Buy Mercedes-Benz CLA Price, PPC or HP
In the UK, we get the 250+ from £45,615 for the base Sport, with the AMG Line (different wheels, bodystyling etc) running in at £49,375. So £3,760 more than the Sport.
It's worth noting that the Sport is actually priced fairly aggressively in the market for the range/ability; Merc's smallest EV actually making the best case for itself.
Colours are pretty standard, two blacks (metallic and non), a grey and white, though the CLA actually looks best in the two brightest; the light sapphire blue and Patagonia red.
Later on we'll get the 350+ 4Matic as well as the estate and hybrid versions, and you can option a variety of interior colours and wheels separately – although all wheels are aerodynamically optimised for their design and size.
Other stuff worth mentioning?
Well, you get a Merc smartphone app, and CLAs come with MB.CHARGE which aggregates all relevant chargers for most efficient route-mapping, working with the on-board AI to do stuff like precondition the battery for fastest-possible charging. You can even tell it what percentage of the battery you wish to arrive at your destination with, which is handier than you think.
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