STANDING some 122mm taller than its predecessor and boasting a 97mm greater seating place, at first look it will appear Mercedes-Benz has succeeded in making the brand new GLA compact SUV extra SUV-like versus simply being a jacked-up A-Class.
Finally although that’s precisely what it’s given it nonetheless rides on the identical structure as the remainder of the compact portfolio and is powered by the identical acquainted vary of engines.
Sticking with the theme of elevated measurement, the brand new mannequin can be 30mm wider, whereas having 30mm added to its wheelbase and 50mm to its entrance and rear tracks.
It’s nevertheless, 14mm shorter than the outdated mannequin however Mercedes insists there may be a lot extra room contained in the cabin than earlier than.
To learn how the brand new mannequin stacks up, we spent a while within the mid-range GLA250 4Matic, the variant Mercedes-Benz Australia/Pacific has singled out as the amount vendor.
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