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R&D boss Thomas Weber says the next GLK will offer right-hand drive

The next-generation Mercedes GLK SUV will be available in right-hand drive, according to Mercedes R&D boss Thomas Weber.

The current model is only built as a left-hooker, due to the difficulties involved in fitting the right-hand drive steering mechanism around the propshafts taking drive to the front wheels.

However, Mercedes has said it was a mistake not to make the vehicle for RHD markets, and it will develop all of its next-gen 4x4s for conversion.

That means the four-wheel-drive C and E-class models will also be sold in the UK.

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VX220EDDIE 8 January 2010

Re: Next Merc GLK 'will offer RHD'

no one will buy it anyway as sucessful as the r class viano and vaneo :P

artill 7 January 2010

Re: Next Merc GLK 'will offer RHD'

I am surprised they dont offer them here in rear drive only form. It would have lower emissions, and still looks like a 4x4. Afterall most people who buy this sort of thing only want the looks, the hight, and the badge and it would have all that at a lower cost.

But it is still a good thing if future Mercs are available as 4X4s. Does seem daft not to engineer your cars for the whole world if you can.

disco.stu 7 January 2010

Re: Next Merc GLK 'will offer RHD'

I'm amazed that any major manufacturer can design and build a platform which is not capable of accepting both LHD and RHD configurations. Especially for a car such as this, which would score plenty of sales in the UK as well as Australia, Japan, South Africa, etc. which are all RHD.