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Used 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class SUV Trims Comparison

Trim level differences

The 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLC is a five-passenger small SUV available in four trim levels: GLC 300, GLC 300 4Matic, AMG GLC 43 and AMG GLC 63. They come with different engines but otherwise have similar standard and optional features. Highlights include:

GLC 300
The base trim GLC comes with a well-rounded feature set that includes:

  • Turbocharged four-cylinder engine (255 horsepower, 273 lb-ft of torque)
  • Nine-speed automatic transmission and rear-wheel drive
  • LED headlights
  • Power liftgate
  • 18-inch wheels
  • Power-folding side mirrors
  • Remote start (via smartphone app)
  • Keyless entry and push-start ignition

Interior features include:

  • Simulated leather upholstery
  • Power-adjustable, heated front seats
  • Dual-zone climate control
  • Household-style power outlet

Standard technology and safety features include:

  • 10.25-inch touchscreen display with Mercedes' MBUX infotainment interface
  • Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration
  • Blind-spot monitoring (warns you if a vehicle is in your blind spot during a lane change or while reversing)
  • Forward collision mitigation (warns if a front impact is imminent and applies the brakes if you don't respond in time)
  • Rear cross-traffic alert (warns you if a vehicle behind you is about to cross your vehicle's path while you're in reverse)
  • Automated parking system (steers into a parking spot with little or no driver intervention)

GLC 300 4Matic
The GLC 300 4Matic has the same features as above but with all-wheel drive.

AMG GLC 43
A sportier version of the GLC, the AMG 43 comes with:

  • Turbocharged V6 engine (385 hp, 384 lb-ft)
  • All-wheel drive
  • 20-inch wheels
  • Sport-tuned air suspension (adapts to improve ride comfort and handling)
  • Customizable ambient cabin lighting
  • Upgraded interior trim

AMG GLC 63
When 385 horsepower isn't enough, there's the GLC 63, which adds:

  • Turbocharged V8 engine (469 hp, 479 lb-ft)
  • Enhanced all-wheel-drive system
  • Sport exhaust system
  • Multimedia package (navigation system with augmented reality video directions)
  • Full digital gauge cluster
  • 13-speaker premium Burmester sound system

The GLC offers abundant options, both as stand-alone selections or bundled in packages. Nearly all are available on all four trim levels, if not already available as a standard feature. Highlights include:

  • Driver Assistance package
    • Adaptive cruise control (maintains a driver-set distance between the GLC and the car in front)
    • Lane keeping assist (steers the GLC back into its lane if it begins to drift over the lane marker)
    • Lane keeping system (makes minor steering corrections to help keep the vehicle centered in its lane)
    • Enhanced blind-spot monitoring (can steer the GLC to help avoid a collision with a vehicle in your blind spot)
    • Enhanced collision avoidance braking
    • Lane change assist (can initiate and execute a lane charge automatically after activating the turn signal for a certain length of time)
  • Panoramic sunroof
  • 360-degree camera system (gives you a top-down view of the GLC and its surroundings for tight parking situations)
  • Leather or upgraded leather upholstery
  • Ventilated front seats
  • Heated rear seats
  • Heated steering wheel
  • Tri-zone climate control
  • Wireless charging pad
  • Head-up display (displays important information in your sight line onto the windshield)

Which GLC-Class trim does Edmunds recommend?

The entry-model GLC 300 offers everything most drivers will want in a small luxury SUV, especially when you add some of the many technology, comfort and safety upgrades. If you need an SUV with more zest, the AMG GLC 43 is solid middle ground. Either way, look to get a GLC with the Driver Assistance package — it adds some desirable advanced safety features.

