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NEW MERCEDES GLA TO BATTLE GOLF AND ID 3

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August 20, 2025

Longer, coupé-styled compact SUV will be sold in hybrid and EV guises from next year

- GREG KABLE

NEW MERCEDES GLA TO BATTLE GOLF AND ID 3

Mercedes-Benz is taking direct aim at the Volkswagen Golf and ID 3 with its new thirdgeneration GLA crossover.

The smallest member of the brand's MMA-based compact car family will be sold in both electric and hybrid forms, replacing the EQA electric crossover in the second half of 2026 and the combustion-engined GLA in early 2027.

Pictures of the new GLA testing reveal that it will have a sportier, more coupé-like silhouette than today's model, with a distinctive front end featuring Mercedes' new-look corporate grille.

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