[jl326]

Why is it that some CLAs have what appears to be a solid piece of plastic with the three-pointed star MB logo like in this picture

and in others it appears to be the standard three dimensional (for lack of a better word) logo as the one on the following picture?

 

[osiris_x11]

Why is it that some CLAs have what appears to be a solid piece of plastic with the three-pointed star MB logo like in this picture

and in others it appears to be the standard three dimensional (for lack of a better word) logo as the one on the following picture?

I believe the top pic may be of a pre-production touring demonstrator (not intended for dealer/consumer use), and the bottom pic is of an actual production-ready purchasable CLA. Or vice-versa?

Another plausible explanation is that the top pic is of a CLA w/ the driver-assist package/options (often, sensors/electronics are located there in the front grille), and the bottom pic is of a CLA not equipped w/ the driver-assist package/options.

I've been searching online, looking at other images. There seems to be a prevalence of both!?!

Regardless, interesting observation for sure!

 

[purezx]

Mercedes that is equipped with Distronic has that kind of three-pointed star.

E.g.
Certified Preowned 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E550 P2! Distronic Plus! Sport! Coupe Iridium Silver Metallic PMC208037 - Park Place Dealerships in Dallas, Fort Worth & Plano
Used Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Sport Distronic-Airscarf-Mod 2011-Sound - Used car for sale at Autovlan.be!

 

[ZILLA]

One hell of a bug catcher inside that emblem! Thats gonna be fun to clean out every week... :disappointed:

 

[Jceo22]

One hell of a bug catcher inside that emblem! Thats gonna be fun to clean out every week... :disappointed:

Lol this is very true

 

[ZILLA]

Hopefully MB will include a toothbrush with every purchase.

 

[Hans26]

Mercedes that is equipped with Distronic has that kind of three-pointed star.

E.g.
Certified Preowned 2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E550 P2! Distronic Plus! Sport! Coupe Iridium Silver Metallic PMC208037 - Park Place Dealerships in Dallas, Fort Worth & Plano
Used Mercedes-Benz SL 350 Sport Distronic-Airscarf-Mod 2011-Sound - Used car for sale at Autovlan.be!

Exactly !

 

[cisternachyli]

Yes its the Distronic . My dad's C250 has the Glass Star like this. It looks pretty neat close up in person. Clever of Mercedes to use the Star for the radar. Other companies just end up sticking the radar somewhere down in the bumper; BMW is the worst at this .

 

[chrisiden]

i know i know you all heard this from me before but, the hood needs a Merc:mblogo: TriStar Emblem or its not really dressed!

 

[Jceo22]

i know i know you all heard this from me before but, the hood needs a Merc:mblogo: TriStar Emblem or its not really dressed!

It's naked huh!!! Lol

 

[baadmon]

Either emblem will work for me. I pre-ordered the sport package so it will come with the diamond grille.

 

[marokino]

the sport package comes of course with the diamond grill
but the emblem will be as show in the second picture
i was surprised as well when i saw it on my cla (canada)

 

[hbkid]

i know i know you all heard this from me before but, the hood needs a Merc:mblogo: TriStar Emblem or its not really dressed!

Naw I'm glad they don't have em. Way to easy to steal, I don't want to have to worry about replacing mine every three months.

 

[marokino]

Naw I'm glad they don't have em. Way to easy to steal, I don't want to have to worry about replacing mine every three months.

if you want to go with the 3 star emblem, you'll need to do some gymnastic to do it
other benz models, you just need to open the hood and replace it
the CLA, the emblem is not on the hood so that complicates the thing

 

[CEB]

Looks at pics, they all have the emblem on the hood??

 

[marokino]

Looks at pics, they all have the emblem on the hood??

it's on the front of the car but not on the hood
the hood is plain, nothing on it

 

[CEB]

All the pics on ads and the website I see have a hood emblem, including pics in the gallery here??