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03-05-2013, 06:17 AM
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Mercedes-Benz showed off the CLA45 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cla45+amg) at a private event on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), but was determined not to let it be photographed. We can talk about it, though - after all, a teaser image was released to promote the new Sony game Drive Club (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/21/sony-unveils-new-driveclub-racing-game-franchise-for-ps/). The CLA45 AMG will use the same powertrain as the A45 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a45+amg), which means a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 360 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. And that means a small four-door coupe sedan with the highest horsepower-per-liter in the segment. It will shift through the same seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, should also run out of speed at 155 miles per hour and have that three-stage stability control system.
As with its hatch sibling, the CLA is already so aggressive on the outside - and the parent company so anxious not to demolish the sedan's 0.22 coefficient of drag - that not much has been done to the cranked-up CLA. Even the rather thin tires on the standard only get a little less thin on the hotter variant. Inside will be the telltale AMG signs, with lots of red detailing and that flat-bottomed wheel among the giveaways. We'll know more later this month when the wraps come off at the New York International Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show).Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG coming to the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/05/mercedes-benz-cla45-amg-coming-to-the-new-york-auto-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Mercedes-Benz showed off the CLA45 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/cla45+amg) at a private event on the eve of the Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), but was determined not to let it be photographed. We can talk about it, though - after all, a teaser image was released to promote the new Sony game Drive Club (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/02/21/sony-unveils-new-driveclub-racing-game-franchise-for-ps/). The CLA45 AMG will use the same powertrain as the A45 AMG (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a45+amg), which means a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 360 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. And that means a small four-door coupe sedan with the highest horsepower-per-liter in the segment. It will shift through the same seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, should also run out of speed at 155 miles per hour and have that three-stage stability control system.
As with its hatch sibling, the CLA is already so aggressive on the outside - and the parent company so anxious not to demolish the sedan's 0.22 coefficient of drag - that not much has been done to the cranked-up CLA. Even the rather thin tires on the standard only get a little less thin on the hotter variant. Inside will be the telltale AMG signs, with lots of red detailing and that flat-bottomed wheel among the giveaways. We'll know more later this month when the wraps come off at the New York International Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show).Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG coming to the New York Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/05/mercedes-benz-cla45-amg-coming-to-the-new-york-auto-show/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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