The outside of the car, in whole, is designed to provide a very good compromise between traffic congestion and urban escapades through in-kind. But let’s see what is found inside, a chapter that should provide a high level of comfort.

I noticed the “padded” inside with leather. It was appreciated the seat heating system, very useful especially in this time of year. Until the engine has warmed enough to “make” heat, the heated seats were “busy” for our comfort. The price for this option, it is 391.84 euro.

In terms of dynamic the car offers an “honest” behavior. Do not send a sporty feeling; or rather not cause you to seriously violate the accelerator pedal. Rather, Audi Q3 sends you a docile state, calm, inviting you on long trips. Once you have started the 2.0-liter diesel engine that generates 177 horsepower, do not want to stop it, but you want to go on even if you arrive at your destination.

With the 177 hp and 380 Nm of torque, the car has sufficient resources so that when the throttle is stepped to give you full satisfaction. With S-tronic automatic gearbox with seven reports of fuel consumption is very low, if we think that we are on board a four-wheel drive SUV. Outside the city we managed to achieve an average consumption of 6.6 litres/100 km, but while the speed limit was not exceeded. Clearly, in the city, consumption is slightly higher, depending on how hard you have the leg.

An average urban consumption would be 9.5-10 liters/100 km, which is more than acceptable for a car of this category. In conclusion, we could say that Audi Q3 SUV is a very good compromise for someone who wants a comfortable SUV, economic and efficient urban congestion.

So far there were only rumors about Mercedes-Benz GLC, rival for BMW X6. But now the Germans have officially confirmed the wide occurrence of a sporty SUV in response to the X6, but its name will be MLC. This is because will be derived from the Mercedes-Benz ML.

Mercedes-Benz MLC  will be built in Tuscaloosa (Alabama), where the Germans in May build ML, R-Class and GL models and in 2014 there will be assembled an mid-range sedan Mercedes-Benz C-Class, U.S. version.

However, the new Mercedes-Benz MLC will not appear on the market earlier than 2014-2015, some rumors saying that the production model will be heralded at Frankfurt Motor Show concept in 2011, though not officially the sketch seems to be a direct competitor with the BMW X6 model.

According to AutoBild, the new model want to transpose the new MLC 4 door coupe CLS in SUV crossover, so we speak of a life style car, but without the off-road pretensions.

The basic price for the new Mercedes-Benz MLC will be around 62,000 euro and if you peak the AMG version will exceed 100,000 euro. The diesel version will be available even with four cylinders and a hybrid version. The new MLC will provide only 4 seats and a lower trunk than ML, but the interior will focus on luxury and sportiness.

Mercedes-Benz MLC will have an easy life, because at the end of 2012 is scheduled to appear Audi Q6 and in 2014 the Bavarians will launch the second generation of the BMW X6.