After the failure of the EQS and EQE electric vehicles in Stuttgart made an sewage. A separate EQ family remained in the past; The controversial, deliberately streamlined bodies turned out to be a dead end. Contrary to traditions, the new language language was shown not on the example of flagships: the style of promising Mercedes-Benz promotes the most affordable model! From a-class, the banner crosses the Cla, and in the same family they essentially fit two.
Mercedes-Benz had to copy the BMW strategy: now both fuel and purely electrical modifications will be produced under the same name. No more EQA: “Battery” option is called Cla with EQ Technology. Unification means compromises on architecture, common appearance and salons.
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But in the third generation, CLA received an “adult” chassis: the MMA platform with a multi -link rear suspension and McPherson racks is based on the basis. Although de facto, depending on the type of power, is used by different chassis: a classic platform-scienceboard or a “transverse” platform with an optional mechanical all-wheel drive.
In the dimensions of the third generation, Mercedes-Benz CLA of the third generation was equal to Tesla Model 3: the length and height are almost identical. However, the American electric car exceeds the novelty in distance between the axes: the difference is seven centimeters. Compared to the past CLA, the wheelbase is stretched by six centimeters, and the length/width/height increased by 35/25/29 millimeters, respectively. However, only the front riders became more spacious: behind the legs and elbows are less, and the trunk volume was reduced by 12% – these are the costs of unification.
However, a pleasant bonus awaits buyers of an electric car: the new Cla was the first Mercedes for almost a hundred years with a front trunk! 101 liters are placed in the compartment. Outside, the “battery” option cannot be confused thanks to a plug with 142 luminous stars. Lighting technology with a three-beam star is a branded feature of all future Mercedes-Benz, although matrix headlights are an option for Cla. But behind the electric and fuel versions are not much different: fashion in the “secret” exhaust in Stuttgart follow.
According to the proportions and form factor, CLA resembles the predecessor, but the coefficient of aerodynamic resistance is outstanding: CC = 0.21. The novelty is symbolically inferior to the flagship EQS (CX = 0.20). Largely, thanks to the streamlined body, Mercedes-Benz managed to achieve a record economy: electricity consumption can be kept within 12.2-12.5 kilowatt-hour per 100 kilometers of the WLTP cycle! In the segment leaders – Lucid Air Pure and Fiat 500 Electric (13 kW*h/100 km), but it should be borne in mind that Chinese electric cars were not measured according to the WLTP standard.
The Mercedes-Benz press service highlighted the electric Cla with EQ Technology: at the start of sales there will be versions with 250+ or 350 45MATIC indices. In the first case, the rear, synchronous electric motor with constant magnets develops 272 hp. and 335 Nm. Optionally available an all -wheel drive option with a peak in 354 hp. and 515 Nm. At first, there will be only one battery: a lithium-ion with a capacity of 85 kilowatt hours. The course of the course will be 792 or 771 kilometers along the WLTP cycle. Then there will be a simplified equipment with a lithium-yellow-phosphate battery with a capacity of 58 kilowatt hours.
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For all electric vehicles, an 800-volt electrical system and a two-stage transmission were declared, which promises fast charging (up to 320 kW) and a solid maximum speed (210 km/h). However, by the standards of competitors, the charging rate from 10% to 80% is not record – the process takes 22 minutes. According to the criterion of the specific charging speed (2.7 kilowatt-hour per minute), Chinese competitors are also ahead. But the two-stage gearbox allows the Mercedes-Benz Cla to tow a trailer with a full weighing of 1.8 tons, and recovery braking is configured so that the sensations for the driver did not change.
Gasoline Mercedes-Benz Cla will come up only by the end of the year. The M 252 engine will be supplied from China from the Geely Aurobay joint venture. The “turbochester” with a working volume of 1.5 liters is aggregated with an 8-speed pre-sequent “robot” with a built-in 27-horsepower electric motor; The battery with a capacity of 1.3 kilowatt-hours will be placed under the driver’s chair.
According to insiders, three moderate hybrids with a capacity of 136, 163 or 190 horsepower are expected. In the first two cases, the CLA will be front-wheel drive, in the top version-with all-wheel drive with the coupling of the rear axle connection. The characteristics have to be confirmed, but the gasoline sedan will definitely be much easier than an electric car with a equipped mass of 2135 kilograms.
The Mercedes-Benz chief designer recognized the problems of interiors with large screens, but the new Cla has the same concept, only the front panel is called Superscreen. Rich sets can have two or three screens, and both touchscreen are 14-inch, and the dashboard (10.25 inches) does not have a visor. The projection display with a diagonal of 12.2 inches is also provided, but in a “simple” interpretation without augmented reality. The MBUX media system has moved to the fourth generation, connects to the Joystics of the Xbox and can act as a gaming console.
The new CLA is laid by built -in Microsoft and Google services, a voice assistant with artificial intelligence, Chatgpt and Gemini. There is navigation with Google Maps, which calculates the supply of electric car, taking into account the terrain, ambient temperature, speed and microclimate in the cabin. The basic package includes a panoramic roof with heat -insulating glass, a central airbag, as well as a complex of electronic assistants MB.Drive. By tradition, the press service did not show the easiest Mercedes-Benz.
In Europe, the sales of the third-generation Mercedes-Benz CLA will begin in July, collecting vehicles for the local market will continue in Germany. Prices have not yet been announced, but a mark of 60-65 thousand euros is considered a landmark. By the end of the year, the novelty will appear in export markets and will be prescribed in China at the Beijing-Benz factory. In 2026, the station wagon will replenish the gamut, and in the future, crossovers, including G-Class, will release on the same platform. This time the success of the development vector of the electric vehicle Mercedes-Benz depends on the successes of the “younger” model, so it is worth monitoring sales carefully./M
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