At the 2017 Detroit Auto
Show, Mercedes-Benz has took the wraps off a facelifted version of GLA crossover. That will be just a stop-gap until the
next-generation model arrives. And as you can see from these spy shots, the
Silver Star automaker is already working on it.
Spied undergoing cold-weather development in the ice
and snow is a test mule for the second-generation GLA – the most rugged model in
Daimler's expanding small-car lineup.
Essentially a taller version of the A-Class, the GLA
is Benz's entry into a growing market for compact luxury crossovers, going up
against the likes of the BMW X1, Audi Q3, and Infiniti QX30. That puts it at
the bottom end of the German automaker's broadening array of crossovers,
slotting in underneath the GLC – not to mention the larger GLE and GLS models.
The GLA is
tipped for replacement late in 2019 or early 2020. Like the current version,
the new model is anticipated to offer an array of turbocharged four-cylinder
engines, ranging all the way up to the performance-oriented AMG GLA45. Expect
its successor to do the same, and potentially even include an electrified version
as well – be it a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or full electric model.
Source : Carscoops
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