The German tuners Sport Service Lorinser have upgraded the appearance of this Mercedes Benz GLK crossover with the company’s latest aero package. The kit includes a redesigned front and rear bumpers, side skirts, roof spoiler, tuned exhaust system and Lorinser’s own turbine inspired RS8 wheels.

Press release after the jump.

Press release:

Off-roaders are only suitable for terrain; compact means sacrifice and

sports cars only appeal to contortionists who have no spine: once

prejudices were easier and the choice of the right car was therefore

complicated. Who would have thought that the Mercedes GLK would one day turn all these clichés on their head and flirt with an attractive optical

package from Sportservice Lorinser?

The Swabian body kit combines all the different facets of the basic

vehicle making a desirable whole. Robust, sporty and classy ? these are

not contradictions but the attributes of the Lorinser spoiler bumper

which is kept in the colour of the car. In a classy silver look,

incorporated 3D structures invoke bull bars and form an elegant

transverse web, which flows around the fog lights. The triangular profile

in the corners of the bumpers is also reminiscent of the off-road origin

of the car. They represent the visual link between the indicated

underride protection elements on the front and the rear, as well as the

Lorinser side sills. In order to fully underline the bullish character of

the bodywork, these add-on parts have large, quadratic incisions as a

common stylistic feature.

The rear view in particular exudes pure energy. With it the Lorinser

designers have succeeded in making the wedge-shaped knick in the lid ofthe boot clearly visible again with their spoiler bumper, so that the

styling looks especially muscular. Here the U-shaped swage lines on the

edges play just as important a role as the four powerful, shiny round

exhaust pipes. In pairs they flank the silver middle section of the

spoiler together with a sports grill insert. The dynamic Lorinser

light-alloy wheels, which are available in diverse designs for the GLK,

form a conscious counterpart to the rather Cuban-style bodywork and its

components. The RS 8, for example, is particularly well harmonised to the

style with its classical turbine blade look. It is not just evidence of

the timeless skill of its designers, but also the fact that the GLK can

also be extremely agile with its city proportions and strong engine. As a

result it can excellently outmanoeuvre not just prejudices.