I will be in the market for a new car later in the year and almost pulled the trigger on the BMW 320i coming later this spring until I started seeing previews of this CLA coming to the market in Sep.
Some questions if anyone here has someone insider info.
a) I am interested in manual transmission cars, though would not avoid automatics entirely given the realities of finding a manual car on any dealer lot within 200 miles of me. Does anyone know what Mercedes thoughts are about the CLA and a manual transmission? My google searches are turning of junk and mis information.
b) A concern about the CLA is this front wheel drive situation and that a turbo engine with front wheel drive equals torque steer on poorly refined cars. Does anyone here have experience with current front wheel drive Mercedes that can speak to their experience with torque steer? Torque steer is an evil that robs performance, handling, and fuel economy.
c) In addition to considering the CLA, 320i, I was also looking at the Buick Verano turbo. I do not care about badges or perceptions, I really care about actual car capability, functionality, and utility for real world driving. If anyone else on here is in a similar car buying mode like me, what intrigues you to the CLA over the Verano or 320i?
Thanks for any info.
Some questions if anyone here has someone insider info.
a) I am interested in manual transmission cars, though would not avoid automatics entirely given the realities of finding a manual car on any dealer lot within 200 miles of me. Does anyone know what Mercedes thoughts are about the CLA and a manual transmission? My google searches are turning of junk and mis information.
b) A concern about the CLA is this front wheel drive situation and that a turbo engine with front wheel drive equals torque steer on poorly refined cars. Does anyone here have experience with current front wheel drive Mercedes that can speak to their experience with torque steer? Torque steer is an evil that robs performance, handling, and fuel economy.
c) In addition to considering the CLA, 320i, I was also looking at the Buick Verano turbo. I do not care about badges or perceptions, I really care about actual car capability, functionality, and utility for real world driving. If anyone else on here is in a similar car buying mode like me, what intrigues you to the CLA over the Verano or 320i?
Thanks for any info.