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It was the last new Mercedes GLB to be sold in India that I bought, they imported it to the country as it isn't made here. It's one of the firmest cars I've ever driven, I owned a Ford Endeavour before this, but this car's interior is far more spacious than Endeavour. It's very quick as it gives 221Bhp. It has 5 different drive modes, Individual, Eco, Comfort, Sport, and Off-Road. It's a perfect daily drive for me. I met with a deadly accident in it, but luckily everyone in the car was safe without any injury or scratch on their bodies, so it's extremely safe. It's very often compared to the GLC, but its interior is more spacious than the GLC because of the design. If you lower the third-row seats, its boot space becomes huge. Even though the third-row seats aren't meant for adults, people under 5 feet 6 inches can easily fit in them that too very comfortably and they would still have access to things like their own charging ports and bottle storage area. The third row is also perfect for pets. This car cost me about 85 Lakhs on the road price in Delhi. The services Mercedes provides are top-notch, and maintenance of the car is also very good as I have the diesel top model AMG line and it gives a mileage of around 18kmpl. I think it's the perfect luxury SUV for India. PROS- Higher seating position Very luxurious features, fully loaded Beautiful design resemblance to the Mercedes GLS Very safe Sporty as well as comfy CONS- Didn't find any cons for it honestly.

GLB is a very good choice. Its a 5+2 seater(only other one in the luxury segment is discovery sport) but for short distances like an hour or two adults can use the third row. Few features missing are 3rd row AC vents, ventilated seats, Request sensor and MBZ could have added some more premiumness to the car. Other than that its a wonderful product, very reliable and extremely comfortable even on long and hilly drives. Have driven it 19000 kms and it gives me a mileage of 18km/l.on highway and 11 in city which is very decent for a luxury diesel car. I test drove the petrol and at 1200cc its criminally underpowered. Hope MBZ starts local manufacturing and adds the missing features plus some ADAS.