Mario Promotes Mercedes-Benz GLA in Japan
Ameya Naik
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Jun 02, 2014, 10:05 PM
When playing the 2D game on your computer or gaming console, did you ever imagine the short, turtle smashing, mushroom munching Mario to get behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz GLA? Never. But Mercedes-Benz has used the services of Mario to handle the GLA promotional campaign in Japan.
Mercedes-Benz thought that bringing Mario in to announce the arrival of the A-Class-based crossover would be an effective marketing scheme. Mercedes-Benz has introduced the GLA in Japan at 3,440,000 yen which is approximately 20 lakh rupees for the entry-level GLA 180 and goes all the way up to 47 lakhs for the GLA 45 AMG 4MATIC Edition 1.
The GLA AMG comes powered by a 2.0-litre engine which churns out 360bhp and 450 Nm torques. The engine is mated to a 4MATIC all-wheel drive system which powers the GLA to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds while the top speed has been electronically limited to 250km/h.
The GLA will be in India soon enough and we can't wait to drive it.
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