Mercedes-Benz CLA: The 1-Series Competitor We Didn't Know We Needed

[SlipZtrEm]

Those orange highlights on the SB look beyond tacky. It's as if we haven't learned anything from the 80's...

I've never been a fan of the silver-banana look of the CLS/CLA, and this just exaggerates that rear-end-droop look. That is one sad butt.

 

[05XR8]

We can thank the J30, ugly Taurus and AU Falcon for the saggy butt look in modern design.

 

[Keef]

We can thank the J30, ugly Taurus and AU Falcon for the saggy butt look in modern design.

Saggy butts have been a part of car design since the very beginning. It's actually a design trait shared by many of the most prestigious brands ever. A lot of classic wooden boats share it also.

 

[05XR8]

I won't disagree with that.

I'm stating modern design. Can we look at the 1980's. The GM J-cars, my '83 Corona S, anything from Japan, the UK(bar Jaguar XJ-Ss). All box shaped. Only when the cars I mentioned came on the "modern design" scene(the Cadillac Seville was a saggy butt box on wheels, that was the early 80s though), the saggy butt was revisited as daring new design.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Shooting brakes only look good when they are boxy IMO and only should only be 2 door. A curvy 4 door shooting brake just looks like a cheap estate car.

So much want

Beautiful

@Robin, don't look at this link :\

 

[Robin]

Beautiful

@Robin, don't look at this link :\

Dear lord that's tragic!

 

[TenEightyOne]

Dear lord that's tragic!

What did I tell you? Eh?

 

[alonsof1fan91]

Just when you think the germans can't find another niche...

I'm looking forward to the inevitable crossover pseudo-offroady version of this.

GLA



oh and I am looking forward to this (A class cabrio):

 

[Robin]

GLA

oh and I am looking forward to this (A class cabrio):

Clever idea, the small cabrio market based on hot hatches is pretty lucrative. I guess this will go up against things like the Mini cabrio and the VW EOS etc. The render looks pretty good but the lights could be better.

Merc has massively expanded the number of segments in the last 2 years to match BMW, I really think there are too many now.

 

[05XR8]

Looks like styling cues from the Figaro/TT/COPEN

 

[Grandea GTR]

GLA



oh and I am looking forward to this (A class cabrio):

Doesn't look that Mercedes-y to me.

 

[GranTurNismo]

The CLA has been facelifted for 2024, and the 415hp CLA 45 AMG S will now be available in the US, making it the first of the four-pot AMGs to be sold stateside

 

[Keef]

The CLA has been facelifted for 2024, and the 415hp CLA 45 AMG S will now be available in the US, making it the first of the four-pot AMGs to be sold stateside

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You got me really excited about this wagon but apparently it won't be coming to the US.

 

[c172fccc]

making it the first of the four-pot AMGs to be sold stateside

I'm confused by that statement. Aren't GLA 35, GLA 45, GLB 35, CLA 35 and CLA 45 four-pot AMGs? Or are you reffering to "AMG S", the trim above AMG?

 

[GranTurNismo]

I'm confused by that statement. Aren't GLA 35, GLA 45, GLB 35, CLA 35 and CLA 45 four-pot AMGs? Or are you reffering to "AMG S", the trim above AMG?

The new CLA 45 is the first AMG S four-cylinder car stateside, I stand corrected.