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03-06-2013, 10:09 AM
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Mercedes Makes A Mighty Little Sedan
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We got overexcited when the W203 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/) sedan came out in 2001, calling it the "Baby Benz" when it really wasn't. We knew that, too, but our enthusiasm for a model more like the old 190 of the '80s was so strong that we were willing to stretch the first-gen C-Class to fit that mold. Today, the C-Class has done what all German premium cars do: grown in size. In this case, grown to satisfy the market intentions of the previous E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e-class/).
There was the tall A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a-class/) sold from 1998 through 2010, but we never considered that a serious small Benz in the proper spirit, nor was it ever offered in the US. Regardless, we've been craving a smaller, premium, sexy sedan all the while.
As you read this, Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled, with great fanfare at this year's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), the production CLA-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/). We saw the car (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/14/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-class-detroit-2013/) at the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/) in January, and the Concept Style Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/21/mercedes-benz-concept-style-coupe-shows-up-at-transmission-la-a/) that led to the CLA was first seen in China at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/beijing-motor-show/). The CLA - a.k.a. "the baby CLS" - is finally here and we've driven it.Continue reading 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/06/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-first-drive-review/)
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/06/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-first-drive-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Mercedes Makes A Mighty Little Sedan
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2013/03/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-opt.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-first-drive/)
We got overexcited when the W203 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/) sedan came out in 2001, calling it the "Baby Benz" when it really wasn't. We knew that, too, but our enthusiasm for a model more like the old 190 of the '80s was so strong that we were willing to stretch the first-gen C-Class to fit that mold. Today, the C-Class has done what all German premium cars do: grown in size. In this case, grown to satisfy the market intentions of the previous E-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/e-class/).
There was the tall A-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/a-class/) sold from 1998 through 2010, but we never considered that a serious small Benz in the proper spirit, nor was it ever offered in the US. Regardless, we've been craving a smaller, premium, sexy sedan all the while.
As you read this, Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled, with great fanfare at this year's Geneva Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/geneva-motor-show/), the production CLA-Class (http://www.autoblog.com/mercedes-benz/). We saw the car (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/14/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-class-detroit-2013/) at the Detroit Auto Show (http://www.autoblog.com/detroit-auto-show/) in January, and the Concept Style Coupe (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/21/mercedes-benz-concept-style-coupe-shows-up-at-transmission-la-a/) that led to the CLA was first seen in China at the 2012 Beijing Motor Show (http://www.autoblog.com/beijing-motor-show/). The CLA - a.k.a. "the baby CLS" - is finally here and we've driven it.Continue reading 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/06/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-first-drive-review/)
2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Sport (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/06/2014-mercedes-benz-cla-250-sport-first-drive-review/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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