With BMW unveiling an all-new X1 and Audi refreshing its Q3, the competition in the very lucrative premium-compact crossover market becomes all the more intense.
Mercedes-Benz charges into the fray with new-year updates to its GLA-Class which, using the company’s new nomenclature for sport-utility vehicles, denotes it as the crossover version of the compact A-Class. However, the updates don’t cover the interior and exterior styling, with the crossover still looking like an A-Class on platform shoes.