Thanks for the nice review. The only thing which didn't really worked, all the video has been shot driving on the wrong side of the road *laughing in german*
I drove the glc300 e and its an absolute torque monster. the battery was fully depleted and the car still generates full power because it defaults to a hybrid at this point in time. What people need to understand is that this neither a full EV nor a full hybrid. It can be used a full EV but but limited by the battery charge or it can be used as a full hybrid all of the time with the full combined power of the EV and ICE. Correct? to me this is a great to have as an option once charging is not an inconvenience for you.
Drive a GLC300e the petrol version of the hybrid and very disappointed of the range in full electric. It says up to 27miles but in reality doesn’t max 15-17 as cold and hearing is on and live in London so start stop. Then needs at least 1.5hours to change back up and when you live in a flat like I do pretty not convenient. So most times the electric is empty and only using it as an EQboost mild hybrid so a waste. I would get the diesel or petrol with the EQboost mild hybrid as more than enough. It starts stops seamlessly and glides in traffic as keeps engine off
How long is the range of the battery when using both electric and diesel? People do long range videos all the time like "How long does it take to go 1000km with Tesla". I'd really like to see a similar video checking how long it will take to go 1000km with the goal of always being hybrid to REALLY maximize the MPG.
Great question - maximising MPG on a long run would be done using the Battery Level drive mode and exploring how to do this is something we've got planned for an upcoming video; this switches off hybrid assistance for driving and primarily uses the engine but still allows for coasting with the engine switched off and energy recovery to take place through braking or direct supply from the engine. One could argue that doing 1000km with this would be done quickest by just using the engine and driving from Plymouth to Bridge of Don (just north of Aberdeen) - a distance of 1000 km/621 miles on the road - with one fuel stop in around 10 hours. However, I think there's more to it and the consumption figures can give us a bit of an indication as to the fuel consumption on a 1000km route. The combined fuel economy figure of using electric and diesel power can only tell us so much because of how the WLTP test cycle is completed for plug-in hybrids so we took a look at the consumption of the car running on just the diesel engine. For this we assume that we use the hybrid system for low speed driving and acceleration up to high speeds before running the engine at high speeds. We've averaged out the combined fuel consumption figure using the engine only at WLTP Extra High (speeds up to 131 km/h /81 mph) which gives us 7.1 litres per 100 km or 39.8 miles per gallon - a figure I know is achievable on non-hybrid GLCs. With the fuel tank size of 50 litres that translates to an estimated engine running range of 704.4 km or 437.7 miles so one fuel stop would be needed. The electric assistance with the car in its Battery Level drive mode would be able to help out throughout the drive - what we can't predict is how much engine off coasting would be done and as usual on a long drive at a consistent speed, I would expect that figure for the trip to go up. On a similarly long drive in a C-Class Coupé with the 2.0 litre diesel engine I went way above the official consumption figure. To answer the question of how long the battery range is when using diesel and electric power, I think that electric assistance could be used throughout most of the journey; for long range hybrid drives, it's most efficient to use electric power in low speed sections and when accelerating up to cruising speeds before flipping over to the engine for the motorway running - that way, the battery wouldn't be depleted in the first section of the journey and could be used for the last section of the trip and when arriving in town. Given that a drive that long would certainly need an hour to recharge some human batteries, I'd use any time stopped to top up the car's battery and I actually think the door to door time between a Model 3/Model Y on the same route would be fairly similar.
Really good review thank you, showed this video to my wife a few months ago and it helped persuade her that we should change our car to one of these. We now have a GLC300DE premium on order, due for delivery in May. Most of our daily drives are under 20 mile round trips so we are hoping that they’ll be almost all electric. We do numerous long drives from Manchester to Cornwall & back each year - I’m curious if any other DE owners could let me know what MPG they see on long motorway trips?
@@shamarspringer1204 honestly can’t fault it - it’s been fantastic and hasn’t skipped a beat in the 2+ years we’ve had it. So many of our journeys are all electric and when we do drive a little further (or want a bit of extra power) the engine kicks in and it’s pretty much seamless. For me it’s the best car I’ve ever owned my a country mile.
