I thought the 5 annoying things were petty like the shiny chrome pieces until I got my car with loads of it inside lol

​@@kamaulhutton93wish the GLS has chrome colours tho.

Nice thumbnail ✌🏻🤣 Love ur Car reviews 👌🏻

Matt please do Bugatti Bolide/Bugatti Chiron supersport 300+ vs Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut.

When is the Mercedes e63 coming?

I agree but drag races isn't that bad

There weren’t many new cars releasing at the end of the year, I suppose. Hopefully Matt gets some interesting ones to review, coz plenty new interesting cars were revealed this month

Shame? That bad?

You hush, I'm sure there's still plenty of the Doug Demuro catalog you haven't gotten thru

i don't think he stopped reviewing cars, there were just not enough new cars to review

Plastic grille on the GLS looked good at the very least.

@@purwantiallan5089it doesn’t do good on the mind of someone who actually buys this car and expects the quality from a ‘quality’ brand

The Grille on the AMG version and of course the Maybach definitely look better The Interieur is amazing quality-wise and regarding Material, i guess there is some Reason why the Grille is plastic, i doubt it's them trying to save Money considering all the other Materials used. Maybe there is some new European Regulation for Grilles. Wouldn't surprise me at all Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

@@chartreux1532 there is currently no European regulation, Rolls Royce uses solid metal grills, it’s probably to save money, Mercedes has been doing so ever since early 2000’s

@@troublemak3r134 Ah see, i was just wondering if these Grilles ever have been made of Metal the past 20 years and it seems so. So i guess this is a Case of People complaining about something they think is new when in fact it's not new

Agree. The older one looks much better.

I think it was deliberately done that way to give this car a retro look.

@@WSOJ3that retro look also cheapens it somehow

Trueee

its cheaper for the german brands to make

funny thing is that cars that are half the price are still damn expensive AND they don't have this gaps (maybe except of Tesla and other American brands). But this is kinda obvious it was made for USA market

I have a 2021 GLS, first thing I did after watching this video is check for the gaps and there aren’t any in my car

Cant think of a sillier feature on a car than panel alignment. Its such a non issue... Can probably be fixed at the dealer for no cost too. Probably some springs or bolts slightly misadjusted. You guys have no clue how much money and time is needed to make sure every single little gap on a car is perfectly adjusted. Of course they wont adapt factories and spend workforce time on such a silly issue. Plus, most of these press cars are always the first units from the chain and always have small imperfections. For some big markets maybe they try and mend it, but not for a smallish one like the uk. Merc will not exactly sell millions of these in the UK.

@@AI-qd4vb for an over 100k car, there should be no panel gaps like that. That shows the inconsistency in the manufacturing of their cars. For the ones who actually buy these cars, it matter a whole lot, because it's a huge sign of quality and care for their products. in this case, mercedes doesnt show anywhere near 100k worth of care and quality.

@@AI-qd4vb Good thing to know that it comes from misadjusted springs and bolts, not contorted or bent chasis.

Yeah that's what gets me with these top end SUVs. Most buyers probably haven't set foot inside an A Class so they think it's some premium GLS-only equipment in there. The panel gaps are ridiculous.

Had exactly the same issue with my rear light clusters in my GLE so all had to be changed under warranty. Not great when spending 80k on a car!

The best or nothing……..???

Mercedes penal gaps are huge

Jokes were made about Mercedes build quality in the 2000s, the company has a trap of falling into a "quantity over quality" mindset

Lmfaoooooo 🤣

Mr Daimler words will always be practiced

They officially stopped using that statement a while ago. I work with them and we are not allowed to use it anymore.

No, sir this is no King, it is a God of that… If this was a Bank Account, you would be calling the bank’s manager trying explain somehow you account has a hole and money it flowing out of it. Just like a person with a hole in their trousers and the coins keep falling out.

Who knows what the previous car journalists did with the car. 😆

@@MauriceBln1 That's exactly what I would say if I worked for the Mercedes PR department ;-)

@@yourtubisfilled7164 or they can say: ''We catch up with Tesla'' 🙃

@@morganangel340 haha, fair point 'Es ist wat zee people want, herr Direktor'

VW and even Mitsubishi already took corrections before.

