
{"id":1523,"date":"2016-03-16T16:23:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-16T16:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dealerfireblog.com\/mbscottsdale\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:58:33","slug":"mercedes-benz-cla-united-states-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/blog\/mercedes-benz-cla-united-states-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz Whensday: The Legend of the CLA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mercedes-Benz CLA United States Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re new to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/mercedes-benz-models-scottsdale-az\">Mercedes-Benz game<\/a>, you may not realize that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/clp-2016-mercedes-benz-cla-class-scottsdale-az\">Mercedes-Benz CLA<\/a> is actually only three years old. With so many classic and iconic cars under the Mercedes-Benz belt, it may be hard to believe that the CLA was an instant classic before the first one was even built, but\u00a0wait until you hear about the <strong>Mercedes-Benz CLA United States introduction<\/strong>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/blog\/2016-mercedes-benz-cla45-amg-vs-2015-mercedes-benz-cla45-amg\/\">2015 CLA VS. 2016 CLA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>The American Mercedes-Benz<\/h3>\n<p>The CLA was the first compact Mercedes-Benz to be marketed in the United States. Of course, Mercedes-Benz was way ahead of us with compact cars for many years, but it didn&#8217;t think the United States wanted in on the action until 2013. Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/clp-2017-mercedes-benz-slc-scottsdale-az\">Mercedes-Benz roadsters<\/a> are somewhat compact, but they are high-performance machines and do not fall under the compact car category. Because of this, the CLA made history by obtaining the majority of its sales in the US.<\/p>\n<h3>How has the Style Rebel changed?<\/h3>\n<p>Since its debut as the Style Rebel in 2013, the CLA hasn&#8217;t seen many changes. Horsepower has increased by 20, new wheels and trims usually show up every year, and it just got a new facelift for 2017. Because of this, buying a used CLA could mean a five-figure difference in price from a C-Class or E-Class without a loss in performance or comfort. The price did go up\u00a0a few thousand dollars, but that is expected. We bet you can&#8217;t tell the difference between these pictures for the 2014 and 2017 models!<\/p>\n<div class=\"one_half\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13829 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195755\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B2_o.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA\" width=\"768\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195755\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B2_o.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195755\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B2_o-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"one_half_last_clear\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195750\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B3_o.jpg\" alt=\"2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA\" width=\"768\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195750\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B3_o.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-ds.com\/blogs-media\/sites\/178\/2016\/03\/08195750\/2017_MERCEDES_CLA_COUPE_B3_o-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<h3>Where is the Mercedes-Benz CLA made?<\/h3>\n<p>If you guessed the United States, you&#8217;re way off. Germany? Still wrong. The CLA is actually built in Hungary. Thanks to the huge success of the entry-level compact car, Mercedes-Benz has already sold more than half a million of these bad boys across the world. The only other car built at this plant is the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, which is not something you can get in the United States.<\/p>\n<h3>Mercedes-AMG CLA45 Biturbo Engine<\/h3>\n<p>The 2.0L engine in the CLA is also something Mercedes-Benz is proud of. Based on the V8 engine in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbscottsdale.com\/clp-2016-mercedes-amg-gt-s-scottsdale-az\">GT<\/a>, Mercedes-Benz is able to crank 375 horsepower out of the little 4-cylinder engine. Because of this, it has won the Engine of the Year award two years in a row for 2014 and 2015. If you have a question about America&#8217;s Mercedes-Benz, let&#8217;s see it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mercedes-Benz CLA United States Introduction If you&#8217;re new to the Mercedes-Benz game, you may not realize that the Mercedes-Benz CLA is actually only three years old. With so many classic and iconic cars under the Mercedes-Benz belt, it may be hard to believe that the CLA was an instant classic before the first one was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13827,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,32,35],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Mercedes-Benz CLA began it&#039;s life as the first Mercedes-Benz compact car in America, but that&#039;s not all!\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tt-blogs.dealerfire.com\/mbscottsdale\/mercedes-benz-cla-united-states-introduction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mercedes-Benz CLA United States Introduction\" \/>\n<meta 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