Mercedes GLA 250 | Here and Now 

I can't believe this car had you sweating around the track

Ahh the good old "Entry level Luxury Budget Affordable Premium Compact Eco Sporty Lifestyle SUV Crossover." Makes perfect sense, its a no brainer.

A three way comparison test with gla250, Infinity QX30, and PT Cruiser would break the internet if you put a woodgrain vinyl wrap on the sides of the NPC-white Mercedes-Benz.

This car is on the cuter side. [Cuts to a fly on D pillar.]

The Premium AMG Floor mats really complete the interior

My friend from Germany - "I don't know why all you Americans are infatuated with our cars... Here in Germany, they are Taxis." I rest my case.

I really appreciate that you guys go into the details on the audio systems, including the frequency response and tonality. No other reviewers I watch do this.

Thots & prayers for Latrine's onlytoes page. She might have to return it for a CLA now.

the problem with IT nowadays is that they rarely spend efforts on User Interface design. They have 98% requirements to provide all the capability/functionality and 1% design restrictive requirements and maybe 0-1% UI requirements. This leaves developers so much freedom with whatever the f heck they want to do with the UI and hence the bombardment of vomiting UI everywhere. Modern car LCD tech dash and infotainment design is absurd and honestly the biggest push back for me to get into them. Really well thought out UI design costs as much as developing the functionality and nobody ever spends that much effort no more. I would not spend my money on such products either.

Man, this channel is just so refreshing. When there's something to be said and shown about a car, you take your time. When it's just a generic run of the mill SUV that can be fully explored within 10 minutes, you do just that. And between us, I wouldn't even bother clicking a long video review for a car I care so little about. It's perfect. Never change. Oh, and btw., hi Lattrice - looking good! ;)

This is the entry-level content that gets me out of bed.

This thing should be called The Lattrice. It doesn't come with turn signals or lane change warning system since we all know Lattrice drivers don't need them.

This is one of the best channels on RU-vid. Incredibly helpful and informative, brilliantly hilarious, wonderfully produced, and with quality comments to match. I’m both smarter and laughing my ass off after almost every video. Thank you.

This looks like it has enough space for my tarot cards and dream catchers. I’ll need to smoke a sage before getting in though. Great review please do one on the X7 would love to hear your thoughts 👍🏽

Love the roll play, once again. How you summed it up at the end about leasing this car for a few years, now that's exactly what I needed to know about how to feel about this car. Great review as always!

Thank you for several years of great content sir!!

I love my 6spd Crosstrek but I have to watch these insanely good car reviews🔥

8:11 you can see Mark is sweating bullets driving that thing, knowing that if he runs it out of track or gets at least a scratch - Lattrice will make him choose his lubricant!..

Sweat 😓 for the job! That’s dedication

A good review Mark. You are getting quite good at this. I look forward to your reviews.

We just took delivery of one. We test drove the BMW X2, the Volvo XC40 and the Audi Q3. We almost bought the Audi but we’ve had experience with that 2.0 liter and didn’t have good luck (My wife traded in her MK6 GTI for the Mercedes). This felt really solid and quiet (I also have a Camaro SS 1LE so something on the cushier side for the wife was needed). Sure it’s a bit too techy on the infotainment side but after driving it for a few weeks it’s second nature. We basically use the “hey Mercedes” feature to set everything anyway. It’s a Mercedes so I did negotiate a good price on the extended warranty.

God damn Latrice will be the hotness at the trailer park pushing one of these around.

2:05 Some top consumer advice there 🤔 "And I think, overall, the person that is going to be using this needs to put different things in different spots and I haven't had any struggle with that."

I agree with the car being better for leasing something modern and trendy. Doesn't seem like a bad car overall.

Honestly was expecting you to totally bash this thing. I'm surprised how much you seemed to like it. I've never driven one but I wouldn't have expected it to be good. Nice review!

Mercedes: “How do we charge $40,000 in a segment dominated by the $26,000 RAV4?” GLA 250: “Allow me to introduce myself”

You director or what? This intro in totally legendary!

Savagegeese deserves way more subs.

You've convinced me, I'm getting this as a first car for my daughter, it'll be great for her confidence.

Glendale Armenians: **Heavy breathing intensifies**

Good review!

