2023 Mercedes-Benz GLS

The New 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLS

Design

Design

In an ever-more-crowded field of luxury SUVs, treat yourself to some room. The sleek, spacious GLS wraps class-leading innovations in bold yet elegant style.

Its muscles are taut. Its accommodations, grander than ever.

Its muscles are taut. Its accommodations, grander than ever.

With a long wheelbase for more legroom and a smoother ride, the GLS lets you live large without the bulky driving experience. It's chiseled and muscular, yet polished and agile. 100% LED lighting adds to its brilliance.

GLS 450 with Night Package and 22-inch wheels

A digital cockpit with a human touch.

A digital cockpit with a human touch.

Widescreen displays and among the industry's most advanced visual, voice and touch interfaces help the GLS feel quickly like second nature. Exquisite craftsmanship envelops you in timeless luxury.

First class amenities. Even in the third row.

First class amenities. Even in the third row.

With a giant sunroof, 64-color ambient lighting and power 2nd-row seats, the GLS offers everyone the Star treatment. Available luxuries include four ventilated and massaging seats, heated 2nd-row seats, and 5-zone climate control.

Show how you roll. Up to 23 inches.

Show how you roll. Up to 23 inches.

GLS 450 wheels start at a sizable 20 inches and can go up to a staggering 23 with the AMG Line and Night Package options. GLS 580 wheels start at 21 inches. The Night Package adds gloss black styling elements to either model.

GLS 450 with standard 20-inch wheels

Innovation

Innovation

The GLS offers truly luxurious seating for seven adults, standard. A no-charge 6-seat option features power 2nd-row captain's chairs with walk-through 3rd-row access. An Executive Seating option can make the GLS 580 rear cabin even more sumptuous.

Express your desires: MBUX listens. And your GLS responds.

Express your desires: MBUX listens. And your GLS responds.

Using Artificial Intelligence, MBUX can turn your words into your GLS's action. Just say "Hey, Mercedes, it's cold in here" or "I need a coffee," and MBUX can warm the cabin or set the standard MB Navigation. It can even learn your habits, and new phrases.

Give your senses a fresh sense of luxury.

Give your senses a fresh sense of luxury.

Front seats are heated, ventilated and available with massage. The second row offers similar luxuries. Even the armrests can be heated. Ionizer-purified air can soothe the whole cabin with a subtle infusion of fragrance.

Even without a trailer, it's a leader.

Even without a trailer, it's a leader.

A big 7,700-lb towing capacity is just one of the GLS's superhuman abilities. Available tech lets it spot a traffic jam and help you negotiate it with ease. Change lanes with the tap of a turn signal. Or help protect your ears in a crash.

Your car, virtually in your pocket. Your next move, shown for real.

Your car, virtually in your pocket. Your next move, shown for real.

Mercedes me connect puts a world of remote features, from starting to locking its doors to scheduling service, in a handy smartphone app.

Versatility

Versatility

GLS capability has many dimensions, but they all aim to outmeasure any other large luxury SUV. Rigid standards create a flexible vehicle that's spacious yet agile. At home on a trail, with a trailer, or coddling you in its fine tailoring.

A welcome change from other SUVs.

A welcome change from other SUVs.

Born to be a luxury SUV, not from a pickup truck, the GLS independent air suspension helps the roomy third row offer first-rate comfort. The standard power second row, available to seat two or three, also helps make 3rd-row access easy.

The pinnacle of SUVs, more than ever.

The pinnacle of SUVs, more than ever.

The Executive Rear Seating Package PLUS for the GLS 580 treats 2nd-row passengers to exclusive luxuries: Ventilated and massaging seats. Headrest pillows. And a wireless tablet to control rear-cabin comfort features.

Charging forward: One turbo or two, with an electric boost.

Charging forward: One turbo or two, with an electric boost.

Both the 362-hp GLS 450 turbo inline-6 and the GLS 580's 483-hp biturbo V8 offer advanced tech and abundant torque. Featuring hybrid electrification, their Integrated Starter-Generator can also add 21 hp, or allow gas-free coasting and lower emissions.

Faster flexibility: The quick-shifting 9G-TRONIC.

Faster flexibility: The quick-shifting 9G-TRONIC.

With nine speeds, the advanced 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission offers a versatile range of ratios, for quick response and efficient, quiet cruising. Fingertip shift paddles and the modes of DYNAMIC SELECT let you take charge anytime.

Depth of character: Evident on every surface.

Depth of character: Evident on every surface.

With standard multimode, height-adjusting AIRMATIC® suspension and fully variable 4MATIC® all-wheel drive, the GLS puts its best foot forward even as seasons and surfaces challenge it. Available on the GLS 580, E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL can camera-scan the road ahead, lean into curves, and even rock you out of a sand trap.

New 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLS - Gallery

2023 GLS - Available Model Trims

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