CLA Test Drive: Eco vs Sport

Took the CLA for a boot yesterday, still not fully sold but here are a few observations...

• ECO mode is a joke. Stop start is jerky and downright annoying.
• Sport mode is quite peppy and the flippers move you up and down easily enough, still want the third pedal but thats moot at this point.
• Got it up to 60 mph quick enough, was well on my way past 100 before the salesboy lost his head and asked me to please slow down.
• The turbo is powerful enough to feel V6ish yet there's no mistaking the FWD, torque steer isnt a problem per se but you can definitely feel the CLA grab the wheel from you.
• As some of the others have mentioned, the CLA is narrow.

Trying to get some more seat time with it but my dealer has a pretty full roster of test drives... Would like to get into a 4Matic equipped CLA and see if that changes anything..