Mercedes prepares "younger brother" for GLK. The new crossover under name BLK becomes the competitor for BMW X1 and Audi Q3.
BLK leaves in 2012 and on €5 thousand will be cheaper, than GLK.Though outside BLK will be little bit more compact GLK, inside there will be almost as much places thanks to a cross-section arrangement of the engine and the truncated lobby of a part.
Under cowl BLK the 2-litre turbodiesel in three versions (175, 204 and 225HP), and also two-litre petrol engines on 204 and 238HP is placed. Among transmissions there will be a standard 6-step mechanics and the 8-step automatic machine.