@@shamarspringer1204 yeah the majority of our journeys are very short (the usual trips to the shops / work etc are all only a few miles). We keep the car charged on the driveway so we only ever need to fuel for longer journeys - so we can go weeks at a time without having to use a drop of fuel. Even with higher electric prices more recently, it’s still cheaper per mile than petrol / diesel
@@stephenburns1982 sounds great! One last question. Since you mainly use the electric side of it, do you charge your battery everyday and is it okay to charge the battery everyday if you don’t?
Kindly when you are driving on hybrid mode and you accelerate fast and the heat engine starts, does it rev the engine to high revs from cold and dry until lubrication goes around the engine or it doesn't let you go that fast?
@@scottmurray8483 sure you do. In other news I've got a GLA 45 remapped to 430bhp your apparent shooting brake couldn't keep up with mine if it tried ;)
Hi , thanks for the valuable info in this video , I just have GLC300e which is plug in , I feel very annoy it’s not easy to find charging points , my question is it possible to use it as mild hybrid just get charge from brake energy till be charged ? or it will be harmful for batteries , and it’s default to start as electric then switch to combustion engine what if batteries are flat for long time does it start ?
Great questions. The car will recover energy wherever possible - to enhance the recharging of the battery whilst on the move try running the car in the Battery Level (BL) drive mode. This prioritises using the engine over the battery and will divert some power from the engine to recharging the battery when it can. The usable battery capacity of the GLC300e/de comes in at 13.5kWh but there is additional capacity which is reserved for starting and running the car - even if the battery is depleted the car will still start and run.
@@LandLAutomotive I noticed that self charging happen when I press the the brake not from regenerative brake ( just keep car move by momentum ) I noticed that from charging gauge at bash board. Do you have idea !
@@LandLAutomotive but if you don’t charge the battery on the GLc300e you then can use the car as a mild hybrid no with EQ boost like the latest GLC300 mild hybrid version no?
@@dorostheodorou9419 That's correct - the battery always retains a certain amount of power to be used to start and assist the engine. When the battery is depleted the car will increase the amount of recovery and direct engine to battery charging that it does.
The GLC 300 de comes with air suspension on all four corners - this keeps the car riding superbly whilst accommodating the additional weight from the hybrid system. The setup on the GLC 300 de also raises the ride height compared to the rest of the petrol and diesel model range.
Mercedes-Benz Hertfordshire Thanks for the reply. I just couldn’t see any mention of it on the website and our local dealer didn’t know! I am looking at the GLC 300de premy
@@zoomcctv are you based near one of our Hertfordshire retailers? www.landlautomotive.co.uk/contact-us/ If so, we'd be more than happy to help you and show you the GLC 300de face to face :-)
Great question! Battery Level is best for motorway runs. Think of the plug-in hybrid models as electric where it is best, engine where it is best rather than an electric car for 30 miles and then a petrol/diesel car thereafter. I've found that the most efficient combination for motorway drives is using electric power in low speed sections and when accelerating up to motorway speeds, then putting the car in Battery Level and using the engine to cruise. This maintains the state of charge in the battery so you have electric power available for when you next need it on your journey - like if you are heading into a city - rather than using all the electric power up at the start of your trip. I've done lots of motorway runs in the plug-in hybrid models using this technique and it is the best way to maximise the efficiency of both parts of the car's powertrain.
The D AUTO regeneration mode can only be activated when the car is in its electric drive setting. Use DYNAMIC SELECT to change the drive mode to Electric and then you can shift between the staged regeneration settings using the shift paddles or press and hold the + paddle to activate D AUTO. Give it a try and let us know how you get on!
Great question - the car does have a DPF. The OM654 diesel engine in the GLC 300 de and the M274 petrol engine in the GLC 300 e both feature particulate filters in order to comply with EURO 6 emissions standards. The GLC 300 de also uses AdBlue/diesel exhaust fluid to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions to the tailpipe.
The towing capacity for the model is up to 750kg unbraked and up to 2,000 kg braked. This should easily be able to pull a caravan or an S-Class. Having the huge low-down torque of the electric motor available will make acceleration both smooth and effortless whilst towing.
I have one at the moment just got it last week the garage originally told me that the car had Park tropic but Know I am being told the new 2020 model does not have this feature mine is a premium hybrid
@@davidkaydk6 it will depend on when the car was built - all models come with Parktronic front and rear sensors with the reversing camera. Models built before the end of 2020 will have Active Park Assist automated parking installed. Due to a regulation change which comes into effect soon the automated parking is no longer available.
