Mercedes» GLS - Class replaces the GL in the company's new
SUV naming convention.
Mercedes - Benz has shuffled
its SUV naming conventions this year.
Not exact matches
The
SUV completes Tesla's»S 3XY»
naming strategy, with the Model S, Model 3, Model X and now, finally the Model Y. Confirmed via a single Tweet, Musk explained that the brand should be «inconsistent in our
naming conventions after Model Y».
The QX60 identifies within Infiniti's new begins - with - a «Q»
naming convention the
SUV currently known as the JX35.
This new
SUV model, in essence, is the latest generation of the GLK - Class but gets the GLC
name thanks to its close association with the C - Class, as per Mercedes» new
naming and model
convention.
The Mercedes - Benz GLE - Class
SUV takes the place of the M - Class in the 2016 model year as Mercedes - Benz shifts its
naming conventions.
With the release of the 2015 Mercedes - Benz GLA - Class just a few months ago and news of the automaker changing its
naming convention to better correlate to its sedan / coupe lineup, Mercedes - Benz crossovers and
SUVs are in the midst of some rather dramatic changes.