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With the gradual upgrading of a number of SUV models under Beijing Mercedes-Benz, the current Mercedes-Benz GLA model has finally ushered in a model upgrade five years after it was put on the market. According to relevant new media reports, the new GLA dashboard and cockpit have been officially put into production, which means that the model is one step closer to launch.

Although the latest launch date of the new GLA model has not been announced, some dealers have previously revealed that the new car will arrive in stores in August this year, that is, the new car is expected to go on sale in the third quarter of this year, when it will compete with models such as BMW X1 and Audi Q3. With reference to the price of cash models, the starting price of the new car is expected to be around 270000 yuan.

According to the latest declaration information released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Mercedes-Benz GLAs will include two configurations of 180 and 200 4MATIC. The appearance of the continuation of the overseas version of the model design, the overall shape is also the family's latest front face design, using the triangular Mercedes-Benz latest headlamp design language, and more rounded than cash.

The side of the body looks a little fuller than the cash, and it looks more like the SUV model. After all, the current GLA model looks more like a cross-border hatchback. The tail is relatively simple and adopts double-outlet exhaust design.

Although the size of the new car has been adjusted, the wheelbase increase of the 30mm is only a slight increase. However, since the new GLA is based on the Mercedes-Benz MFA2 platform, apart from the overall improvement of the old model, there will be more space for the head and legs in the back of the car. The length, width and height dimensions of the whole vehicle are 4427/1834/1610mm and the wheelbase is 2729mm.

As for positioning, the new GLA is more sports style. after all, Beijing Mercedes-Benz has introduced a higher-level GLB model than GLA, which is complementary to GLA and is more like Audi's Q2 and Q3 market layout, a representative of space and practicality, and one for the young consumer market of sports.

On the power side, perhaps the new car equipped with the M282 series 1.3T engine is slightly controversial, after all, as a luxury brand with a slightly smaller engine, it seems insincere, but the maximum power of the engine is 100kW, matching seven-gear double clutch transmission, the overall performance of the 1.6T engine is even slightly better than BMW's 1.5T engine.

In any case, the Mercedes-Benz GLA as an entry-level model, it is inevitable to have a lower engine. It can only be said that in the era of small-engine change, the Mercedes-Benz brand appears more radical. And with the launch of new products may help it to win a certain market share, after all, cash models, even in the face of larger concessions, sales are difficult to improve.

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