aquiss
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- 2013 E220CDi AMG Sport
Well today I test drove an A-Class as a bench mark for the CLA (only petrol available for CLA). The A-Class was fitted with a 220 CDI.
Coming from a C-Class 250CDI the A-Class just did not feel anywhere as nippy off the mark. In fact I would say it felt very sluggish. I did have a C-Class 220 4 years back, but it felt (if I recall) much more exciting.
The car felt very heavy upfront, certainly from a driving point of view. The C-Class seems so light to handle. I don't understand why?
I can't say I like all this new electric hand break/selecting gears stuff. I felt a little uneasy and out of control of the car.
I notice they have reversed the stalks (certainly on the A-Class). On my C-Class the indicator stalk is beneath the limiter/cruise control one, but not anymore. I generally come from underneath the steering wheel, but that makes indicating hard work on the A-Class as you end up messing with the limiter stalk
I will say the CLA build quality is much better than I expected and looks lovely in the flesh (IMHO), but is it a match for the C-Class, don't think so...well, I've not come away with a smile on my face
I can't believe I am saying this....but I think i'm going to consider looking at Jaguar.
Coming from a C-Class 250CDI the A-Class just did not feel anywhere as nippy off the mark. In fact I would say it felt very sluggish. I did have a C-Class 220 4 years back, but it felt (if I recall) much more exciting.
The car felt very heavy upfront, certainly from a driving point of view. The C-Class seems so light to handle. I don't understand why?
I can't say I like all this new electric hand break/selecting gears stuff. I felt a little uneasy and out of control of the car.
I notice they have reversed the stalks (certainly on the A-Class). On my C-Class the indicator stalk is beneath the limiter/cruise control one, but not anymore. I generally come from underneath the steering wheel, but that makes indicating hard work on the A-Class as you end up messing with the limiter stalk
I will say the CLA build quality is much better than I expected and looks lovely in the flesh (IMHO), but is it a match for the C-Class, don't think so...well, I've not come away with a smile on my face
I can't believe I am saying this....but I think i'm going to consider looking at Jaguar.