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The 2015 Mercedes-Benz GL 550 4MATIC, offered in North America from September 2012 to early 2016, is a 5-door, 4×4 permanent 4-wheel-drive SUV with a 50/50 planetary center differential. It includes a 4663 cm3 V8 (Daimler-Benz M278 DE46) petrol engine with two turbochargers and two intercoolers, with DOHC, producing 429 hp / 320 kW at 5250 engine revolutions and 700 Nm of torque at 1800 – 3500 engine revolutions. Combined with a 7-speed automatic transmission (Daimler-Benz 7G-Tronic), it accelerates from 0-100 km/h in 5.8 seconds and reaches a top speed of 246 km/h. Its combined fuel consumption is 15.8 L/100km. The car has a length of 5146 mm, a width of 1934 mm, a height of 1850 mm and weighs 2530 kg, with a fuel tank of 100 liters.