![]() Third-row space has increased, too, with enough room for a pair of adults to sit comfortably, at least for short distances. With the seats slid all the way back, legroom is up 3.4 inches. A new six-seat variant swaps a second-row bench for two captain's chairs. Passengers in the second row are treated to a copious amount of legroom. Its 2.4-inch longer wheelbase has an inch on its nearest competitor, the 2019 BMW X7, and it's even longer than the long-wheelbase Range Rover. The third-gen GLS is slightly larger than before. It's also loaded with the latest driver assistance features and the trick E-Active Body Control air suspension that debuted on last year's GLE-Class. A new all-wheel-drive system draws some influence from the tried-and-true G-Wagen. Mercedes had already nailed the GLS' basic formula over two generations, so the automaker focused on refining it further with two new, more powerful, and more efficient engines. The Alabama-built GLS debuted just over a decade ago as the GL-Class, sitting atop the ever-growing Mercedes-Benz SUV lineup. With the GLS' new all-wheel drive system and off-road package, it's all of that in a go-anywhere package. Its engineers wanted to capture the S-Class' ethos, combining luxury, technology and design in a quiet, comfortable and refined package. Mercedes is calling the GLS the S-Class of SUVs. ![]() After a day and a half and hundreds of miles behind the wheel, we can say this: the new GLS is one of the best Benzes in production today. But now we're in the drivers' seat, and we've traded Nevada's sandy terrain for the green, snow-capped mountains and rocky trails east of Salt Lake City. A month or so back, we were relegated to the passenger seat while Mercedes' engineers had all the fun. WANSHIP, Utah - This isn't our first time in the new 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class, but it's the first time we've actually driven one.
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