New models - Mercedes-Benz - GLAHello, baby: Benz’s GLA-Class SUV from $48kMid-year arrival, $47,990 price tag for Benz’s tiddler GLA-Class soft-roader14 Feb 2014 By BARRY PARK MERCEDES-Benz will slot its baby GLA-Class soft-roader into its Australian model mix in April with a sub-$50,000 price tag and big ambitions. Due in July, the initial three-variant line-up is expected to shadow the four-door coupe-based CLA-Class in terms of specification, although the car-maker has said a powered tailgate will be standard across the range. The entry-level GLA200 CDI will be priced from $47,900 before on-road costs, with equipment expected to run to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, dusk-sensing bi-Xenon headlights, nine airbags, dual-zone air-conditioning, automated parking function and blind-spot warning system. Under the bonnet, the GLA200 CDI will use a 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine producing 100kW of power and a healthy 300Nm of torque, sending drive to the front wheels. Like all the engines in the GLA-Class range, it will feature an idle-stop function that shuts down the engine while the SUV is stopped in traffic. Next up is the petrol-powered GLA250 4MATIC, priced from $57,900 and sending drive to all four wheels. It will use a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine under its bonnet, producing about 155kW of power and 350Nm of torque to all four wheels, and also mated to the seven-speeder. At the top of the range will be the GLA45 AMG 4MATIC, priced from a hefty $79,900. This hero of the GLA range will sport a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine producing 265kW of power and 450Nm of torque to all four wheels, again via the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. Mercedes-Benz’s pricing shadows that of its closest rival, Audi’s equally diminutive Q3. Entry-level pricing is only $300 shy of the Q3 2.0 TDI driving the front wheels via a 2.0-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic. At the top end of the range the GLA45 AMG is only $2000 adrift of the Audi RSQ3, launched this week and powered by a 228kW, 420Nm 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder engine shared with the TT RS two-door coupe. It is also paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission sending drive to all four wheels. Read moreAll new modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota Volvo GLA pricing
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