The third-generation Mercedes GLS recently celebrated its fifth anniversary and that would typically mean a redesigned model is only a year or two away. However, the current crossover is sticking around a little longer than usual and this means it’s getting a second facelift to stay fresh. While the camouflage does a good job of hiding the changes, we can see this will be a relatively minor update that focuses on the front and rear ends. There isn’t much to see, but the model has a revised grille that is flanked by temporary headlights with a sweptback design.
The taillights are production-ready and
feature new star graphics like those found on the E-Class. The rest of the rear
end largely carries over, but the model appears to have a lightly revised
exhaust and an updated bumper.
Spy shooters only managed to get a glimpse
of the cabin, but it appears to show a pillar-to-pillar display that is
partially hidden behind a black cloth. We can also expect a new dashboard as
well as revised controls and, possibly, an updated center console.
It remains unclear if there will be any
powertrain changes, but the current GLS offers an assortment of engines
including a twin-turbo 3.0-liter inline-six developing 375 hp and 500 Nm of torque. Customers can also get a twin-turbo 4.0-liter
V8 with outputs of 510 hp, 550 hp, and 603
hp.
