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- Hey folks, how's it going?

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Today I am here in the
Mercedes AMG GLC 43.

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It's not the full fat 63,

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but I'll tell you what,
it's still a real cracker

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of a vehicle.

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What we've got here is
basically Mercedes'

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compact crossover, you know,
it's like they're X3,

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they're Audi, they're Audi Q5,

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but you know what, it's turned
up a little bit with the 43.

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We got a really interesting
two liter turbocharged engine

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with an electric turbocharger,
which we'll get into more of

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that later. Price at, as this one sits,

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it is $77,575,

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starts at 64,950, but
you add in destination

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and different paint color,
a few other options.

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You're almost at 80 grand for this car

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and it's, it's really neat.

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I, I'm, there are a few
things I don't love.

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One thing I do love is
these red seat belts is

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who doesn't love an
occasional red seat belt?

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But we'll get into all of
that as we start driving.

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So why don't we do that?

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How about we start with the
launch, okay, foot on the brake,

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all the way down, gas,
race start and let's go.

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And that's, that'll get
you from zero to 60 in four

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and a bit seconds and it feels quick.

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It tightens up the seatbelt.
It's a very fun occasion.

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Ooh, bumpy road. And that'll
take us out of race mode.

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Let's go into my individual mode,

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which basically puts the
engine, the transmission,

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all that on full kill.

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But I get the suspension in comfort

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because we are in Bear Mountain

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and the roads are not that smooth.

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So the real, the real
centerpiece of this car

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is that new two liter AMG motor.

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And I know what you're thinking,
that's not a real AMG car.

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The 63s are really AMG cars.

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Well this car is handmade in Germany

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and it's really, really cool.

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Two liter motor, which
a two liter turbocharged

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compact crossover is not
exactly revolutionary,

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but what is really cool is the turbocharge

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technology you got here.

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It's got an electric turbocharger,

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which basically means a little
electric motor spools the

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turbo way faster than like, you know,

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like wastegate pressure can.

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So it can spin up like
150,000 RPMs like that,

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which means there's
basically no turbo lag.

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It's a very weird feeling

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'cause it's, it feels
kind of turbocharged,

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but also you get, I mean
it's just the torque is

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so instantaneous.

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The power is also really good.

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Now, like I said, this
is a two liter motor,

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but it makes 416 horsepower

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and 369 pound feet of torque.

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That's a ton of power
from such a small motor

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and it feels every bit
as powerful as that.

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Maybe even a little bit more
as the Germans are wanting

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to do with their motors.

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And we caught up someone
so let me stop for a sec.

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So like the motor's really, really good.

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The transmission is also
kind of new for Mercedes.

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It's a nine speed transmission
upgrade from their five,

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upgrade from their seven.

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And it's mostly pretty good.

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It does have a little bit of a feeling of

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not someone who's brand new
to a manual transmission,

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but someone who, they've only been

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driving manual for like a year.

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So it's still a little bit
jerky, a little bit wobbly,

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not the best, especially around town.

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You get a lot of hesitation
from the transmission.

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But it's really suited for driving,

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you know, like aggressive
driving like this

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Where even though it's not a dual clutch,

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it's a single clutch
transmission, it's still

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knocks off shifts really, really fast.

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But like I said, for everyday
use, which is kind of

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what this car is for,
this isn't a sports car.

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You're not gonna get it for
just being your sports car.

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It's gonna be your daily,
most likely it's a little bit,

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it leaves a little bit
to be desired when you're

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driving around town.

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It's also, you know, I
said it's nine speed,

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but I swear to God, ninth
gear is the least used gear

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of in any transmission of all time.

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It won't shift into ninth

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until you're doing at
least 75 miles an hour

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and then it looks for any
excuse to get out of ninth,

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which means you can be
turning about 2000 RPMs on the

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highway in eighth gear and
it won't drop down to ninth

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and it's got the torque to do it.

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I don't understand why, there's
no eco mode in this car,

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which I mean I understand
why, but perhaps eco mode

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because this is gonna be
kind of a daily driver

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and eco mode would be good to save on gas

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because I'll be honest,

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the mileage is not great
even though it's got

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that downsized engine.

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The old GLC 43 had a twin
turbo charged six cylinder it,

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so this motor's a lot
smaller than that one.

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But you're still only getting,

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Mercedes says something like 25 miles per

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gallon on the highway.

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You'll get 22, 23 in reality,

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I've driven this car

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very mixed driving almost 600
miles of very mixed driving.

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I've averaged about 20
miles to t