[chrisiden]

hi all... just ran across these pics and was wondering your first impressions...
if you had to choose, would you want a Two door Coupe or the 4 Door Coupee CLA :mblogoblack:

 

[Blessed_Badger]

4 door definitely! The 2 door is boring and looks exactly the same as my c-coupe that I'm changing for the CLA in the summer because it isn't a patch on my old Audi A5.

 

[chrisiden]

Welcome to our Forum Blessed Badger and all way from UK... how did you find us here?

 

[JoeyO]

The 4-door already looks sort of like a coupe, so there's little point to get a coupe, in my opinion. The 4-door has the added benefit of more doors.

 

[Mike T]

4 door, no brainer. The rear of the CLA has more room than the W204, so having doors to get in there makes sense.

 

[Blessed_Badger]

Welcome to our Forum Blessed Badger and all way from UK... how did you find us here?

Many thanks! A quick 'google' of Mercedes CLA brought up the forum quite high so joined there and then and am enjoying the banter and discussion on here!

What I can't believe is the price differences for the CLA I'm finding from region to region. US appears to be cheapest place for CLA with mainland Europe the dearest. From what the dealers in the UK are expecting a fully loaded C250 should come in at around £36K here, where as the equivalent in Europe is £45k plus but in the US the equivalent seems to be about £33K.

 

[dascrow]

CLA 4 door for me, fits the family better

 

[CLAMP]

4 door for sure.

 

[LennyR]

Well, I for one think the coupe looks stunning. However, I'm driving a 2012 Honda Civic coupe right now, and the loss of functionality in the coupe version of small(ish) cars like the Civic and CLA is really too great. I bought the coupe mainly because I thought the '12 Civic sedan looked totally generic, while the coupe had some character. The CLA sedan has lots of character, so it would not be worth it to me to get the coupe. Of course, if one drove up and parked itself in my garage... it might be really hard to say no!

 

[osiris_x11]

if you had to choose, would you want a Two door Coupe or the 4 Door Coupe CLA :mblogoblack:

Holy batman, that (presumably) P'shopped CLA coupe looks like an Accord coupe!



(the Accord coupe is a looker for sure, but I'd have expected something-something different for the 2-door CLA)

The 4-door already looks sort of like a coupe, so there's little point to get a coupe, in my opinion...

My thoughts eggactly! Taking a 4-door "coupe" styled platform (derived from a sedan) & then further turning it into a true 2-door coupe actually doesn't seem to turn-out too well!

If-anything, I'd expect a 4-door coupe that's redesigned into a 2-door coupe to be more sports-car than sports-coupe.

All this reminds me of the Xzibit meme, geared (so to speak) for this conversation...

 

[El Chorizo]

The coupe looks good, but not significantly better then the 4-Door, so I'd have to stick with the 4 door.

If you are comparing say the CTS-V Coupe to the 4-Door, then you are talking about a significant differnece

 

[ZILLA]

4 door. 2 door is too accord coupe like.

 

[chrisiden]

actually there is no 2 door coupe...its just some artists fantasy of what it could look like...
the 4 door CLA is so nice like it is and i think even better in person...

 

[Mo32uMb]

2dr please

More that 2drs and its not a coupe .

I don't think it looks anything like that ugly Honda . The front and rear is completly different . It's a large insult to even compare these .

I found a rendering that's not red and I think I looks great in 2dr:

BimmerBoost - If the C117 CLA45 AMG were "true" coupe - 2-door CLA45 AMG rendering

 

[DavidR]

More that 2drs and its not a coupe .

Not exactly correct, Mo32uMb. In the USA, the standard definition of Coupe has historically implied 2 doors and a sloping roof. MB defines Coupe as sloping roof style. The use of the term Coupe is becoming more widespread to imply just the sloping roof since other manufacturers are also doing similar designs. Two door cars are mostly out of fashion right now so manufacturers are using the Coupe roof styling to put more sporty looks into a 4-door.

 

[vracer]

Just call me Goldielocks. The "stretched" 4 door is too big. And the "coupe" is too little. Sooo, what is just right?

 

[DavidR]

Hi Goldielocks! . Are you familiar with the look of the CLS coupe? To me the CLS looks a little too long and stretched out. The proportions of the CLA coupe look better to me. I had the good fortune of seeing a CLS and CLA side by side a few days ago. Looking at the specs, the CLA is almost identical to the exterior dimensions of the current C class. To me, the CLA looked very slightly smaller than the C class. Hope this helps.

 

[vracer]

David,
I saw the CLA in Euroland, and it is "Just tight". I have always loved the looks of the CLS, but found it too d--- big; finally Merc is building the right looking car AND the right sized car all in one.