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IMPERFECT PERFECTION

RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

AMG GLA 45 S

1991cc, I4, AWD, 310kW/500Nm, 8-speed DCT, 1765kg, $108,100

MONTH 05

THIS MONTH 11.6L/100KM

AVERAGE 10.4L/100KM

THIS MONTH 1210KM

TOTAL 7562KM

I’m in a minority. Not for the regular reasons of gender, religion or sexual orientation – I’m as generic as they come in all of the above. But I’m in the minority in liking the exterior styling of ‘my’ Mercedes-AMG GLA 45 S. When asking onlookers their opinion, reactions have ranged between apathy to antipathy. The most common criticism has been one of anonymity, that

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