Auto Shanghai in China is coming up this weekend, and
some car makers are already releasing some pics and details of cars that will
be shown there. Mercedes-Benz is one
of them, with this GLA Concept
crossover. The vehicle is the A-Class
equivalent of Audi’s Q3, BMW’s X1 and Volvo’s V40 Cross Country.
The concept is based on a 4.38 metre long (just 0.02m short of the MINI Countryman), 1.97m
wide and 1.57m tall structure. It will probably share most of its powertrains
with existing A-Class models, including turbocharged 1.6-litre petrols and 2.2-litre
diesels. If we are all lucky and meditate hard enough, there may even be a GLA 45 AMG in the works, pushing out 265kW from a 4-cylinder 2.0-litre turbo
engine. Wouldn’t that be grand?
The GLA is expected to also get unveiled at the 2013 Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) happening at NASREC
near Soweto this October.
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