Mmmm carwow is a BMW car journalist, it's mostly negative towards mercedes then you go to buy one and you're shocked

​@Personal_Favorite_ZW ima merc guy and Mercedes has been taking shortcuts and still doing unacceptable things like the fake exhaust, plastic bits, cheap materials on certain areas, panel gaps and sturdiness. And ots because they are being cheap and outsourcing to cheaper companies now. Meanwhile, bmw upgraded due to their partnership in the past with Toyota. Toyota helped them out with their reliability issues.

@@lloydbonafide3398 Haha. Toyota has done nothing with BMW. They build cheaper cars. Have no knowledge on how to build BMW:s.

@@lloydbonafide3398same , i only driven Mercs , currently a CLS 400d (C258) always a Merc fan got an 500SEC , G350d aswell ALL GERMAN premium brands are taking the piss of how worse they became since 2019 especially new Macans,Cayenne’s,i4,i5 , E class,iX, A6 , CLE …..

Brake light misalignment in GLS seem so rare.😅

This is a demo car, must have been preproduction or hit at some point, there is a whole team that look over every car that leaves the factory. They would NOT have missed that. Could also be someone closed the boot on something and bent the hinges... The misalligned trim on the doors is because its removable. And its not seated correctly, this happens when people pull on it to close and open the door sometimes. Its easy to line back up :)

This is the first Time i've seen a Mercedes-Benz that has a Misalignment. At least for those produced in Germany. No idea about the ones produced in the USA and elsewhere. As Matt mentioned, maybe it had an Accident, wouldn't be uncommon at all for a Press Car since not every Car Journalist is actually a good Driver.

I’ve had a few Renaults and none had misalignments

The GLA is made in the USA.

Many cars get it..

​@@logitechg5604even Subaru Vivio RX-R too.

MG Chinese brand

@@athul7545 and?? Condensation is normal in LED headlights, try educating yourself before making stupid remarks!

​@ALFOONUS I've had 5 cars from 3 brands with LED headlights and never noticed condensation in the lights... I really don't think it is normal since that was accross 3 Nissans, a Kia and a Hyundai... also why is it normal? the headlight assemblies should be sealed or made in such a way the lense and beam aren't interfered with to the point isn't condensation in lights a MOT fail? Should point out, I'm not having a go, unlike you did to the other person, these are genuine questions I am curious about since you seam to know the answer.

Mercedes build quality is already under average. Their glory days with immortal cars have been over for a long time

It's a big car thus big panel gaps.

Built in Alabama of course quality is going to be crap. Only buy German cars built in Germany

​@@MainInternetUserthank you!!! Someone has said it

​@@sapphirejunction8993why its a big car?

Exactly!!

The reliability is not :)

The crazy thing is all the german car manufacturers are doing the same... They only care how to maximise profit. I hope they can change direction before everyone just laughs when they hear German and quality in the same sentence 😂

@@n9Fingers German brands have gotten to cocky, eventually Chinese manufacturers are gonna pass the Germans...

​@@n9Fingers they will never change anything as long as people still buy it, since this is very profitable for them (generation after generation quality goes down, but price goes up). And the problem is that people are still buying this crap and thinking that Mercedes is a good brand. Too bad...I prefer to buy what's really good and not just what other people think is good...

Biggest individual shareholder of Mercedes is Chinese BAIC owning round 10% As a German I can tell you that we don’t build cars like we used to. Manufactures think they don’t have to proof themselves anymore. You buy our shit anyway cause the batch sells. You know it’s better to cry in a Mercedes than it Is to cry in NIO or dongfeng

​​@@BobsUp83I hope for the love of god that you are not saying Mercedes is bad brand.

If I am not mistaken, this is the same car that Autotrader had an accident in whilst reviewing

@@Jakdennnnnnn3d333 It's probably not possible that the tiny bump (in the front bumper) caused the panel gaps in the GLS' boot lid.

@@jarkkohaimakainen2378 fair point

Built in Alabama, US, not Germany. I wonder if there's a difference in output quality?

@@FirstLast-rh9jw not much, I'm in Europe and my W205 built in Bremen (Germany) was very bad as well...

i was going to say that. The Mercedes from Germany are far better. Why? Scotty also said that before.

