2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 Lives Large (And It’s A Hybrid?)

[@DrivenCarReviews]

At 5:00 I say the GLS 450 is a V6. Gaffe on my part, it's an inline 6 of course. I got it right earlier in the piece.

[@zacharyholgate7968]

me and my parents own 9 of these combined through the 2018 to the 2021 model year's and we drive very aggressive probably a bad idea in a roughly 6,000 pound 17 foot long SUV, I'm 21 and own our 2, 2021 GLS 580 Hybrid's mine of which are fully-loaded at an MSRP of $135,000 USD per car.

[@matt1315s]

That's exactly what I need on my commute from Lacey Wa to Tacoma Wa. A big Mercedes that has messaging seats and a badass sound system.

[@walterivanfairview]

"aaand we're late for school" hahahha!

[@jody024]

"And that Jimmy, is where baby SUV's come from"

[@AnthemTheCat]

I am a simple man. Man sees push notification for Driven. Man clicks. Man enjoys.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Smart man.

[@craigstrickland6829]

Tom, great review as always! Thanks for showing how a benchmark vehicle performs and sets the standard for quality and versatility. Keep up the fine work and appreciate the high production value, preparation and detail you provide!

[@tylerschild5060]

For some reason I just had this uncontrollable urge to subscribe....

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Hmmm.. really?

[@fahhad17]

@@DrivenCarReviews wait till he will ask for new camera or macbook!! you will runn!!!!!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

@@fahhad17 Hey, it it works, I'll ask for something much bigger. Like a house.

[@fahhad17]

@@DrivenCarReviews i was joking , any way very nice review, and i think your older camera was better for colour, may be lens

[@clarencetaylor7455]

Tyler Schild superliminal?

[@JDelta87]

Another swell editing job of blending examples and bloopers into your reviews Tom. Thanks for continuing to work hard on your content but also having fun in the process.

[@jody024]

Now that BMW has made a competitor for this, i wonder if Audi will come up with one, the Q7 is too small to really compete, Q7 is mid sized GLS is full sized.

[@ubaurbanus1243]

I always love you videos very detailed. I often look forward to watching each video when I get the notification

[@Siper2]

The "baby SUVs" comment almost made me snort my water out through my nose. Well done, sir! :D My old 2007 BMW 328 Sportwagon had the flip-down mirror trick (passenger side only) when in reverse - I do miss that feature, that was cool.

[@teddyfield9829]

🤣 so that’s where the GLB came from...(4:55)

[@thatBrianKimGuy]

Tom, your presentation and words were remarkable and awakening especially these days when everyone’s doing so called “car review”. Plus, your sense of humor,, is just brilliant! (“My wife is very sensitive,, She picked me!!”) LOVE IT. Thank you.. Long time viewer, first time commenting..

[@earthquakedejan7309]

Excellent review,well done Tom.

[@stuartnewton6851]

Baby SUV’s..... Classic. Nice work. I was one of your first 5000 subscribers. Keep up the great work. Watching from Sweden!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Man, I came so close to coming to Sweden for a story in Feb. Love that place.

[@engelcrona]

I think i watch too many of Tom's videos bc the other day, I drempt I met up with him at Costco to buy his used drone. Anyway, what an incredible whip. Despite its size, MB has packaged it smartly so that it doesnt look boxy. That new camera of Tom's is paying dividends.

[@boondog76]

I’ve watched maybe - 20-30 videos; yours was the only one that demonstrated that the security cover for the rear covers and extends 2 lengths, 3rd row down or up. Seems small really in the grand scheme of things but that’s huge in my-world. Thank you and you’ve just earned a sub from the U.K. .

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I knew you folks had good taste

[@iwingkitli86]

Great review! Keep up the great work

[@xwingr]

Thanks Tom - it has been *years* since you reviewed a GLS. It is certainly best in class, however the "tiny touch pads" on the steering wheel (started with all current-gen MB) are a *real pain* - no way to prevent brushing across them accidently all the time. Also, please try find hand car-washes - get a cringey feeling looking at those swishing paint scrapers ;)

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Hey, I hate doing that to a car too but sometimes the car has to be clean NOW for a shoot. I have no issues with the tiny pads, kind of surprised how much I liked them to be honest.

[@petedavis8701]

Great stuff as usual Tom

[@drockpilot]

Best car reviewer on KZbin. As always, VERY well done! As a Dad with 4 little kids, I appreciate the “late for school” remark 😂 Keep em coming, Tom!

