Mercedes Goes SHOOTING Hoping Buyers Will Give This Model A BRAKE. Is It AVANT Garde Enough For YOU?

2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 S Shooting Brake An exceptional AMG engine finds an unusual, attractive and practical berth

The road that led to the creation of this expensive and unbelievably quick junior AMG estate began when Mercedes introduced the third-gen A-Class in 2013. It was a different car from the imaginative, original A-Class. The body had morphed into more customary two-box proportions and, as for the powertrain, rather than sitting obliquely beneath the front footwell in an ingenious feat of packaging that didn’t compromise safety, it now rested above the front axle, as with every other hatchback.

Out-sprinting the Audi really does guarantee mad pace, doesn’t it? The AMG is of course lighter than its rivals from the class above, although at 1705kg it’s also some 90kg heavier than before. Some of that extra mass derives from the new AMG Torque Control rear axle that, as in the A45 S hatchback with which this hottest CLA shares so much DNA, uses electronically controlled clutch packs built into the differential.

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skytop - 7/10/2020 5:41:52 AM

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People are getting tired of driving a shoe box SUV on wheels. The shooting brake style gives both interior space plus style.

Car4life1 - 7/10/2020 1:37:48 PM

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Agreed and rumor has it, depending on how this wagon is received, may set the stage for a return of the C Class wagon along with the AMG variant, fingers crossed

qwertyfla1 - 7/10/2020 9:29:19 AM

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Nice to see more wagons/estate/brake/hatch as alternatives to all the SUV/CUV products flooding the market but most people prefer the higher elevation viewpoints of the later.

Moo1 - 7/10/2020 9:34:18 AM

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Nice station wagon

MDarringer - 7/10/2020 9:56:56 AM

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Ugly. The CLA as a base car is style challenged with its attempt to make CLS styling fit a car that it much smaller and FWD. It just doesn't work. The rise-and-fall lower line of the DLO does no Mercedes any favors, but here it makes the car look squished. Turning that into a wagon just exacerbates all of the sins. The A Class is better looking--still not a gem--but a huge step in the right direction.

scenicbyway12 - 7/10/2020 3:02:48 PM

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Well, I think it's cool, but keep it in Europe, the American market only buys wagons if they are badged Subaru.

Car4life1 - 7/11/2020 9:36:39 AM

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The Mercedes E Class wagon has been doing well the last few decades along with the AMG variant becoming an instant classic, and one of the most desired machines amongst enthusiasts

xjug1987a - 7/11/2020 1:09:42 PM

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Its not coming here...