CO2/tax
138-142g/km
£180
Running costs
45-46mpg (CLA 200)
£64 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.2 seconds/142mph
WHEN it comes to creating – or filling – market segments, few car makers can rival Mercedes-Benz. Indeed, this company came up with the first car way back in the mid-1880s, and since then it has built an enviable reputation for prestige and quality, while latterly extending its fingers into ever more segments of the automotive pie.
Mercedes was also once exclusive, but in recent years the brand has become more accessible, with smaller cars made in much bigger volumes. The A-Class was the best example of this, and the small hatch was developed into a compact saloon in 2013.
It was known as the CLA, with a Shooting Brake (estate) edition following later, and it proved such a hit that Mercedes came up with a second-generation model in 2019, which has been every bit as popular.
History
THE saloon arrived in July 2019, in 134bhp CLA 180 and
