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The GLS-Class is Mercedes' hallmark luxury crossover SUV that seats seven across three rows. It is said good things come in threes, but sometimes more is more, so now there are four. The GLS-Class trims include the base 450, the mid 580, the performance-oriented AMG 63 S, and the range-tippy-topping Maybach model. The 450 mates a turbocharged in-line six with a nine-speed automatic transmission while the 580, AMG, and Maybach add a twin-turbo V8 with the AMG and Maybach ponying up over 600 velveteen horses!

Depending on geo-location, the cost of this Teutonic luxury liner is analogous to a small starter home with an entry point around 75K and the crowned jewel, the debuting Maybach, coming in at nearly twice that.

This fancy-pants family-hauler has a “wherever you go, here I am” road-yogi sort of stance. It’s as practical as it is posh with an exceptionally well-appointed interior, state-of-the-art tech-utes, and plenty of on- and off-road prowess just beckoning to level up the carpool lane or arrive in vogue for the company glamping trip. If you’ve got the scratch to support the itch, this segment sweetheart and automaker flagship speak German fluently.

Peers in this upper-class include the BMW X7, Cadillac Escalade, and the Lincoln Navigator.

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