Mercedes CLA45 AMG to debut at NY Auto Show

[benyl]

Originally posted by Xtrema


Ok, something with 4 year warranty..... gee.

and it isn't a shit box.

[Sentry]

Neither are my cars, but that's how a lot of people see anything more than like 5 years old. The kind of people that think this is a performance bargain at 60k.

Wouldn't even have to be a modified car, lots of older stock cars can match those numbers for a fraction of the cos t. 996tt, Z06, etc.

Buying a new car just because it has a warranty is what 20-something girls do when they buy Kias and Hyundais.

[Sentry]

To clarify, in case the point got muddled, I'm not shitting on buying new cars. However, buying a new car for performance per dollar is just doing it wrong.

[benyl]

Some people like new.

[Mitsu3000gt]

Originally posted by Sentry
To clarify, in case the point got muddled, I'm not shitting on buying new cars. However, buying a new car for performance per dollar is just doing it wrong.

What would be some 5ish year old cars with dual clutch gearboxes, luxury interiors, AWD, and enough HP to put them in the 4 second 0-60 range without being modified or sacrificing reliability? For me, it's the combination of all those things while not being ridiculously huge that is attractive, not strictly the 0-60 time.

Also I thought it was $43K for the AMG, but is it really $60K? I'd think most people would jump to the C63 AMG, even a "base" model, at that point.

[ercchry]

for me its more about the refinement... if i wanted just an all out raw power machine for mid $40s i'd get a mustang GT and strap on a super charger... but then im stuck with a 2 door ford that will get stuck halfway up the ski hill road

[benyl]

Originally posted by ercchry
for me its more about the refinement... if i wanted just an all out raw power machine for mid $40s i'd get a mustang GT and strap on a super charger... but then im stuck with a 2 door ford that will get stuck halfway up the ski hill road

with no engine warranty.

[ercchry]

Originally posted by benyl


with no engine warranty.

doesnt the ford racing one give you something? if not... then a shelby

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt
Also I thought it was $43K for the AMG, but is it really $60K? I'd think most people would jump to the C63 AMG, even a "base" model, at that point.

I think $43K is where a fully loaded CLA250 4Matic will end up to be, in the US.

I'm sure CLA45, even if it starts at $43K, I can bet it options out to be $60K. Just like C63 starts at $65K but almost $80K when every option box checked.

Originally posted by Sentry
To clarify, in case the point got muddled, I'm not shitting on buying new cars. However, buying a new car for performance per dollar is just doing it wrong.

I can respect that view.

[msommers]

Originally posted by Mitsu3000gt


What would be some 5ish year old cars with dual clutch gearboxes, luxury interiors, AWD, and enough HP to put them in the 4 second 0-60 range without being modified or sacrificing reliability? For me, it's the combination of all those things while not being ridiculously huge that is attractive, not strictly the 0-60 time.

Moreover, having a warranty for a MB just seems to make sense.

What options are available? And what kind of stuff is standard?

[bart]

i wonder if a chip will do anything? or will the engine be maxed from the start

[ercchry]

Originally posted by bart
i wonder if a chip will do anything? or will the engine be maxed from the start

26psi sounds pretty maxed to me

[cam_wmh]

Originally posted by rage2
How much was your Golf R? It's a totally different segment, but I'm curious where the price gap will be.

totally different? how so? dick-stick vs slushbox?
"but dearrr, i can't drive a manual."



you don't think they'd be shopped against each other?
i sure would.

[rage2]

2 door hatch vs 4 door coupe. Totally different segment.

[flipstah]

Originally posted by rage2
2 door hatch vs 4 door coupe. Totally different segment.

Correct, but I think what cam was going for was similar to my situation:

- set budget
- AWD preference

What options are out there that fits with my lifestyle?

So in a way, its being compared.

[Cos]

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[Disoblige]

Cool, Mercedes Canada's website has a section for the CLA. Fall 2013 for the 250, as mentioned before

Mercedes-Benz Canada - CLA

I wonder what Audi's S3 will be like compared to this.

[cam_wmh]

Originally posted by rage2
2 door hatch vs 4 door coupe. Totally different segment.

Oh my mistake. I misread the model in the thread.

I thought it was the A series 4 door AMG hatch.

That said, the Golf R's are all 4 doors in Canada.
You have the traditional 2 door option in the US.

[bart]

the S3 is 300hp and not coming here i dont think

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by bart
the S3 is 300hp and not coming here i dont think

I think S3 will be here but it won't be competition of CLA45. That will probably be RS3 which I'm 100% sure we won't get or not at rumored price level of CLA45.

And since RS3 won't be here til 2014 in Europe, We won't see it til 2015 if we are even getting it, at least a year behind CLA45.

But I think A/S3 should be about a couple hundred pounds less than CLA. It may offset a bit on the power deficiency.

Both base 2.0L units are very similar in specs. So A3 vs CLA250 would just be preference of exterior styling.