GLA

This article is about the kart in Mario Kart 8 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. For the matching tires, see GLA Tires.

GLA
Strong stats	Weight, Traction (MK8) Speed, Weight, Traction (MK8D)
Weak stats	Acceleration, Handling
Appears in	Mario Kart 8, Super Mario Maker, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

The GLA is a luxury compact SUV manufactured by Mercedes-Benz which appears as a kart body in Mario Kart 8, available exclusively in the Mercedes-Benz × Mario Kart 8 downloadable content pack. The vehicle has nine different color schemes, with the one it uses depending on what driver uses it; it is thus one of the two DLC vehicles to change colors in this way, the other being the City Tripper. The kart features a license plate on the back that reads "GLA"; these letters light up when the car enters anti-gravity mode. The GLA and the Gold Standard are the only vehicle bodies in Mario Kart 8 that do not feature the driver's emblem 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.

The GLA returns in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, in which it is no longer exclusive to DLC and can instead be unlocked randomly by collecting coins. Its stats are also slightly altered in accordance with 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 the Mercedes-Benz Jump'n'Drive event course is completed.

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

Stats

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

Color schemes

Color	Characters
Grigio Metallo	Normal Suit (Yellow) Wario Suit PAC-MAN Suit
Denim Blue Metallic	Normal Suit (Blue) Hylian Suit Captain Falcon Suit Fox Suit Toad Suit Sonic Suit
Patagonia/Alveston Red	Normal Suit (Red) Normal Suit (Orange) Mario Suit Varia Suit Pikmin Suit Inkling Suit
Iridium Silver Metallic	Normal Suit (Green) Luigi Suit Yoshi Suit
Polar White	Normal Suit (Pink) Normal Suit (White) Peach Suit Kirby Suit
Clear Sky Metallic	Normal Suit (Light-Blue) Rosalina Suit Mega Man Suit
Cosmos Black Metallic	Normal Suit (Light-Green) Normal Suit (Black) Bowser Suit Animal Crossing Suit
Purple	Normal Suit (Purple)
Brown	Normal Suit (Brown) Donkey Kong Suit

Gallery

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  The GLA 200 in the title screen

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  Mario driving his GLA 200

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  Mario in his GLA, Peach in her 300 SL and Luigi in his Silver Arrow

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  Peach in her Alveston Red GLA

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  Red Yoshi and King Boo in their GLAs

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  Isabelle, Inkling Girl, and King Boo in their GLAs

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  The GLA in the trailer

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  Trailer screenshot showing various characters in their GLAs (except Waluigi)

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  The back of the Alveston Red GLA

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  A screenshot from a promotional video, with Mario driving a GLA in World 1-1 from Super Mario Bros.

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  Super Mario Maker

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
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