{"id":72764,"date":"2026-08-14T23:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/72764\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T23:54:12","slug":"2026-mercedes-benz-glb-review-95-reasons-youll-know-its-a-mercedes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/72764\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB review: 95 reasons you’ll know it’s a Mercedes"},"content":{"rendered":"

With 95 stars on its front grille alone, the newest version of the hot-selling GLB isn\u2019t shy about reminding you it\u2019s a Mercedes<\/p>\n

[SINGAPORE] The Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+ electric asked me, in earnest robotic tones, whether I wanted directions to the nearest nasi lemak. I\u2019d mentioned a craving out loud, and rather impressively, its Google-powered navigation system conjured up a list with star ratings.<\/p>\n

What it failed to mention is that the only nasi lemak really worth eating is in Malaysia, not Singapore, so clearly there\u2019s room for improvement.<\/p>\n

\"\" MB.Charge Public, a function inside the car\u2019s companion smartphone app, provides access to more than 7,000 charging points across Singapore. PHOTO: BIG FISH PUBLISHING <\/p>\n

While the new GLB can guide you to a five-star eatery, it has practically a galaxy\u2019s worth of its own stars. The front grille, once home to slats, is now a panel lit from within and dotted with 95 of Mercedes\u2019 three-pointed star emblems. Subtle, it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Two GLBs are on sale for now, both pure electric, rear-motor and rear-wheel drive, with hybrids to follow. Yours for S$290,888, the GLB 200 electric Progressive uses a 58.4 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery for 150 horsepower and 453 km of range, and it sits in the Certificate of Entitlement (COE) system\u2019s Category A.<\/p>\n

For a S$35,000 on top of that, the Category B GLB 250+ electric AMG Line Sport steps up to an 85.5 kWh nickel manganese cobalt pack, with range stretching to 674 km \u2013 over five days, I covered 388 km and returned the car with the trip computer showing 153 km left.<\/p>\n

\"\" The GLB 250+ has sportier AMG bumpers, lurid red artificial leather bucket seats that massage your lower back on demand. PHOTO: BIG FISH PUBLISHING <\/p>\n

Between the two, the 250+ is built to impress. It gets sportier AMG bumpers, lurid red artificial leather bucket seats that massage your lower back on demand and, more conspicuously, the MBUX Superscreen, which puts a 14-inch display in front of the front passenger, complementing the main screen. It\u2019s digital overkill, but it\u2019s what impresses people these days.<\/p>\n

While Disney+ or whatever plays on the front passenger\u2019s screen, there isn\u2019t much amusement to be had behind the wheel. The Mercedes has 272 hp, which is plenty of power, but it\u2019s ladled out like honey rather than sprayed like water from a firehose, so the acceleration feels gentle. It\u2019s almost like driving a stately car from the 80s with a big, torquey engine but a slushy three-speed auto blunting its edge.<\/p>\n

Ironically, the Mercedes actually has a two-speed transmission \u2013 one more than most electric cars \u2013 but it still makes zero to 100 kmh in 7.4 seconds feel unhurried.<\/p>\n

\"\" The third row seating is genuinely better than before, with more headroom, but there are still no air-con vents or USB ports. PHOTO: BIG FISH PUBLISHING <\/p>\n

What it lacks in urgency, it makes up for in comfort, though. The suspension is neither wallowy nor bone-rattling, and it\u2019s great at shrugging off patchwork tarmac. The car itself is surprisingly eager about cornering, too, flicking its nose into the bends before its sticky Michelins take over and cling on gamely.<\/p>\n

The third row seating is genuinely better than before, with more headroom, but there are still no air-con vents or USB ports back there. That being so, I\u2019d call this a 5+2 rather than a true seven-seater, but if you have kids less than 1.7 m tall, they\u2019ll fit just fine.<\/p>\n

On the flipside, the boot is not good for much with all seven seats up, but it expands to a cavernous 1,605 litres with them folded. It has tie-down rings, bag hooks and an underfloor compartment for the luggage cover, all of which are useful.<\/p>\n

\"\" The 127-litre frunk is big enough for a proper haul of groceries. PHOTO: BIG FISH PUBLISHING <\/p>\n

So is the 127-litre frunk, which is big enough for a proper haul of groceries. Opening it requires you to reach for a latch under the dashboard instead of the key or touchscreen, but the frunk has its uses; I took a pizza home in it without making the car smell like an Italian kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the car\u2019s best features is digital, however. MB.Charge Public, a function inside the car\u2019s companion smartphone app, provides access to more than 7,000 charging points across Singapore. It means one app and one bill, rather than the usual juggling of half a dozen operators\u2019 apps, and Mercedes is working on adding Malaysian charging networks.<\/p>\n

That ought to jibe well with the GLB 250+\u2019s relatively long range and long-distance comfort, and is one more thing that makes the Mercedes an unusually versatile car. It can seat seven one day and take you on an Ikea rampage the next, but will also take family and luggage on long road trips across the border, with a frunk that would let you sneak home a month\u2019s supply of nasi lemak, all without covering up that new car smell.<\/p>\n

Mercedes-Benz GLB 250+ electric AMG Line Sport
\nMotor power\/Torque 272 hp\/335 Nm
\nBattery type\/Net capacity Lithium-Nickel manganese cobalt\/85.5 kWh
\nCharging time\/Type About 4.5 hours (22 kW AC), 22 minutes 10 to 80 per cent (320 kW DC)
\nRange 674 km
\n0-100 kmh 7.4 seconds
\nTop speed 210 kmh
\nEfficiency 19.4 kWh\/100 km
\nAgent Cycle & Carriage Singapore
\nPrice S$325,888 with COE
\nAvailable Now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With 95 stars on its front grille alone, the newest version of the hot-selling GLB isn\u2019t shy about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":72765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20951],"tags":[5354,1098,3239,3622,32303],"class_list":["post-72764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mercedes-benz","tag-cars","tag-electric-vehicles","tag-hybrids","tag-mercedes-benz","tag-steering-column"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}