Updated Mercedes GLA vs GLB comparison REVIEW - which compact SUV to choose?

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[@OnurKennethYumurtaci]

We all love Thomas but AJ nailed it here, full length full hd and just enough personal opinion interspersed with objective journalism. In the '90's this would pretty much be Autocar magazine.

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[@KaChow_25]

So his name is AJ, thank god I was 5 hrs late or I would have commented "Bro who are you?" lmao

[@HotCow-d7b]

Not interested in either of the cars but always like to watch AJ’s reviews

[@autogefuehl]

00:00 GLA vs GLB 01:01 Length comparison 02:41 Interior GLB 06:45 Rear seats GLB 08:14 Interior GLA 09:58 Rear seats GLA 10:50 Trunk comparison 12:56 Engines 14:03 GLA acceleration and driving 16:23 GLA motorway performance 19:30 GLA City driving 20:08 GLB acceleration and driving 22:12 GLB motorway performance 25:07 GLB City driving 26:27 Price and which to buy? #Mercedes #MercedesGLA

[@mayankkhare6502]

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[@benoit.b9337]

Have to agree with AJ, have no idea why cars are provided with black headliners.

[@christophfacius3885]

Great presentation, AJ! And I like both car, particularly the GLB.

[@autogefuehl]

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[@rob-fb5xs]

Interesting that you like body shape of the GLB. To me it looks like they thought if they make it ugly it won’t compete with their other models.

[@fredez6763]

Really well brought. Thanks!

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[@davideoblak]

Excellent review AJ! Autoghefuhl style 👌

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[@Lele2323bk]

I have a GLA 250 2024, and I love my car it rides great on the road. Thanks for the video

[@gunterrr2302]

59k for the GLB 250 is already expensive, but also take into account that driver assistents, adaptive CC, HUD, smartphone integration and sunroof are all optional extras. So you need the AMG premium plus to make it a nice car, and that's 65k in total! And another 1400 if you want the 7 seater config. Crazy money!

[@Makro3d]

The GLA needs the same options, so the price difference remains much the same. Neither car at their respective price points is a good value in my opinion.

[@autogefuehl]

yep in comparison to other offers Mercedes ofc once again takes very high prices

[@Dundun4793]

@@Makro3dmost people buying German luxury brands wouldn’t have best value per dollar on their minds when picking a car. Otherwise they’d choose a Mazda or some other brand that is half the cost.

[@st5923]

have a GLA 35 AMG. I am very satisfied. The GLB was too big for me. It's a pity that they eliminated Tuchpad because it was very convenient to use the screen. Fortunately, in 2022 I could order ventilated seats.

[@user-hb6ms3mb4t]

Great job AJ, cheers.

[@autogefuehl]

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[@aye3678]

GLB for sure :) Thanks for the great review and comparison

[@autogefuehl]

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[@Drop_a_gear_and_disappear]

All that plastic reminds me of the toys I had as a kid. Makes me appreciate my 14 yr old W221 all the more 😊

[@Alan-m6d]

Nice comparison, nice presentation ..

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[@Natepwnsu]

Sunroof adds Alot of weight and messes with the structural rigidity of most vehicles. Who cares tho. Brighten that rear space up like your living room

[@fandomuniverse]

Why does the Skoda Kodiaq offer much more than the GLB for leas money 🤷‍♂️

[@albertobenelli]

because it's a skoda . Not saying "therefore it's bad" but just because that is the brand positioning .

[@hotchorizonow]

Had an opportunity to drive the GLB SUV. It's a good city vehicle and if you're on a budget.

[@ryanwhyte29]

I have absolutely no idea why Mercedes got rid of the Haptic Touch pad in both?! I guess trying to cut cost.

[@leem5894]

AJ looking healthier and great!

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[@k0mmunicat0r]

do they still use Renault engines?

[@autogefuehl]

The 2.0 R4 is Mercedes, the small 1.33 are Renault (GLA 180 for example)

[@k0mmunicat0r]

@@autogefuehl Thank you for updating.

[@tsapetro2618]

@@autogefuehlGLA and GLB 200 are 1,3 liter Renault-Nissan engine. The 250 versions are the 2.0 Mercedes engines.

