2021 Mercedes-AMG GLA35 review 

Is this a hot hatch or a hot SUV or is it even hot at all?

Looks like a cross between a Toyota Matrix and Buick Encore with some Mercedes thrown in

3:46 am i the only one who sees a nissan qashqai in the overall shape of the rear? especially in the taillights

You have to remember that the main driving force for the SUV craze right now is so “less limber” people can get in and out of the vehicle easier (excluding the true utility and kid haulers)

I think it's called a "CUV"

MKz 3.0T It's a year old but GET IT!

Is that a 16750 or 16710?

Imagine pulling up to say hello to your favourite RU-vidrs, and then they call you out for driving like a hoon 😆

From certain angles it reminded me of a Pontiac Vibe 🤣

This car looks wack asf

Can you believe they they started out from nothing and now are my favorite car review channel

Darn, No A-class hatch in the US, we have to settle for the A sedan, the GLA, or CLA "Coupe".

Old GLA looks much better, this one looks like b class with claddings :(

This thing is smoothed out like a Mazda now. Gimme back those hard cuts.

The look of that car is just incredibly boring. Btw: love your show!

When you realize have the comments are from 2 weeks ago

Pov: you are going to ask me how i commented on this video several days ago

Nah fam that's not for me. The Power is good but i can't get comfortable with the looks

Gimbal sideways twitch at 2:05 ? Camera vehicle may need to upgrade to Continental Tires.

Damn, they’re putting the AMG badge on everything POS nowadays.

Oh wow, compared to the old one, it actually looks like a small SUV now hahahaha

Have a GLA 45 from 2019 before the update...love it. much more of a hot hatch than this gen and a better exhaust.

I bought this 2 months ago with the optional vision package (360 degree camera + multi beam headlights). I chose the GLA35 over the A35 because: - backseat headroom and legroom - I have tall friends and tall family - panamericana grill - slightly higher ground clearance - exactly what Jakub said, I always scrapped my old hatchback’s front bottom when entering. I loved the A35, it handled better and had little pops and bangs which the GLA35 doesn’t In short, if you need better legroom and you need slightly better off-road capability, go GLA35 like me. Otherwise the A35 is cheaper and much more fun

So lame, can’t get the AMG A45S in the states. Instead get a stupid SUV.

i think we can finally agree on Jakub’s and Yuri’s stage names - Jakub’s being ‚I have an iPhone now’ and Yuri’s ‚Bad-back’ love you guys 😂

Give Benz a break. When it comes to CUV/SUV stuff, no one knows what they are doing. All the heritage in racing and engineering never translated in these lifted strange hatchbacks. They sure aren't trucks. Anyway, Mercedes-Benz and the rest of manufacturers are testing waters with all these CUV/SUV stuff to see what's hot, what's not, what sells and what doesn't.

Jakub 3:53 "We have single dual round pipe". Sorry Jakub, in the states we call that dual, single round pipes

I’d call it a luke warm boxy suv like thingy

are you guys gonna test the MB GLB 35 AMG?

You think the hatch startle gla looked better? Lmao nooooooo. The glb and gla now look similar and I can tell you from working at MB the new GLA sells much better !

About real and not real AMG and M and S stuff... ummm it won't matter in 5 years when they go for full on electric. So hand built should not matter as real or not AMG. We should all pay attention to the rest of the car/SUV. That rest or the stuff is stuff that everyone has, but the tuning makes all the difference.

imagine this is 10K more expensive than the kia stinger

the last gen GLA was so sick. they ruined it AND the A hatch isn't available in the states. I'm hurt

3:53 jakub its dual-singles not single-duals. when you say single duals you mean its only on one side but two so you should say dual-singles so its one on each end.

Blandly ugly! Unlike Jakubs sweet Continental jacket @ 8:10

make it less of an iPhone promo and more on the vehicle connectivity, to maintain impartiality and fairness

How is this car for tall people? It looks small as hell and I'm 6'3. :(

I'm looking for something like this, but I think I'd go for the A45. I don't need anything that's too big, but I want something that's fun and relatively loud and sporty, but I'm worried the suspension will be too harsh for my bad back. Any suggestions? For the price I'm thinking a CPO S6/S7 and just slapping an exhaust on it.

