Mercedes GLC Coupe

Mercedes GLC Coupe

Every engine is Front, longitudinal, with 4 valves per cylinder and Turbo. Fuel labels below are the English labels from the data (Diesel, 95). Gearbox is Automatic on all rows.

1 generation (March 2016 – February 2019), SUV Coupe, 6 versions. Production ran from 2016-03-01 to 2019-02-28. The line is GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (245 hp), GLC250 2.0 AT 4Matic (211 hp), GLC250d 2.1 AT 4Matic (204 hp), GLC220d 2.1 AT 4Matic (170 hp), GLC350d 3.0 AT 4Matic (258 hp), and GLC350e 2.0 AT 4Matic (320 hp). Five cars use a 9-speed Automatic; GLC350e 2.0 AT 4Matic uses a 7-speed Automatic. Diesel displacements are 2143 cm³ on the 2.1-litre cars and 2987 cm³ on GLC350d 3.0 AT 4Matic, which is the only 6-cylinder, V-shaped engine in the whole GLC Coupe catalogue. Ground clearance is 160 mm. The fuel tank is 50 l.

1 generation, restyling (March 2019 – June 2023), SUV Coupe, 10 versions. This is the same first generation after restyling, not a new generation: 2019-03-01 to 2023-06-30. The versions are GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic (163 hp), GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (194 hp), GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic (245 hp), GLC400d 2.0 AT 4Matic (330 hp), GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (197 hp), GLC200 2.0 AT (197 hp, RWD), two cars both named GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (249 hp and 258 hp), GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic (320 hp), and GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic (306 hp). All ten use a 9-speed Automatic. Diesel engines move to 1950 cm³; gasoline and Plug-in gasoline engines stay at 1991 cm³. Ground clearance falls from 160 mm to 130 mm. The tank grows from 50 l to 66 l.

2 generation (July 2023 – not measured end date), SUV Coupe, 7 versions. Production starts 2023-07-01; stop is not measured. The versions are GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (204 hp), GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (258 hp), GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (197 hp), GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic (269 hp), GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic (313 hp), GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic (335 hp), and GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic (381 hp). All seven use a 9-speed Automatic and AWD. Gasoline and Plug-in gasoline engines are 1999 cm³; diesel and Plug-in diesel engines are 1993 cm³. The tank is 62 l. Ground clearance is not measured. Rear brakes are listed as Disc (not Disc ventilated as on the first generation).

Engines and specs

Every engine is Front, longitudinal, with 4 valves per cylinder and Turbo. Fuel labels below are the English labels from the data (Diesel, 95). Gearbox is Automatic on all rows.

Mercedes GLC Coupe engine sizes in the data are 1950, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2143 and 2987 cm³. Peak power across the catalogue is 381 hp on GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic; the lowest is 163 hp on GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic. Peak torque is 750 Nm on second-generation GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic. Euro 6 is listed for every version. Compression ratio is 9.8 on first-generation gasoline and Plug-in gasoline, 10.5 on later gasoline and Plug-in gasoline, 15.5 on most later diesels and on GLC350d 3.0 AT 4Matic, and 16.2 on GLC220d 2.1 AT 4Matic and GLC250d 2.1 AT 4Matic. Bore × stroke is 83 × 92 on the 1991/1999 gasoline family, 82 × 92.3 on restyling 1950 diesel, 82 x 94.3 on second-generation 1993 diesel, 83 × 99 on 2143 diesel. Fuel injection is Direct injection (direct) where measured; it is not measured on the diesel-only cars.

Performance and economy

0–100 km/h, top speed and consumption (l/100 km) as measured. Combined consumption for Plug-in versions is the catalogue figure, not a separate electric-only cycle.

1 generation (2016–2019)

• GLC220d 2.1 AT 4Matic: 8.3 s, 210 km/h; city 6.2, highway 5, combined 5.4; CO2 143 g/km.
• GLC250d 2.1 AT 4Matic: 7.6 s, 222 km/h; city 6.2, highway 5, combined 5.4; CO2 143 g/km.
• GLC250 2.0 AT 4Matic: 7.3 s, 222 km/h; city 8.7, highway 6.5, combined 7.3; CO2 170 g/km.
• GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (245 hp): 6.5 s, 236 km/h; city 9.4, highway 6.8, combined 7.8; CO2 177 g/km.
• GLC350d 3.0 AT 4Matic: 6.2 s, 238 km/h; city 7.2, highway 5.7, combined 6.2; CO2 169 g/km.
• GLC350e 2.0 AT 4Matic: 5.9 s, 235 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 2.7; CO2 64 g/km.

1 generation, restyling (2019–2023)

• GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic: 8.9 s, 206 km/h; city 5.8, highway 4.9, combined 5.2; CO2 137 g/km.
• GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (194 hp): 7.9 s, 217 km/h; city 5.8, highway 4.9, combined 5.2; CO2 137 g/km.
• GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (197 hp): 7.9 s, 218 km/h; city 8.6, highway 5.8, combined 6.8; CO2 161 g/km.
• GLC200 2.0 AT: 7.9 s, 218 km/h; city 8.9, highway 5.9, combined 7.0; CO2 161 g/km.
• GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic (245 hp): 6.6 s, 233 km/h; city 7.4, highway 5, combined 5.8; CO2 152 g/km.
• GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (249 hp): 6.3 s, 240 km/h; city 9.5, highway 6.4, combined 7.5; CO2 161 g/km.
• GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (258 hp): 6.3 s, 240 km/h; city 9.6, highway 7.3, combined 8.1; CO2 161 g/km.
• GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic (306 hp): 6.2 s, 230 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 2.1; CO2 54 g/km.
• GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic (320 hp): 5.7 s, 230 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 2.4; CO2 161 g/km.
• GLC400d 2.0 AT 4Matic: 5.1 s, 233 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 7; CO2 183 g/km.

