750km from an 85kwh battery and 300km of charge added in 10 minutes. Thats fairly much double the specs of my tesla model S (with 85kwh battery) from just 6 years ago. Finally a manufacturer thinking about range rather than excessive unusable acceleration.
I wouldn't say Tesla doesn't care about range. Their drivetrains and efficiency today are among the best in the market. And it's nice that Mercedes is catching up/overtaking now. But up until today their tech is average at best.
Exactly,people want torque not crazy speeds.also lighter both drive units and battery pack for overall efficiency of the EV for better range . not pointless sub 3 seconds MADD accelerations.
I know! I got to drive some other cars there (not the CLA) and I was going careful and the convoy car was saying “You can turn off ESP now and have some fun round the corners” 😂 But yeah, I would have assumed you’d need an SUV in those conditions. But 4MATIC & winter tyres. Brilliant combo on any model of Mercedes.
Not so sure P Zero run flats on my C43 would have had the same grip, even with AWD😬. Tyres make such a difference …. And a talented driver, which I’m not 😂
Mercedes needs to add 360 surveillance to their cars like tesla.. Im tired of having people scratch my mercedes on a parking lot and no clue who has done it.
So long as the inside doesn't look like a set from " happy days" like the prototype 😂 It sounds really impressive no doubt it will look really nice. Thank you for asking about the combustion engine. As usual Nick a great video. Thank you
Thank you! Sorry for the camera angles, I could only have two! One pointing out and one pointing in. Wasn’t allowed to show the dashboard. It was covered up anyway… Glad you enjoyed it!
@npoleary Well your videos are very good Nick. You don't carry a wooden stick showing fake exhausts or scratch plastic like some presenters. It's not often presenters get a chance as you do surely that's because of your honest approach. Keep up the good work.
Interesting that the petrol engines will be actually built by Geely…but then again the previous lower powered CLA engines were from Renault…do wonder if new trade restrictions will impact Geely production of engine - will have to see! Great initial drive and questions asked there.
The engine is not built by Geely. It uses some parts from Geely but the research is by Mercedes and the production is in house. Don't spread unfound rumours from the Chinese website. Mercedes management in China has denied the rumours and the Chinese auto websites have corrected their information.
It was all covered up with a black cloth so I couldn’t easily see it. But it looks like a bit like the E-Class superscreen. Apparently running a new infotainment system called MB.OS 🤓 If I hear anything else, I’ll you know with a new video! 🤓🙏
I do not get why you need screens…. I drive not that much, but still 33.000km/ year on average. I never needed a screen. I do not even turn on music every time. Just watch the road and done.
Im a bit confused. In Canada, the Mercedes Benz website already shows 2025 CLAs ready to build and order/purchase but no mention of its electric abilities. Is the car you tested going to be a 2026 model?
Yeah dealers for some reason in the USA & Canada like to say and advertise that the car they have for sale is 2025. They all do it regardless of the manufacturer, when in fact in this case the car’s not out yet. What they have on offer will be the current shape. For the new style CLA, this is going to be announced in spring and then made available later in the year that you’ll actually be able to drive around. But double check with Mercedes in the USA / Canada, they might not be getting it. You’ll have to ask them 🤓
It was all covered up with a black cloth so I couldn’t easily see it. But it looks like a bit like the E-Class SuperScreen. Apparently running a new infotainment system called MB.OS 🤓 If I hear anything else, I’ll let you know with a new video! 🤓🙏
Was it a Shooting Break or a regular saloon? That glass roof is absolutely amazing! Also I hope they will offer the new CLA with 1.3L engine too. Those 2L engines from Mercedes are pretty thirsty lately (and also Volvo engines made by Geely). That 1.3L 200 was really great little engine for every day. Btw were you able to see a new steering wheel? Is there any improvement on touch buttons?😇 Cheers
Saloon shape but officially called a coupe (coupe just referring to the roof line, not the number of doors) No sadly it was all covered up! I was surprised he was able to drive 😅 I’ll let everyone know for the review!
No sadly the inside was all covered up with black cloth clipped to everything (same cloth on the seats if you look at the back of the car in the video) Even the multimedia system was all covered up :( But it looked like an E-Class SuperScreen…we’ll hopefully see more in spring!
