Compare the2025 Land Rover Range Rover EvoqueVS 2025 Mercedes GLA

Both the Range Rover Evoque and GLA have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover Evoque has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The GLA’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Range Rover Evoque. But it costs extra on the GLA.

The Range Rover Evoque’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the GLA.

Both the Range Rover Evoque and the GLA have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque weighs 441 to 918 pounds more than the Mercedes GLA. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts.

The Range Rover Evoque’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the GLA’s (6 vs. 5 years).

The Range Rover Evoque’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 25 more horsepower (246 vs. 221) and 11 lbs.-ft. more torque (269 vs. 258) than the GLA’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder hybrid.

The Range Rover Evoque has 4.2 gallons more fuel capacity than the GLA (17.7 vs. 13.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

A nine-speed automatic is standard on the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, for better acceleration and lower engine speed on the highway. Only an eight-speed automatic is available for the GLA.

For better stopping power the Range Rover Evoque’s brake rotors are larger than those on the GLA:

The Range Rover Evoque stops much shorter than the GLA:

For better traction, the Range Rover Evoque’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the GLA (245/45R21 vs. 235/55R18).

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover Evoque offers optional 21-inch wheels. The GLA’s largest wheels are only 20-inches.

The Range Rover Evoque has a standard space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the GLA; it requires you to depend on its run-flat tires, which limits mileage and speed before they are repaired. If a run-flat is damaged beyond repair by a road hazard your vehicle will have to be towed. Some tire options on the GLA don’t have a run-flat feature, either.

The Range Rover Evoque has standard front and rear gas-charged shocks for better control over choppy roads. The GLA’s suspension doesn’t offer gas-charged shocks.

The Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SE handles at .86 G’s, while the GLA 250 4MATIC pulls only .80 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Range Rover Evoque Dynamic SE executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the GLA 250 4MATIC (26.9 seconds @ .65 average G’s vs. 27.8 seconds @ .61 average G’s).

The Range Rover Evoque has .7 inches more front shoulder room and .6 inches more rear shoulder room than the GLA.

The Range Rover Evoque has a much larger cargo volume than the GLA with its rear seat up (21.6 vs. 19 cubic feet).

The Range Rover Evoque has a 3935 lbs. towing capacity. The GLA has no towing capacity.

Standard Trailer Stability Assist (TSA) on the Range Rover Evoque uses the Dynamic Stability Control sensors to detect trailer sway, then uses individual brakes to counteract any swaying and help keep the tow vehicle and trailer steady. The GLA doesn’t offer electronic trailer sway control.

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Range Rover Evoque has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the GLA only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

Consumer Reports rated the Range Rover Evoque’s headlight performance “Fair,” a higher rating than the GLA’s headlights, which were rated “Poor.”

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The Range Rover Evoque offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The GLA doesn’t offer headlight washers.

The Range Rover Evoque has standard heated front seats. Heated front seats cost extra on the GLA. The Range Rover Evoque also offers optional heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the GLA.

The Range Rover Evoque has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the vehicle heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the GLA.