► One of the smallest seven-seaters ► Baby G SUV driven in the UK ► Diesel and AMG 35 tested In a world of SUV-coupes and all-electric Tesla pick-up trucks that hit 62mph in less than three seconds, a seven-seat Mercedes-Benz A-Class doesn't actually seem that unreasonable. Clearly, someone at Merc had the same idea, as what you're looking at is the new 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB – a car that's based on the same platform as the A-Class and B-Class, yet looks more like a mini-SUV and has space a family of seven. Understandably, rivals are thin on the ground. There's the not-long-for-this-world BMW 2 Series Gran Tourer (even then its MPV body style differs from the GLB) and any number of five-seat SUVs that don't offer the same level of flexibility as the GLB, plus some larger (and cheaper) true seven-seaters, such as the Skoda Kodiaq and Kia Sorento. Hell, there's even an AMG version – not even Skoda's Kodiaq vRS can come close to offering the same performance...