Nick do you know if merc have come up with quiet headlights for the CLA? The motors running to move the projectors are very noticable in the supposedly premium system used in the eqe and eqs. Probably not noticable in the noise of the petrol cars.
Not sure I haven’t been able to get that close to it just yet! But I have to say I haven’t heard that on current models anyway…is that not something you can only hear outside?
@@npoleary it is very loud inside the car. The headlights need to be on. It is a thumping sound at half second intervals. Merc tell me its ‘normal’ bit seems like poor engineering to me. Anyone thinking of buying a quiet merc ahould take it into a quiet dark space and hear it, then decide if its annoying.
@@npoleary I’ve sat in a few eqe all of which have the issue. It’s the quiet cabin that makes it noticable. Hence the CLA ev may end up with the same issue.
Hey Nick, how would you say the build quality of the interior trim compares to the EQE? Do you know if the trim in that test car (especially the door trim) was cheaper looking than you will get optionally considering that there was no button for memory seat adjustment?
It was all covered up I’m afraid! Didn’t get the opportunity to see it. It was a jump in and go. Due to the nature of its early development I wasn’t allowed to point the camera at anything else than what you saw in the video. And besides it’s a pre-production car so won’t represent the final product yet so would be unfair to test. Gotta test the real thing in Spring! 🙏
@ Totally understand, this is a really exciting car with beautiful lines. Can you try squeezing CLA AMG model info and release year out of the germans next time you get the chance to speak with them? 😅
Mercedes will be a few years ahead of everybody foe a while. Think Tesla will catch up in a bit and surpass by a significant margin. But this car will blow everything out of the water. 750km on a 85kwh battery with 320kw charging with a price of 65k euros max. Lucid not even close….. Hope the shooting brake comes out immediately
You think so? They'll be ahead for maybe six months. Don't even think about 800V charging for 65K. They'll reserve that for the 85kWh battery. 65K will be the price for the LFP 400V version.
Sadly the car’s not out yet so Mercedes haven’t published the stats on length. They’ll also confirm exact battery sizes / model variations in Spring for the countries it’ll be sold in. I’m hoping to cover its official announcement / release so keep an eye out!
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Hopefully they've focused on interior quality and standard features. Because when Chinese cars costing half the price have more features, better interior quality and similar range, it makes a Mercedes far less appealing because at that point you're just paying for the name.
I don’t think so, although I posted about that tech a few weeks ago I believe Mercedes are still working on that sort of thing. Don’t believe it’ll be out just yet
Great video, but yet another electric car, when electric cars aren't selling and also any new electric car over 40k will be hit with higher car tax of £600 a year
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! But a couple of points, there’s a non plug-in hybrid version coming too. So like a self regenerated one. Not sure on the naming yet that they’ll use. And with regard to electric not selling….Simply not true. I’ve seen plenty of media outlets who manipulate how they word the article to get a good angle on the story. It’s false and misleads people. Very frustrating as it’s not the truth. Look: www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/ SMMT who report on all car registrations for the UK show the full story. EV’s are way up recently! They’ve never been more popular. Yeah the tax thing isn’t great….I don’t agree with that though.
Be careful on believing the anti-ev hype. EV sales are growing (in the UK they are up 20% on last year) just not as fast as everyone predicted a few years back
I am driving a Mercedes CLA 250e now. I am intrested in the new model but if most of the parts wil come from China i think i better by a Chinese car directly. They already have a better interior quality then my Mercedes.
Oh awesome! Well the only thing they said on video was that the electric motor all developed in house and produced at Mercedes. But the internal combustion engine again similar, 100% developed in house but will be produced by Geely.
This is a rumour started by the Chinese internet and spread by English speaking website. Mercedes says they use some part from Geely but the engine is developed and designed in house.
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Super interesting, Nick. Keep us in the loop. Can't wait to see the final product.
Thank you! 🙏
Yeah I’m super interested in this one too! 🤓
750km from an 85kwh battery and 300km of charge added in 10 minutes. Thats fairly much double the specs of my tesla model S (with 85kwh battery) from just 6 years ago. Finally a manufacturer thinking about range rather than excessive unusable acceleration.
I completely agree with your comment on unusable acceleration. In typical driving situations, range, safety and comfort are really all that matters.
