Its a bias based on my TDI, which has much less HP but similar torque to the CLA, and if you put all the torque to work it easily loses traction/effective steering through 1st, 2nd, and into 3rd gear. Its terrible, and that is WITH and electronic locking diff! Also, its brand new and does have a fully independent suspension + 16" decently wide wheels. Driven normally its fine, but you can't have much fun with it.


Also the CLA is not underpowered. That turbo 2.0 engine makes a ton of power, similar HP numbers to a M112 V6 in base form....the AMG is way higher.

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