CLA 35, CLA 45 AMG (C117, C118) 2013 to Present, Two generations

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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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What do you guys think?

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What do you guys think of this car?

I am thinking about it to replace my E class Cab since its such a small car.


Seems like it's going to be fun to drive around the city!
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 03:00 PM
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 03:02 PM
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Should be interesting..
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 05:32 PM
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A good question will be if itwill have a week offset like our c-class????
time will tell
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 06:23 PM
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It varies.
I think it will be a winner all the way!
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:24 PM
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very cosmopolitan...
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Old Mar 6, 2013 | 07:51 PM
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im very excited to see one - wished they were arrived sooner
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Frnakito71
A good question will be if itwill have a week offset like our c-class????
time will tell
week offsets...
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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week offsets...
Haha! Sorry for that and thank you for correcting me, WEAK offsets, two many glasses of Wine that day....
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 03:48 PM
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Should be a fantastic car especially with the starting price.
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Old Mar 7, 2013 | 07:52 PM
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a car that can't do the throttle reset.
How much is it? And when is it going to be here?
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 07:29 AM
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Looks like fun, turbo sounds different.

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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 09:38 AM
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Turbo sounds awesome! That's gotta be a decent size twin scroll turbo to be that loud from that far away. I can hardly wait!!!!!
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Old Mar 8, 2013 | 12:15 PM
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Exhaust sounds pretty nice!
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Should be a great car, though don't know how much can be done on the stock turbo. It is already pushing 26psi.

Still hoping Audi comes out with the RS3 here with the turbo 5. Since I doubt the wagon version will make it here either, I think the renderings of the RS3 sedan look better than the CLA45.

Only time will tell.

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Old Mar 9, 2013 | 03:01 PM
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my favorite part is all the farting it does in the video, like the interior but not a fan of the back end set up...just the way it looks throws me off
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 02:10 PM
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I bet it will be a great car but I don't personally like the styling.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 09W211
week offsets...
Agreed. I really could care less what style of wheels I could put on my car. I'm not buying something to bling it out, I want performance, not to decrease it.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 05:09 PM
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This past weekend....

There was a CLA at the Amelia Island Councours at the Mercedes display.
Sorry, no.
It looks cheap, small, and undistinguihable from lots of other small cars on the market. In my useless opinion, it cheapens the brand. Welcome to the Mercedes Taurus/Sentra/Optima, etc. There's a couple pictures in my phone. Surely lots of others have posted it already.
Go ahead, flame away. I think you will feel the same when you see it.
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I'll consider the shooting brake version...
Is there one coming out??
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Old Mar 22, 2013 | 03:34 PM
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Looks like a golf gti at the back for me! Not likeing that much!

sounds cool ( but as nice as V8) ???

Focus RS should have bean 4WD!
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The CLA is SICK!!!!!
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Old Mar 31, 2013 | 11:19 PM
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This is the first car I've seen in a long time that has piqued my interest. My requirements are pretty simple: great performance, four doors (with enough room for my kids in the back), AWD, a stick and it has to be something a little different (i.e., I don't like seeing myself coming and going). The only thing wrong with this car is the transmission -- but it might actually have enough of the other stuff to get me over it.

My eyes have been wandering on websites for a while but I haven't come across anything exciting. I know there are great sedans out there but they've all fallen short to me.

I recently test drove the 335xi and S4. I was most disappointed with 335xi. It has an awesome engine but the car otherwise fell flat to me. I actually liked the S4 quite a bit by comparison to the Bimmer but it pailed in comparison to its predecessor, the B7 V8, which I drove a number of years ago. Unfortunately, the M3 isn't available with AWD and the C63 has neither AWD or a stick. The CTS-V doesn't have AWD and I don't have any gold chains. Acuras are...well...fugly and cold. Every Infiniti I've ever driven (including my parents' old FX) sounds like Chewbacca at full throttle and their styling does nothing for me. The Lexus IS-F also lacks AWD, a stick...and a soul.

The CLA45 is really the first car to get me seriously thinking about a new car. I'm not ready to put down a deposit but I will definitely be calling my local Mercedes dealer very soon. I look forward to seeing whatever you guys can find about the car (e.g., options lists, color charts, etc.).

-Eric

P.S. I see the criticisms about its styling but I think that's what's so great about this car -- it's just different. It eschews the norm and almost looks like a caricature of an AMG car. I love it.

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