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About This Car
A compact three-row SUV that trades outright drama for genuine everyday flexibility, seven seats included.
Not every trip calls for a supercar, and the GLB is Mercedes' answer for the ones that don't: a boxy, upright SUV that punches well above its footprint for interior space, built for groups and families who still want the badge and the build quality without the compromise of a two-seat cabin. People who rent a Mercedes GLB are usually planning around the group, not the drive.
A turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder with mild-hybrid assistance sends 221 hp through an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, enough for confident motorway merging and mountain-pass overtaking without ever feeling like the priority. That priority, instead, is the cabin: sliding, reclining second-row seats, an optional third row for two more passengers, and a boot that keeps growing as those seats fold away.
This is the car for the group that needs to move as one unit, airport run to hotel to day trip, without splitting into two vehicles or sacrificing comfort along the way. All-wheel drive on the 4Matic version keeps things composed whatever the road throws at it, and the cabin's calm, screen-forward interior means everyone arrives equally unbothered by the journey.