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01-14-2013, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoGuide Mercedes-Benz revealed a brand-new compact car on the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The CLA-Class is the company’s latest effort to attract younger buyers to the brand. 
This car is a little smaller than the C-Class, a staple of the Mercedes lineup. With a projected starting price of around $30,000 it’s also expected to cost a little less than its stablemate — about five grand less.
The CLA-Class design borrows heavily from the CLS — as it should. The company is billing them both a four-door coupes. Mercedes representatives say the car’s styling is very emotional, and it truly makes a bold statement on stage. Its side glass, also known as the “daylight opening” or DLO for short looks like it was pulled directly from the CLS, at about three-fifths scale.
Interestingly, that design isn’t just for looks. The CLA-Class positively slices through the air. Its coefficient of drag is a claimed 0.22, which Mercedes says is the best for any production car.
As for the mechanicals, the only powertrain mentioned at the unveil was a 211 horsepower turbocharged four-cylinder. It should be matched to a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission for lightening-fast shifts.
All-wheel drive will be offered. The company’s latest 4MATIC system was tailor made for front-wheel-drive applications and it supposedly tips the scales at a featherweight 70 kilograms, about 155 pounds.
If you were hoping to get a glimpse of the brand-new Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class in Detroit, here’s a bit of bad news. The car will not be shown in COBO hall. Its official reveal will be at the Geneva Motor Show in March. |     http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2...get-price.html
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01-14-2013, 03:45 PM
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Damn, that is nice for an 'entry-level' Merc. Sure beats BMW's entry level offerings design-wise. Like a sir.
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01-14-2013, 04:26 PM
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01-14-2013, 04:27 PM
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Really like it. Hope the rear seat isn't too squished - if the B250 starts at $30k I'd guess this would too although the options add up REAL fast on the B250 so I doubt you leave the dealer at least than 35-38k plus tax.
I'm almost in the market for a small four door - prefer a manual 2014 A3 or lightly used 328i but this might be quite the ticket.
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01-14-2013, 04:30 PM
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i have a feeling the rear seats are going to feel like osama bin ladens cave.
But sexy looking car.
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01-14-2013, 06:27 PM
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| , I really like this one.
But, I have a very vague feeling that someone will add the "I" from a CDI emblem to the end of the "CLA" 
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01-14-2013, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by CorneringArtist But, I have a very vague feeling that someone will add the "I" from a CDI emblem to the end of the "CLA" | Will be spotted at Ricemond near you   
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01-14-2013, 09:10 PM
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Thats it, this car is offically design for C-Lais..  | |
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01-14-2013, 09:29 PM
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Wow that is one sweet looking car.
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01-15-2013, 07:13 AM
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The C class feels tight for space, so if this is smaller than that, its going to be tight. I like the car design though.
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01-15-2013, 08:01 PM
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The CLS looks amazing, the CLA looks like a ginormous fat woman sat on the back of the car and slid off, giving it that squished tapered rear end.
That, and the FWD proportions really don't do it for me. I'm guessing this is going to be around $40k.... If I can afford that much I'd throw a little bit more down and get a C300 instead. Mercedes is always doing the "free 4matic" promotion anyways.
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01-16-2013, 02:58 PM
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not bad for a "baby" cls but yeah, there probably is no leg room for the people in the back...
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01-16-2013, 09:53 PM
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Really not a fan of that rear end, something looks REALLY off, particularly from a quarter-rear angle.
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01-16-2013, 09:56 PM
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coming soon to a MM design near you 
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01-16-2013, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ts14 coming soon to a MM design near you | I'll just leave this here... 
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01-16-2013, 11:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MuffinMaster I'll just leave this here... | u forgot the "M" badge and the misplaced "AMG" logos
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01-16-2013, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ts14 u forgot the "M" badge and the misplaced "AMG" logos | Those badges/sticker bomb 
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Someone PM me the link to the black/white sketch of the c-lai 
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01-16-2013, 11:53 PM
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01-17-2013, 11:26 AM
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01-17-2013, 07:48 PM
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01-17-2013, 07:58 PM
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so.. this is FWD?
gross.. still rather have a 1 or 2 series (whatever they're calling them these days) instead then. i'll admit that this car does look nice but i'm still a sucker for RWD.
just looked it up and it's built on the A/B class platform
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01-17-2013, 11:04 PM
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B Class platform
do not want
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