Land Rover Range Rover vs. Mercedes-Benz GLS | Luxury SUV Comparison | Price, MPG, Interior & More
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- The new Range Rover takes on the Mercedes GLS in this luxury SUV comparison test. Ryan ZumMallen from Edmunds is here to break down these three-row luxury SUVs: the 2023 Land Rover Range Rover and the 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class. The new Range Rover improves over the previous year, with an overhauled interior and improved technology, while the 2022 GLS continues to stand atop the Mercedes SUV lineup. In this SUV comparison, Ryan talks about which of these luxury SUVs offers the most space and comfort, which one has the better interior and tech features, and which one will break the bank. So if you're looking to spend some cash on your next SUV, the new Range Rover and the GLS are two great options. But which one is the right three-row luxury SUV for you? Ryan and the experts from Edmunds are here to help you decide. This is our luxury SUV comparison of the 2023 Land Rover Range Rover vs. 2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS.
2023 Land Rover Range Rover price & review: edmu.in/3QhGOeG
2022 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class price & review: edmu.in/3BGO2EZ
00:00 Intro
01:05 Intros & Pricing
02:45 Track Testing
03:36 Interior
16:45 Driving Impressions
22:42 Cargo
25:19 Towing & Off-Road
27:43 Edmunds' Take
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Congrats! Your restaurant just earned its first Michelin star (try the veal). Which baller SUV are you buying to celebrate?
Since we are talking luxury, and from a certain perspective luxury is about making things effortless. Chances are that, when people hear Mercedes Benz, they will think of the S Class, and when they hear Range Rover, they will think of the Range Rover. Now, If I am asked about what car I drive by a group of people at my Michelin star restaurant and I say Mercedes Benz. A person may impulsively say "Ah! the S Class". Then I will have to say no it is the GLS and possibly explain more about the GLS. Which requires effort and creates a short awkward moment. However, if I say I am driving the Range Rover the discussion is shorter. A person in the group "Ah I see! the Range Rover" and my response "Yes"
That said, I love both vehicles and much love to the people who carry out the work to create such SUVs
All those things you said were metal are actually just painted plastic.
Could you review the Range Rover against the G-Class in another video? It will gain much more views...
Range Rover and not even close
GLS 450 AMG Line Night Edition Executive, BMW X7 M40i Ultimate Pack, Cadillac Escalade 4WD Sport Platinum (7 seats) or Tesla Model X Plaid. I love my 7-seater SUV! But If I have to go for a smaller and more sporty SUV I will definitely go for the Porsche Cayenne Turbo GT.
The GLS may be more practical and functional, but the Range Rover beats it in presentation and luxury every single time. Range Rover please.
@Dusu Anderson Lee Sure as the Range Rover is sold out across the world. Totally clueless outlook.
@Dusu Anderson Lee BIG LIE. we actually had a GLS for a year or two, but we traded it in for a Range Rover sport because the GLS had too many electrical issues, they’re pretty shitty cars man… even the older ones were a lot worse.
Range Rovers on the other hand are becoming more and more reliable to be honest with you, plus they literally have modified FORD ENGINES. So modern ranger rovers compared to the older ones are no more reliable than a Ford. Fords are solid vehicles.
@@Jonathan-sn8wc I think they said this new model is using the BMW 4.4 V8 so even better. I love it!
@@Jonathan-sn8wc
Wow your gls had issues?
Damn!
Which means every gls in the whole world has issues!!!!
Big brain moment
@@Jonathan-sn8wc That's a good point. I don't see Range Rovers on the side of the road anymore like i used to before
The GLS fails as it just blends into the back ground nobody looks twice..
Hmmmm that's funny!!!!!!
Despite the gls not so cheap
Most people prefer it
Sales numbers
And most people buy it for status
@@directlinkrexx4409 I’d pick the Range Rover every time.
I like how there are so many idiots and people who cant afford a used corolla in the comments talking about road presence? Sorry but practicality and understatement over anything else
@@jackz4149 yes bro if you want others to stare at your car just add some modes to the gls with the extra 40 grands you save on..
I have a 2016 GLS 350. Never liked it, but as I drive very few miles I put up with it. Tip: buy a cheap midsize SUV and invest the difference. 😎
The Range hands down!!.
Stylish all around, unique..
Endless repairs
@@WSOJ3 Rubbish.
I love Range Rover
My broke ass truly enjoyed watching this comparison. He is definitely one of my favorite reviewers at Edmunds.