@@davidkaydk6 I had the same issue I actually changed to this from the 2017 version GLC 250d that had it only to find no longer available... used to love to use it now have the new version and doesn’t have it! Mine is the 2021 spec as it came just before Xmas
@@LandLAutomotive can you please confirm that if the car was built in 2020 the car should have the self parking assisted park assist option? I have a GLC300e built in Nov 2020 and picked up 27Nov 2020 and doesn’t have this
The GLC was available in the European market as the GLC 350 e a few years before we received the plug-in-hybrid model with the facelift. The GLC, C-Class, E-Class and previous generation S-Class were all engineered to have the charging socket on the bumper however new generation models are getting the charging socket on the haunches.
c'est très bien mercedes mais me voilà à ne plus pouvoir recharger avec ma prise 220v tout ça parce que le chargeur est H. S. . Cela fait plus d'un mois et demi que j'attends avec impatience le module de chargeur et comme de bien sur c'est de la faute des Ukréniens. Ma patience est à bout
In all drive modes (other than EL/electric) the car will use radar-based regen which I always prefer when driving out of town. Cruise control must be off for this to work. Driving in town or traffic, I'd switch to electric drive and pull the downshift paddle to select D- for stronger regen and a bit of one-pedal driving. Give it a try - it takes a few drives to get to learn the best regen settings for the type of driving you do but it will come naturally in no time. Let me know how you get on!
Thanks for the nice review. The only thing which didn't really worked, all the video has been shot driving on the wrong side of the road *laughing in german*
I drove the glc300 e and its an absolute torque monster. the battery was fully depleted and the car still generates full power because it defaults to a hybrid at this point in time. What people need to understand is that this neither a full EV nor a full hybrid. It can be used a full EV but but limited by the battery charge or it can be used as a full hybrid all of the time with the full combined power of the EV and ICE. Correct? to me this is a great to have as an option once charging is not an inconvenience for you.
How far was the real life electric range?
Drive a GLC300e the petrol version of the hybrid and very disappointed of the range in full electric. It says up to 27miles but in reality doesn’t max 15-17 as cold and hearing is on and live in London so start stop. Then needs at least 1.5hours to change back up and when you live in a flat like I do pretty not convenient.
So most times the electric is empty and only using it as an EQboost mild hybrid so a waste.
I would get the diesel or petrol with the EQboost mild hybrid as more than enough. It starts stops seamlessly and glides in traffic as keeps engine off
How long is the range of the battery when using both electric and diesel?
People do long range videos all the time like "How long does it take to go 1000km with Tesla". I'd really like to see a similar video checking how long it will take to go 1000km with the goal of always being hybrid to REALLY maximize the MPG.
Great question - maximising MPG on a long run would be done using the Battery Level drive mode and exploring how to do this is something we've got planned for an upcoming video; this switches off hybrid assistance for driving and primarily uses the engine but still allows for coasting with the engine switched off and energy recovery to take place through braking or direct supply from the engine. One could argue that doing 1000km with this would be done quickest by just using the engine and driving from Plymouth to Bridge of Don (just north of Aberdeen) - a distance of 1000 km/621 miles on the road - with one fuel stop in around 10 hours.
However, I think there's more to it and the consumption figures can give us a bit of an indication as to the fuel consumption on a 1000km route. The combined fuel economy figure of using electric and diesel power can only tell us so much because of how the WLTP test cycle is completed for plug-in hybrids so we took a look at the consumption of the car running on just the diesel engine.
For this we assume that we use the hybrid system for low speed driving and acceleration up to high speeds before running the engine at high speeds. We've averaged out the combined fuel consumption figure using the engine only at WLTP Extra High (speeds up to 131 km/h /81 mph) which gives us 7.1 litres per 100 km or 39.8 miles per gallon - a figure I know is achievable on non-hybrid GLCs. With the fuel tank size of 50 litres that translates to an estimated engine running range of 704.4 km or 437.7 miles so one fuel stop would be needed. The electric assistance with the car in its Battery Level drive mode would be able to help out throughout the drive - what we can't predict is how much engine off coasting would be done and as usual on a long drive at a consistent speed, I would expect that figure for the trip to go up. On a similarly long drive in a C-Class Coupé with the 2.0 litre diesel engine I went way above the official consumption figure.