[@mategombas771]

And still that 1.33 engines are better than original Benz engines

[@k0mmunicat0r]

@@mategombas771 I had lots of issues with A-class!

[@paulsteventon8315]

Finally, a normal review...!

[@autogefuehl]

welcome!

[@filip8013]

Good review, thanks! However, so many similarities between these cars and the GLC it makes almost no sense for somebody to pay the extra premium for the GLC, as the GLC now in this pricetag has many many competitors!

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[@MaticTheProto]

A wild take

[@albertobenelli]

i got exactly to this point in june this year . My leasing after 3 years was expeiring and the dealer wanted me to upgrade to a GLC, (i own a GLB) sure i must admit the GLC is technologically a more advanced car, but interior space is less, comsumption is slightly more , and price was craaaaazy. So i paid off and kept my GLB !

[@Staniii2360]

Is the color called A.J. red?

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[@vodevil88]

Love that AJ did the Asian thingy… tap both his shoes before entering the car 😉

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We all do that 😎

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@@autogefuehl niceee... you're always welcome to enter my car 😉

[@OfficialJaeger]

Hi Thomas, when will we get to see a 2025 Audi A5 driving review?

[@wainerollins2587]

This comparison just proves that Mercedes-Benz is eating itself. What is the point in these two cars existing simultaneously within the same brand range?

[@MaticTheProto]

The gla is a lot more popular, the glb is more utilitarian

[@MobilAvenue_]

AJ!❤

[@PaulMeier-cu3ds]

Thank you for the detail. If you are buying any new ICE car today you may want to think of it as the last one you are going to have because new ICEs phase out in Europe, the UK, and elsewhere around 2030. Would you really want either of these cars as your last ICE? At that price? How dreary. Both cars reviewed seem to have toned down Mercedes recent teenage starship internal UI/UX with more real buttons and less touchscreen; but it is still pretty horrible. I can think of no reason to buy either car, even if you paid me to do so.

[@autogefuehl]

yep recent facelift of both, even though just slightly

[@albertobenelli]

what do you drive ?

[@PaulMeier-cu3ds]

@@albertobenelli I drive a Mazda PHEV - yes pretty dreary but on the way to full EV. I am looking to change to something from Mini, Smart, or conceivably Alfa - all EVs. My last ICE was a 2017 Audi RS3 which I was forced to give up mid 2022 due to an injured arm.

[@noushindowlatshahi6221]

Great review! Can you please elaborate on the ventilated seat and cooling seat option? Is that only available on some of the earlier GLB model and not for 3024/2025?

[@autogefuehl]

Cheers! Seems they threw it out for the new model year or something, it also depends by market

[@Joe-nb3fs]

I am curious how they compare to the GLC in terms of ride, dynamics, isolation, refinement.

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[@Joe-nb3fs]

Thanks, but what's missing in car journalism is comparison within a manufacturers line and between the standard and luxury lines (eg, tiguan vs q5 or crv vs rdx). What does the step between those two bands mean to the consumer? Is the luxury variant of the same car a marked improvement and in what way? Within the brand, what does it mean to step up to the more expensive models? I understand that the entry level luxury cars tend to cut corners. How do they compare?

[@albertobenelli]

Almost at same time my dad and i changed cars couple years back, he got a GLA 4 matic diesel and i got a GLB 200 diesel FWD . We know well the differences . My father is the "stportiest" one when it comes to driving and he loves the GLA , he hardly ever drives 4 people in the car so he does not mind about interior space . I myself are very pften on the highway, very often with 3 or 4 passengers and the car interios space are almost unique in this segment . I dont feel so much road noise or wind noise on the higway, actually it is really quiet ,maybe also because i invested in high quality / low noise tires that do the job, in town perhaps at slow speeds the engine is more loud but nothing serious . I have reached 100.000 km . Im my opinion both great cars , but i woule never change my GLB for a GLA even though probably the GLA looks sexier .

[@autogefuehl]

cool story thanks !

[@ivohawk]

Bezzel, is it the same name , from Johnny English 3?

[@kleallen]

Those are not luxury cars, having the star badge doesn’t mean it’s like a c or e class, same for 1 series bmw or Audi A3

[@fandomuniverse]

C and E class is not luxury. S class or Maybach is.

