So I drove the cla 250 today.
The Drive
The car feels pretty powerful. (And I had some powerful cars before coming to the states panamera 4s, cayenne s, r8 v8)
In first gear it's a little sluggish. But once you get it into second gear everything is good. Also I didn't feel any turbo lag. I guess what I am trying to say is you definitely can tell this is a turbo charged car. It really does lags smoothness from a v6.
The gear box feels very responsive. I didn't get any unwillingness to down shift (like in some reviews).
The ride
Suspension is very very stiff. I think this is actually the worst part of the car. Combined with the turbo kicking in, it actually makes the car feel somewhat uncomfortable (may be this is because I tested the car in mid town manhattan). Test car had the standard 17 inch.
I ordered the 45 with the 19s. So I will most prob reconsider the 19s...
Handling
The cla feels light and nibble, actually handles much much better than the c class that I had driven. It's very un-Mercedes!!
Others
Unlike the panamera I had, visibility was good, not much blind spots.
The Drive
The car feels pretty powerful. (And I had some powerful cars before coming to the states panamera 4s, cayenne s, r8 v8)
In first gear it's a little sluggish. But once you get it into second gear everything is good. Also I didn't feel any turbo lag. I guess what I am trying to say is you definitely can tell this is a turbo charged car. It really does lags smoothness from a v6.
The gear box feels very responsive. I didn't get any unwillingness to down shift (like in some reviews).
The ride
Suspension is very very stiff. I think this is actually the worst part of the car. Combined with the turbo kicking in, it actually makes the car feel somewhat uncomfortable (may be this is because I tested the car in mid town manhattan). Test car had the standard 17 inch.
I ordered the 45 with the 19s. So I will most prob reconsider the 19s...
Handling
The cla feels light and nibble, actually handles much much better than the c class that I had driven. It's very un-Mercedes!!
Others
Unlike the panamera I had, visibility was good, not much blind spots.