Starts at $89,200
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What's New for 2025?
Aside from a newly standard biometric fingerprint sensor and significant price hikes for every model, the GLS carries over unchanged.
2025 GLS Selector
FAST FACTS
"It's hard to do better than the biggest Benz SUV if you're shopping in this segment, unless nothing short of truck-based American muscle will do. The powertrains here are excellent top to bottom, though one could argue that BMW has a slight edge in that department. Inside, the Mercedes is peerless among non-American models with its copious passenger space. Yes, the Americans have even more cavernous cabins, which is particularly noticeable in the cargo-space column, but they don't ride or handle with the sophistication of the GLS. No SUV in this segment is more accomplished than the Benz across the board."—Ranked #1 out of 7 Full-Size Luxury SUVs
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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