Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Urban Review

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Mercedes-Benz CLA 200 Urban Review

CLA is expressed as the development of the Mercedes-Benz CLS, but has a much more compact dimensions than the CLS. Compared CLS, CLA also without big bang engine, but still quite powerful and fuel-efficient. The last is certainly astonishing, CLA has an impressive drag coefficient and into series-production vehicles in the world's most aerodynamic.

Sitting as the driver, the steering wheel CLA solid in your hand. The characters are still the same money with the C-Class or E-Class. Visuality to the front, left and right sides, and the rear is also good. Low seat makes sitting position similar sports cars, let alone supported bench type semi bucked the design is very sporty. The controls on the center console is also easy to understand and not complicated, either for setting entertainment features, air conditioning, Eco mode to control. All of these key functions are well integrated and the position is still within reach of the driver's hands. At the center of the dashboard there is a button to activate the transmission mode Eco-Sport-Manual (ESM), and there is also a button activating the ECO mode.

Position the transmission mode in the S (Sport), the 4-cylinder engine 1.595cc CLA is able to provide awesome acceleration. The computer system will keep the engine rev at 3,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm to change gears in order to get to the top of the power that is always available. On paper Mercedes-Benz CLA can wreak power 156 hp with 250 Nm of torque and acceleration from 0-100 km / h in 8.5 seconds. The times are superior when the cars similar engine capacity only able to sit in the position 10 seconds upwards.

Performance

Simply press the lever to the right of the paddle shift gear manually raised position, and vice versa press the paddle shift to the left to lower the gear. Shortly you will be lulled into how the ability of CLA compact machine, at least that is what we feel when the testing session berkelir this silver car.

CLA was not only offers driving pleasure of a variety of modern features on the heart energy. He was able to provide the fuel efficiency solutions through ECO mode that can be activated when you just want to just cruising in the middle of the metropolis without having a headache frequently stopped by the gas station. The ECO function also includes an auto start / stop engine system that is able to stop the car when the engine work in a position to stop and stepped on the brake pedal. The effect of course on minimizing wasted fuel while stuck in traffic or stopped at a traffic light.