I wouldn't say Tesla doesn't care about range. Their drivetrains and efficiency today are among the best in the market. And it's nice that Mercedes is catching up/overtaking now. But up until today their tech is average at best.
Exactly,people want torque not crazy speeds.also lighter both drive units and battery pack for overall efficiency of the EV for better range . not pointless sub 3 seconds MADD accelerations.
This vdo that They told u consumption is 12 kWh/100 km. if capacity is 85 they can driving to 700 per 1 charge???
The large glass roof looks fantastic. The technology is pushing boundaries too.
Yeah I noticed how big it was! Everything was all covered inside so difficult to see anything. But the sunroof looked amazing 🙏
Yeah, really pushing boundaries.... It's almost like Tesla haven't had this since 2019.
Fair point…but what will Tesla do with the rumoured Model Y this year? 😉
I’m hoping to check that out too if it does come out
Can't wait for this model to be released 👍🏻
Great work as always Nick. The stability in the those conditions given how heavy EVs are …… impressive!
I know! I got to drive some other cars there (not the CLA) and I was going careful and the convoy car was saying
“You can turn off ESP now and have some fun round the corners”
😂
But yeah, I would have assumed you’d need an SUV in those conditions. But 4MATIC & winter tyres. Brilliant combo on any model of Mercedes.
Not so sure P Zero run flats on my C43 would have had the same grip, even with AWD😬. Tyres make such a difference …. And a talented driver, which I’m not 😂
Amazing Nick. So happy you for to experience this. Congrats. I can't wait to see this in the showroom
Mercedes needs to add 360 surveillance to their cars like tesla.. Im tired of having people scratch my mercedes on a parking lot and no clue who has done it.
I think Guard 360 does that but the video recording only seems to be enabled in certain countries.
All cars should have that, my car got dinged too. I damaged his door back though. LOL
It is available for at least 3 years at MB
They have it with guard 360
Its the stupid narrow parking spots
Nick….wow how cool is all the tech….how lucky are you being invited to view the car.👍
I know! I was very lucky indeed! 🙏🤓
An A class pushing EV's forward is not something I saw in my bingo card this year.
So long as the inside doesn't look like a set from " happy days" like the prototype 😂
It sounds really impressive no doubt it will look really nice.
Thank you for asking about the combustion engine.
As usual Nick a great video.
Thank you
Thank you! Sorry for the camera angles, I could only have two!
One pointing out and one pointing in. Wasn’t allowed to show the dashboard. It was covered up anyway…
Glad you enjoyed it!
@npoleary
Well your videos are very good Nick.
You don't carry a wooden stick showing fake exhausts or scratch plastic like some presenters.
It's not often presenters get a chance as you do surely that's because of your honest approach.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you! 🙏
☺️☺️☺️
Thankfuly there will still be a petrol alternative / mild hybrid.
Interesting that the petrol engines will be actually built by Geely…but then again the previous lower powered CLA engines were from Renault…do wonder if new trade restrictions will impact Geely production of engine - will have to see! Great initial drive and questions asked there.
Thank you! 🙏
The engine is not built by Geely. It uses some parts from Geely but the research is by Mercedes and the production is in house. Don't spread unfound rumours from the Chinese website. Mercedes management in China has denied the rumours and the Chinese auto websites have corrected their information.
his english is so german, thats cute
BENZ ❤😊
Nice one Nick👍🏻
How much can you say about the infotainment system? Similar to what we have now or completely different?
It was all covered up with a black cloth so I couldn’t easily see it. But it looks like a bit like the E-Class superscreen. Apparently running a new infotainment system called MB.OS 🤓
If I hear anything else, I’ll you know with a new video! 🤓🙏
You get 3 screens also one for the passenger
@@sunrise7236heard about that after doing some digging, most likely won’t be standard though
I do not get why you need screens….
I drive not that much, but still 33.000km/ year on average. I never needed a screen. I do not even turn on music every time. Just watch the road and done.
Guau,cada vez me tiene más expectante el nuevo CLA,Ojalá llegue el momento de verlo. buen video Nick 👍.
Thank you! ☺️ 🙏
Tiene muy buena pinta este CLA. ❤❤❤
Im a bit confused. In Canada, the Mercedes Benz website already shows 2025 CLAs ready to build and order/purchase but no mention of its electric abilities. Is the car you tested going to be a 2026 model?
