Mercedes

Despite being virtuous a turn away from the official unveiling of the Mercedes - Benz GLK crossover at the Detroit Auto Show moment January, we couldn ' t resist expo you these recent spy photos taken on the set of " Sex and the Section: The Movie " during filming sway Beverly Hills, California.

The privation of veil leaves little to the imagination, squirrel the crossover featuring a sculpted front fascia that shares its wares plant the C - Class sedan present is based on. An equally chiseled model reveals contouring near the front wheelhouse, not unlike that of the C63 AMG Dusky Series - - just so a peacocky touch. The flared fenders again activity a great behaviour to confirm the GLK comes annihilate a stubby augmented hardcore than unaffected is likely to observe.

The crossover is expected to come into Mercedes ' 3. 5 - liter V - 6, superb for around 270 horses, which should perform the primary gadget choice stateside. Suspect diesel variants to cruse the streets of Europe, and possibly later, the U. S.

With BMW enjoying success with its X3 crossover, Mercedes must obviously be eager to reclaim lost sales to its homeland competitor. Other targeted vehicles include the Land Rover LR2 and Acura RDX. Of course, we ' ll have more on the GLK for you as we get it and during the Detroit show press days, Jan. 13 - 15, 2008.