Now for the most important part of the vehicle, you better love your interior because its the most seen part of you vehicle, from your eyes at least. The CLA brings a quality to the entry level luxury game that I'm not sure the Verano and ILX can match....
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As Expected the CLA is dressed far nicer on the interior than its two competitors. The Leather looks butter soft, the center stack gleams and there are buckets all the way around, even in the rear. My one complaint is the glued on look of the nav screen. MY favourite part has to be the retro looking gauges...
As Expected the CLA is dressed far nicer on the interior than its two competitors. The Leather looks butter soft, the center stack gleams and there are buckets all the way around, even in the rear. My one complaint is the glued on look of the nav screen. MY favourite part has to be the retro looking gauges...
The ILX is by far the ugliest. You get the Verano in Europe but as Opels Astra.
Besides you get the OPC which will blow the doors of a CLA
interior of the Verrano is acceptable, but the CLA interior is the nicest. I am, as you put it, "uninspired" by the ILX interior. It's nice that the nav screen is better integrated into the interior design of the Verrano. It has always bugged me the way that Mercedes designs its nav screens. Just kinda stuck on the dash.
but what we have to consider when looking at these interiors is that on the CLA all of those features were falling in love with are charge options. Butter soft leather, charged. Nav screen, charged. Heated seats, charged....
The Verano and ILX include those...
So realistically at $30K you get ugly cloth buckers, cold seats and no nav... now for $40k thats a different story..
So what you are saying is that the CLA only really compares with the other two when you spend $1,000s on the options. This makes sense to me. That is where luxury cars make a killing.
I can't imagine someone getting a luxury vehicle and not opting for leather seats, and a navigation system, and heated seats especially in the northern states.)
Does anybody know how the Verrano and the ILX did in reviews?
The opc is just an astra with the body kit. We don't get anything looking like the verano... Our astra is like the one in your photo.The ILX is by far the ugliest. You get the Verano in Europe but as Opels Astra.
Besides you get the OPC which will blow the doors of a CLA
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If the verano is the equivalent of our astra then it's a car starting at 15K and this cannot be compared with a 30K CLA... No one notices an astra. It's the average entry level car..
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Interesting, so in your opinion what Euro spec vehicles are direct competitors for the CLA, besides the typical audi a3 and BMW 1? I'm in north america and thats why i put the CLA up against those two...
There are no "direct" competitors at the moment I would say.
A3 sedan and 2-series coupe/gran groupe will be in a while though!
The typical A3 and 1-series start about 5k lower than the entry level CLA but these cars are direct competitors to the A-class in europe...
A3 sedan and 2-series coupe/gran groupe will be in a while though!
The typical A3 and 1-series start about 5k lower than the entry level CLA but these cars are direct competitors to the A-class in europe...
I think it is pretty clear that the ILX does not compare to the CLA and the Verano. Most would say the Verano isn't quite as nice as the CLA, but I think there is some room for personal taste to sway either way.
If the Verano's cabin is more spacious than the CLA's then I would give it the win for interior design. If it is also squished in the back seat then I would stay with the CLA.
If the Verano's cabin is more spacious than the CLA's then I would give it the win for interior design. If it is also squished in the back seat then I would stay with the CLA.
i don't see how a more spacious interior results in a win for interior design.... there's much more to base an interior win aside from more space. how functional it is, features, look, feel, materials, and more just to start would factor in
I think we are being too harsh with the CLA comparing it with Verano's and ILX's. I know that over the states you like to include all different kinds of fruits when comparing baskets but I think we lose our true focus.
The CLA is a compact sedan coupe with the best aerodynamic coefficiency in the world made by one of the finest luxury brands. If we take a look at the photos showing the profile of the car its obvious that such a silhouette cannot provide huge amounts of space.
Concerning the design, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so all opinions are respected of course.
More space, more tech gizmos and lower prices alone don't make a car better than the CLA.
The CLA is a compact sedan coupe with the best aerodynamic coefficiency in the world made by one of the finest luxury brands. If we take a look at the photos showing the profile of the car its obvious that such a silhouette cannot provide huge amounts of space.
Concerning the design, beauty is in the eye of the beholder so all opinions are respected of course.
More space, more tech gizmos and lower prices alone don't make a car better than the CLA.
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