Yeah dealers for some reason in the USA & Canada like to say and advertise that the car they have for sale is 2025. They all do it regardless of the manufacturer, when in fact in this case the car’s not out yet. What they have on offer will be the current shape.
For the new style CLA, this is going to be announced in spring and then made available later in the year that you’ll actually be able to drive around.
But double check with Mercedes in the USA / Canada, they might not be getting it. You’ll have to ask them 🤓
An awesome insight to what’s coming 😎🙌
Yeah absolutely! Can’t wait! 🙏🤓
Good call
Great one there
Hi Nick, were you able to see the dash/ screens, do they resemble the current cla?
Thanks
It was all covered up with a black cloth so I couldn’t easily see it. But it looks like a bit like the E-Class SuperScreen. Apparently running a new infotainment system called MB.OS 🤓
If I hear anything else, I’ll let you know with a new video! 🤓🙏
We’ll see if they include that in the future A class and GLA?
3 screens one for the passenger
Is this CLA all electric?
@@lesliewiddicombe3064yes but there is a mild hybrid system version aswell
great car!
Nice car , hopefully will not be very expensive when it's released
One can hope XD
Yeah I’ll be curious to know what the price point would be!
@@npoleary Very misterious 👀
Was it a Shooting Break or a regular saloon? That glass roof is absolutely amazing! Also I hope they will offer the new CLA with 1.3L engine too. Those 2L engines from Mercedes are pretty thirsty lately (and also Volvo engines made by Geely). That 1.3L 200 was really great little engine for every day. Btw were you able to see a new steering wheel? Is there any improvement on touch buttons?😇 Cheers
Saloon shape but officially called a coupe (coupe just referring to the roof line, not the number of doors)
No sadly it was all covered up! I was surprised he was able to drive 😅
I’ll let everyone know for the review!
Sölden?
Any info on AMG line? is it also going to be electric/hybrid?
Ah they haven’t released any info like that. That’ll be in spring 🤓
I’ve heard rumours it’s March 🙏
no images of the inside? does it still look as good as the concept?
No sadly the inside was all covered up with black cloth clipped to everything (same cloth on the seats if you look at the back of the car in the video)
Even the multimedia system was all covered up :(
But it looked like an E-Class SuperScreen…we’ll hopefully see more in spring!
That's all a bit posh, well done Nick.
Thank you! 🙏
Hi Nick, im getting my new CLA tomorrow and it states its 2025 model. Im a bit confused- does this mean i have the 2024 model?
Where abouts are you based?
The car in this video is not out yet, no one’s seen it properly
Nick do you know if merc have come up with quiet headlights for the CLA? The motors running to move the projectors are very noticable in the supposedly premium system used in the eqe and eqs. Probably not noticable in the noise of the petrol cars.
Not sure I haven’t been able to get that close to it just yet! But I have to say I haven’t heard that on current models anyway…is that not something you can only hear outside?
@@npoleary it is very loud inside the car. The headlights need to be on. It is a thumping sound at half second intervals. Merc tell me its ‘normal’ bit seems like poor engineering to me. Anyone thinking of buying a quiet merc ahould take it into a quiet dark space and hear it, then decide if its annoying.
Can’t say I’ve heard that before. I’ve driven a CLA a few times. Have you taken it to somewhere else to get a second opinion?
@@npoleary I’ve sat in a few eqe all of which have the issue. It’s the quiet cabin that makes it noticable. Hence the CLA ev may end up with the same issue.
Hey Nick, how would you say the build quality of the interior trim compares to the EQE?
Do you know if the trim in that test car (especially the door trim) was cheaper looking than you will get optionally considering that there was no button for memory seat adjustment?
It was all covered up I’m afraid! Didn’t get the opportunity to see it. It was a jump in and go. Due to the nature of its early development I wasn’t allowed to point the camera at anything else than what you saw in the video.
And besides it’s a pre-production car so won’t represent the final product yet so would be unfair to test. Gotta test the real thing in Spring! 🙏
@ Totally understand, this is a really exciting car with beautiful lines.
