The 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA250e plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has been launched in Australia as brand’s smallest, most affordable PHEV offering locally.
Online order books opened today, July 17, 2025, with the GLA250e ‘with EQ hybrid technology’ – as the automaker refers to it – priced from $78,000 including metallic paint, before on-road costs.
That sees the GLA250e undercut the Alfa Romeo Tonale PHEV by $500 but sit a little over $10k above the Cupra Formentor VZe PHEV’s $64,990 (before on-roads) showroom sticker.
It also gives the German brand a smaller, more affordable SUV in local showrooms to battle a potential PHEV version of the new 2026 Audi Q3, which is due here mid-next year.
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A new-generation GLA is also expected to be launched overseas next year ahead of an Australian on-sale in 2027. The current GLA is the brand’s second most-popular model here, behind only the larger GLC SUV.
For now, the GLA250e arrives at $2500 less than the more powerful 165kW/350Nm petrol-powered GLA250 but is priced significantly higher than the $63,600 entry-level GLA200 it shares its petrol engine with.
For the extra ask, the GLA250e takes the 1.3-litre petrol four-cylinder – with the same 120kW/270Nm – from the GLA200 and adds an extra gear, with an electric motor build into the eight-speed automatic transmission for a combined 160kW/450Nm.
An 11.5kWh lithium-ion battery provides up to 65km (WLTP) of electric-only driving range, with charging speeds of up to 11kW from the standard 3.7kW AC charger. Two charge cables are included as standard.
Mercedes-Benz Australia hasn’t included fuel consumption figures with its announcement, with the non-hybrid GLA200 offering a claimed 7.4L/100km combined figure. In Germany, Mercedes-Benz claims a figure of 2.9L/100km for the GLA250e under WLTP testing.
Standard equipment on the GLA250e includes:
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- ‘Progressive Line’ exterior styling
- LED headlights with adaptive high-beam
- Metallic paint
- Panoramic sunroof
- Power tailgate
- Heat-insulating dark-tinted glass
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Proximity entry with push-button start
- Black Artico leatherette upholstery
- 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster
- 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Satellite navigation
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
- Heated, power-adjustable front seats with memory
- Semi-autonomous parking assist
- Automatic climate control with rear air vents
- Wireless phone charger
- Adaptive cruise control
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane-keep assist
- Safe exit warning
- Surround-view camera
There are a couple of option packages available on the GLA250e.
The AMG Line package costs $2500 and adds:
- Lowered ‘comfort’ suspension
- Sports braking system
- Nappa leather-wrapped sports steering wheel
- Galvanised shift paddles
- Upgraded air-conditioning
The Plus package costs $3847 and adds all the features from the AMG Line package, plus:
- Burmester sound system
- Head-up display
- Multibeam LED headlights
- Augmented reality satellite navigation
- Illuminated door sills
- Active Steering Assist
Mercedes-Benz Australia had been moving away from mainstream PHEVs over the past few years, axing the A250e and launching new generations of the C-Class and GLC without replacements for their C300e and GLC300e PHEVs.
Instead, the brand reserved PHEV powertrains for high-performance models like the Mercedes-AMG C63 S E Performance.
However, this year it introduced the C350e, heralding a return to ‘regular’ PHEVs.
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