Nah man... you ain't broke! These are all just material things, be glad you have your health! That makes you richer than rich! Screw all these "need to have" products, why throw away your hard earned cash so some overpaid dude gets a heftier bonus at the end of each year?!?!
Mainstream Benz with no leather and plastic. Range Rover all the way, modern luxury.
I'd still choose the Range Rover every single time.
Agreed! Wouldn’t think twice
Nah u like that garbage lol?
@@jackz4149 garbage that u can’t afford🫢
My Range Rover was constantly in the shop. Good luck to you.
Agreed!!!
The interior and exterior of the Range Rover just blows the Benz out the water.
Exterior yes. Interior no. The Range rover looks too plain and bare. Cheap. Mercedes at least put a lot of effort into making the interior luxurious and interesting.
@@jimj2683 Lol no.
You can afford GLS if you sell what you smoked before commenting, seems to be strong stuff🥂
@@nordinbellamine3515 You couldn't pay me to own that fugly thing 🤣
Well this isn't Mercedes top luxury suv
Next time compare to the maybach suv
Merc is nice and practical but I’ll take the Range Rover hands down!
I have ordered the Range Rover Autobiography LBW 5 seater and have already test driven the car. This car is iconic and the design alone makes the GLS look so dated. The driving comfort is breathtaking!! I agree that certain switches in the Benz are of better quality, but the Germans have always had that under control and for me it's not a deciding factor in the purchase. If I ask ten customers which car they prefer to board, ten will answer: The Ranger Rover please!
Then explain why benz will always outsell the range rover
And people who buy them it's mainly for status
@@directlinkrexx4409 Yes, I bought it also for status, because very simply explained: it looks so much better in and outside! I have a Limousine Service and people just love it! Here in the German speaking part of Switzerland, we would use the saying: The Benz is 08/15 which basically means: Ordinary, average, plain vanilla... I would not even exchange it with a Maybach! And again: The Benz is a very good car, but it does not have that special touch!
@@directlinkrexx4409 I drive them for comfort, and it's a beautiful place to be. Nothing to do with status.
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@@the-auto-pilot must be sad living for others approval, miserable life you have sir
The GLS came in production in 2019 and the RR in 2022. After 3 years ofc RR will have a better design but the GLS is still a better car. GLS has more features than RR.
RR is Rolls-Royce
@@PaulTC777 rr is range rover
Great comprehensive review..... Could you do similar one for GLS vs X7 please.
Hi
Well I’m getting both the GLS for my mother and the Range Rover Sport for myself. Best of both 🌎 worlds 😊
I'd chose the Range Rover every time. I always think "mini-van" when I see a Mercedes GLS. It just doesn't look like an SUV to me. This comparison should be the Range Rover full-sized to a Mercedes G-Wagon. Both are off-road capable.
I'm going for the Range Rover, over and over and over and over again...... Range Rover over every other vehicle...💕❤️
RANGE ROVERS STAY IN REPAIR SHOP TO MUCH? ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS
@@burnellbrowne4303 Lol. Early 2000s. Just like the Mercedes of that time. Rovers after I’d say 2014ish have been fine. Along with other common problems that every other car deals with. I know, had em all.
@@burnellbrowne4303 Not true, the new breed and the new owners have seen to that. BMW and Ford made sure that the Rover had substandard quality to eliminate competition for them....
Well yeah, once you buy one you have to keep replacing it when it breaks…
I get 22.2 combined mpg with my GLS 450. love everything about it
Comparing the wrong things. The 450 is the entry level. The 580 is what needs to be compared. If you know, you know.
or the Maybach 600
this fantastic channel that I was looking for,
English subtitle, various cars introduce,
keep up the good work guys
Ryan is amazing in his craft. He is a natural. He has great voice control and a great personality. Cheers, Ryan! I'm a fan of your work.
I love the new Range Rover. Always have loved Range Rovers.
Really good points! Perfect review
I would go for the Range Rover. No other vehicle like it. 10 year old rovers still turn heads
Exactly. The design doesn’t age.
The benz is looking dated now
I've owned the Range Rover Sport and the GLS. I prefer the GLS. Haven't driven the Range Rover but I'm sure it's still the GLS for me.
which has smoother ride?
@@MusicLuv80 it’s hard to say, both are equal in comfort.
@@simonliu1728 Thanks for your answer. Might need to test drive them both.
Something to notice about the Range Rover, when you press the button to access the 3rd row of seats you should mention that the Co-Driver seat moves forward too... So 2 seats move forward...
