GLA

The GLA is a luxury compact SUV manufactured by Mercedes-Benz which appears as a DLC-exclusive kart body in the Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack available for Mario Kart 8. It contains a license plate on the back that spells the words "GLA"; these words light up when the car enters anti-gravity mode. The vehicle contains nine different color schemes in accordance to what driver uses it. It is thus one of the two DLC vehicles along with City Tripper to change colors. The GLA and the Gold Standard are the only vehicle bodies in Mario Kart 8 that do not have the character's emblem embedded on them.

The GLA offers higher weight and traction, but lower acceleration, handling, and mini-turbo; it shares its stats with the Badwagon, Standard ATV, Tri-Speeder, and Steel Driver.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, it can be unlocked randomly by collecting coins. Its stats are also slightly altered in accordance to the changes made to the other vehicles in the game.

Mario driving the GLA appears as one of the many Costume Mario power-ups in Super Mario Maker. It is unlocked when players clear the Mercedes-Benz Jump'n'Drive event course.

In promotion of their content, Mercedes-Benz produced several commercials with Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Maker for the GLA.

Mario Kart 8

 * Ground Speed: 0
 * Water Speed: +0.5
 * Air Speed: 0
 * Anti-Gravity Speed: -0.25
 * Acceleration: -0.5
 * Weight: +0.5
 * Ground Handling: -0.5
 * Water Handling: +0.75
 * Air Handling: -0.25
 * Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.75
 * Traction: +0.5
 * Mini-Turbo: -0.75

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

 * Ground Speed: +0.5
 * Water Speed: -0.25
 * Air Speed: -0.5
 * Anti-Gravity Speed: 0
 * Acceleration: -1
 * Weight: +0.5
 * Ground Handling: -0.75
 * Water Handling: -0.25
 * Air Handling: -0.75
 * Anti-Gravity Handling: -0.5
 * Traction: +0.5
 * Mini-Turbo: -1