Mercedes GLA Edition 1 announced

Sales of the new Mercedes GLA SUV will start with the GLA Edition 1 offering extra equipment at a premium price and on sale for just 12 months.

The Mercedes GLA Edition 1 (pictured) is a luanch edition for the new GLA SUV

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The new Mercedes GLA Compact SUV had its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, and is due to go on sale in November.

But when it does go on sale, sales will start off with a limited run of GLA Edition 1 cars, just as Mercedes did with the CLA 45 AMG Edition 1, but in the case of the GLA you’ll be able to spec the Edition 1 pack on any GLA model.

With a choice of four exterior colours – Cirrus White, Mountain Grey Metallic, Orient Brown Metallic and Designo Magno Mountingrau – the Edition 1 comes with 19″ AMG alloys, bi-xenons, aluminium roof rails, extra chrome, leather flat-bottomed steering wheel, comfort seats and splashes of aluminium trim and stainless steel pedals.

Mercedes say the GLA Edition 1 will be available for 12 months, and in Germany they’re charging and extra €6300, which means it’ll probably cost around £5300 in the UK.

Because the Edition 1 pack includes various AMG add-ons, you can’t add the Edition 1 pack to the GLA with AMG Line trim.

The new Mercedes GLA goes on sale in November, with first cars arriving in Mercedes Showrooms in March 2014.