2024 Mercedes-Benz GLS580 4MATIC - POV Driving Impressions

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Ай бұрын

Filmed by @TopherDrives
4.0L Biturbo V-8
510 hp
538 lb-ft
9-speed automatic
4MATIC all wheel drive
7,700 lb towing capacity
MPG: 14 city / 20 highway
Base Price: $112,000
As Tested: $124,260
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@alexwang7098 Ай бұрын

The leather texture on the GLS is just hilarious

@ModernDayMixtapes Ай бұрын

Pretty disgusting. Very questionable quality unfortunately

@faheemabbas3965 Ай бұрын

Mercedes is dying.

@AS-oo4gv Ай бұрын

Don’t be a Mercedes. Especially a US built Mercedes

@tvrtkocro28 Ай бұрын

Have seen few years old GLE driver seat looking pretty rough.

@Endorion_YTC Ай бұрын

@alexwang7098 Then choose the higher leather option... Not the MB-Tex... German vehicles are NOTORIOUS for options and they aren't fully loaded with what you get.

@Justin_GFM Ай бұрын

Love how it doesn’t have that center iPad-style infotainment, looks way sleeker like that

@user-ql3xl5hx2b Ай бұрын

Tablet not iPad ther are other companies like Samsung

@Brianuwu622 Ай бұрын

ipad or not u cant afford it!

@Jay.dev23 Ай бұрын

@@Brianuwu622nah this talk is wild😂

@user-ql3xl5hx2b Ай бұрын

Samsungs tablets are expensive too

@Sumodeadliftsarefake69 Ай бұрын

That grainy ass leather reminds me of the sand paper they put in denalis.

@JRB41 Ай бұрын

Mercedes is not the Mercedes it was 20+ years ago. Wouldn’t buy a Mercedes any day of the week now! Stick to BMW and Porsche, sure they don’t look as good as they did 15+ years ago, but they’re incredibly well built and are much more reliable

@EndeavorsDnB Ай бұрын

😢

@wandiletembe Ай бұрын

Love it.

@2015BLOXXER Ай бұрын

I agree,the seats in the back being powered is overkill plus it will cost a fortune if it breaks

@SerPurple51 Ай бұрын

Exactly what they want.

@Endorion_YTC Ай бұрын

It's a luxury vehicle.. Of course it's going to be powered... In addition YOU DON'T buy a German vehicle for reliability, common sense especially a NEW vehicle, however covered under warranty. Only people who have money will not care about if it breaks well beyond warranty.

@WayApp Ай бұрын

Makes me feel alive!

@VolvoSaabFanatic245 Ай бұрын

What's up Sub Topher? Have a great day.

@danraj23ful Ай бұрын

I remember the previous 2020 vid the topher did on the gls580 with e-active body control, still think thats superior to regular airmatic

@youngking3117 Ай бұрын

this vids r good

@mordredm980 Ай бұрын

The leather on the back-roll seats is ridiculous. The headrest looks like they just slaughtered a cow right before the car finishes production, so they skip the whole processing, trim it in 5 minutes, put it on, and call it a day. The fit and finish is disgusting to look at.

@MuffinMoney Ай бұрын

I don't need the 3rd row - so a GLE580 for $25k less will be my pick! Surprisingly, the interior sounded solid - with little to no rattles or squeaks - and as you said, it has 4k journalist miles and I've watched enough car videos to know how they treat these poor cars lol. Also, I did hear that the transmission had some issues with rough shifts from 1st to 2nd or when throttling back on the power when the light turned green, but maybe Merc figured out the issue or you just got a good car? This review really helped me, thank you!

@eriktinaj8741 Ай бұрын

My '24 gle 580 is so clunky when shifting its frustrates me so much

@MuffinMoney Ай бұрын

@@eriktinaj8741 really? How many miles do you have on it?

@eriktinaj8741 Ай бұрын

@@MuffinMoney 814

@MuffinMoney Ай бұрын

@@eriktinaj8741 Oh wow, Does it occur when driving slowly? Ex. coming up to a stop sign, not fully stopping, and then getting back on the gas? Or does it happen at any speed? Like, where/what speed is it most constant?

@eriktinaj8741 Ай бұрын

@@MuffinMoney well, first off since I got the car it’s been having a rough 1st-2nd at low speeds but that seems to have just completely gone away. Light to medium application of the throttle from 2nd-3rd and sometimes 3rd-4th is jerky. It’s very smooth under a decent amount of throttle (ex. merging onto a highway from a stop). I believe for the next few hundred to a thousand miles, trans will be fully calibrated and will smooth out. Earlier today I was driving it and it was actually pretty good. I hope it’s just a matter of time until the trans fully learns what to do and stops getting confused bc again, it only has 814 miles.

@aboutface102 Ай бұрын

Lincoln Aviator runs rings around this in terms of luxury.