8:58 Did that door just close itself? Wow, so luxurious.
its a optional feature in RR
Nope
GLS I’m scared about the Ranges reliability and that’s coming from someone who drives Audis and benzes 🤣
Hello
Kindly, what do you mean when you say "including destination" ?
Option up the GLS to match the Rover $120K price tag, then compare. I think the Range Rover has more presence, but I'd take the Benz. I just trust it would spend less time at the dealership than the Rover...
I have a Gls 2016 and I just love it, l tested a Range Rover before getting the Gls but it didn’t feel right, also when I step on the gas it didn’t feel the speed that I was expecting, then I when to sit in the second row for a ride and I was feeling like I was in a shoe box, but I know there’s designs for every liking, thanks for the review.
@ 16:15 "This interior is not about the attention to detail, I noticed quite a bit of squeaking, groaning and rattling".
For stuff like this is why Land Rover scores yearly at the bottom when it comes to build quality, reliability and durability. Imagine paying 110K USD and having to deal with this.
110K is before options.
@@chiemekaa This review unit is nearly 120K after options and comes with squeaking, groaning and rattling interior haha.
@@electrikoptik The GLS has a better track record, but that's not saying much especially since I've seen a lot of the last gen leaning to one side (failed air suspension).
@@chiemekaa That was fixed years ago.
@@chiemekaa interesting… it’s been fixed tho right? Anyway I only keep my car for 3 years so not gonna matter much
Where did you get your bracelet?
Thank God I will buy one of each of them
Land Rover is luxury car.❤️️
It would be better if there would have been a comparison of the RR Sport & GLS Maybach
The only thing Range Rover has the better exterior design that’s all, the rest Goes to GLS. the reliability , interior design, built quality , comfort and technology !!!!!! This is fact !!!!
Now do the 2023 Range Rover Sport review please! 🙂
This is quite an in-depth review. Love the video.
Thanks sir
I own the Benz now and I like it but my next vehicle will be the Range Rover!!
Nice
Edmunds, you’re insane! It’s all about “The Arrival”. You arrive at the 5* Hotel Reception with valet parking in a Range Rover or………you arrive in a GLB, GLC, GLE or GLS! Seriously??
Or an evoque or freelander or sport ....
No one cares lol
Imagine arguing about arriving at a hotel
You also arrive at the service center many more times when you buy a Range Rover. That's for sure.
@@atulsehgal6388 yes but if you take them both off road then you can drive home again in the Range Rover, or perhaps offer to tow the Mercedes back for repairs at the dealership.
You are the only one that cares…
I’d choose the Rover 7 days a week! Gorgeous, capable, and unique. Also, $88k and you get MBtex instead of leather. Nope 👎🏻
For $90k your GLS will have leather.
@@Searcher356 I think that for 80k, any passenger vehicle should come with leather. Really, for $50-60k, it should have leather.
Actually leather used to be on the seats of the driver while the queen had cloth/wool seats. Leather wears better and is easier to clean, but it is not more luxurious. Check out the Toyota century...
The RR starts at $120k, so somewhere in that extra $32k you can spec leather.
I think we all should be honest here, we like what others that have a lot of money like. We see it as a status symbol of being financially secure, and being in fashion. Moreover, it impresses whomever we’re dating or trying to date. These are the reason why many will choose the RR over the GLS. In addition, it’s also why most will pick the G- wagon over the RR.
I'd take the Range Rover LWB executive package all day long. Or, even the SV Autobiography. The GLS looks like a mom's soccer mini-van not my cup of tea.
Loved the way you presented this. Just as classy as the cars themselves. Very well done 👍🏻 GLS for me please..
What about the Cadillac Escalade ?
24:35 So the three row option is available on the short wheelbase Range Rover as well as the long wheelbase? Maybe he means there's more cargo room in the short wheelbase when folding down the second row (than in the long wheelbase when folding down the third). Or maybe not, because idk wtf they're doing; it's the first time they've ever done three rows (but only ever put the four seat configurations in the long ones). Also thought it was cool the Mercedes door closed electronically if that's what we actually saw.
Very helpful review though. Have a 2019 autobiography that's been disappointing for way too much touchscreen and thinking about a GLS. I don't want three rows though and am not tryinna have to rock a Maybach to lose the back one. What would really differentiate that Maybach would be if they put the V12 in it (you know, for buyers who aren't tryinna rock a Bentley lol). The Bentayga (and to a lesser degree the Gelendawagen) are probably more directly comparable since Volkswagen knocked off the Land Rover terrain response for Bentley and the GWagen presumably also still has a more sophisticated suspension. Doubt recent models have lost their three locking diffs but IDK if any further refinement's been added to them either.
Benz beating range rover hands means that reliability and techs is quite different from just an exterior luxury looks, that means rr is a volunptous beautiful lady without intelligence
And for benz is decent reserve lady with good brains
You’re not comparing like with like. As you stated the RR is in a different price band and genre. The Benz is cheap, but it looks it, it’s ugly old fashioned, it just looks dated. The RR on the other hand is the epitome of class and modern luxury. That why I bought one! It’s leagues ahead of the Benz.
Sorry, I got too many Friends driving Rovers that have had endless issues. Nice to hear their reliability issues are getting better. Hard to get your reputation back when it's trashed.
Both of them are very good. I agree with you about the sharp metals on the floor of the GLS under the second row seats!! These don’t look very nice. But comparing between those two, I would choose the GLS. It is more practical and spacious and moreover, family SUV.
Why didn't you use the 2023 GLS 550 or 580 for comparison instead of the 450?
We are on our 4th GLS. (formerly GL) This time we have the GLS 580. What a machine. Wouldn't change to RR.
The range rover definitely looks better. But after this video. Build quality, luxuriousness, tech, space, driving dynamics, longevity, definitely Mercedes-Benz 💎
Mercedes really watered down their brand with the x-class. Now every SUV looks like that from the front
No mention of cabin noise?
RR sounds quieter on video. Less low frequency noise
The Range Rover ...oh my lord...
Pure Bri-ish luxury , Its a FUKEN Yacht ,
The design is simple but intellectually done
Giving it a distinct Presence on the Road , Very Posh.
_(cant afford tho)_
good presentation but... you are wrong about how to put a baggage in rover, just keep the small lit down, and put the baggage on top of it. The small lit that you open its purpose only for sitting behind.in the trunk.... how can i say that, becoz i have one at home.
The only thing worse than a RR is a used one. It’s a nightmare
Hi
GLS all the way❤
HOW DID THE DOOR CLOSE BY ITSELF @8:58
Range Rover & it’s not even close!
RR all the way
I would buy the one with a dealership closest to my home. It will almost certainly be spending a lot of time in the service department.
That's why premium SUV buyers don't wave at each other. They just saw each other in the shop.
I'll prefer buying the GLS over Ranger Rover, seeing the Mercedes often have the capacity to last much longer, having much more after-market options than the Range Rovers. At most, the Range Rover would last 6 years maximum before it comes apart but not so for the Mercedes.
GLS wont broke but Range Rover will and sad part is it breaks down when you step outside the dealership
GLS maybe compete or try with discovery or disco sport
I can't imagine someone taking the MB over the Range Rover ... unless they can't afford the Range Rover.
The Mercedes one is good but the range Rover is above and beyond 🤘🔥🔥🔥.
any further comment would be an understatement. Range Rover for life
Exterior: GLS
Interior: Range Rover
I think they made the new GLS too soft and round on the exterior. =\ The range rover exterior just has an exterior presence that is unmatched. If anything, I think the build quality of the mercedes interior might be more solid although I do think the range rover seats are more comfortable and has a better seating position. I have a 2021 Range Rover SVA and I think due to all of the tech in the seats (rear executive seats, front and rear massage, heated, and ventilated seats) you do occasionally get some some subtle creaks if you are listening for them and only at low speeds and when the music is off). So just based on that I'm assuming that Mercedes might have Land Rover beat on build quality, but maybe there are people out there who have small noises in their Mercedes vehicles too.
@@ak2pacalypse The new Range Rover looks better in videos and pictures, but in real life it looks bloated. The previous Range Rover was much sleeker and better looking. I own a Mercedes W212 E550 for a decade now, zero squeaks and have zero issues with the original air suspension, maybe it is Made in Germany. Can't say the same for the Alabama-made GLS. Stupid people comment why I bought a smaller Mercedes sedan, when I could have gotten a GLE which is bigger. They think the bigger the better value, when the GLE is based off the Jeep Cherokee and is made in the states using inferior parts. My Mercedes has almost 100K miles and I have zero oil leaks, zero issues, all original parts except for the spark plugs and new tires which I replaced not too long ago.
I'm thinking of getting the new Range Rover Sport with BMW V8 when it arrives, but I can't really justify the 30% price increase when you can get a Cayenne GTS for similar price.
