CLA opinion

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform) 10/26/2016 at 15:16 • Filed to: None

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The Mercedes-Benz CLA-class, in my opinion, has extremely awkward proportions in person. The hood is too long, the wheels are too small, the greenhouse is a little too tall and too far back. It is not an attractive car.

That being said, I saw a CLA45 AMG in white recently, and it was mostly the sex.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:20

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Pretty much the same, the AMG treatment brightens it up but the lower spec one has too much of the melted look mercedes are fond of right now.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:26

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The A-Class aka CLA hatchback has even weirder proportions

CB > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:27

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The CLA looks terrible, AMG or not. The GLA is amazing, especially as an AMG, especially with the wing, and especially with that green paint.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:30

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Completely agree. Also the B-pillars are too far forward so if you’re taller than 5'5" when you turn your head left all you see is the B. Rear headroom is laughably terrible and I hit my head almost every time getting in and out if the back seats.

Tripper > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:32

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Totes agree, a coworker has one. It’s ugly and looks like a budget Benz. Ya can’t be both of those things.

GE90man > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:36

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the base CLA looks terrible, with the halogens and nasty wheels. ive always avoided the CLA as I knew it was mostly for people who just want a Mercedes badge. that said, the car does look pretty nice to me, but now that I take note of the side proportions, it does seem pretty weird and ugly

Decay buys too many beaters > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:42

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I cannot get over how FWD it looks, that high hood, and big overhang says Honda a lot louder than it says Mercedes. (I know it is in fact FWD)

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:47

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Thomas Donohue > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:52

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Is that really the side view of a CLA? Yikes.

Me thinks I’d take me ‘tirty grand and rock a W211 E63 instead.

not for canada - australian in disguise > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:55

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GLA > CLA

WilliamsSW > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 15:57

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The old design was bad, and looked droopy on both ends. It looks like they tried to fix that, but it’s still ugly and now the rear deck is just too short. This car doesn’t seem to fit the brand in any way, IMHO.

Textured Soy Protein > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 16:05

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I rather like the new C-class coupe but the more I look at it the more I feel like the beltline is too high and the windows are too small.

SkyNet > TheHondaBro 10/26/2016 at 16:11

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I think the hood is too short compared to the sides of the car. Frankly, the side of the car is too tall throughout to be good looking.

It basically looks like a traverse mounted four cylinder car. The Audi A3, Lincoln Continental (Lincoln’s entire lineup actually), and Cadillac XTS suffer from the same problem.

Unless you mount the engine ahead of the front axle or otherwise find a way to lower the engine relative to the body, it seems like nobody can figure out how to make a traverse 4 cylinder smallish luxury look good.

Monkey B > Textured Soy Protein 10/26/2016 at 16:35

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high beltlines and small windows are every car that’s not pretending to be a truck these days.

TheHondaBro > Thomas Donohue 10/26/2016 at 18:34

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GIB

TheHondaBro > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 10/26/2016 at 18:34

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Looks a little better.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > TheHondaBro 10/27/2016 at 00:22

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The overhangs are still weird af tho