The fuel economy trumps everything at the moment.. The seats are typical German "stiff" and hard to get comfortable (6'1" guy). I could not find a GL without all the electronics (transmission, tailgate, sensors, back-up camera, etc.), lots of overkill for lazy people. (How is it that in Germany you can get one of these with a little more than the basics?) I like this "wagon" but other than the fuel economy it doesn't hold a candle to my LR3. Jiffy lube does the oil change for cheaper ($107.00 vs. MB's $500.00) and NTB does the tire rotations for less as well. Watch your service, MB wanted to charge me for my first "free" tire rotation because I was 200 miles over. (An adult tantrum and a threat to have NTB do the service convinced the service manager not to charge me.) I have a few ghosts.. the sunroof reopens after closing, the Nav. wiped out all my saved settings, and once the power window wouldn't stay closed. Overall it's good, not great.

THIS CAR VERY NICE!
SMOOTH RIDE AND QUITE. POWERFUL ENGINE
LUXURY INTERIOR IF YOU WANT TO BEST SUV
GO TO BENZ DEALER AND YOU CAN TEST DRIVE!

only 7 seater (adult size) diesel on the market. Able to tow 7500lbs and get 22-25 MPG (without towing). Owned numerous full size SUV's. Currently have a LandCruiser and a Lexus GX470. Researched for 6 months straight and ended up with this one. Absolutely no regrets, enjoy every minute driving it, even in traffic. Handling is second to none, corners almost as flat as my 996Turbo with pss9. Highly recommended. Gave up on Mercedes 5 years ago, they finally have a car worth considering.

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON MAY/2008 AT PENSKE COVINA AND SO FAR IT HAS BEEN BACK FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES. SOMETIMES IF I DONT HAVE THE JUMPER BUSTER NEXT TO ME I HAVE TO ASK ROAD ASSISTANCE TO JUMP UP MY CAR, THEY ALREADY CHANGE ONCE THE BATTERY AND STILL SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG, SO NEW CAR WITH A JUMPER BUSTER NEXT TO ME. ALSO TWICE THE BRAKE EDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WAS SCARY BUT ONCE AGAIN THE SAY NOTHING WRONG. I GUESS THEY WANT TO SEE ME AT THE HOSPITAL AND THEN THEY WILL BELIEVE IT. THEY SAID ONLY "SORRY" BUT I CAN'T TRUST THIS CAR ANYMORE AND ALL THEY SAY I CAN'T RETURN IT, DO WHAT EVER YOU WANT. SO I AM LOOKING FOR AN ATTORNEY SINCE I AM VERY FRUSTATED THAT I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT IS NOT GOING TO START UP MY CAR AND WHERE AND MORE THAN ANYTHING I AM SO ASHAMED TO JUMP A NEW 2008 GL IN FRONT OF PEOPLE. IF I WANT TO BUY A JUNK CAR I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO FOR THIS MODEL AND WHO KNOWS WHEN THE BRAKES WILL MALFUNCTION AGAIN AND WILL HAPPEN TO ME SINCE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I REALLY REGRETED BUYNG THIS CAR OR "PIECE OF JUNK" SHOULD SAY.

Its a great ride. Fuel consomption is not excessive for such a huge car. Great on snow and off road

I purchased my vehicle a few months ago and I previously owned and BMW x5. This vehicle is far better in comparison. The handling of the vehicle, the style performance and the maintenance is far less expensive that my previous own vehicles. I love the leather interior with the leather trimming around the dash and throughout the SUV. My son loves the dual DVD player and he and his friends can watch 2 different movies at the same time. So no fussing about who has to watch what. That's a big relief! My most favorite of this truck, is the surround sound system in the vehicle. When you are riding with the music on, it sounds like there is a concert going on and the entertainers are right there in the vehicle with you.The only complaint that I have is the navigation system. It is not user friendly. It is easy for me because, I am a techi, so I relate to the navigation system. I understand it...lol. Overall, the price, performance and the comfort of the vehicle is superb! My family and I love or 450 GL.

We're very satisfied with this purchase having paid cash and driving it off the lot. The only complaint we have is that the Nav system is unnecessarily complex to learn although it works quite well once you've got it. We felt that the Nav approach was along the lines of doing it their way rather than the simple and obvious way. Perhaps because it's German? The Nav system on our Acura RL is much more easily used and has better features. We bought an option-loaded 329 CDi, the only way you could purchase one from the dealer. The dealer has been fine for service-although the Acura dealer rates higher in our experience we don't really have any complaints. The wind noise at interstate speeds is a little out of character for Mercedes. The diesel power and utility is impressive - mileage is urban mixed freeway driving is 22.3 mpg and over 26 for highway use. The last trip to Las Vegas from Phoenix with 25 mph headwinds at 80 mph, 5 people on board with their luggage yielded 24.2 mpg.

We strongly recommend this vehicle

This car/truck is 5 months old and has only 3400 miles on it. The Pirelli tires are pathetic, the running boards are rusting as are the non plated wheel studs. I guess the $3500 appearance package wasn't a worthwhile expenditure.

Everything about this vehicle is left unfinished. They don't even make the users manuals the right size to put in the glove box. The dual screen rear seat entertainment system has a remote control - THE ONLY WAY TO TURN MOVIES ON/OFF. That's fun in traffic when your kids are cranky. They incorporated everything else into the audio system, why not the contols too? I guess the engineers were too busy trying to think of a way to build an inferior navigation system and got distracted.

Outside of a very smooth ride and quite a bit of room in the cabin, I can't find a lot of positive things to say about this truck.

We love our GL 320 CDI. We operate a home inspection business, and the back is large enough to haul our 22 foot collapsible ladder with all our meters and tools. Yet it is very comfortable - which was our goal since we spend 4 hours a day in the vehicle. Power is very good, mileage is fantastic at 22 to 23 combined running around crowded Atlanta roads. On a recent trip to Florida we achieved 27 doing 65 mph on the interstate. Cool! WE love it and plan to keep it a long time. We wish the oil companies would eliminate the diesel premium which absorbs most of the savings on mileage over gas models. Finally, Mercedes priced the diesel BELOW the gas models. Why? To encourge ownership? Its a great deal. Go buy one!

This car is very comfort and have good performance, im very satified with it. Its better if suspension and ground clearence can be adjust manually.