To answer the question of how long the battery range is when using diesel and electric power, I think that electric assistance could be used throughout most of the journey; for long range hybrid drives, it's most efficient to use electric power in low speed sections and when accelerating up to cruising speeds before flipping over to the engine for the motorway running - that way, the battery wouldn't be depleted in the first section of the journey and could be used for the last section of the trip and when arriving in town. Given that a drive that long would certainly need an hour to recharge some human batteries, I'd use any time stopped to top up the car's battery and I actually think the door to door time between a Model 3/Model Y on the same route would be fairly similar.
@@LandLAutomotive thanks alot for the answer!
Very impressive lovely review
Nice review
Really good review thank you, showed this video to my wife a few months ago and it helped persuade her that we should change our car to one of these. We now have a GLC300DE premium on order, due for delivery in May. Most of our daily drives are under 20 mile round trips so we are hoping that they’ll be almost all electric. We do numerous long drives from Manchester to Cornwall & back each year - I’m curious if any other DE owners could let me know what MPG they see on long motorway trips?
How’s this car working for you?
@@shamarspringer1204 honestly can’t fault it - it’s been fantastic and hasn’t skipped a beat in the 2+ years we’ve had it. So many of our journeys are all electric and when we do drive a little further (or want a bit of extra power) the engine kicks in and it’s pretty much seamless. For me it’s the best car I’ve ever owned my a country mile.
@@stephenburns1982 wow! That's amazing, so you definitely save on fuel then ?
@@shamarspringer1204 yeah the majority of our journeys are very short (the usual trips to the shops / work etc are all only a few miles). We keep the car charged on the driveway so we only ever need to fuel for longer journeys - so we can go weeks at a time without having to use a drop of fuel.
Even with higher electric prices more recently, it’s still cheaper per mile than petrol / diesel
@@stephenburns1982 sounds great! One last question. Since you mainly use the electric side of it, do you charge your battery everyday and is it okay to charge the battery everyday if you don’t?
Kindly when you are driving on hybrid mode and you accelerate fast and the heat engine starts, does it rev the engine to high revs from cold and dry until lubrication goes around the engine or it doesn't let you go that fast?
Glad I didn't kid myself that I needed a big boot and ordered a cla shooting brake instead
Lmao shut up you ain't got no shooting brake
@@LowKeyTris erm yes I do 🤔
@@scottmurray8483 sure you do. In other news I've got a GLA 45 remapped to 430bhp your apparent shooting brake couldn't keep up with mine if it tried ;)
@@LowKeyTris I couldn't care less but thanks for letting us know.
Superb 👍👍ken
Hi , thanks for the valuable info in this video , I just have GLC300e which is plug in , I feel very annoy it’s not easy to find charging points , my question is it possible to use it as mild hybrid just get charge from brake energy till be charged ? or it will be harmful for batteries , and it’s default to start as electric then switch to combustion engine what if batteries are flat for long time does it start ?
Great questions. The car will recover energy wherever possible - to enhance the recharging of the battery whilst on the move try running the car in the Battery Level (BL) drive mode. This prioritises using the engine over the battery and will divert some power from the engine to recharging the battery when it can.
The usable battery capacity of the GLC300e/de comes in at 13.5kWh but there is additional capacity which is reserved for starting and running the car - even if the battery is depleted the car will still start and run.
@@LandLAutomotive I noticed that self charging happen when I press the the brake not from regenerative brake ( just keep car move by momentum ) I noticed that from charging gauge at bash board.
Do you have idea !
@@LandLAutomotive but if you don’t charge the battery on the GLc300e you then can use the car as a mild hybrid no with EQ boost like the latest GLC300 mild hybrid version no?
@@dorostheodorou9419 That's correct - the battery always retains a certain amount of power to be used to start and assist the engine. When the battery is depleted the car will increase the amount of recovery and direct engine to battery charging that it does.
It is true that African engineers found employment in German industry. They made the trunk of this Mercedes.
thanks for the review, Does the GLC 300de come with Air suspension as standard? I can't find info on the website
The GLC 300 de comes with air suspension on all four corners - this keeps the car riding superbly whilst accommodating the additional weight from the hybrid system. The setup on the GLC 300 de also raises the ride height compared to the rest of the petrol and diesel model range.