[@ldodom]

What a beautiful day in Seattle. No worries on hauling refuse to the dump in the 580. It'll be worth a quarter of what it sold for, originally, in just a handful of years; regardless of what it's used for. Godspeed on your remodeling project!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I will assume that was a sarcastic remark. I've been fighting hard rain for the past two months. The remodel will be going on for weeks, only because I'm slammed with work. Back to it!

[@shopwithaaron]

Wish I still had my Hot Wheels orange tracks, ton of fun as a child!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I treasure those. They're the first two sets Mattel put out. Found them at a hardware store in rural Minnesota covered in dust. They are in perfect condition.

[@jeffreygerson7166]

Always look forward to seeing your car reviews!

[@xFaLLeNy0]

4:50 And that Jimmy, is how the need for 3 row cars come to be!

[@ARRehman802]

I can't stop rewinding to 4:36

[@davidgitari2691]

4:47 lol ...excellent presentation buddy

[@matthewgrayson8]

Love your reviews ! But also I think the X7 is more for me.

[@alanmay7929]

totally agree with you

[@rustlesee]

00:54, genius! Finally a rear shade that covers. And does it smartly. Well done MB.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Yeah, made sure that sequence got in. Very helpful when schlepping a lot of expensive camera gear around.

[@rustlesee]

@@DrivenCarReviews, I rewatched that part twice. Love it. Not a huge fan second row buckets, that huge gaping hole is a great launching space when braking hard, but this cover fixes my other issue with three rows. 👏🏻

[@DoctorChange106]

great review and impressive vehicle - kudos Tom

[@davidkaminski615]

If the car is a-rockin'....it's to get you OUT OF THE GUTTER!

[@klaymoon1]

Great review! Very useful info compared to some other reviews.

[@JakeRoot]

The little vlogs at the end are an awesome touch. Never stop that! Any BELO memorabilia in that room at the end?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I have some stuff that hasn't made it out of the box yet. I have an Ikegami HL77 with KING stickers and some cool retro signage that was going to be thrown away. Plus my other desk is a 300 pound wood door from the old studio. It's super cool.

[@telliesmith9825]

To bad it looks like every other Mercedes suv they could have differentiated it a little more from its siblings it's missing presence or something

[@lancesingleton3700]

Looks like the current durango

[@MercOne]

@@lancesingleton3700 An eye examination might be in order.

[@theseantube3046]

That car looks really really good!👩🏾‍🦱

[@patrickdeehan3893]

I don't understand perfume dispensers in luxury vehicles, the smell of quality leather is better than any perfume.

[@sonofcain14]

Great Review, great vehicule

[@davidbruton4768]

Great video!

[@timblaker7138]

Tom, your usual good work. A rainbow would be jealous? No. The rainbow would think of all the work to be done with that monochromatic interior. I know that more than gray is allowed, the Kia\Hyundai newest large offerings are testament. Nice ride though.

[@jlhyang]

Tom, where do you do most of your shoots? Looks to me like you are in the Tacoma, WA area...anyway, keep up the good work. I enjoy your insights into vehicles.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

North of that. In Seattle for this one.

[@tommartin1223]

If this benz is rocking dont bother knocking

[@JulezWinnfield]

So I guess Tom isn't even going to mention the Emmy Award just sitting on the shelf at the 14:53 videomark? I bet Scotty Kilmer doesn't have one of those just lying around his house.

[@dennispolyblank8428]

Those running boards are just fine for smaller folks.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

They don't agree with my size 11 Nikes

[@jhmcd2]

Huh, I thought the car looked like it was trying to dance. Why, what was everyone else thinking?

[@yahooskip]

Nice video, very cool water bottle

[@aalberto4961]

I like the part when you said the wealthy people have a lot to choose from... The reality is a lot (if not more I'd suggest) of non wealthy people will deliberately put themselves into debt to finance or lease one of these machines. For those who are "genuinely" rich/wealthy and buy their cars only in cash, this machine is definitely up there in terms of luxury, style, and comfort. Keep up the good work. I love your videos!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

And let's not forget, a lot of luxury vehicles are leased. Nearly all of the truly wealthy people I know drive fairly modest cars. But that's that Northwest, generally people aren't very showy here.

