Pamplin Media Group - With the Mercedes-AMG GLA, good things come in small packages
You can still call the performance subcompact a crossover if that you feel better. Mercedes-Benz is selling the 2021 AMG GLA35 4MATIC as a performance-oriented luxury compact crossover. It's comfortable and fun to drive, with an all-wheel-drive system that increases traction, which is a real plus in the rainy Pacific Northwest. But let's be honest — it's really an upscale hot hatch, a premium version of the small sporty hatchbacks that first became popular in the 1980s in this country after the introduction of the original Volkswagen GTI. And that's a good thing. Back then the concept w...