Compare trims side-by-side

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Columbus, OH
Vehicle
GLC-Class GLC 300
GLC-Class GLC 300 4MATIC
GLC-Class AMG GLC 43
GLC-Class AMG GLC 63
Vehicle
GLC 300 4MATIC
2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A
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7 for sale near you
AMG GLC 43
3.0L 6cyl Turbo 9A
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1 for sale near you
AMG GLC 63
4.0L 8cyl Turbo 9A
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2 for sale near you
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Features

Features

Features

Features

Bluetooth
standard
standard
standard
standard
Navigation
optional
optional
optional
standard
Satellite radio
Not Available
Not Available
standard
standard
Keyless Ignition
standard
standard
standard
standard
Cruise control
standard
standard
standard
standard
Adaptive cruise control
optional
optional
optional
optional
Parking assistance
standard
standard
standard
standard
Upholstery
leatherette
leatherette
leatherette/sueded microfiber
leatherette/sueded microfiber
Heated seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
Cooled/Ventilated seats
optional
optional
optional
optional
Folding rear seats
standard
standard
standard
standard
Sunroof
optional
optional
standard
standard
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Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Drivetrain
rear wheel drive
all wheel drive
all wheel drive
all wheel drive
Engine power
255 hp @ 5,800 rpm
255 hp @ 5,800 rpm
385 hp @ 6,100 rpm
469 hp @ 5,500 rpm
Engine torque
273 lb-ft @ 1,800 rpm
273 lb-ft @ 1,800 rpm
384 lb-ft @ 2,500 rpm
479 lb-ft @ 1,750 rpm
Engine displacement
2.0 l
2.0 l
3.0 l
4.0 l
Engine configuration
inline 4
inline 4
v6
v8
Transmission
9-speed shiftable automatic
9-speed shiftable automatic
9-speed shiftable automatic
9-speed shiftable automatic
Tire size
235/60R18
235/60R18
255/45R20 (FRONT) 285/40R20 (REAR)
265/45R20 (FRONT) 295/40R20 (REAR)
Wheel size
18 X 8.0-in
18 X 8.0-in
20 X 8.5-in (Front) 20 X 9.5-in (Rear)
20 X 9.5-in (Front) 20 X 10.0-in (Rear)
Wheel type
alloy wheels
alloy wheels
alloy wheels
alloy wheels
Run flat tires
standard
standard
standard
Not Available
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Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

Fuel economy

City/Hwy/Combined MPG
22 / 29 / 25 MPG
21 / 28 / 23 MPG
18 / 24 / 20 MPG
15 / 22 / 17 MPG
City/Hwy/Combined MPGe
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Not applicable
Fuel Capacity
17.4 gal.
17.4 gal.
17.4 gal.
17.4 gal.
Driving Range (city/hwy)
383 / 505 miles
365 / 487 miles
313 / 418 miles
261 / 383 miles
Fuel Type
premium unleaded (required)
premium unleaded (required)
premium unleaded (required)
premium unleaded (required)
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Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Dimensions

Turning circle
38.7 ft.
38.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
39.7 ft.
Curb weight
3,889 lb.
3,977 lb.
4,191 lb.
4,546 lb.
Ground Clearance
5.0 in.
5.0 in.
6.7 in.
6.4 in.
Overall Width with Mirrors
82.5 in.
82.5 in.
82.5 in.
82.5 in.
Overall Width without Mirrors
74.8 in.
74.8 in.
76.0 in.
76.0 in.
Height
64.7 in.
64.7 in.
64.0 in.
64.0 in.
Length
183.3 in.
183.3 in.
183.5 in.
184.3 in.
Wheelbase
113.1 in.
113.1 in.
113.1 in.
113.1 in.
Seating Capacity
Cargo Space
19.4 cu. ft.
19.4 cu. ft.
17.6 cu. ft.
17.6 cu. ft.
Front Head Room
37.8 in.
37.8 in.
37.8 in.
37.8 in.
Front Leg Room
40.8 in.
40.8 in.
40.8 in.
40.8 in.
Front Shoulder Room
57.3 in.
57.3 in.
57.3 in.
57.3 in.
Rear Head Room
38.5 in.
38.5 in.
38.5 in.
38.5 in.
Rear Leg Room
37.3 in.
37.3 in.
37.3 in.
37.3 in.
Rear Shoulder Room
56.5 in.
56.5 in.
56.5 in.
56.5 in.
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5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

