Carbuyer Magazine – August 2019

Mercedes GLA

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Price £25,500-£35,310

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THEGLAisessentiallythepreviousgenerationMerc edesA-Classhatch

onstil ts.Thi shassomeadvantag es,astheGLA retainsfunha ndling,

butalsohasasmootherridethanitsnow-replacedhatchbacksibl ing.

Front-wheeldriveandamanualgearboxarefitted tomostvers ions,

whiletheGLA250gets4MATICfour-wheeldriveandanauto

gearboxasstandar d-theaut oisoptionalonallothermodels.

ThechoiceofUrban EditionandAMGLinetrimsissi mple,butan

exte nsivearrayofoptionsandpacksmakesitpo ssibl etor eall ygoto

town.Thi smeansyo ucangetexactlytheGLAyoudesire, butit’salso

worthrememberingyoumightnotseemuchofareturnon extras.

TheMerc edesGLApr ovidesplentyofinteriorspace,although

thank stosmallsi dewindows,itdoesn’talw aysfeellik eit.There’sa

decentamountofspaceforfouradul ts,althoughthankstosmallsi de

windowsitcanfeelcramped.Inthebackthere’s a481-litreboot,

whichisbetterthantheoldA-Class,butcrossoverrival sarebigg erstil l.

Safety isn’taworry, thank stoafive- starEuro NCAPcrash-testrating,

helpedbystandar dautonomousemergencybraking,whichcanstop

thecarifacollisi onisdeemedimminent.TheGLA wasn’trepresented

inour2019DriverPowercustomersatisfactionresults,buttheA-C lass

it’sbasedon cameadisappointing56thoutof75overal lin2018.

“The GLAisadistinctive crossover that’s

effectivelyareworked A-Class hatchback.

It’s desirable, but not particularly practical”

Standardkit,comfortable

seats, quiet interior

Expensive, not muchfunto

drive, rivals cheaperto run

Engines:1.6&2.0 petrol

Trims:UrbanEdition,AMGLine Edition

Economy:36-40mpg

Road tax:£145

0-62:6.6-9.0sEuro NCAP:★★★★★★★★★★

Carbuyerrating

★★★★★★ ★ 3.4/ 5

Ourpick

GLA200 auto

UrbanEdition

£28,330