The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 Is Back, And It's Electric
Mercedes-AMG has reintroduced the CLA 45 as a high-performance electric vehicle featuring a tri-motor setup.
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The brief
Mercedes-AMG has launched the electric CLA 45, available in both sedan and wagon body styles. The vehicle utilizes three small motors to generate high power levels, with reported outputs ranging from 670 to 680 horsepower.
Coverage from Road & Track, Top Gear, and InsideEVs emphasizes the tri-motor configuration and the car's sound profile, which Top Gear notes resembles a four-cylinder engine. Car and Driver reports that the U.S. market will not receive the model.
Future attention will likely focus on the specific availability of the sedan and wagon versions in markets where the vehicle is launched.
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Quick answers
What is the power output of the new CLA 45?
Reports vary slightly, citing between 670 and 680 horsepower.
In what body styles is the car available?
It comes in both sedan and wagon flavors.
Will the Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 be available in the U.S.?
According to Car and Driver, the U.S. will miss out on this model.
Coverage (6)
- Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG 4Matic Shooting Brake (2027) NetCarShow.com · 6h ago
- The New Mercedes-AMG CLA EV’s Huge Power Comes From Three Tiny Motors InsideEVs · 6h ago
- Mercedes-AMG's New CLA45 Is a 680-Horsepower Tri-Motor EV in Sedan and Wagon Flavors Road & Track · 6h ago
- The new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 is a 671bhp EV that sounds like a four-pot Top Gear · 6h ago
- The Mercedes-AMG CLA45 Has Returned with 670 Horsepower, but the U.S. Is Going to Miss Out Car and Driver · 6h ago
- The Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 Is Back, And It's Electric Motor1.com · 6h ago
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