CO2/tax
31-162g/km
£170-£180
Running costs
40-42mpg (GLA 200)
£84 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.7 seconds/130mph
MERCEDES jumped on the SUV bandwagon pretty early on in the nineties with the ML-Class, which arrived in the UK 25 years ago. And since then the company has launched one SUV after another, including at least one in every segment.
The smallest of them all is the GLA, which proved an immediate success when it appeared in 2014, thanks to its relative affordability and stylish design. Mercedes then built on this car’s success with an even more capable second-generation GLA, the first examples of which are just coming out of warranty.
History
THE Mk2 Mercedes GLA arrived in UK showrooms in summer 2020, and buyers were able to choose from four different four-cylinder engines: GLA 200 (161bhp 1.3-litre), GLA 250 (221bhp 2.0-litre), 200 d (148bhp 2.0-litre) and 220 d (187bhp 2.0-litre).
By late summer, two high-performance models had been introduced: the