Can you try squeezing CLA AMG model info and release year out of the germans next time you get the chance to speak with them? 😅
There was that person in the back who was there to make sure we didn’t talk about anything that wasn’t out yet! 😅
Mercedes will be a few years ahead of everybody foe a while. Think Tesla will catch up in a bit and surpass by a significant margin. But this car will blow everything out of the water. 750km on a 85kwh battery with 320kw charging with a price of 65k euros max. Lucid not even close….. Hope the shooting brake comes out immediately
You think so? They'll be ahead for maybe six months. Don't even think about 800V charging for 65K. They'll reserve that for the 85kWh battery. 65K will be the price for the LFP 400V version.
What is the length of this car and 58 KWH motor size?
Sadly the car’s not out yet so Mercedes haven’t published the stats on length. They’ll also confirm exact battery sizes / model variations in Spring for the countries it’ll be sold in.
I’m hoping to cover its official announcement / release so keep an eye out!
Nick O Leary do you have the A220d please record that
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I have an A180 as a daily car, got a few reviews of that one. One was a month ago 🤓
Have you got any links
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Thanks Nick I am near to a Mercedes
Mercedes Benz of Whitefield in Manchester
Ah awesome! Not visited that one before
Enjoy trips 🇦🇹😎
Hopefully they've focused on interior quality and standard features. Because when Chinese cars costing half the price have more features, better interior quality and similar range, it makes a Mercedes far less appealing because at that point you're just paying for the name.
I’ll be sure to check it out on the review! 🤓
Epic
They better improve the interior build quality.
I’ll check it out on a review somewhen!
I think this will be a 2026 model not 2025.
It’s coming out next year, announcement in spring and you’ll actually be able to drive one in the UK in 2025
Is this another EV 😊promotion?
That particular model is an EV but there is a non plug-in hybrid version coming too.
Is this using neuromorphic technology?
I don’t think so, although I posted about that tech a few weeks ago I believe Mercedes are still working on that sort of thing. Don’t believe it’ll be out just yet
@ thank you.
I know they used neuromorphic in the EQXX, and it helped it achieve the 1200km range.
Oh then maybe! I’ll ask them if I see someone technical on a visit to Germany 🇩🇪
Why is it electric? It’s not the EQ model
Not sure on the name yet, we’ll have to see what they announce in spring 🤓🙏
Mercedes is dropping the EQ name branding for their future electric models.
Great video, but yet another electric car, when electric cars aren't selling and also any new electric car over 40k will be hit with higher car tax of £600 a year
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
But a couple of points, there’s a non plug-in hybrid version coming too. So like a self regenerated one. Not sure on the naming yet that they’ll use.
And with regard to electric not selling….Simply not true. I’ve seen plenty of media outlets who manipulate how they word the article to get a good angle on the story. It’s false and misleads people. Very frustrating as it’s not the truth.
Look: www.smmt.co.uk/vehicle-data/car-registrations/
SMMT who report on all car registrations for the UK show the full story. EV’s are way up recently! They’ve never been more popular.
Yeah the tax thing isn’t great….I don’t agree with that though.
Be careful on believing the anti-ev hype. EV sales are growing (in the UK they are up 20% on last year) just not as fast as everyone predicted a few years back
Very true ☝️
We the people DONT want electric cars.
Do you understand or not?
Good job there’s an internal combustion engine too 🤓🙏
I am driving a Mercedes CLA 250e now. I am intrested in the new model but if most of the parts wil come from China i think i better by a Chinese car directly. They already have a better interior quality then my Mercedes.
Oh awesome!
Well the only thing they said on video was that the electric motor all developed in house and produced at Mercedes.
But the internal combustion engine again similar, 100% developed in house but will be produced by Geely.
This is a rumour started by the Chinese internet and spread by English speaking website. Mercedes says they use some part from Geely but the engine is developed and designed in house.
Mercedes CLA officially introduced by Temu 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😐🥱😴
EV version 🤮
There’s a non plug-in hybrid version coming too
Who cares about Mercedes anymore. Totally irrelevant. Trash cars and its laughable how they are desperate to create a hype here. Absolutely pathetic
I care about Mercedes and will get one soon. You can drive whatever you want. No one care
If you’re not a fan of Mercedes what brand do you like? Is it still German? Or something else? 🤓
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