[@baldheadlogic]

Great Review Tom. I must say. I actually like this GLS. If I had the funds, it would be one of these or an X7

[@elliottmanning4116]

At 4:02 Does this car have a two-stage heated steering wheel button?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I believe it's one but not sure

[@mcgpmichelmoitry6191]

You're still number One, Tommy!

[@jtcber]

What is the exterior color?

[@mustafabilek7290]

So successful review ..

[@DJL78]

MBUX is extremely frustrating to use. The system feels 1/2 baked in so many ways. I suggest living with it for a weekend (if your dealer will give you an extended weekend test drive like mine did) I went with the Audi Q8 because of its superior infotainment.

[@hauseofraf]

Great intro music. Should be your theme.

[@yass123]

We all know what you're thinking, Tom. 😁

[@pdlynch4330]

Just wow!

[@anthonycastro5402]

5:09. GLS450 has an Inline 6. Not V6

[@lex350us]

you really know your stuff, you should start reviewing cars too

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Yup. Gaffe on my part.

[@Jluislive]

What do you do with all that t.p? Does it last you till following review?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I just bring it out and take it back inside. They're very chill about it. Fun fact, this is Costco #1, where it all started.

[@DanielTojcic]

Hey Tom, love your channel. Can you review the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander limited/special edition?

[@georgeg.7124]

Fun review.

[@DanielTojcic]

Also, i heard a keyboard/typing sound in the background of this entire video

[@timothymorrison2214]

It will look great in the Hamptons!

[@millenniumzeek]

Soft close doors? The only thing this car is missing is a pure ev mode for silent egress

[@h2o247]

@14:53 low-key flexing

[@JulezWinnfield]

I caught that too.

[@hombre1mia]

....And that's where baby SUV's come from.....LOL!

[@silentrefusal9911]

Ahannn... So that's how they make baby SUVs? Now we know. 😁

[@ilipan2668]

Also the previous gen GLS started in 2013, not 2006.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Depends on how you look at it. I meant to say "kinda goes back to 2006". Same architecture between the X164 and X166. The current X167 is all-new.

[@zarel22]

Man! $118K with that snail moving middle seat? I'll stick with my Honda Odyssey Elite!

[@woodlandmedia0825]

TK-76!!!!! And a Bell and Howell DR-70!!!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

It's what I cut my teeth on. Nerd out!

[@minivanmaster]

48 volt hybrid setups need to be more common. All "luxury" vehicles should have them. Increase mpg for those gas hogs

[@dionisiuskusuma1462]

What's more comfortable? This GLS with Active Body Control or BMW X7?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Without testing them back to back, I give the edge to the Merc with ABC. I ran it at a speed bump at 30 MPH and it took it very well. Should have shot that but had to give the GLS back

[@dionisiuskusuma1462]

@@DrivenCarReviews does it ride as good as Rolls-Royce Cullinan? Considering both have active suspension that read the road ahead

[@DrivenCarReviews]

@@dionisiuskusuma1462 The Rolls feels different. Heavier. Because it is. Drive them both and get back to me.

[@dionisiuskusuma1462]

@@DrivenCarReviews please make comparison video between Mercedes-Maybach version of this with Rolls-Royce Cullinan. I'd love to watch it

[@ilipan2668]

So you get both Active Body Control and 4Matic? IIRC you couldn't in the S class.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Yes. This has both.

[@haze1123]

Another great review. I don't trust MB reliability at all. Resale values are not good. This would be great to lease... or wait a couple years and save $30K on a used one.

[@officesuperhero9611]

I see you like old cars and toys. Me too! Mego superheroes and Vertibird. Remember those from the 1970s? Dating myself.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

I have a Vertibird. And a bunch of Major Matt Mason too.

[@officesuperhero9611]

Driven Car Reviews: love it!!!

[@elliottmanning4116]

It's EQ Boost

[@gogutzy]

5:10 - typical for german engineering - why design a suspension that just works, when you can let the guy at the wheel change the individiual height of each wheel. truly practical when off roading - not. anything below 500 Volts cannot be called a hybrid system. The extra boost of power means only one thing - mercedes didn't bother to provide proper cooling in order to have a sustained boost of power.

[@mybro727]

I love the tech Mercedes offers, but I guess the hard touch plastics along the bottom of the doors 9:21 and the cheap hard touch plastics that are already scratched up around the USB slots 9:45 are “Mercedes-Benz grade” materials which is eye opening. For a vehicle that cost *$117,000* this is very underwhelming. I’ll take the Cadillac Escalade or the BMW X7 over this instead for the same money. Much more luxurious and both offer burbling V8 power as well! Edit: 10:54 as if spending $117,000 wasn’t enough, you have to step up to a Maybach variant in order to get a power retractable running board? Mercedes-Benz this is a joke.