[@nathanaelbennett8286]

Not priced like luxury either though. Top trim Honda Accords are touching the GLB in price.

[@fandomuniverse]

@@nathanaelbennett8286 Hondas, really 😆

[@andersforsman4289]

It's crazy, this is the entry level SUV models and prices just under €60k!

[@sugarhog1938]

I would rather go glc for 40k

[@andersforsman4289]

@@sugarhog1938 That must be a used GLC? Here in Sweden the GLC starts from around €60k and the GLA /GLB 250 4Matic is around €50k. (List prices including tax and converted from SEK.)

[@sugarhog1938]

@@andersforsman4289 in ca, back in late 2023 I saw a brand new glc js for 47k, polar white with amg line package. Maybe they raised the price now

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2:37

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@@JohnyMcNeal No siren

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[@SDav21]

These cars are exercises in cost cutting. They're horrible...especially for the price. Maybe at half the price it'd be good. But at these prices it isn't worth it by any measure. I had a GLB 220d. It was awful. Cheap materials. Average build quality. Every feature optional. Clunky gearbox. And it wasn't even that fuel efficient. The Chery Tiggo 8 Pro that my friends got was half the price and yet feels more expensive.

[@redwhite_040]

And then german carbrands are wondering why they are losing market share. Average carbrand are almost at the same level of luxury for far less money.

[@leaningtower73]

You're right. I still got a B 200d from 2018 and it's a real solid Mercedes. These new ones are cheap cars. Real Benzes start from GLC onwards nowaday

[@DJL78]

I agree both are awful and have garbage reliability in the USA. The obvious choices in this segment are the Lexus NX, BMW X1 or the Volvo XC40.

[@svd901]

Test drove the B class a couple of weeks ago. As you say, the interior was incredibly cheap feeling. The door handles felt like a cheap plastic toy, hollow and creaky. The only saving grace was the high-resolution screen and a nice sound system. Driving was also no better than something from a mainstream brand. Average sound insulation, average ride, average performance. No sound deadening under the hood was very apparent while driving. The value proposition is poor in this compact, so-called premium segment.

[@leaningtower73]

@@svd901 I still got the previous B Class W246 super solid and top notch. The new W247 is a piece of junk quality wise

[@jescow.4105]

Big bezel merc. Looks so outdated

[@giuseppebattaglino]

Glb❤

[@lucassitanggang5154]

Mercedes-Benz GLB From front Is Like ambulance van. By The way, are you New presenter?

[@autogefuehl]

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[@jeremyjs8863]

I can't get past how the GLB looks...... they can do better than this

[@latuya8388]

Too expensive, both of them

[@flashsushi1843]

Only Audi seems to make decent to great looking cara and SUVs. BMW and Mercedes lost their touches. The GLA exterior looks good but interior for all MB makes it a pass to me. Also, RWD-biased or go home, for these premium / luxury cars.

[@davidnjuguna9477]

@16:45 In ICE family cars, when you can hear the engine, that's bad (unrefined). In EVs, when you can't hear anything, that's also bad (soulless).

[@MaticTheProto]

Nah. You‘re just salty because EVs outperform your favorite ice cars

[@davidnjuguna9477]

​@MaticTheProto Those are the gripes motoring journalists pick with ICE and EVs. They are either too noisy or too quiet.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@davidnjuguna9477 ah that‘s what you mean, sorry! Yeah when a Rolls Royce has no engine noise it gets praise, but somehow with evs its bad

[@veliksami]

Poor man's Mercedes 😂

[@Yuna-s7p]

Thomas where is Thomas 😂

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[@mategombas771]

Those ugly plastics🤐

[@Gabber10K]

Just get the Cupra Formentor with 333hp and thank me later.

[@TL-xw6fh]

I just don't like them. They are just as ugly as you can make cars to be.

[@mgerim]

But the glb is ugly

[@z.k.r2615]

It's not the best looking car out there bit It's definitely more coherent than the GLA

[@Joe-nb3fs]

I love the look of the GLB

[@Mlippy]

These are not SUVs

[@us1fedvet]

Agree

[@redwhite_040]

and far overpriced.

[@us1fedvet]

@@redwhite_040 unquestionably.

[@MaticTheProto]

False

[@longpheu]

Agree, they are crossovers NOT SUVs