Hello. Just bought my wife a GLA 250 mountain Grey, with backup cam, heated seats, and 19" wheels.
We are from New Orleans Louisiana
And got an amazing deal on the GLA at Mercedes Benz of Baton Rouge through Scott McDaniels.
My wife's last car was an 08 Subaru Sti hatch that we had remapped to about 320 hp running 18lbs of boost.
The ride of the GLA is very similar to the STI.. Although the semetrical awd of the Sti does tend to spoil you. I am surprised that with only 208 hp the GLA seems peppy and the power band is smooth and comes on early.
On the way home from the dealer the sportiness of the handling and the safety was put to the test when not one, but TWO Deers jumped out and crossed right In front of us.. I missed the second one only by inches, with a quick on off brake and swerve to the left. I was quite happy with the way the GLA handled that. I felt the awd kick in just a bit and was back in stride within seconds.
Overall happy with this purchase so far.
My gripes would be.. The screen/system is nothing like the Uconnect in my jeep grand cherokee which is big touchscreen and easy to use, with a lot more function. This system seems very outdated.
And the ride is a little stiff over bumps.
About the same as our STI that was sitting much lower.
We are from New Orleans Louisiana
And got an amazing deal on the GLA at Mercedes Benz of Baton Rouge through Scott McDaniels.
My wife's last car was an 08 Subaru Sti hatch that we had remapped to about 320 hp running 18lbs of boost.
The ride of the GLA is very similar to the STI.. Although the semetrical awd of the Sti does tend to spoil you. I am surprised that with only 208 hp the GLA seems peppy and the power band is smooth and comes on early.
On the way home from the dealer the sportiness of the handling and the safety was put to the test when not one, but TWO Deers jumped out and crossed right In front of us.. I missed the second one only by inches, with a quick on off brake and swerve to the left. I was quite happy with the way the GLA handled that. I felt the awd kick in just a bit and was back in stride within seconds.
Overall happy with this purchase so far.
My gripes would be.. The screen/system is nothing like the Uconnect in my jeep grand cherokee which is big touchscreen and easy to use, with a lot more function. This system seems very outdated.
And the ride is a little stiff over bumps.
About the same as our STI that was sitting much lower.