New Mercedes-Benz CLA Compact Sports Saloon

While some people are enjoying Christmas Eve with their families, others are busy posting on forums and leaking official shots of new cars like the Mercedes-Benz CLA compact saloon.

A total of five images of the new Mercedes entry-level sedan including three of the exterior and two of the interior made their way online.



As was the case with the revealing CLA scoops in Iceland this past September, the car pictured here is a regular model fitted with Mercedes' AMG exterior and interior styling packages and not the CLA 45 AMG, which will feature a similar aero kit but will do away with the "diamond" front grille.

Being that it will be the first member of Mercedes-Benz's extended family of A-Class-based compact models to be offered in the States, the CLA is anticipated to make its world premiere on this side of the Atlantic, possibly as early as next month's Detroit Motor Show.

Naturally, the engine lineup will be shared with the A-Class hatchback offering consumers a variety of turbocharged four-cylinder diesel and petrol units, including a 2.0-liter gasoline powerplant with 208hp (211PS) for the CLA 250 BlueEFFICIENCY, and a heavily tuned version of the same engine delivering 350-horsepower and 332 lb-ft (450Nm) for the all-wheel drive CLA 45 AMG.

Mercedes' newly developed 4AMTIC all-wheel drive system for cars with front-wheel drive will be offered as an option on other CLA models as well.

 

 

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Mercedes-Benz Releases Pictures and Video of New CLA and CLA 45 AMG

According to the crew over at the German-language Mercedes-Benz Passion website, the brand with the star has shared a multitude of pictures and a video of the upcoming Mercedes CLA compact sports saloon ahead of the car's world premiere at the Detroit motor show in mid-January next year.This wouldn't be a first for Mercedes-Benz, which often releases pictures of its future models, sometimes with heavy camouflage, sometimes without, in advance of their world debuts, as was the case recently with the A 45 AMG hatchback.

We don't have the official press release in our hands yet – it shouldn't be long before Mercedes shares it with the rest of the world, but it's obvious that there are two CLA models pictured here, a regular version and the AMG model, both featuring the brand's 4Matic all-wheel drive system, developed for FWD models with front transverse engines.

The new CLA is a spin-off model from the A-Class hatchback, with which it shares its platform, albeit stretched in length, the interior and mechanical components, including a range of four-cylinder turbocharged diesel and gasoline engines topped by the AMG model fitted with a 2.0-liter force-fed unit rated at 350-horsepower and 332 lb-ft (450Nm).

Unlike the hatchback, which has been received warmly in Europe, the CLA will be offered in North America as well.

 

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