Normally, news of behind-the-scenes pictures from the set of the upcoming Sex And The City movie is not cause for anything more than cursory notice. But an even bigger star has been spotted, aside from the Champagne-lunching quartet that make up the main cast, and this one is three-pointed – the Mercedes GLK disguise!sans disguise!content here

The unfettered GLK 350 was captured during filming on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California. This white model highlighted the compact SUV’s sharp lines and crisp styling – very much the miniature, modernized G-Wagen….although the 20-inch alloys upon which this model rolls are more conducive to Boulevard cruising than tackling the Richtersveld.

This classy-looking newcomer to the compact-SUV segment will do battle with the likes of BMW’s X3, the Land Rover Freelander and Audi’s upcoming Q5 when it goes on sale in Europe towards the end of next year.

As previously reported, Mercedes presently does not have any plans to introduce the GLK to right-hand drive markets. The reasoning behind such a move lies in the GLK’s underpinnings, which utilize the European-only C-Class 4Matic platform. Engineering a right-hand drive version of the platform would prove very costly to the company, potentially rendering such a model unprofitable.

The GLK 350 sports Mercedes’ 3,5-litre V6 engine, purportedly coupled with the company’s 7G-Tronic automatic transmission. In this application, the powerplant is thought to deliver around 200 kW and 353 N.m of torque. A number of diesel derivatives are believed to be in the pipeline and there is even talk of an AMG version, sporting a 6,2-litre V8.

The GLK is expected to make its production debut in Geneva next year.

Original article from Car