Mercedes Benz has launched the new in Indian market after 5months of launch. But is it really worth of buy?
Overview:
The car is priced at 42.10 Lakhs which is quite more than earlier model which had a base price of 32 Lakhs
The diesel costs more 1 lakh and the top of the line is priced around 57.3lakhs, it will be a AMG version.
Design
Talking of the design, the car has a revised exterior and interior. First moving on exterior major difference is noticed in the front grill. Earlier it had 3 layered grill which is now a signal layer with a logo in the center , which design all over the grill . The car gets new LED high performance headlamps with day time running lights . Moving rear, the suv gets electric tailgate, the car gets new tail lamps which makes the look very aggressive. The all-LED Adaptive Tail lights in a two-piece design are new and are now seen in Various Mercedes car. It makes a clear indication of common bits of design in Benz Cars.
200 and 200d comes with (18-inch) 5-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels while 200d 4 matic is equiped (19-inch) AMG 5-twin-spoke light-alloy wheels
Dimension
4410 mm Length, 2020 mm Width 1611 mm Height, wheelbase of 2699 mm. New GLA is 104mm taller and has a 30mm longer wheelbase than the previous generation.
Interior
Interiors of the car are now redesigned with new Mercedes touches. For glance, rather than 2 different screens the car now gets a long single screen which include infotainment as well as instrument cluster. The car is equiped with round steering wheel , but the AMG as expected is having a flat bottom steering wheel after all its a AMG and needs kick of sports.
It's clear that the steering wheel will be multifunctional with cruise control volume controls and setting the instrument cluster and more. As seen in the images, the screen of the car is big , 10.25Inches is the screen size which is connected to Benz MBUX. It's a Mercedes, and how can it not have options in ambient lighting? The car has a option of 64 ambient lighting to choose from. Interior is equiped with THERMOTRONIC automatic climate control, i.e SUV will have dual zone climate control and the car can also sense the outside temperature. Electrically adjustable front seats with Memory Function, Navigation , Touchpad , sunroof, wireless charging etc is equiped in the car.
Let's move tech and spec
Luxury cars have a lot of technology in their cars. Let's see what this car covers
VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM ,MERCEDES-BENZ EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENC, PRE-SAFE, Active Brake Assist, Active Bonnet, Kneebag Tyre pressure monitoring system are some tech included in the tech sheet. The car comes with 5 colours Mountain Grey ,Iridium,Silver, Cosmos Black, Denim Blue, Polar White
Here's what new terms mean
PRE-SAFE: It closes and opens side windows and/or the open panoramic sliding sunroof, leaving just a small gap, in the event of detecting an impending rollover. • Moves the front passenger seat into a more favourable position for the possible impact • The PRE-SAFE® system responds to the driver's actions – for example emergency braking, critical steering movements, fast switching between the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal • Registers vehicle behaviour – strong oversteer/understeer or a significant course correction by the Crosswind Assist
Active Bonnet: The active bonnet system minimizes pedestrian injuries by lifting the rear edge of the hood when you are involved in an accident. Raising the hood creates additional space that can serve as a cushion between the hood and the engine improving pedestrian protection.
Specifications:
The car comes with both Diesel as well as Petrol Engine.
The petrol engine is 1332Cc producing 163Hp @ 5500 250 Nm@ 1620 – 4000. The car is paired with 7G-DCT gearbox and does 0-100 in 8.7 seconds
The diesel Engine is 1950 Cc producing 190 Hp@ 3800 400 Nm@ 1600 - 2600. The car is paired with 8G-DCT Transmission , and it is faster i.e it does 0-100 in 7.4seconds for 220D and 7.3seconds in 220D 4 matic.
Pricing
GLA 200 progressive line: 42.10Lakhs
GLA 220D progressive line : 43.70Lakhs
GLA 220D 4Matic progressive line: 46.70Lakhs
AMG GLA 35 4Matic : 57.30Lakhs
But with rivals being BMW X1 and Volva XC40, is this a worth buy? Everyone has a different taste, but seeing BMW X1 it looks more precise to go Benz over BMW, talking of Volvo, its totally on you if you want to spend more with company having a slight less reputation in market
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