2 generation (2023–)

• GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (197 hp): 8.1 s, 225 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 5.8; CO2 152 g/km.
• GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (204 hp): 7.9 s, 227 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 8; CO2 182 g/km.
• GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (258 hp): 7.9 s, 246 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 8.2; CO2 185 g/km.
• GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic (313 hp): 6.7 s, 220 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 0.6; CO2 15 g/km.
• GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic (269 hp): 6.4 s, 249 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 6.1; CO2 160 g/km.
• GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic (335 hp): 6.4 s, 219 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 0.5; CO2 13 g/km.
• GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic: 5.6 s, 239 km/h; city not measured, highway not measured, combined 0.6; CO2 15 g/km.

The fastest 0–100 in the catalogue is GLC400d 2.0 AT 4Matic at 5.1 s. The highest top speed is 249 km/h on second-generation GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic. The slowest 0–100 is 8.9 s on GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic. Lowest listed combined consumption among non-Plug-in cars is 5.2 l/100 km on restyling GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic and GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (194 hp). Highest listed combined among gasoline cars is 8.2 l/100 km on second-generation GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic.

Dimensions and weight

Length, width, height and wheelbase: not measured for any version.

Ground clearance: 160 mm on all six first-generation cars; 130 mm on all ten restyling cars; not measured on all seven second-generation cars.

Fuel tank: 50 l (1 generation), 66 l (restyling), 62 l (2 generation).

Wheel sizes are measured on two restyling cars only: GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic (258 hp) — 235/55 R19, 255/45 R20, 285/40 R20; GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic (306 hp) — 235/60 R18, 235/55 R19, 255/45 R20. All other versions: wheels not measured.

Kerb / gross weight (kg):

Lightest kerb weight: 1710 kg on restyling GLC200 2.0 AT. Heaviest measured kerb: 2385 kg on second-generation GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic. Chassis pattern is Independent, spring front and rear on every version. Front brakes are Ventilated disc on every version. Rear brakes are Disc ventilated on generations 1 and restyling, and Disc on generation 2.

Problems, reliability and which version to choose

This catalogue has no failure-rate or reliability field. What can be compared is hardware: tank size, clearance, gears, weight and the arithmetic gaps in hp, Nm and 0–100.

Same name, different power. GLC300 2.0 AT 4Matic appears four times: 245 hp / 6.5 s / 236 km/h (2016–2019), 249 hp / 6.3 s / 240 km/h (restyling), 258 hp / 6.3 s / 240 km/h (restyling; combined 8.1 vs 7.5 l/100 km on the 249 hp car), and 258 hp / 7.9 s / 246 km/h (2 generation; torque 400 Nm vs 370 Nm on the restyling 258 hp car). GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic is 194 hp (2019–2023) and 197 hp (2023–). GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic is 245 hp / 500 Nm (restyling) vs 269 hp / 550 Nm (2 generation). GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic is 320 hp / 440 Nm (restyling) vs 313 hp / 550 Nm (2 generation). GLC300de 2.0 AT 4Matic is 306 hp / 700 Nm (restyling, fuel label 95) vs 335 hp / 750 Nm (2 generation, fuel label Diesel).

Lowest consumption among diesels with a full city/highway set: restyling GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic and GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (194 hp) at 5.2 l/100 km combined. They share 137 g/km CO2. GLC200d is 31 hp and 40 Nm below GLC220d and is 1.0 s slower to 100 km/h (8.9 vs 7.9).

Gasoline without a plug: restyling GLC200 2.0 AT is the only RWD car and the lightest (1710 kg), 75 kg below AWD GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (197 hp). Combined use is 7.0 vs 6.8 l/100 km. Second-generation GLC200 2.0 AT 4Matic (204 hp) adds 7 hp over the restyling AWD GLC200 but is 160 kg heavier (1945 vs 1785 kg) and uses 8.0 l/100 km combined.

Most torque without a plug: restyling GLC400d 2.0 AT 4Matic at 700 Nm and 330 hp, 0–100 in 5.1 s — 0.5 s quicker than GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic (381 hp, 5.6 s) despite 51 hp less. GLC350d 3.0 AT 4Matic is the only 6-cylinder / V-shaped / 2987 cm³ car: 258 hp, 620 Nm, 6.2 s, 238 km/h.

Plug-in: first-generation GLC350e 2.0 AT 4Matic is the only 7-speed car (320 hp, 560 Nm, 5.9 s, combined 2.7). Restyling GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic matches 320 hp with 440 Nm and 5.7 s. Second-generation Plug-in combined figures are 0.5–0.6 l/100 km with CO2 13–15 g/km, at a weight cost: GLC300e 2.0 AT 4Matic (313 hp) is 2360 kg kerb vs 1965 kg for the restyling 320 hp GLC300e. GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic is the most powerful GLC Coupe in the data at 381 hp.

Clearance and tank: first generation sits 30 mm higher than restyling (160 vs 130 mm) with a 16 l smaller tank (50 vs 66 l). Second generation tank is 62 l; clearance not measured.

If the choice is one car from the numbers only: GLC400d 2.0 AT 4Matic for the shortest 0–100; second-generation GLC300d 2.0 AT 4Matic for the highest top speed (249 km/h); restyling GLC200d 2.0 AT 4Matic or GLC220d 2.0 AT 4Matic (194 hp) for the lowest measured combined diesel use; GLC200 2.0 AT for lowest kerb weight and the only RWD layout; GLC400e 2.0 AT 4Matic for peak horsepower.