Mercedes-Benz Australia has updated its GL-Class SUV range for 2015, bringing a revised model line-up, new pricing and additional features. 4500 added to its price tag and a new model joins the range. Power for GL 350 models still comes from a 3.0 litre six-cylinder turbo-diesel engine producing 190kW and 620Nm, while the petrol-powered GL 500 gets a 320kW/700Nm 4.7 litre V8. The AMG model is powered by a 5.5 litre petrol V8 making 410kW and 760Nm. All models feature all-wheel-drive and a seven-speed automatic transmission. GL 350 Edition S models add 21-inch wheels, Benz鈥檚 Active Curve System and a performance brake package, along with AMG Sport body kit options. The GL 500 Edition S also gets AMG Sport options and 21-inch wheels along with a digital TV, heated and cooled cup-holders and a panoramic sunroof. 5000 option) and heated and cooled front seats. The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is expected to arrive in local showrooms soon - stay tuned to TMR for more. NOTE: 2014 model pictured, new gallery to follow. Interested in buying ? Visit our showroom for more information.

Auto Bild India's epic Great Overland Adventure was flagged off by Ola Kallenius, executive vice president, marketing and sales, Mercedes-Benz and the chairman of Mercedes-Benz India at the company鈥檚 headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. The journey will take two cars over nearly 20,000 kilometres and pass through 12 countries en route to the Mercedes-Benz India headquarters in Pune. The never-before-attempted drive saw a Pune-registered GLA SUV shipped to Germany along with a support car, the Mercedes-Benz GL350 CDI. In true Indian style, Kallenius tied the 鈥榥imbu-mirchi鈥?good luck charm to ward off evil as the cars headed for their first day鈥檚 drive to the Czech capital, Prague. Interestingly, this was probably the first time that Indian-registered cars with steering wheels on the wrong side have been seen on German roads. This problem of having the steering wheel on the wrong side will remain through 10 of the 12 countries, with the exception of Nepal and India, that the route will pass through. Over the next month, we will first head North through Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to Russia.

Crossing the border into Kazakhstan will see the GLA traverse through a vast barren highland between the cities of Astana and Almaty before heading West again for a day to cross into the picturesque Kyrgyzstan. That鈥檚 the last oasis before the most difficult hurdle - the high mountain passes where the cars enter Tibet and exit China into Nepal. But first the cars will continue East instead of South-East, as the Kailash-Mansarovar high altitude road is already closed for winter, and then turn South just below Mongolia, passing through the city of Golmund to enter Tibet through the north. Then, the cars will take a South-East rush to make it to the border at Zhangmu before it is shut for the winter and make an entry into Nepal through the Friendship Bridge. From then on it is a straight drive South-West through India as the epic journey will bring the cars to Pune. Follow the Auto Bild team over the next month as it brings you face-to-face with the countries on our route, the cities, their culture and architecture, their people and cuisine, besides giving you glimpses of an epic journey.

The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is a full-size, Alabama-built sport utility offering three-row seating and a 7,500-pound towing capacity. 100,000 either with options or as the base price for the performance-oriented AMG model. The GL-Class is closely related to the five-passenger GLE-Class (formerly the ML), which is also built in Alabama, but it adds an extra row of seating and about a foot more length. Its styling is also a little more chunky than that of the GLE, with an upright grille, a more exaggerated front end, and a near-vertical rear. The look emphasizes the fact that the GL was intended as an alternative to some of Detroit鈥檚 fanciest truck-based SUVs鈥攁nd to rival their towing and off-road proficiency. With its abundant luxury touches and high level of refinement, the GL-Class can easily take on the Land Rover Range Rover as well as Cadillac's Escalade. After a 2014 redesign and a new engine option for 2015, the 2016 GL gets no changes of note.