@@cthis4786 u must be using the benz well
I don’t understand why cars in the US are so cheap. In Europe those cars are TWICE as expensive as in the US. So buying an ordinary version of that Range Rover for at least 200,000 dollars in Spain is simply not worth it
The GLS reminds me of the caddy in National Lampoons compared to the RR, just use your eyes 😂
OK, so I read a few of the comments however in my opinion the "Merc." is the clear winner eventhough the presenter tried very hard to swing the outcome. Is it just me, or did anyone else felt like at times the presenter was a bit bias in his choice of words at times? I do agree with all of what he said about the "Range" but he at times did try to down play the mercedes.
1. "The Queen" uses the Range for the same reason the president of the USA uses a Cadillac. What do these two leaders have in common? Patriotism!
2. Up the Merc to the correct package and then compare it and you will see the clear winner right from the start. As it is already you r getting more for less with the mercedes. and that's where every buyer will buy the mercedes and still have money to do just about anything else. Having said that, I do admire the Range but it comes second to the Mercedes. Road presence alone doesn't cut it.
Umm really
100
land rover is not owned by british company anymore so which patriotism u're talking about? & range rover still cuts merc in offroading
& look at the interior merc fades in front of rr
Is it EV yet?
What happen to the U DRAG???
Don’t worry - not going anywhere.
They will both be service nightmares.
24:50 i was watching the wrong trunk 😂
I'm so sick and tired of MB's design language that no matter how good the GLS is in comparison, I'd go with the RR!!! Way much better designed, in and out!!!
Comparing loaded RR with almost base GLS not fair lol
I prefer Range Rover
Of course the Range Rover is a press car which has seen its fair share of off road abuse, so expect a few sounds here and there. If used in urban areas like the merc then it will be as silent.
I have owed land rover discover from last 2.5 years n there are no squeaks.
I was really surprised when he said there are squeaks here n there.
No, u got it wrong, the Range Rover's screen isn't laggy, it has a haptic feedback as rememberence of the older systems.... Just saying. Plus it's like that so in winter ❄️ it will be glove friendly.
Massive detail and so many boxes checked.
The RR for satisfaction and clout.
The GLS for reliability surely.
Coming from a Benz owner twice . I always said I would not mind the Range Rover it is beautiful
Range rover: Lease
GLS: Own
The Range is so much more elegant. It's the connoisseur's choice.
The interior comparison on the vehicle is not accurate. The range rover has more room than the gls. That 3rd row seat had an adjustable angle than the gls which you failed to mention. Range rover is way better than the gls period.
Aunque fuera por un día , RANGE ROVER ♥️😍🤩
He went easy on Range Rover, he took naked GLS and it still won, if he fully specced the GLS the price would be closer to 200k, almost 2 range rovers but if he really wanted to butcher the Range Rover and smack a Rolls Royce he would have gotten GLS Maybach worth 300k - 500k. Game over.
GLS is just an updated version. EQS SUV is the new SUV rival releasing in same price range that makes even the GLS look extremely outdated. Elon Musk will have his hands full not to mention a Range Rover 🥂
Lol you got your prices all messed up. A fully loaded GLS Maybach is $200k and a fully loaded GLS 450 is $105k
@@alexandercura1523 Depends on the country, Maybach is over 400k in Finland with good spex
@@nordinbellamine3515 Oh wow! Well how much is a Rolls Royce Cullinan then?
Unfortunately I don’t know how much new one cost, but definitely over 500k. Only cars here which are somewhat comparable with prices are EV’s. Every petrol car in finland gets additional +50% price increase in form of taxes unfortunately
That magnifying glass should be used by all youtube car reviewers!
Current generation of GLS lost with last generation of Range Rover.
You can't take two different vehicles then say the Benz is better on price. You have to compare the Range Rover with a Bentley Bentayga or Rolls Cullinan, which are similarly priced cars. Besides, The off-raod capability and wading capacity of the Range Rover - roughly 1 meter deep of water, together with that interior, it wins hands down for me. The Benz doesn't have anywhere near the same off-road capability.
RR all day long
My dad has a 2020 gls and it’s shocking
Inferior quality, hard textured seats even with nappa leather
Visually appealing inside, just don’t touch anything😂
That Merc is not even in same category as that Range Rover .
Styling: winner Land Rover
This RR is $350K in Australia
I like both but you can keep the Mercedes’ Benz if I were going Mercedes’ suv it would be the G wagon not the gLs so Range Rover for me all the way and the SV model
The GLS drinks from where the Range Rover pisses.
I hope this makes it clear instead of a paid review ! 😒
You are so lucky in the States. Both cars are so cheap. In my country I can’t buy these with the specs showed under $200K. And here I pay almost $10 a gallon.
why not compare both cars at the same price point?