After months of teasing, the Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe has officially been revealed in New York. It will be available in South Africa before the end of 2016…

The Mercedes-Benz GLC Coupe concept wowed the crowds at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show and after months of speculation, during whichnumerous spy photographs of partially-disguised versionspopped up on the 'web, we've finally been presented with the real thing.

"The GLC Coupé reflects our iconic Mercedes-Benz coupé design while symbolising the bipolarity of our brand – it is 'hot and cool'," says Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG. "With its design idiom of sensual purity, it perfectly embodies our styling philosophy while at the same time representing contemporary luxury."

The new Mercedes GLC Coupe line-up will comprise a total of eight derivatives, with four turbodiesel and four turbopetrol engines to choose from. There'll also be a plug-in hybrid as well as a powerful Mercedes-AMG model. At this stage, we're not sure if the hybrid model will make it to South Africa, howeverMercedes-Benz South Africa has confirmed that the GLC Coupe will become locally available in November 2016.

Compared with its GLC sibling, the Coupe is aimed at the younger market and features sports suspension as well as more direct sports steering as standard. In terms of trim levels, customers can choose between AMG Line Interior and Exterior, Exclusive Interior and Night packages.

The Coupe will feature an all-wheel drive configuration, a variety of driving modes (through the Drive Select system), as well as Mercedes-Benz's new nine-speed automatic transmission. If you peer down the GLC Coupe's options list, you'll find two continuously adjustable-damping suspension systems on offer, namelyDynamic Body Control (with steel springing) and the familiar Air Body Control multi-chamber air damping option.

The new Mercedes GLC Coupe comes with many safety featuressuch as Collision Prevention Assist Plus, Crosswind Assist, Headlamp Assist, Attention Assistand ESPwith Dynamic Cornering Assist. Comfort and safety can be expanded by specifying additional driver assistance systems.

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