My mom got this as a rental when she took her car in for service and it was so fun to drive honestly

Mercedes please don’t ruin what u already have

So.. is it true you two hate each other In real life?

I appreciate how Mercedes always gives cars with "BENZ" numberplates

God I hate Mercedes naming convention lol

Mercedes needs to give us the A35/45 hatch! Common dudes. Great review as always boys but this thing aint pretty by a long shot.

7:45 Jakub, didn't you post on your insta story that you bought a whole bunch of Lightning to USB-C cables? maybe he just uses them in the house idk and that adapter is a Mercedes one???? What is this malarky??

If anyone wants to check out the base GLA 200 review it's on my channel if you wanna check it out!

You two produce the best reviews, cos you each come at things from different angles, the best car reviews on youtube. (my humble opinion). P.S. for us dog fans can you include the Rex test on all cars not just wagons.

I dont know why... but I like the artificial sound quite a bit. Someone Pinch me...

That is way too much money for that car.

Will you guys be reviewing the glb35?

GLB 35 next please!

I’m so jealous that you guys get Pink Floyd , Maybe U2 , Blink 182 , etc. on normal radio stations . All I get in South Africa is shitty like 2020 pop music 24/7 and it pisses me off so I have to listen to my music through my phone which then I am happy with my U2 🙂

We need a review of the RS6 Avant or RS7 Sportback

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7:46 even my 20-year-old ML passes the visor test! What the actual fuck, Mercedes!?!?!

Looks like a 2014 Mitsubishi outlander sport

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the videographer who tried to replicate the robot shots with his iPhone

Super nice Buick Encore boys

I think Mercedes does SUVs the best of any of the German manufacturers

Like the amg gla better..... just ordered GLA 35 4M - GLA35 AMG 4MATIC SUV , Premium Package Night Package - Technology Package Navigation Package Intelligent Drive Package AMG Driver's Package 360-Degree Camera - AMG Performance Seat - AMG Aerodynamics Package - 21inch AMG Multi-Spoke Wheels, Matte Black - Aluminum Trim

This lights start to look like Audi. Damn... Looks like pregnant A-class also. A-class have 340 liters trunk this 420 liters (i am sure this 80 liter is on the top of the roof just because GLA is taller). It`s total no sense. Ground clearance A-class 160/ GLA - 185mm. 25mm.... Great... + GLA is 100kg heavier. WTF... So GLA is essentially 100kg heavier 25mm taller A-class. VERY COOL....

DO NOT UPGRADE TO 21 INCH WHEELS I tool ownership of this vehicle, I up graded to 21 inch wheels 255/35/21 continental tires ,cost me a pritty coin to do this. A year later @ 15.000 klm (not miles) they told me I needed 4 new tires are you F--ken kidding me? Both rear tires had shifted belts and were wearing unevenly. The front tires are looking like slicks worn terribly bad. I have driven many high end cars and still own 2 I have never see this bull shit . The dealer does nit seam to care lol ... one of my car care places where I take my trucks , said they have never seen this is theur 26 years of business, they stared a claim for me. Against continental, they offered me 50% rebate. Sounds good how ever the tires are $5000 so it's sill costing me $2500 really???? The other issue can't get the tires now what back ordered . Do I get a lawyer and sue? I can't drive and unsafe vehicle, still making monthly payments. This is a Mercedes not a kia ... I wonder if I should have bought 3 KIA krona's for price of this GLA 35 amg.

The wheels look like an updated version of the X164 ML63 wheels;) have a google. Very beefy looking for a little suv.

Nothing can beat how horrible the pumped in engine sound is in the Lexus UX250h F Sport. It is comically bad to hear a motorcycle engine pipe in growl and shifts over a groaning CVT.

Pretty much every new car can be described like: Fake grill Fake exhaust Fake engine sound so.......fake car..? Dont like it at all!

