Mercedes-Benz X156

The Mercedes-Benz X 156 is the internal series code of the first-generation Mercedes-Benz GLA, a compact sport utility vehicle built by Mercedes-Benz, at the time part of Daimler AG. It was presented at the 2013 IAA motor show and reached the market on 15 March 2014. According to the German Wikipedia article it is the fourth model built on the manufacturer's modular front-wheel-drive architecture (MFA) and, at its launch, had the best drag coefficient of any compact SUV, 0.29. Its main rivals were the Audi Q3 and the BMW X1, and the Infiniti QX30 is based on it. Seven models were offered at launch, three with petrol and four with diesel engines, and the GLA 45 AMG, sold from July 2014, has standard four-wheel drive, which Mercedes-Benz calls 4MATIC. A facelifted version was shown at the 2017 North American International Auto Show in Detroit and sold from spring 2017. The successor, the H 247, was presented on 11 December 2019.