Gotta respect car companies that they managed to convince people they needed high profit margin cars like these instead of much better value hatchbacks and sedans. True marketing genius.

I respect your honesty. The main reason I'm looking at a GLA is because Mercedes in their infinite wisdom decided not to offer the B class in Canada anymore, which is a shame. Our current B class is the perfect (for us) combination of size, performance, luxury and fuel economy, and it rides higher than normal. For me, the GLA would be the next best thing.

Jeesum, those dash vents!

The final shot for the conclusion is a great looking scene. Giving everyone the sweats today with this cutesy bread box.

I honestly thought the old GLA especially the AMG was a great car, I’d love to see you review it one day

When my ex-wife came to pick her dog up on Sunday in the Blue 2021 GLB that we ordered together, I was reminded how great that car looks. The GLA is too swoopy and curvy but the GLB is properly square. We never got a GLK so when the GLB came out it went straight to the top of the list. Ours... or shall I say hers, was around 47K with everything we wanted. I cringe at anyone paying close to 60K for a non 35 "AMG-lite" version of these though.

This CUV must've been intense for you. Got you all hot, sweaty and bothered. Those AMG wheels are serious!

One of the biggest reasons to get one of these is that you can still get a handbuilt engine from Affalterbach on the 45 for less than a typical GLC 300. If you're into the hot hatch thing.

Do you have plans for a grand Cherokee L review? Unless I missed it. You guys do great reviews 👍🏻

Congrats on 500K+ subscribers! Well deserved!

Wow, what a surprise. I was sure this one would be panned - especially since it was established right off the bat that it was Latrice's car. Is it really a compact? It looks sub-compact. The CRV, a compact, looks enormous in comparison. And good though this little Benz may be, I personally would prefer the more practical CRV. Savage is right - it's very much a Latrice car.

Hope you guys do a review of the plug-in 250e when it comes out. I wonder when that will be for the US market?

0:39 Legit thought there was something crawling on my screen

The wheel design is rarely tasteful and sane, that simple-beauty thing. Close to what OZ Racing used to offer with the Superturismo before they replaced it with the -GT. Although spoke count is an uneven number, which matters more to the visual style more than people might think and in my perception is inferior to even count especially with somewhat higher spoke count. AEZ Radon was a beautiful wheel, too, with a somewhat lower spoke count. I have wheels on my car that are in that style irreplaceable and in 16" which seems to be utterly shunned these days, a distinct gaping hole in a sea of 15" and 17". And don't get me started on 16" tire format choice. 6:29 Interesting to have revs in both analog and digital style. I like it. (As long as you can customize which ones to hide.)

Lets go for a stroll!

summed it up great in final thoughts... it's a lease and dump just like with most german cars not wearing special M/AMG/RS badge

It's a crosstrek with a real engine... and an amg option. Pretty neat little ride.

Cannons is a great band that more people need to know about.

It's a good looking little thing but the price is just crazy.

It you just add all these CUVs into the category of hatchbacks, then we have more hatchbacks on the market than ever before. After your evaluation, it would be hard not to recommend buyers look into this model. It's good looking enough, but I would get an extended warranty and check to see if the dealer offers concierge service with the purchase and/or lease. That's an important value when compared to the competition. At 40k, there is a lot to choose from and the Q3 comes to mind. I guess the Mazda CX-30 too if someone wants to save 8K.

If I can afford a Mercedes, I will just buy this. It is a "Mercedes", cute, small for city life, an SUV kinda, & quite comfy for that price.

Unironically want its twin the QX30 when I learned it had a DCT. Just image how fun this thing could be tuned and on coilovers. Seriously its like a super Juke, which I unironically love too

"It's not horrible". That about sums it up.

Dang attractive RBF Latrice!

Yup. It's a leased stepping stone.

I am interested to see your review on the new GLA45 AMG. Thanks

The AWD version of this is around $40k and you still have to pay extra if you want heated seats, vented seats, heated steering wheel, leather, and adjustable lumbar. Really tough to justify over the loaded versions of the Rav4, CX5, etc, you're basically paying $5-10k for the MB badge.

