Mercedes-Benz’s sub-compact four-door sedan, the CLA-Class, has served as the entry point to the German giant’s desirable sedan range since 2013. A new 2018 model of this well-accepted compact front-wheel-drive-based 4-door wannabe-coupe comes with a host of changes.
There I was, perched on top of a tower at “the other JBR”, waiting for the mysteriously-wrapped car to move off, so I could get a clear shot at it away from parked cars. This is the Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake, right here in Dubai.
If you keep track of our reports, you would’ve seen this car fully-exposed already. However, coinciding with the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz officially revealed their entry-level “four-door coupe”, the CLA.
The upcoming Mercedes-Benz CLA will be the German carmaker’s attempt at a compact “four-door coupe”, and is currently undergoing testing around the world, with one prototype making an appearance right here in the UAE.