Did you really think Mercedes-Benz would have a press conference on the 2009 GLK and not pull out the Sex and the City card? Impossible, which is why the new compact sport-ute rolled out with some woman named Kim Cattrall riding shotgun. She's one of the lead characters of the TV show, we're told. Since we spend all of our spare evenings wedging big blocks into straight-axle 55s, Ms...
Cattrall's appearance was a bit of a yawn. She seemed to do it for Dieter Zetsche though, as the Mercedes-Benz CEO kept making jokes about her joining him for some schnitzel later on. She smiled politely, took a few photos and then headed for the door with boarding pass in hand.
Oh, and the GLK?
It looks pretty good in person, although we were told that the sportier Townside version shown today is a European model only. We'll get something closer to the Freeside, which is a more luxurious model with wood trim in place of the metallic accents in the Townside. We were also able to confirm that the GLK will eventually offer a diesel engine option once Mercedes gets its current crop of SUVs up and running on the diesel. -- Ed Hellwig, Lead Senior Editor, Inside Line
Oh, and the GLK?
It looks pretty good in person, although we were told that the sportier Townside version shown today is a European model only. We'll get something closer to the Freeside, which is a more luxurious model with wood trim in place of the metallic accents in the Townside. We were also able to confirm that the GLK will eventually offer a diesel engine option once Mercedes gets its current crop of SUVs up and running on the diesel. -- Ed Hellwig, Lead Senior Editor, Inside Line
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