Would you recommend the GLA vs X1? Thank you

hello good sir what Porsche do you buy for 50-70k?? thanks muchhh

This makes me curious how something like a CX-30 stacks up to the 'premium' brands. I know, the new GLA is slightly bigger than the previous one, which means it's also larger than the CX-30, but since Mazda wants to step up their game and become 'premium' how much would or wouldn't it be a competitor to a vehicle like this? I like these videos, however I've always found it difficult to place the driven vehicles in comparison to their competition. Now Mazda is a good example, but it's not just that, as the competition is hardly mentioned. When would it be a better idea to get a CX-30, or when would it be a better idea to consider a BMW X1? It also makes me curious about the lower entry models, like the A class has an A250, but also an A200 and A180 that have a completely different suspension setup (torsion beam from A200 and down). How does the Mazda torsion beam stack up to that I wonder? Same for the audio, does a CX-30 do it better or is it not even close?

Your final thoughts segment with the out of focus car in the back, is an improved look vs just you in the home garage

“Holy Christ! I just have to get it right and then never touch it again.” Damn that’s funny. So right.

The 22 Mitsubishi Outlanders are nice you should review a SEL

Goose, that GLA had you sweating! I'd be curious to see what the 45 does.

What should I get? 2021 F1 race car or GLA 250?

You ever going to review the gla45 amg?

cutting deep with Latrice ha!

You'll have a very similar experience with VW's TRock except not as premium feel as the Merc. Coming up soon, I guess :)

I was holding myself back for a time, but I've got to say this now. Can't hold it! The first time I saw you, it was like looking at Ray Reynolds that got "treated" for his disease.......in Deadpool. Sorry, just wanted to get it out.

>be savagegeese patreon >spend 10 dollarès per month >get early access to new reviews >instantly dislike video what a chad

The B shot of the fly crawling on the car's ass was glorious! LOL

Ngl it do be looking pretty cute though

I’ve driven this and the previous gen. The added headroom is great, but the previous gen is so much sportier in both looks and feel IMO. This one is just too fat and chunky

Nice Forester.

I'd love to see you guys do a C63 or C63 S review! I'm surprised I haven't seen one yet. Love all your in-depth analysis and review. 😊

My only complaint about this and the GLB is that the seats are hard and uncomfortable. Especially for a “luxury/premium” car. Other than that, my GLB (2023) has been a hard worker, and a very practical vehicle. But the uncomfortable seats actually drove us to buy a 2024 Ram Rebel with the leather seats as our main family vehicle.

Great review. Little feedback though: How a car handles on the track adds zero value to me.

Omg a radical sr10 plz plzzz review it

I'm hoping for Vanderhall Brawley review.

I will like to drive the GLA 45amg for the thrill

I always liked the previous gen GLA as a compact CUV with no illusions to being offroad. This one is getting too bubbly looking. This might be the only GLA that has been on a track

Nice car 🥰

There's a button on the top of touch pad to skip tracks.

Just picked up a red Mercedes GLA 250 from enterprise rent a car to try it for a few weeks😀

When's the ID.4 video dropping?

I like this thing.. I just worry about cost of ownership with a Mercedes

Mercedes prices skyrocket with options, might as well get a more fun Alfa Stelvio instead.

that’s quite a nice interior for an entry level model

For those prices I get a base Grand Cherokee Laredo. Still small and will last many years longer and cost less to operate.

Sweet.

Please make some comments about the side windows. The front windows. And your position on the seat. I want you to compare where your head is in relation to the windshield header. Compare this to the alpha Stelvio. Compare it to any Mazda. Mercedes has push the windshield header a little farther up and forward. And you’re not sitting in the apex of a triangle. I find that particular kind of headroom much more comfortable than an Alfa or a Mazda that push the visors into my forehead

aircon optional?

What happened to turboski’s theme song

There is a reason why Mark chose that very song for the intro. LMAO! Who can tell me why? 😅

Funny you can get this as either a crossover or a hot hatch. The AMG version is a totally different vehicle lol.

Speedo not blurred out. No helmet on track. Understood Mr Geese.

I always wonder how these cars would do with a better set of tires.

Are those interior door pulls real metal? If yes, that's sound luxurious, but it's definitely not something you want. Just go park your car outside in a bright, sunny summer day. If those door pulls bake in direct sunlight for a little bit, you're going to have a little first-aid incident when you grab those door pulls.

This thing makes a Gran Turismo 4 engine sound but irl