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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 11:51 AM
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My dealer just called and said the first inventory is in. I'm heading out to see them today. Has anyone else had a chance to drive one yet?
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Old Sep 18, 2019 | 11:46 PM
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My dealer just called and said the first inventory is in. I'm heading out to see them today. Has anyone else had a chance to drive one yet?
I went for a test drive today. It has a quieter ride and a smooth transmission than before. That is all true. There does appear to be a couple of bizarre ommissions from the EU version of the car. First, there is no option for an adjustable headrest. the only seats are the single piece sport type. This can be an issue for tall or short people. Second, and this one I still can't fathom. There doesn't appear to be an option for keyless entry. You must press the remote to unlock the car. They do have keyless ignition just not entry. Unless this has been implemented in a different way than any other car it doesn't appear to even be an option!

And of course, as we all expect there are several areas where you wish it was nicer plastic or leather instead of the shiny stuff that's there. I'm not sure I can pull the trigger on the purchase at the current price. The dashboard tech is very cool but there's just a couple of these other things that don't add up to buy.
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Originally Posted by Dogtown
I went for a test drive today. It has a quieter ride and a smooth transmission than before. That is all true. There does appear to be a couple of bizarre ommissions from the EU version of the car. First, there is no option for an adjustable headrest. the only seats are the single piece sport type. This can be an issue for tall or short people. Second, and this one I still can't fathom. There doesn't appear to be an option for keyless entry. You must press the remote to unlock the car. They do have keyless ignition just not entry. Unless this has been implemented in a different way than any other car it doesn't appear to even be an option!

And of course, as we all expect there are several areas where you wish it was nicer plastic or leather instead of the shiny stuff that's there. I'm not sure I can pull the trigger on the purchase at the current price. The dashboard tech is very cool but there's just a couple of these other things that don't add up to buy.
KEYLESS-GO and HANDS-FREE ACCESS options are not available until Jan 2020 production, according to the order guide.
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KEYLESS-GO and HANDS-FREE ACCESS options are not available until Jan 2020 production, according to the order guide.
Any news on the cla35 pricing??
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Any news on the cla35 pricing??
Order guide dated 9/13 still lists both 35 & 45 price as tba.
They will announce it here as soon as they are ready: https://www.media.mbusa.com/
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