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New electric GLC will be offered with largest touchscreen yet seen on a Mercedes

The new electric Mercedes-Benz GLC, which is set to be unveiled imminently at the Munich motor show, will feature the largest digital display screen yet seen on one of the firm’s models.

The new SUV, which effectively succeeds the EQC and will be sold alongside the combustion-engined GLC, sits on a bespoke new EV platform. Mercedes has already shown the bold illuminated grille that will feature on the model and the firm has now given a first glimpse at its cabin.

The interior design is dominated by a revamped single-piece MBUX Hyperscreen, which measures 39.1in and spans the entire length of the new GLC’s dashboard. Mercedes says the screen offers “exceptional clarity” and uses matrix backlight technology from more than 1000 LEDs.

The screen will offer ‘intelligent zone dimming’, which means two display areas can be set to different levels of brightness using sliders. Mercedes claims it has filed a patent for that technology. It is understood that the Hyperscreen will be optional, with lower-level models featuring smaller screens.

Elsewhere, the interior showcases the latest evolution of Mercedes’ ‘sensual purity’ design language, which will be adopted by all future models. The centre console merges into the dashboard and can feature a wireless smartphone charging tray and cupholders. 

There is extensive use of customisable LED lighting, which also adds to the functionality: the air vent illuminations will briefly change colour when the climate temperature is adjusted.

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The electric GLC, which Autocar has already driven in prototype form, will be launched at the Munich motor show and will go on sale early in 2026.

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James Attwood

James Attwood, digital editor
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James is Autocar’s associate editor, and has more than 20 years of experience of working in automotive and motorsport journalism. He has been in his current role since September 2024, and helps lead Autocar's features and new sections, while regularly interviewing some of the biggest names in the industry. Oh, and he once helped make Volkswagen currywurst. Really.

Before first joining Autocar in 2017, James spent more than a decade in motorsport journalist, working on Autosport, autosport.com, F1 Racing and Motorsport News, covering everything from club rallying to top-level international events. He also spent 18 months running Move Electric, Haymarket's e-mobility title, where he developed knowledge of the e-bike and e-scooter markets. 

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Lanehogger 5 September 2025

I remember when the interiors of many German cars looked and felt expensive and classy and whose user friendliness and ergonimics were probably the best around. And that, oddly, was only a few years ago. Look at most Audis, BMWs, Mercs and VWs, and we see interiors that genrally now look, and feel, cheap and tacky are far from being intuitive to use.

289 5 September 2025

Awful.

Looks like a fairground ride or a Wurlitzer Rock & Roll record player.

Hugely expensive to replave if just one element goes wrong (unlike a switch).

The manufacturers arent learning, it seems, from feedback.....or maybe they love the thought of the income from replacements a few years down the line. Ditto, LED Headlights.

As a dedicated M-B owner for a lot of years, nothing would enduce me to buy one with either.

Thekrankis 5 September 2025
Why is it only Rolls Royce understands classy dashboards?
Analogue ( with a little digital) dials.
Rotary knobs. Chunky switches.

I for one utterly loathe the modern obsession with distracting and confusing large touch screens in cars.

( love them while chilling at home. Driving? NO!)

My recent experience in a brand new Puma ST hybrid hire car further underlined what an unsafe, nagging, confusing mess these car screens are.

Ban them.