Mercedes-Benz will add to its compact vehicle family in 2019 when it launches production of the GLB crossover — and a seven-passenger version is said to be in the offing.The 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB will be built on the MFA2 platform that also underpins the brand's other small front-wheel-drive vehicles. But the GLB will differ from platform mates such as the GLA crossover with its styling. Expect the GLB to feature boxy, more upright lines; the vehicle has been described as a baby G class. Recent spy shots taken of prototypes testing in Scandinavia show the angular lines.

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