Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class

The Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, model code X204, is a compact luxury crossover SUV that Mercedes-Benz produced from 2008 to 2015 after its debut at the 2008 Beijing Auto Show. GLK stands for Geländewagen Luxus Kompaktklasse: it takes its name from the larger GL-Class, which in turn was named after the G-Wagen, so the GLK is the compact version of the luxury-oriented GL. It shared the platform of the W204 C-Class and its design was heavily influenced by that car. European models went on sale on 30 June 2008, with deliveries starting in the autumn. It was not sold in right-hand-drive markets such as the United Kingdom and Australia because the front driveshaft of the four-wheel-drive versions occupies the space of the right-hand steering column. In 2015 it was replaced by the GLC.