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A few days ago, Mercedes-Benz released a new CLA family official picture, including the regular version of the CLA four-door sedan, the CLA Shooting Brake hunting car and the AMG version. As a mid-term version, it is upgraded to varying degrees for appearance, interior, configuration and power.

In terms of appearance, the new CLA uses the new Mercedes-Benz family design language, but the overall change is small, the main change is to replace the circular dot matrix chrome decoration inside the intake grille with the trigeminal star emblem style, the overall effect is more exquisite. At the same time, the new car is equipped with a brand-new bumper shape, and the three-stage intake opening is embellished with black strips on both sides, which is also unified with the latest design language of the family.

In addition to the Mercedes-Benz CLA and the CLA five-door hunting sports car, the two new cars continue to launch the AMG version, available in 35 and 45 S versions, which demonstrate performance through the design of a waterfall grille, front lip, large rear and lower shunt, and side skirt. In addition, Mercedes-Benz also launched a limited edition for the 45s 4Matic+: AMG Street Style Edition, with its own gray painting, checkered pattern, 19-inch aluminum alloy wheels, night kit and orange tones in many parts of the body, making the aura even more fierce.

Interior decoration, the overall continuation of the family's latest double-screen design, the size of 10.25 inches, change to a more sporty steering wheel. At the same time, the air outlet of the turbofan air conditioner with great personality has been retained, which makes the new car have a better sense of technology and movement. In addition, the new CLA seats are all upgraded to Nappa leather package, I believe the touch will be improved. As for the AMG version, it mainly enhances the sense of movement through details, including the "dragonfly" steering wheel, metal pedals, sports seats, exclusive threshold panels and so on.

On the power side, the CLA and CLA five-door sports cars continue to offer 1.3T and 2.0T models to choose from, but with a 48V light hybrid system, with a 2.0T engine maximum power 165kW, matched by a seven-speed dual clutch transmission, as well as front and four-wheel drive models to choose from. The AMG model has also added a 48V light mixing system, in which the AMG CLA 35 is equipped with a 2.0T engine with the maximum power of 225kW, which is matched by an 8-speed double clutch transmission, while the engine power of the 45s will be increased to 310kW, with a maximum torque of 480N ·m and an acceleration time of 4.1s for 0-100km/h.

According to data, the CLA is an entry-level coupe under Mercedes-Benz, unveiled at the 2013 North American Auto Show, based on the same MFA platform as the new A-Class. At the 2013 New York Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a performance version of the CLA 45 AMG, which has a stronger visual effect than the regular Mercedes-Benz CLA. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz announced the official launch of CLA 260 and CLA 45 AMG 4MATIC models in China, with prices of 378000 yuan and 598000 yuan, respectively. In January 2015, Mercedes-Benz announced the launch of two new CLA models in China, of which the CLA 200is priced at 286000 yuan and the CLA 220 4MATIC is priced at 318000 yuan. At CES 2019, the new generation of CLA made its global debut. As a second-generation model, the new CLA class is based on the MFA2 platform and continues the four-door sedan compact positioning of the original model.

According to the number of new car compulsory insurance purchases, Mercedes-Benz imported car sales for the whole of 2022 were 149056, down 8.15% from the same period last year, but the CLA class is a niche model in the domestic market, and overall sales are not high, with sales of 9179 vehicles in 2022, down 18.76% from the same period last year.

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