Mercedes-Benz GLE
In 1999, Mercedes had already started working on the second generation of the M-Class, after 2 years of being in production. In 2000, there were already design ideas for the new car. The new ML-Class' codename is 'W164'. It now shares a unibody structure with the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. The new M-Class is slightly larger than the previous generation.