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  • 2014 Mercedes Benz GLA

    Mercedes-Benz has officially revealed the 2014 GLA, ahead of the car's public debut scheduled for September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

    Looking just like we expected, the GLA is a high-riding A-Class with a more muscular body, bigger alloys, roof rails, a dual exhaust arrangement, tailgate-mounted spoiler and an almost identical interior cabin. The compact crossover is 4417mm long, 1804mm wide, 1,494mm tall and has a drag coefficient of 0.29. It has a cargo space of 421 liters with the rear seats up and 836 liters once you fold them down. Interestingly, the German marque is offering an optional Load Compartment package which increases the load area by 60 liters without having to fold the rear seats. This is possible by moving the backrest of the rear seat unit to a steeper position, granting a cargo space of 481 liters with the rear seats up.

    Gasoline engines include a 1.6-liter with 156 HP (115 kW) in the GLA 200 and a 2.0-liter with 211 HP (155 kW) in the GLA 250 which has a fuel consumption of 7.1 liters / 100 km (33.1 mpg US or 39.7 mpg UK). On the diesel side, the GLA 200 CDI gets a 2.2-liter delivering 136 HP (100 kW) and 300 Nm (221 lb-ft) and consumes 4.3 liters / 100 km (54.7 mpg US or 65.6 mpg UK), while the GLA 220 CDI has a 2.2-liter with 170 HP (125 kW) and 350 Nm (258 lb-ft).

    The GLA 250 equipped with 4MATIC will do 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 6.5 seconds before reaching a top speed of 145 mph (233 km/h). The optional all-wheel drive arrangement is also offered for the GLA 220 CDI and both models benefit from a Downhill Speed Regulation (DSR) system and an off-road transmission mode.















    Blair
    Former Cars: '12 Fiat 500, '10 VW GTI, '05 Smart Fortwo, '96 VW Jetta GLX, '02 VW GTI 337.........

  • #2
    Re: 2014 Mercedes Benz GLA

    looks alright, not a huge fan of that vehicle segment tho, reminds me of the Subaru XV Crosstek, and i think theyre ugly.

    This Benz does have a nice looking interior tho.
    Current:
    2017 VW Golf Sportwagen 4Motion DSG
    2013 VW Jetta 2.5
    Past:
    2005 VW JTI 1.8T
    1993 VW Jetta 2.0
    1996 VW GTI VR6

    1991 Ford F150 4X4
    1989 Nissan Kingcab 2WD
    1983 Buick Skylark

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    • #3
      Re: 2014 Mercedes Benz GLA

      looks to compete with x3 q5ish range?

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      • #4
        Re: 2014 Mercedes Benz GLA

        Originally posted by Ryan View Post
        looks to compete with x3 q5ish range?
        being that its basically a lifted "A" chassis, wouldnt it compete with the BMW X1 and vehicles of that sort??
        Current:
        2017 VW Golf Sportwagen 4Motion DSG
        2013 VW Jetta 2.5
        Past:
        2005 VW JTI 1.8T
        1993 VW Jetta 2.0
        1996 VW GTI VR6

        1991 Ford F150 4X4
        1989 Nissan Kingcab 2WD
        1983 Buick Skylark

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        • #5
          Re: 2014 Mercedes Benz GLA

          Yeah in the smaller segments for sure, although I seem to have a real problem distinguishing a new A class from a B class, they look so close in shape and size.
          Blair
          Former Cars: '12 Fiat 500, '10 VW GTI, '05 Smart Fortwo, '96 VW Jetta GLX, '02 VW GTI 337.........

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