Mercedes-Benz Hertfordshire Thanks for the reply. I just couldn’t see any mention of it on the website and our local dealer didn’t know! I am looking at the GLC 300de premy
@@zoomcctv are you based near one of our Hertfordshire retailers? www.landlautomotive.co.uk/contact-us/ If so, we'd be more than happy to help you and show you the GLC 300de face to face :-)
Air suspension only comes with the AMG Line Ultimate spec’n, which is £2745 extra , over the AMG Line Premium Plus. It does not come as standard.
rlongden100 AMG ultimate isn’t available in the Hybrid model
and so what driving mode should I use for a 3 hr motorway journey ?
Great question! Battery Level is best for motorway runs. Think of the plug-in hybrid models as electric where it is best, engine where it is best rather than an electric car for 30 miles and then a petrol/diesel car thereafter. I've found that the most efficient combination for motorway drives is using electric power in low speed sections and when accelerating up to motorway speeds, then putting the car in Battery Level and using the engine to cruise. This maintains the state of charge in the battery so you have electric power available for when you next need it on your journey - like if you are heading into a city - rather than using all the electric power up at the start of your trip. I've done lots of motorway runs in the plug-in hybrid models using this technique and it is the best way to maximise the efficiency of both parts of the car's powertrain.
Just bought a GLC 300DE and it doesn't have an auto driving mode ?
The D AUTO regeneration mode can only be activated when the car is in its electric drive setting. Use DYNAMIC SELECT to change the drive mode to Electric and then you can shift between the staged regeneration settings using the shift paddles or press and hold the + paddle to activate D AUTO. Give it a try and let us know how you get on!
Do these have DPF?
Great question - the car does have a DPF. The OM654 diesel engine in the GLC 300 de and the M274 petrol engine in the GLC 300 e both feature particulate filters in order to comply with EURO 6 emissions standards. The GLC 300 de also uses AdBlue/diesel exhaust fluid to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions to the tailpipe.
Hi I have just just received a new glc300de can you please tell me the best mode to tow tow my caravan please its a single axle 1600 kg caravan
hey is it reliable? whats the fuel economy? tnx
Battery life
Can you tow a medium sized caravan with this car ?
The towing capacity for the model is up to 750kg unbraked and up to 2,000 kg braked. This should easily be able to pull a caravan or an S-Class. Having the huge low-down torque of the electric motor available will make acceleration both smooth and effortless whilst towing.
Has the GLC 300e been discontinued in the UK?
The GLC 300 e will soon be available in the UK again. It will be available in both Coupe and SUV body styles and these should be on the road in 2021.
I have one at the moment just got it last week the garage originally told me that the car had Park tropic but Know I am being told the new 2020 model does not have this feature mine is a premium hybrid
@@davidkaydk6 it will depend on when the car was built - all models come with Parktronic front and rear sensors with the reversing camera. Models built before the end of 2020 will have Active Park Assist automated parking installed. Due to a regulation change which comes into effect soon the automated parking is no longer available.
@@davidkaydk6 I had the same issue I actually changed to this from the 2017 version GLC 250d that had it only to find no longer available... used to love to use it now have the new version and doesn’t have it! Mine is the 2021 spec as it came just before Xmas
@@LandLAutomotive can you please confirm that if the car was built in 2020 the car should have the self parking assisted park assist option? I have a GLC300e built in Nov 2020 and picked up 27Nov 2020 and doesn’t have this
Why didn't Mercedes put the charging point on the other side of the fuel filler...where they have put it looks awful !!
The GLC was available in the European market as the GLC 350 e a few years before we received the plug-in-hybrid model with the facelift. The GLC, C-Class, E-Class and previous generation S-Class were all engineered to have the charging socket on the bumper however new generation models are getting the charging socket on the haunches.
c'est très bien mercedes mais me voilà à ne plus pouvoir recharger avec ma prise 220v tout ça parce que le chargeur est H. S. . Cela fait plus d'un mois et demi que j'attends avec impatience le module de chargeur et comme de bien sur c'est de la faute des Ukréniens. Ma patience est à bout
interior still old design
even GLA and A class is a new interior
I have just brought the 300e how do you use the paddles to get the best regen
In all drive modes (other than EL/electric) the car will use radar-based regen which I always prefer when driving out of town. Cruise control must be off for this to work.
Driving in town or traffic, I'd switch to electric drive and pull the downshift paddle to select D- for stronger regen and a bit of one-pedal driving. Give it a try - it takes a few drives to get to learn the best regen settings for the type of driving you do but it will come naturally in no time. Let me know how you get on!