The third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA rides on the corporate’s new MMA platform, which provides it extra total size and an extended wheelbase than prior generations. The cabin is, consequently, extra accommodating for passengers. It’s additionally lastly constructed in a far more becoming of a automobile with a Mercedes emblem on the hood. We’ve discovered some fashionable Mercedes automobiles to are inclined to squeak and rattle right here and there, and there’s a few of that right here, however the brand new CLA feels a reduce above its predecessors. You’ll not really feel such as you is likely to be making a compromise whenever you get into the model’s entry-level mannequin. The match and end of supplies now appear to be on the identical normal as one thing just like the C-Class or E-Class.
The CLA with EQ Know-how has loads of headroom for an average-sized 5-foot-9-inch driver. Rear visibility sees enhancements from the earlier era because of new daylight openings simply previous the rear doorways. The brand new dashboard design additionally retains the view ahead comparatively clear.
Including Mercedes’ pretty massaging perform to the entrance seats might be carried out à la carte for under $50 — lower than the price of a single therapeutic massage session. All CLA fashions include a built-in selfie digicam and a set panoramic glass moonroof.
The again seats really feel tight, maybe a tad much less so than prior CLA generations. Seating behind a mean driver’s place doesn’t go away a lot area for lengthy legs. Nevertheless, because of the utterly flat flooring, foot room feels extra usable.
The electrical CLA’s trunk capability eclipses that of bigger sedans, together with Mercedes’ personal full-size S-Class. With 14.3 cubic toes of cargo area within the again, plus a 2.5-cubic-foot frunk (entrance trunk), this little sedan comes normal with stunning cargo-carrying talents.
