I drove the W246 B 250 in Victoria BC a few weeks ago. It's quick, has massive torque, the fuel economy is good, the handling is a lot better than the old B Class I drive, the interior is nice other than the hard plastic glovebox door and lower dash (old B had padded vinyl there)...the CLA interior is identical to the W246. The steering is better than the last generation A/B Class, though it's still too light. The engine is noisy when revved but you basically don't need to rev it, so huge is the torque (it peaks between 1200 and 4000 RPM).
I wonder if I will fit in the CLA - the roof looks so low, lower than a CLS (which I barely fit in the front of). The B 250 has tons of room.
The platform of the new B and A are identical, but the centre of gravity of the B is higher. So yeah, the CLA should handle better, but engine and suspension wise it's the same. The interiors are literally identical.
Seeing how the CLA has actually been spotted in Europe a while back, seems like they will be getting it before us. I will expect reviews of the European market CLA to be out before the american ones.
Now we need video reviews and video's covering what exactly the CLA can do and how well it can do it.
I want to see 0-60, 60-0, 0-100, 100-0, 1/4 mile, slalom, etc.
and of course, video comparisons
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