@@dusuandersonlee not really, my W205 built in Bremen (I'm in Europe) was really bad as overall assembly quality...lots of rattles and squeaks that I've never had with any other brand, including cheap ones...

BMW X5, Z4 are built in South Carolina and the quality is all good on those cars.

@@daviskalvans4304 Yeah, the X5 came in the top 10 of most relaible cars last year according to Consumer Reports Survey. Bimmer SC are definitely doing something right.

@@daviskalvans4304 I don't think Z4 has a production line in US, they are actually built in Austria

Great news!

cool but still a shit car

@@flymsix you think so? Dacia is one of the most common car in Europe, they have a lot of sales.

​@@flymsix More reliable and much cheaper, even though it's a lot crappier in everything else

​@@flymsixas bad as even Isuzu 117 Coupe in fact.😂

It be like that

It's terrible to be young and starting my life off atm. All the older folks tell me how greatful they are not to be where I am. I like to ask them about what they were doing and able to do at my age back in the day and they had much better lives than me that's for sure. Mom bought a 40k house in the 90s by herself making less than 15 and hour. I make 15 an hour and in the same area townhouses are 200k. I am so screwed. Plus the quality of homes, cars, appliances, economy, products, media whatever keeps getting worst. The keep charging more for worst quality. I feel like I'll start laughing like a lunatic with how terrible my life is getting.

@@baronvonjo1929We used to say they’re trying to eliminate the low class, but in reality middle class doesn’t have it much better either

@@baronvonjo1929 so you make the same salary as your mother 30 years later, just out of curiosity what is the variation in job title? also for reference that house your mom bought would cost 90k approx average today while those 200,000 dollar townhouses would cost about 80k in nineties money. your mom's house was half the cost in the equivalent year, and she made over 2x your wage. are you sure you are financially literate?

A 30k car is a fiesta nowadays

​@@gibseeey788930k is for both Fiesta and Impreza 1998.😅

​@gibseeey7889 Shocking ain't it

@@gibseeey7889 Fieseta looks more expensive

You're not serious. What makes this car looks like a 30k car.

How do people not see this? Why would anyone ever buy this car 😅

This is for bad drivers, because usually bad drivers want to be above everyone. It's a fact that bad drivers prefer SUVs

​@@MainInternetUserdo you have proof of that? Provide a source.

If you think a 2024 E/S-Class are not statements or wealth symbols, then I dont know what to say.

@@MainInternetUseri drive urus and i m master 😏

⁠@@snakeeyes9246if you dont already know that then you must be one of the bad drivers! 😬

And also with high level TCS.

yeah.. its standard in most SAAB from the 90s hahahaha imagine that

My saab 9-5 aero has it standard and its from 2002

@@jim8056 It is Swedish and they can have a low sun for a long period of time I guess?

Just keep a pair of polarized sunglasses in your car and you're good

The back end also similar to a Nissan R34GTR 25GT TURBO.

I would rather prefer the older-gen Range Rover with the 5.0 Supercharged V8, or a Cadillac Escalade-V with a 6.2 supercharged V8.

You actually know. He is not informed at all and I have no idea why he is so popular.

Any day of the week lol This is too boring and looks exactly the same as previous gen

Comparing both, the X7 surpasses the GLS. Even the Alpina is way better than GLS63

I agree X7 is much better than the boring geriatric Mercedes

RR L405 or Escalade-V over both.

Yeah - my first impression was it looks like a Ford which is trying too hard.

Wow, spot on friend!@@Rroff2

​@@Rroff2loooool you're not wrong

"Teslaesque" panel gaps? Maybe the Teslas made in USA but the Teslas coming out of Shanghai do not exhibit such defects. My Tesla model 3 dual motor out of Shanghai has equal or better quality to my Mercedes C43. Both admirably good. But if the MB GLS is showing such poor manufacturing it would be concerning to say the least.

@@sunrisejak2709 it was more of a tease at Tesla who are reknown (or at least used to be) for appalling build quality, and the irony being that the german manufacturers were reknown for building high quality products. At this price range though regardless of whether it's a Merc or a Tesla you'd expect absolute perfection. So regardless of your preference spending over £100k on a car - I'd be sending it straight back to be fixed!

@@lehoff got it 👍 indeed the at those stratospheric prices it should be flawless.

