2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA spy photographs and video
Mercedes-Benz has simply launched the 2020 GLB compact crossover SUV, however the automaker is not going to drop its current possibility within the section, the GLA.
In truth, a redesign for the GLA is coming and we have simply noticed a prototype. It is going to probably path the GLB by a few yr, that means we must always see it launched for the 2021 mannequin yr.
The spy photographs present the brand new GLA maintains the present mannequin’s hatch-like form to assist differentiate it from the boxier GLB. The GLA additionally has a a lot shorter wheelbase than the GLB, and it seems to be to have taken on a extra metropolis stylish design in comparison with its predecessor.
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The trip top additionally seems to be to have been elevated in comparison with the outgoing GLA, with the low stance being one of many largest criticisms of the present mannequin. The tall, hatch-like design is supposed to enchantment to older patrons who recognize automobiles which are simple to get out and in of, however aren’t in search of huge SUVs.
The brand new GLA relies on the identical MFA2 (Mercedes Entrance-drive Structure) because the lately launched A-Class, redesigned CLA and new GLB, that means it’ll function turbo-Four engines, a dual-clutch transmission, and accessible all-wheel drive. A plug-in hybrid possibility will probably be supplied in some unspecified time in the future as effectively.
The Mercedes-AMG division will supply its personal variations of the GLA. These ought to embody a brand new GLA35 with 302 horsepower and a repeat of the GLA45 with as much as 416 hp on faucet.
2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA spy photographs – Picture through S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
The MFA2-based vehicles additionally profit from a way more superior interface. Dubbed MBUX, quick for Mercedes-Benz Consumer Expertise, the brand new interface options digital screens for the instrument cluster and infotainment system, very similar to on the pricier E-Class and S-Class fashions. There’s additionally contact functionality for the infotainment display and you may additionally be capable of use pure speech to manage many automobile features.
Availability of the brand new GLA in the US is but to be confirmed. If introduced right here, we must always see it priced simply above the A-Class sedan which begins at $33,495.
Compact vehicles have confirmed to be huge enterprise for Mercedes. Consumers snapped up 609,000 examples of Mercedes’ compacts in 2018, which accounted for 25 % of the automaker’s gross sales, and the quantity this yr is prone to be even greater because of the arrival of a redesigned vary, plus new entries.