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With the highly-awaited premiere of the Mercedes-Benz GLA at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Stuttgart car manufacturer also let it slip a few days later that there will also be an Edition 1 model of the new crossover/SUV, which we detailed last month.
Today they offered us the official press release for the GLA Edition 1, which will go on sale for only about a year after the car gets market launched in March 2014, with ordering starting this November.
“With the new GLA we are opening up the compact SUV segment for Mercedes-Benz,” said Ola Källenius, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales. “The GLA adds a new emotional variant to the comprehensive SUV range from Mercedes-Benz with which we aim to win over numerous new customers to our brand. Our exclusive Edition 1 is a particularly alluring proposition to boost the market launch.”
Based on the Urban design line, the exterior features simulated underguard and roof rails in chrome, bi-xenon headlights, 19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels in high-gloss black, a black radiator grille with chrome inserts, black painted exterior mirrors, black waistline strips and dark-tinted windows starting with the B-pillars.
The only available paint finishes will be cirrus white, orient brown metallic, mountain grey metallic and from autumn 2014 designo magno mountain grey.
The interior features Edition 1 seats in nut brown leather and Alvorada fabric with moccasin stitching, a flat-bottomed three-spoke steering in leather with perforated grip area, sports pedals in brushed stainless steel, aluminium trim, silver chromed air vents and the Light and Sight package.
“With the new GLA we are opening up the compact SUV segment for Mercedes-Benz,” said Ola Källenius, Member of the Divisional Board Mercedes-Benz Cars Marketing & Sales. “The GLA adds a new emotional variant to the comprehensive SUV range from Mercedes-Benz with which we aim to win over numerous new customers to our brand. Our exclusive Edition 1 is a particularly alluring proposition to boost the market launch.”
Based on the Urban design line, the exterior features simulated underguard and roof rails in chrome, bi-xenon headlights, 19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels in high-gloss black, a black radiator grille with chrome inserts, black painted exterior mirrors, black waistline strips and dark-tinted windows starting with the B-pillars.
The only available paint finishes will be cirrus white, orient brown metallic, mountain grey metallic and from autumn 2014 designo magno mountain grey.
The interior features Edition 1 seats in nut brown leather and Alvorada fabric with moccasin stitching, a flat-bottomed three-spoke steering in leather with perforated grip area, sports pedals in brushed stainless steel, aluminium trim, silver chromed air vents and the Light and Sight package.
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