The fourth member of the highly-successful Mercedes-Benz MFA (Modular Front Architecture) platforms couldn't have come at a better time, as the three-pointed star has been on a continuous roll in terms of new products and increasing sales all around the world.
Based on the same platform as the A-Class W176, the B-Class W246 and the sexy CLA C117, the Mercedes-Benz GLA is essentially a crossover/SUV that wants to eat a slice from the same pie in which the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and the Range Rover Evoque are eating.
While all-powerful press releases filled with the wooden language of marketing would lead everyone to believe that each model launched is a downright Messiah of cars, the best opinions about it are always that come from prospective buyers.
This is what the Brits from WhatCar wanted to see, so they invited a range of customers into a studio where the all-new Mercedes-Benz GLA (X156) was waiting for them to fiddle with its interior. You can see bellow what followed.
Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project. Full profile
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