Mercedes-Benz knows how to wrap a driver in luxury. With the new GL-Class, the company is trying to wrap the driver, the driver’s significant other, their two kids and a few friends in luxury. In the top GL550 trim, all that luxury comes attached to a powerful 5.5-liter V-8 engine. Cars.com’s Kelsey Mays delves into where the GL550 ranks in the luxury SUV strata, and lets potential buyers know why they should do their research. 2008 Mercedes-Benz GL550 Expert Review
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Former managing editor David Thomas has a thing for wagons and owns a 2010 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Volkswagen Passat wagon.