[@evfuture6643]

Lol. She is very picky, she married you!

[@SDav21]

Inline 6 in the 450 not a V6.

[@MrSupersaiyangoku]

With the new trio of GM FULL SIZE luxury SUVS out. My question is do you prefer a diesel to a hybrid?

[@Anonymous-pm7jf]

It better be good for 118 thousand dollars.

[@normt430]

Lexus left the the room!

[@artureff3046]

AMG G 63 wagon rulez anyway ;-)

[@gsxellence]

It's nice

[@richardupton19]

Windscreen wipers on in the car wash?!

[@DrivenCarReviews]

The sensors were activated and as I said, couldn't find the mode in time. Was happy they weren't torn off.

[@ubaurbanus1243]

You have an Emmy?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

A bunch actually

[@davidevans2585]

Yeah, I saw that as well, What did Tom win them for?

[@DrivenCarReviews]

@@davidevans2585 I have them for reporting, writing, editing, hosting, alternate media (or podcast) and photography. That and $5 will get me a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

[@michaelpowell4823]

I have difficulty understanding the need for the big vehicles. The average size of a household has been on a decline for decades, the percentage of people that do outdoor activities has also seen a decline. The average person has less friends than people 30 years ago. What are all these vehicles being filled with? I am starting to think it is all for people to “keep up with the Jones’s” or say “mine is bigger than yours”

[@williamdrijver4141]

Fantastic vehicle especially if you do a lot of miles per year. But to produce or buy such a climate ruining gas hog in 2020....the excellent diesels are by far the best choice imo

[@olekiller11]

You said step up to the maybach version so easily lol

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Easy for me to say...

[@miguelircontar]

This thing is beautiful but I don’t trust it lol

[@andrethebest701]

how does a wealthy person choose? buy them all of course!

[@keithginyard7696]

All the fun enthusiastic bouncing this Merc can do is over once one of those expensive ass air shocks blows, lol.

[@YouDontWannaFightMe]

I know what you’re thinking 😉

[@tpolerex7282]

Love all the gouges in the plastic next to the CUSB port 😂 Crazy pricing on this, my neighbor has the previous version, 550 GLS, to haul her two under 6 y.o. girls. Utter stupidity (trust me, she has no idea of its performance capabilities) but then they are spending $250k for a pool in construction for two years. I mean, we are millionaires but wouldn’t for a moment waste our money on a SUV like this when the Koreans can do this for 2/3 less.

[@DrivenCarReviews]

Not that I need to defend Mercedes but no, the plastic is not cheap. I almost a made comment that it's probably from the dozens of writers before me trying to jam a regular USB jack into there in vain. And no, the Koreans don't do this for 1/3 the price. As much as I like the Telluride and Palisade, they aren't even close to the experience this car offers. But at $118K, it better be good. Your neighbors pool is a completely different matter though...

[@tpolerex7282]

Driven Car Reviews I’m with you that they are great performing and mostly well built vehicles, but their typical demographic wouldn’t know the difference between a Mazda or Mercedes and truth be told there isn’t really that much difference that is ever actually ever experienced to the buyers of these vehicles. A glowing three pointed star and some fancy infotainment graphics is generally enough for 90% of this demographic to justify the plummeting depreciation and exorbitant maintenance for its ambitious engineering. The vast majority still drive them like Prius V’s. Don’t take my admittedly snarkiness as a gauge to your great reviews which I love. You’ve got the chill, knowledgeable attitude missing in almost all the others, keep up the great work!

[@billywakwabi4758]

Quite a dilemma for me

[@gene978]

Not a fan of the styling here.

[@papagen00]

NEVER take a new or luxury car to an automatic car wash.

[@digitalfutur]

Especially one that isn't touchless.

[@dharavshukla9298]

ITS NOT A FUCKIN HYBRID

[@alan-di5ww]

As an owner of a 2019 GLS I don’t see anything different besides the tech. You can tell in-order for all the upgrades they did for 2020 the quality is really down. Lots of plastic this year

[@MrDucatiPenigaleV4s]

No Thanks BMW X5M i45e.

[@ronh2660]

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