The article's driving impressions are interesting but the facts are just not there. The predicted fuel consumption, for example: the B250 with the identical engine and transmission but less aerodynamic body achieves 7.9 L/100 km in the city on the Transport Canada test (as opposed to the 10.0 suggested by this article for the CLA 250), and the highway rating is 5.5 L/100 km in Canada for the B 250, as opposed to the 7.0 that the writer estimates for the CLA.
Exactly how a car that is more aerodynamic and weighs more or less the same can do 25% worse in fuel consumption....well it just shows that the writer did not do his homework.
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I agree, those numbers don't add up.
I hate to say this, but I'll wait until I see reviews of the N/A CLA and not the European CLA. They may be similar in specs/size/hp etc, but I know they change/add/subtract things for the N/A market.
Also, I see nothing in this review to change my mind about buying a CLA. There are no GLARING issues with it and as far as I'm concerned, I'll be driving the car on a daily basis, not the reviewer, so their input is only good for an OVERALL perspective of the CLA and doesn't sway my mind.
It's my mind and I'LL make it up whether or not to buy the CLA, not a review from someone else who has different criteria as to what makes the CLA a good car or not.