Wednesday, April 2, 2014

2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA45 AMG Coupe Concept

I know the last two post where Mercedes, but they have a lot of cool cars coming up. The GLA is a awesome cross between a tall station wagon and a small crossover. Then there are three letters, that are optional, at the end of the name: AMG. That just made a pretty cool car; awesome. Because now you have a 4 door hatch back with 355 horsepower and 332 lb-ft of torque from a 2.0-liter turbocharged inline-4. That power is sent to a 7 speed dual clutch gearbox and on to all four wheels by a "fully-variable AMG Performance 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system", which will launch the GLA from 0-60mph in just 4.8 seconds. The AMG version also has stiffer suspension and a high performance system.

Of course its also loaded to the brim with groundbreaking technology that will keep all four tires on the ground, moving you away from that tree. It also looks spectacular from every angle, specially for a small crossover. However it uses the chassis from the CLA, which means very little rear leg room and a small trunk, but you'll forget about that when you stomp down on the throttle. If I had the $31,000 for the base package I would buy a Mazda CX-5, but if I had the $47,450 for the AMG, I might consider it.








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