@ZaZy4MIL Ай бұрын

@Howard24 Ай бұрын

Odd that the airbag cover isn’t leather. Every facelifted GLS I’ve seen has had the leather cover like on the s class, even the base 450s.

@GRamerDim Ай бұрын

what about the q7 when it comes to RR vs GLS vs X7 ?

@joespittle1 Ай бұрын

The Q7/Q8 competes at the level below (XC-90, GLE, X5, etc)

@Tr3ntsGames Ай бұрын

After testing the EQS suv this week, what would you rather have, this or the eqs? Thank you for mentioning the running boards. The worst things ever. Half of what I wrote was about was the running boards and the steering wheel controls😂

@zoltankerv22 5 күн бұрын

Other competitors have so much more standard options than this and even include real leather. I guess that Merc badge wins over customers....

@Tyler-oc2nv Ай бұрын

what on earth has happened to those seats...... first off the leather looks so gross with that large grain and (especially the rear seats) the stitching is all crooked and like the leather is all bunched up. Not looking like a 100k+ car.

@rlrihards948 Ай бұрын

Cuz it's just a car sized toy. Don't tell me that every new Mercedes doesn't feel like an oversized toy

@jakes5530 Ай бұрын

Fit and finish of Mercedes vehicles on CarWow’s reviews always rate BMW ahead of Mercedes. In fact even this 100k GLS model has videos showcasing issues with large panel gaps and misaligned exterior panels.

@faheemabbas3965 Ай бұрын

what on earth has happened to german “luxury” cars……

@Tyler-oc2nv Ай бұрын

@@jakes5530 it's so bad, and I'm a Mercedes guy... It giving 2005 S-class BUT WORSE

@Tyler-oc2nv Ай бұрын

@@rlrihards948 Unfortunately I think you may be on to something

@EndeavorsDnB Ай бұрын

All the h8 is ridiculous IMO

@thearousedeunuch Ай бұрын

9:37 Those aren't different ways to use the infotainment. They're all exactly the same: swipe and touch controls. It's only one way, placed in different locations, which makes it pointless.

@jjames2162 Ай бұрын

At least MB has kept its classy looks. Whereas BMWs look like Pontiac Aztecs and are so over engineered no one wants a BMW out of warranty. Benz has maintained aesthetics

@SerPurple51 Ай бұрын

That leather looks like its been horribly abused. The wheel design looks like some weird bat. The exterior design is boring too. What happened to Mercedes and BMW's over the past few years? The price has increased like crazy yet the quality seems to be going down and they don't look like anything special anymore.

@sunnyta619 Ай бұрын

You want true 3rd row? Minivan.

@1MountainLife Ай бұрын

For $124k you don't even get rear sunshades lol

@faheemabbas3965 Ай бұрын

Mercedes to me is dying every day

@MauriceBln1 Ай бұрын

@carywang7713 Ай бұрын

that is a disgustingly ugly interior, from the brown seats to the leather texture to the windows aero UI to the screens to the excessive chrome vents

@burtvids7226 Ай бұрын

Dangerous stupid pass at 16:26 come on. Guy had his blinker on well before too

@Stevie4171 Ай бұрын

Guy had an hour to switch lanes. Nothing dangerous about it.

@SamLed1111 Ай бұрын

This car is lease only (attractive hot garbage). Rather have the new Lexus GX. Less money and will still be driving when this car is long in the junkyard (or crusher). Modern Benz is not built to the same standards that we Genx'ers remember growing up in the late 70's and 80's.

@MauriceBln1 Ай бұрын

The cars built in Germany are great and have a high quality.

@SamLed1111 Ай бұрын

@@MauriceBln1 🤣. Funny thing is Germany is not Merc's biggest market America is Merc's biggest market. And most Benzes are made in Tuscaloosa, AL. Mercedes Benz in 2024 is 100% hot garbage and a status symbol only.

@MauriceBln1 Ай бұрын

@@SamLed1111 No, the biggest market is China. You just can't afford a Mercedes, so please don't be jealous. 😂

@SamLed1111 Ай бұрын

@@MauriceBln1 I owned three . A 2017 C300 4motion, a 99 ML500, and a 1987 560sel (that 87 was the most reliable) I have no desire to own another. I was jealous of my next door neighbor who owned a Lexus LS and never had an issue with close to 280k on the odometer and absoletely loves it.

@jurateblediene5748 Ай бұрын

Kad

@mariahcarlencia Ай бұрын

not gonna lie new cars all look the same, i think its because they all have the same LED lights that are either lines or box designs. theres nothing different about these cars or suvs that make them unique anymore. i assume these cars are filler designs so that they can wait to make the futuristic designs next year. unfortunately some people have spent 50k to 80k on these horrible mediocre designs. ill stick to a 2000s truck or suv until i get my lucid car.