Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has posted a teaser of an upcoming model that will join its model range in the country, and this appears to be the H247-generation GLA facelift which saw its global debut in March last year.
In addition to updated exterior kit such as a modernised light signature in the guise of its LED headlamps and tail lamps, revised front fascia and new wheel designs, the H247 GLA facelift brings with it revisions to the interior, featuring the latest steering wheel design, floating dual-screen driver instrumentation and infotainment display panels with the latest-generation MBUX interface, and more.
Locally, the H247-generation GLA first landed in Malaysia in December 2020 as a fully imported (CBU) model, before being launched as a locally assembled (CKD) model for this market in October 2021.
Globally, petrol engines in the facelifted GLA range – which are most likely for Malaysia – are electrified powerplants, with electrification coming in mild-hybrid forms with a 48-volt electrical system featuring a belt-driven starter-generator. This contributes 13 hp of added boost, as well as aiding comfort by enabling engine-off coasting.
In pre-facelift form, the H247 GLA came to Malaysia with the choice of a Renault-sourced M282 1.3 litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder that produced 163 PS and 250 Nm in the GLA 200, paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, as well as a M260 2.0 litre turbo four that made 224 PS and 350 Nm, paired with an eight-speed DCT.
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I’d be curious to see what their sales figures looked like for the GLA from 2021, as I barely see any on the road over the past three years, and now that EVs are tax-free and competitively priced against ICE, with MBM’s shoddy track record of pricing their products of late, this new GLA will most likely not sell too well to justify CKD.
The amount of features the Malaysian GLA is missing downright insane. I feel embarrassed for those who bought this thing. A strip down ‘luxury’ car should not be on Malaysian road!