​@@sunrisejak2709bra the model 3 has the most bland basic interior ive ever sat in. Comparing that to a benz is delusional. Unless u got an old ass one which im guessingm is true.

@@user-my4xu4gf1z I have a 2021 Mercedes Benz C43 AMG. Indeed it's a nice car. I suppose you could say it's more "Luxurious" compared with my Model 3 dual motor but the Tesla is just as "premium". You seem to think "bland" does not mean quality. The interior materials in the Tesla feel and perform very nicely. Scandinavian designs are also stark but can be very nice. I also wear a Grand Seiko watch. It could be considered "plain" or bland but it is very high-end in quality and finish and accuracy etc. Don't be sucked into Mercedes reputation. The Tesla is at least equal in quality and certainly performs better. My last few cars? Audi Q7, Mercedes E300 estate, Mercedes C350 Coupe, and Audi TTS, Mini John Cooper Works. These are just a few. (I'm fortunate to be able to experience cars often for my wife and I) The Tesla is at worst the equal to those cars and generally much better in most every way. It is sometimes said: "simplicity is a mark of sophistication". For example no driver instruments is much better. People drive cars according to their surroundings not a few gauges. Also 1 pedal driving (with regen) is substantially better than 2 pedal driving with my ICE car. Propulsion by electric motor in my estimation is a better power plant for moving a car than a gas engine. While the C43 has more top end power the slugishness in most normal speeds is frustrating compared with the torque from the dual motor electric. My Tesla just turned 29,000 miles. Zero issues with only filling the windshield washer fluid and the fit and finish very impressive. But my Tesla comes out of the Shanghai facility which apparently is superior to the US built equivalents. The electric cars coming out of China are on oar with German ICE cars. I just ordered an MG Cyberster (have a search and check it out) 2 seat Roadster dual motor electric with 544hp. Incredible performance and quality too. Delivery mid summer. All cars have pros and cons but don't be mislead by the luxury brands". Selling on reputation.

Yep. At 8:33 PM.😅

The interior of GLS looked good though.

How? Is it old fashined with vents now? 😂 Everything functional must be removed haha. Because that is somehow "modern"..

Like everyone driving these ugly trashcans.

It is not minimalistic and is old fashioned and looking cheap.

@@gunesinan814 Nothing old fashioned. Its about as "old fashioned" as having 4 wheels :) Lets have 5 now. Its the new thing..

@meditation7834 well in that case there's no need to review the M5, E63s, Porsche Turbo, and many others. Amiright?

Audi and Subaru both also have flaws.

Every car has its ups and downs.

Mercedes comes up short on many reliability surveys. Expensive isn't necessarily 'best'.

@@fairybuddy-angel2035 True...

@@fairybuddy-angel2035 Yeah especially when BMW is as good as it is right now, I think Mercedes definitely used to be the best up until the mid 2010s but they have given up on their audience now.

Atleast they are good controls and no touchscreen bullshit

@@Guuggel they’re not good quality controls. The row of buttons wobble when pressed. But yes it’s good they’re not built into the touchscreen

🗣Yea, He's Deffo A Little Bit Careless And Rough With The Car's Interiors When He's Showing Them Off!! But There Again, It's NOT His Car At The End Of The Day!! But A Little More Care And Respect Goes A Long Way Here!!

He didn't stomp on the cloth. It fell on his foot. Watch again or get your eyes checked.

He's always throwing things around (like he did with the bottle when checking out the central console, for example) disrespectfully, like an 'edgy' nihilistic 13-y.o. p.о.s thinking he's being cool, but is instead nasty and obnoxious. So grinding.

Maybach GLS?

@purwantiallan5089 yeah. It was on display and I think they said it was north of £250k

'A special car' For people with special needs...

You are a sensable man.

No. It doesn't have the E-ABC option.

Try giving them a formal (in writing) ultimatum to fix it or you want it replaced. If that doesn’t work, contact The Motor Ombudsman and have them sort it.

Have a look at something like a Lexus RX... should be similar from the size and quality and reliability are top notch

The S class is nothing but bland and boring

@@seansiew5629 the quality is miles ahead of this GLS, may be boring but thats what its designed to be. This is boring and shit at the same time

@@adamek9750 sure? My w221 and w222 quality of interior still beats them both