America loves SUVs. Despite the best efforts of many to coax US drivers into sedans and wagons, demand for sports utility vehicles just keeps growing; with the 2021 Mercedes-Benz GLA, the German automaker decided to simply go with the flow. More SUV-like than its hatchback-styled predecessor, it’s a version of the entry-level luxury crossover that seems particularly tuned for American tastes.

The old GLA had a lower, sleeker Euro look to it. Handsome, certainly, but it’s not hard to conclude that buyers stateside will be much more convinced by the taller design of this second-gen model. It’s actually a half-inch shorter in fact, but – by lengthening the wheelbase, among other tweaks – there’s more headroom, elbow room, and rear shoulder room inside, even with a higher seating position.
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