Can't get uglier than this

Dope content. Can you guys get a cheap android phone for the sake of testing android auto on these cars? Really enjoyed hearing about the differences between that and apple car play in different cars.

Damn that sucks. The original GLA45 was so cool cuz it looked like an "Allroad" or "Cross Country" version of a hot hatch. This just looks like another shrunken head little SUV.

It would not be my choice at all, but to say it's ugly wouldn't be my opinion. To me, it's attractive in appearance for a real small AMG. I mean I think it's kinda cool-lookin. It's just not me......way too small. But it's cool

It's so plain and boring looking. The only parts that aren't boring looking are awkward looking. I don't know why anyone would want this when you could get the AMG A35 instead. From some angles, it almost looks like Mercedes tried to update the Kia Rondo.

do a 2021 camry xse awd

Not a fan, dumbed down vacuum cleaner. MB will put an AMG badge on anything. The team in Affaltarbach have to be completely ashamed how their enthusiast brand is being destroyed by bean counters.

Here in Australia we get all of them 😁 The new GLA looks a lot like Suzuki S Cross. 😂 Luckily, we also get the RSQ3 here which is far far better and looks so damn good. 😍

More dilution of what used to be a premium option. These entry level MBs just don't do a thing for me and I own two older MB models but won't be in the market for any of the new ones, build quality is questionable. IMHO, they've become cars to lease, not own.

The A35 has decent front legroom but lousy rear legroom. The GLA does well in both areas. So that might be a reason to choose the GLA 35 or even 45 over the A35. :)

Not a real AMG. All AMG should be a hand built V8. But they needed more traffic through their dealerships, especially the service department.

Is this built by Nissan in Mexico like the GLB? That front wheel spin on launch. Better bookmark the Continental website, you’ll be shopping there often.

This thing looks like a hyundai kona. Ridiculous vehicle. The fact we get this over the A class hatch is a sad statement on the illogical buying preferences of North Americans. BTW the A Class hatch is gone in Canada.

Just get the A-Class, the new GLA looks awful. Even though the old GLA is just "a raised A-Class". It looks way better than this new one.

The AMG Dumpling 35. Looks like they dragged the clay into the studio and then just slapped some wheels on it before sending it out the door.

2022 Kona N for around 35k--- save the rest for actual trips to Nürburgring! *(when they allow travel)

What's the intro beat?

I recently looked this vehicle on Canada Benz web like 3-4 minutes before

nahhh that's a crossover lol. idk i wouldn't consider that car a hatch, it's just too big and high off the ground as opposed to traditional sporty "hatchbacks." I totally get why you guys call it a hatch though.

MB completely ruined the GLA. Looks like the first generation kia sportage, now.

You guys should show how practical your vehicles are instead of just talking about the speed and drive systems only.

Now that Galaxy S21 is better at videos than an Iphone 12 is Jakub changing back to android?

The following may offend Mercedes purists but to me this generation of Mercedes cars look more attracting to me

I like this car, but I can't deal w how u put it into gear looks like windshield wiper or turn signal I'm gonna try to signal go into reverse and break the car so stupid why did they do this

These aren't really cars, they certainly are not off road SUV's, these things are total crap! Regardless of what brands are making them, they are terrible.

Consider yourself lucky in Canada and US, this car cost AUD$100k+ driveaway.

When you test the backseat.. Please say you hight, always. Love from Sweden

The 35 is a million times better for the street.The turbo lag on the 45 is too much because the turbo is too big and it spoils it and the 45 is stiffer and more track focused

It just a bit odd, like they strapped a rocket to my grandmas car. At least the RS Q3 is sporty looking.

don't disrespect the b class like that 🤣 imagine a b35 or b45

Do a GLA 45s TEST

It actually doesn't look that bad now, but the price in the US is so hard to stomach for all of these.

Yeah this car doesn't do anything for me. The fan run-in was probably the highlight of the video haha.

GR Yaris or bust!

Wish they would just give us the true A35/45 in North America. Give us what we want Mercedes!