Mercedes has been slow to plug the compact SUV hole in its UK range, but now that the GLC has arrived, it’s not wasting any time with a performance version.
This AMG-enhanced GLC 43 is a perfect rival to the undisputed hot SUV king, the Porsche Macan, so if the newcomer wants to translate its impressive on-paper potential into road test victory, this is the car it will have to beat. Porsche put the Sport into Sports Utility Vehicle when it launched the Macan in 2014; never before had a near-2,000kg 4x4 been able to trouble a sports car for handling. But the GLC promises a mix of dynamic ability, practicality and design, so can it take class honours?
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