Bollywood actor Rajkumar Rao buys a Mercedes Benz GLS luxury SUV worth Rs 1.19 crore [Video]

Rajkumar Rao is one of the well-known and talented actors from the Bollywood film industry. Just like many other actors from the industry, expensive cars are part of Rajkumar’s lifestyle too. The actor recently bought a brand-new Mercedes-Benz GLS luxury SUV worth Rs 1.19 crore. A video of the actor and his wife posing with their new car has surfaced online. Mercedes-Benz GLS has been a popular choice among celebrities in the country and Rajkumar Rao is the latest to join the bandwagon.

The video has been uploaded by NDTV on their YouTube channel. In this video, actor Raj Kumar Rao is seen standing next to the car while his wife sits inside the car on the co-passenger seat. Both of them pose for pictures and after that the car actor moved back. One of the photographers even congratulates him for his new ride. The driver then drives the car away. It looks like the star couple took delivery of the car very recently. We can still see the ribbons on the door handles. GLS is the flagship SUV from Mercedes-Benz in India and it has been a popular choice among many celebrities. The actor opted for a shade of blue that looks elegant on the car. Other than GLS 400d, Rajkumar has cars like Audi Q7, Mercedes-Benz CLA, a Skoda Octavia and a Harey Davidson Fat Bob in his garage.

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Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d is a huge SUV and it would grab attention of people on the road. The SUV offers features like a large fully digital instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 13-speaker audio system, MBUX, tablet for rear seat passengers to control various settings, five-zone climate control. Electrically adjustable front seats with memory function, electrically adjustable and reclinable rear seats, ventilated seats, adaptive cruise control, 360-degree camera, leather-wrapped seats, blind spot assist, soft closing doors, active brake assist, and active brake assist Air suspension, a panoramic sunroof, a leather-wrapped console and door pads, ambient lighting and so on.

The 400d version seen here in the video is a diesel version. It uses a 3.0 litre in-line six-cylinder turbocharged engine with 326 Bhp and 700 Nm of peak torque.  The engine is mated to an automatic transmission called the 9G-Tronic.  The engine’s power is distributed to all four wheels. Although this is a huge SUV, it not slow by any means, The SUV can do 0-100 kmph in just 6.3 seconds and the top speed has been electronically limited to 238 kmph. Couple of weeks ago, Actree Huma Qureshi also bought a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d SUV. Last year, Scam 1992 actor Pratik Gandhi and Mirzapur actor Divyendu Sharma also bought a Mercedes-Benz GLS 400d SUV.

The regular GLS is an extremely luxurious SUV and if you feel like it is needs to be more luxurious, then Mercedes is also offering the Maybach version of the SUV in India. It is known as Maybach GLS 600 and many celebrities have already bought it. Actor Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapor, Kriti Sanon, Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor’s mother and actress Neetu Kapoor are some of the popular Bollywood celebrities who have bought this SUV. The Maybach version the GLS is priced at Rs 2.92 crore, ex-showroom. Unlike the 400d, the Maybach version is not available with a 7-seater configuration.

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