning agents or cleaning
cloths w ...
Electronic helpers: the new assistance systems in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class
Adaptive Highbeam Assist. When vehicles are detected ahead of or approaching
the vehicle, this system automatically dips the beams and adjusts the range of
the headlamps appropriate to the distanc ...
Not Crossing Over
From Honda to BMW, the handbook on wagon styling evidently calls for anything
but a wagon — which leads to sleek, quasi-crossover profiles that lead to
minimal cargo room and even worse blind spot ...