7.8
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLB review
The Mercedes-Benz GLB is a unique option in Australia's crowded SUV market. It's not perfect, though.
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Scott Collie
Mercedes-Benz GLB vs Peugeot 408 Comparison
Mercedes-Benz GLB
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Peugeot 408
2024 Mercedes-Benz
GLB
vs
2024 Peugeot
408
How they stack...
CarExpert Score
CarExpert has rated other vehicles in the suv medium category, between scores of 7.2 and 8.8.
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7.8
7.9
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Based on the Mercedes-Benz GLB 200
Based on the Peugeot 408 GT PHEV
Best suitable for...
Driving the family
City driving
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
60L
546 km
NA
Warranty
5 year
warranty
warranty
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MSRP
$103,800
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CarExpert's Take
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Genuinely flexible interior
- Boxy looks stand out
- Significantly cheaper than GLB 250
Misses
- Seriously expensive to service
- Base engine isn't particularly 'Mercedes'
- Updated technology remains quite fiddly
Scott Collie
Contributor
Scott Collie drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Distinctive exterior design turns heads
- Handsome interior backs up exterior
- PHEV powertrain more polished than before
Misses
- Stylish body impedes on practicality
- Pretty interior possesses some tech quirks
- Why do we only get a PHEV?
Optional Features
- 21 Inch Alloy Wheels (+$1,290)
- Alloy Wheels Special 20 Inch (+$790)
- Alloy Wheels Special 21 Inch (+$1,500)
- Driver Assist Pack (+$1,990)
- Metallic Paint (+$1,490)
NA
Colours Available
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLB range is available in the following exterior paint colours:
- Digital White metallic
- Iridium Silver metallic
- Mountain Grey metallic
- Cosmos Black metallic
- Spectral Blue metallic
- Manufaktur Patagonia Red metallic (+$692)
Ready To Buy
Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO DIRECT F/INJ | - | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1991 | - | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 2.0L | - | |
| Induction | ||
| TURBO 4 | - | |
| Camshaft | ||
| VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM | - | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | - | |
| Power | ||
| 225kW | - | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 5800 | - | |
| Torque | ||
| 400Nm | - | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 3000 | - | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