5-Year Ownership Costs

True Cost to Own®
$54,902
$58,262
$72,833
$82,814
Average Cost Per Mile
$0.73
$0.78
$0.97
$1.1
Depreciation
$12,777
$13,918
$20,011
$24,973
Financing
$4,682
$5,086
$6,697
$9,224
Taxes & Fees
$1,721
$1,854
$2,385
$3,218
Fuel
$13,316
$14,468
$16,644
$19,573
Insurance
$4,820
$4,895
$4,895
$4,895
Maintenance
$9,247
$9,247
$13,407
$12,137
Repairs
$8,339
$8,794
$8,794
$8,794
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Colors

Colors

Colors

Colors

Interior
AMG Line Saddle Brown, leather
Magma Grey/Black, leather
Silk Beige/Black, leatherette
Silk Beige/Black, leather
Black, leatherette
Black, leather
designo Platinum White Pearl/Black Nappa, premium leather
AMG Line Black, leather
AMG Line Cranberry Red/Black, leather
AMG Line Saddle Brown, leatherette
AMG Line Cranberry Red/Black, leatherette
Magma Grey/Black, leatherette
AMG Line Black, leatherette
AMG Line Saddle Brown, leather
Magma Grey/Black, leather
Silk Beige/Black, leatherette
Silk Beige/Black, leather
Black, leatherette
Black, leather
designo Platinum White Pearl/Black Nappa, premium leather
AMG Line Black, leather
AMG Line Cranberry Red/Black, leather
AMG Line Saddle Brown, leatherette
AMG Line Cranberry Red/Black, leatherette
Magma Grey/Black, leatherette
AMG Line Black, leatherette
Cranberry Red/Black, leather
Saddle Brown, leather
Black, leather
Magma Grey/Black, leather
designo Platinum White Pearl/Black Nappa, premium leather
Black DINAMICA w/Red Accents, leatherette/sueded microfiber
Black w/Red Stitching, leather
Red Pepper/Black Exclusive Nappa, premium leather
Black Exclusive Nappa, premium leather
Platinum White Pearl/Black Exclusive Nappa, premium leather
Black DINAMICA, leatherette/sueded microfiber
Magma Grey/Black Exclusive Nappa w/Yellow Accents, premium leather
designo Platinum White Pearl/Black Nappa, premium leather
Exterior
Cirrus Silver Metallic
Mojave Silver Metallic
Selenite Grey Metallic
Black
Lunar Blue Metallic
Brilliant Blue Metallic
Polar White
Obsidian Black Metallic
Graphite Grey Metallic
designo Selenite Grey Magno
designo Cardinal Red Metallic
designo Diamond White Metallic
Cirrus Silver Metallic
Mojave Silver Metallic
Selenite Grey Metallic
Black
Lunar Blue Metallic
Brilliant Blue Metallic
Polar White
Obsidian Black Metallic
Graphite Grey Metallic
designo Selenite Grey Magno
designo Cardinal Red Metallic
designo Diamond White Metallic
Cirrus Silver Metallic
Mojave Silver Metallic
Selenite Grey Metallic
Black
Lunar Blue Metallic
Brilliant Blue Metallic
Polar White
Obsidian Black Metallic
Graphite Grey Metallic
designo Selenite Grey Magno
designo Cardinal Red Metallic
designo Diamond White Metallic
Cirrus Silver Metallic
Mojave Silver Metallic
Selenite Grey Metallic
Black
Lunar Blue Metallic
Brilliant Blue Metallic
Polar White
Obsidian Black Metallic
Graphite Grey Metallic
designo Selenite Grey Magno
designo Cardinal Red Metallic
designo Diamond White Metallic