Mercedes CLA 45 AMG: what's it like to live with?

Owen Mildenhall's final review of his long-term Mercedes CLA 45 AMG.

[areytang]

So been living with it for 6 months and come up with a video with less than 4 minutes, great.

[hf]

Hey, Auto Express, you have a mistake on the video, you introduce it as C class and not the CLA AMG. 0:06

[Samfamson]

I just picked up my cla45 and I think the ride quality ain't all that bad! I live with it day to day... Put it this way I use to have 2003 M3 and that has a stiff suspension... Cla feels quite comfortable to me!!!

[MrCorgh]

I would have thought one could provide more info than that after a 6 month testdrive

[benghazi]

To call these guys journalists is a stretch. This is a Mercedes ad in short.

[marcodibiase]

The opening titles tells about a C-Class AMG :D

[RAPTORRIDER]

from my view i see the more attractive thing on it is the rear end, and for the front I think its not special sense the A-class has it and the GLA has a bit of it too

[lijiahui]

The seat with aluminum assent looks pretty good from this angle.

[den_]

I agree with what Owen said, that's exactly how I felt when I ordered the car and eventually cancelled the order, because of ride quality. In Sydney the roads are poor, and I found the ride to be unbearable and I'm in my 20s. Shows how uncomfortable it was. Ended up sacrificing the power for something more comfortable.  

[tribes]

Literally like every other car pros and cons!

[quadturbo]

Possibly the GLA would be a better choice. I imagine the ride is not quite as hard in that.

[dnsr]

I just paid deposit for the GLA45 and I suddenly fell in love with the sporty look of the CLA45 at the show room, the sales person allows me transfer my deposit into whichever I choose, now i'm torn between the two, I've done heaps of hours of research I still can't decide, can someone help

[xcofcd]

It would be awesome If this Car would have like a scaled down rear from the new s class coupe. It would look really nice!

[leviathan]

he is closer to the wheel than the world was to ww3 in october of '62

[jeebus]

The metal shift paddles were a good choice.  Mercedes' plastic paddles (seen in cars like the GLK) are disgustingly cheap feeling and something you'd expect from an old Hyundai.

[sjgfloydrose]

A review of the car in general ? Not day to day commuting comments ? Realistic mpg figures ? Practibility of it with a family ? Who decided on the title of this video ?

[grabir]

What is it like to live with ?  Well.. Depends on the repair shop where it will be all the time.. 

[jp]

So many other choices to pick in that price range

[JacksonCamel]

Wondering what this car will be like after it reaches kilometres mileage . :-D Just wondering.

[samsou]

how much would be in retail price for a 2016 cla 45 amg model ?