BEST IN CLASS: LARGE & MIDSIZE CROSSOVERS

Mercedes-Benz GL320 BlueTec
Sticker Price: $57,625
Dealer cost: $53,653
New Car Blue Book Value: $59,075
Five-year service cost: $6,754
One-year insurance cost: $2,680
Resale value after 3 years: 61% -- 5 years: 46%
City: 17 mpg -- Highway: 23 mpg

The all-wheel drive GL posts enviable mileage numbers for a large sport ute, without sacrificing performance, thanks to its 3-liter, turbocharged diesel engine. Fear not: Smoky diesels are things of the past, and this power plant
is clean enough to be sold in all 50 states. The only thing
it spits out is torque -- 398 pounds-feet of it. A top pick in
Best Resale Value, too.

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