New Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake 2019 Review Interior Exterior.

the new Mercedes-Benz CLA will also be available as a Shooting Brake from September. The design shows a sense of elegant athleticism: from the striking "shark nose" at the front and the uncluttered sides with accented surfaces, through to the gently muscular rear end. The latter on the CLA Shooting Brake ensures a decisive addition in terms of functionality.

Individualisation of the CLA Shooting Brake begins with the Progressive design and equipment line (1755.25 euros). This includes 18-inch light-alloy wheels, a leather-finished multifunction sports steering wheel and comfort seats plus a 40:20:40 split-folding rear seat backrest. Externally the design and equipment line is also distinguishable by the visible exhaust tailpipe trim elements and the discreet chrome trim strip on the front and rear aprons.

A sporty look inside and out comes courtesy of the AMG Line (3510.50 euros) with 18-inch AMG light-alloy wheels, AMG front apron, AMG rear apron and AMG side sill panels, sports seats, multifunction sports steering wheel in nappa leather and light longitundinal-grain aluminium trim elements. The AMG Line also has the lowered comfort suspension and Direct Steer with a variable steering ratio.

In its first year, all the engine variants of the new CLA Shooting Brake will also be available as Edition 1 versions. This limited edition is based on the AMG line. Numerous visual highlights on both the exterior and interior emphasise its exclusivity. The Edition 1 costs 6902 euros more than the base version. It includes LED High Performance headlamps, AMG light-alloy wheels measuring 19 inches in diameter and with an orange-painted rim flange. Also included is the Night package with a host of high-gloss black-painted trim elements, underscored in the Edition 1 variant with orange-coloured highlights.

In the interior the Edition 1 has orange-coloured contrasting topstitching on the dashboard, sports seats, armrests, door panel beltlines and floor matsFitted as standard are sports seats, ambient lighting with 64 colours plus trim elements with "Edition 1" lettering.

The new CLA Shooting Brake features modern driving assistance systems with cooperative driver support. For example, standard equipment includes Active Lane Keeping Assist and Active Braking Assist.

The Driving Assistance package (1796.90 euros) is comprehensive and has coordinated functions. It includes the following systems: Active Distance Control DISTRONIC; route-based speed adjustment; Active Steering Assist; Active Speed Limit Assist; Active Braking Assist with Cross-Traffic Function; Evasive Steering Assist; Active Lane Changing Assist; Active Emergency Stop Assist; Active Blind Spot Assist; PRE-SAFE® PLUS.

For the first time, the CLA Shooting Brake is able to drive semi-autonomously in certain driving situations. Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC (714 euros) and Active Steering Assist (part of the Driving Assistance package) support the driver even more comfortably in maintaining the distance to other vehicles and in steering; the speed can now also be automatically adjusted for corners, junctions or roundabouts.

Apart from the PRE-SAFE® functions included in the Driving Assistance package, the PRE-SAFE® System (392.70 euros) is also available separately. The PRE‑SAFE® System uses the time before an impending accident and can initiate a number of measures to reduce the burden that occurs during an accident. These also include the innovative PRE-SAFE® Sound system. This prepares the human hearing for the expected noise of an impact when there is a risk of a collision and can thus reduce noise strain caused by an accident.

The interior of the CLA Shooting Brake displays the modern, cool and high quality ambience of the Coupé. In addition, it offers passengers more space than the predecessor model in the shoulder, head and elbow areas. The digital environment of the CLA's technophile customers is integrated into the interior in a creatively and technically pioneering way. Thanks to MBUX – Mercedes-Benz User Experience with intelligent interior assistants and refined voice recognition – operation of ever more functions is becoming more natural and much simpler.

Great emphasis is placed on individualisation in the new Shooting Brake with the Progressive and AMG Line equipment lines as well as an increasing and diverse range of apps and services, which can be downloaded from Mercedes me depending on your own preferences and called up via MBUX.

This CLA is thus aimed at customers for whom, just a few years ago, Mercedes‑Benz was not the first thing that came to mind when they were looking to buy a car. "We want to address young individualists with the particularly expressive design of the CLA Coupé and CLA Shooting Brake. Furthermore, the new CLA Shooting Brake offers more space than its predecessor – for sports equipment and much more".

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