Mercedes will introduce a brand new SUV, the GLB, to the fray through a concept design at the Shanghai Motor Show. We’ve seen the production vehicle in secret agent photos on multiple activities, and nowadays, Mercedes is giving us a sneak peek at the indoor design before the display. The “photo” is undoubtedly a rendering/drawing of what the interior will look like in the concept. We’re digging the long, horizontal screen performing as the instrument cluster and infotainment all-in-one. It’s a bit of an evolution of Mercedes’ double-screen layout it use separates the displays using a thick black bar. Prominent. Round air vents sit down underneath the show, but we imagine those are exaggerated for the sake of the concept. The weather controls themselves, and they appear like ordinary Mercedes fare.
Woodgrain trim is used freely, appearing overlaying on the sprint, door, and center console. The steering wheel has the same touch controls as on other Mercedes, ready with the new MBOX infotainment.
This crossover is supposed to fit into the lineup between the small GLA and the barely large GLC. Spy pics display its boxy, rugged form as it takes a page from the G-Wagen’s ebook. Whether this indicates it will have extra offroad functionality than the GLA and GLC is to be seen, but you will be able to appear hard, at the least. An AMG version of this ‘ute has already been seen checking out, so count on a GLB AMG 35 arriving sometime after this one makes its debut. Judging from how practical this idea looks, we consider the production vehicle isn’t far away.
