A three-row luxury sport utility vehicle is the holy grail of segments for automakers that play in the class occupied by the well-heeled. The vehicles are stylish, make a statement, and cost lots of money, which means folks like driving them and being seen in them. One of the kings of this category is the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, and it’s now brand new for 2013.
This is the second generation of the full-size family hauler from this German automaker. They say you can’t mess with success, and Mercedes certainly hasn’t done anything to knock down its best-in-class seller. In fact, it’s only gotten much much better.