Mercedes CLA 45 AMG, First Time Test

Mercedes CLA 45 AMG, First Time Test

Mercedes CLA 45 AMG front - The cooling system takes elements from the SLS and has an additional radiator in a wheel arch.


The Mercedes CLA 45 AMG comes with a very distinctive sporting features a 2.0 liter engine with 360 hp that stands as the world's most powerful four-cylinder and a fairly good dynamic marked by 4Matic AWD. We tried it for the first time.

Mercedes CLA 45 AMG from side and rear - The CLA 45 AMG comes as standard 18-inch wheels. By momeno no data on the measures. The rear bumper housing a diffuser and four tailpipes.


Mercedes CLA 45 AMG from side and rear
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG from side and rear


Mercedes CLA 45 AMG dashboard - Typically AMG: no fanfare. You can see the SPEEDSHIFT DCT lever. Endless configuration possibilities: that is what they offer for the CLA 45 AMG. These sports seats are part of the AMG performance package that does not have price.


Mercedes CLA 45 AMG dashboard
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG dashboard
Mercedes CLA 45 AMG dashboard

Advance information


The Mercedes CLA 45 AMG is the most powerful and sporty CLA Class. Its dimensions vary slightly from the conventional model, but the changes are mainly cosmetic changes to introducing this model. The growing length of six inches, a difference that is marked by prominent bumpers this CLA 45 AMG. Logically rebate height (-16 mm) as AMG sports suspension mounts and widening roads 22 and 14 mm in order to optimize the dynamic response.

An interesting fact is that this Mercedes weighs about 100 kilos more than the CLA 250, which seems counterintuitive in a sporty version where you should look for weight reduction to improve its efficiency and, of course, performance. But keep in mind that this is not a segment for walking with lightweight materials and wastes of the standard riding equipment makes scale penalize. I mean items such as 18-inch wheels and brake discs 350 mm front and 330 rear.

The engine mounts CLA 45 AMG Mercedes AMG is a four-cylinder (the first time the maker of Mercedes sports versions of a block bet so small in its history) of 2.0 liters with the help the turbo delivers 360 horsepower, a figure that places it as the four-cylinder engine more powerful produced in series. Its net maximum torque (460 Nm) delivered just 2,250 rpm, which explains why you have so much drive from the start. Although I must admit I was left a little cold, because when you hear that "is the most powerful in its class" you expect a brutal rush to bury the right pedal to bottom, but the feeling of power just will not let you without words ... The good news is that the German automaker promises a consumer really low considering its power. But I must admit that I think that figure of 6.9 l/100 km, so we have to wait to do a test in depth to see how far it is true.

This powerful engine is coupled with the seven-speed transmission 'AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT' that this experiment has been sensational. Much faster and more effective than the 7G-DCT (dual clutch also).

Once behind the wheel, notes that CLA 45 AMG AMG Mercedes makes the difficult easy and grips the asphalt in surprising ways. Good because it's has all-wheel drive 4Matic, but not alone. The AMG sports suspension also encarag that behavior is magnificent.

The Mercedes CLA 45 AMG goes on sale in September and no official price will be announced until early July. But if you consider that the official rate for the Mercedes A 45 AMG itself is already available and is referenced distance price with Class 250 4Matic and the increased cost that exists with respect to equal version CLA , it seems reasonable to estimate that the final price will leave approximately 61,000 euros.

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