Matthew DeBord/Insider
Good, not great.
- I drove a $51,405 2020 $4 GLB250 4Matic SUV, a compact-crossover offering for the German brand.
- Initially, I didn't like the vehicle all that much.
- But when I had to execute an aggressive driving maneuver, the GLB showed why it's a Mercedes-Benz.
- $4.
In the past three years or so, I haven't found anything to dislike about the numerous Mercedes-Benz vehicles I've tested. The new 2020 GLB compact crossover SUV, however, initially challenged my enthusiasm.
The challenge didn't last long - I ended up liking the ute, in GLB250 trim with Mercedes 4Matic all-wheel-drive system, quite a lot.
My test vehicle started at $38,600, but more than $10,000 in options raised the sticker to $51,405. Some of the extras were appealing, some you could take a pass on. It would not be impossible to get a well-equipped GLB250 for something in the mid-$40,000s.
Read on to find why I altered my initial impressions of this modest-of-scale but mighty-of-temperament Merc: