The 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric still wears an illuminated grille

One tight curb line: 2027 GLC Electric parks with an illuminated iconic grille as the sidewalk name.

The chrome frame is the face. On the 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric it is wide, smoked mesh inside, contour lighting in the surround. First Mercedes-Benz to wear this redesigned iconic grille. U.S. market expansion starts in the second half of 2026. Launch model is the GLC 400 4MATIC Electric, 483 hp combined. From a sidewalk the frame is the name.

Sky blue 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 4MATIC Electric, front three-quarter on a coastal road with an illuminated chrome grille, European model shown
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The lit option fills the mesh. 942 polycarbonate dots, backlit, a pixel graphic that can animate. The central star lights. The contour around it lights. High-performance LED headlights are standard. Optional DIGITAL LIGHT puts micro-LEDs in the same nose. Daytime running lights use the star visor signature. The lamps mark the corners. The grille is the car.

Close view of a 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC Electric illuminated iconic grille with a lit central star, contour lighting, and backlit mesh, European model shown
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The tail answers with stars of its own. Two-piece taillights, a star motif in each. Option them to animate when the car unlocks or when it charges, together with the grille. The nose already said Mercedes.

Sky blue 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 4MATIC Electric, rear three-quarter on a coastal road with two-piece star taillights, European model shown
Photo: Mercedes-Benz.