Vehicle details
Meet the Mercedes-Benz GLA 180 AMG Line Edition 5dr Auto — a premium small SUV that gives you the Mercedes badge experience in a practical, everyday package.
Under the bonnet, you’ve got a 1.3-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing around 136 bhp, paired with a smooth automatic gearbox. It’s not about raw speed, but about refinement and ease of driving. 0–62 mph comes up in roughly 9 seconds, which is perfectly adequate for commuting, motorway cruising, and city driving without ever feeling strained.
What this car does best is comfort and presence. You sit higher than in a hatchback, giving you a confident view of the road, and the ride is tuned to feel smooth and controlled rather than sporty. It’s relaxed, stable, and very easy to drive in traffic or on longer journeys.
Inside is where the GLA earns its premium badge. You get a modern, high-quality cabin with Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system, a crisp digital display, and voice control that actually works well in daily use. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are included, and the layout feels clean and intuitive, with a real focus on usability.
The AMG Line Edition adds a sportier look inside and out—sharper bumpers, larger alloy wheels, and a more dynamic interior design. It looks more aggressive than the standard model, even though the driving character remains comfort-focused.
Practicality is strong for a compact SUV. There’s space for five passengers, a boot around the 480–500 litre mark, and flexible rear seats that make it suitable for family life, shopping, or weekend trips.
On the road, it’s composed and reassuring. Steering is light enough for town driving, and the automatic gearbox keeps things smooth rather than sporty. It’s designed to take stress out of driving, not to thrill you.
Overall, this is a car for someone who wants premium branding, modern tech, and everyday practicality in a compact SUV that feels calm, comfortable, and easy to live with.
Vehicle features
- 180 degree reversing camera with parking guidelines
- 4 analogue dials and needles suspended in six o'clock position
- Attention assist
- DYNAMIC SELECT with a choice of driving modes (ECO
- Comfort
- Sport and Individual)
- Easy-pack tailgate - Powered opening/closing automatically
- ECO start/stop function
- Fluid level warning indicator for fuel
- oil
- coolant and washer fluid
- Instrument cluster
- Mercedes me connect including emergency call system
- accident recovery
- breakdown and maintenance management
- Multi function trip computer
- Outside temperature gauge
- Parking pilot with front and rear parking sensor and steering assist
- Service indicator (ASSYST)
- Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android auto
- Sports speed sensitive direct steer system with servo assistance
- Off road comfort suspension
- 8" media display touchpad
- Audio 20 radio/single CD/MP3
- 6 speakers
- telephone keypad
- twin radio tuner
- Bluetooth
- 2 USB ports
- SD card slot and Garmin Map pilot nav system
- Media interface
- Adaptive brake lights
- Automatic headlamp activation
- Body colour door handles with chrome inserts
- Body coloured bumper with front and rear apron trim in matt titanium grey
- Chrome beltline strips
- Electric front windows
- Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
- Front door sills with Mercedes-Benz lettering
- Front fog lights
- Full LED tail lamps
- Heat insulating dark tinted privacy glass from the B-pillar backwards
- Heated glass rear windscreen + timer control
- LED high performance headlamps
- LED third brake light
- Rain sensor windscreen wipers with two sensitivity stages
- Rear windscreen intermittent wiper with automatic activation when reversing
- Roof mounted radio aerial
- Two pipe visible exhaust system with chrome tailpipe tips
- 1/3 to 2/3 split folding rear seats
- 12V power socket in centre console
- 12V socket in luggage compartment
- 3 spoke and 12 button flattened bottom multifunction steering wheel trimmed in nappa leather with perforated leather grip area
- Air conditioning - Two zone thermotronic luxury automatic climate control with display
- Air vents with chrome surround and cruciform nozzles
- Ambient lighting in front headrests
- AMG brushed stainless steel sports pedals with rubber studs
- AMG floor mats with AMG lettering and stiched edging
- Artico man-made leather/Microfibre Dinamica upholstery with red contrast stitching
- Auto Mercedes-Benz child seat recognition sensor
- Black roof lining
- Front centre armrest with stowage
- Front footwell lights
- Front seat cushion length adjustment
- Gearshift paddles
- Heated front seats
- Illuminated door sills
- Illuminated glove compartment stowage
- Interior door handle illumination
- Luggage compartment cover
- Manually adjustable front seats
- Manually height and reach adjustable steering column
- Rear footwell lights
- Rear Reading Lamps
- Sports seats with integrated head restraints
- Stowage compartment beneath load compartment floor
- Stowage compartment lighting
- Sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
- Twin front cup holders
- Two outer rear seat isofix and top tether child seat fixing points
- White courtesy and red warning lights in front doors and boot lid
- Comfort seat pack - GLA Class
- 3 rear three point seatbelts
- Active bonnet pedestrain safety measure which detects an impact and raises bonnet by 65mm
- Active brake assist
- Adaptive brake assist with hold function and hill start assist
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Black seat belts
- Childproof locks manually operated for rear doors and electrically operated for rear power windows
- Crash responsive emergency lighting
- Drivers knee airbag
- Dual stage driver and front passenger airbags
- Electronic parking brake
- Electronic stability programme with acceleration skid control
- Front and rear seatbelt reminder
- Front passenger seat occupancy sensor
- Front side airbags
- Tyre pressure monitoring system
- Warning triangle and first aid kit
- Window airbags
- Anti-theft alarm system/interior protection with tow-away protection and interior monitoring systems
- Chrome surround in electric key
- Keyless Go starting function
- Remote central locking
- Light aluminium with longitudinal grain interior trim
- Run flat tyres