最近谍照记者在瑞典的一个加油站拍到了新一代奔驰CLA四门轿跑车照片。当时这辆原型车看起来与CLS采用了相同的尾部设计。不过，由于该车的尾部进行了厚重的伪装，很好的遮掩了真正的车身面板，因此可以忽略这辆原型车厚实且丑陋的尾部造型。它的侧面轮廓和车厢设计也类似CLS，但由于CLA定位为紧凑车型，因此整体看起来这部分的尺寸更小一些。这种套娃式的做法在多个车厂的产品中并不鲜见且已经持续很长时间。至于车辆内装，只需看一看掀背车的内装就能对CLA的内装有一个大致的了解。奔驰最近发布的老款CLA Night Edition升级版，采用了更实用的shooting brake车身造型。不过，鉴于CLS Shooting Brake已经被砍掉，看来CLA Shooting Brake也会遭到同样的命运。
New Mercedes CLA Spotted Doing Its Best Mini-CLS Impression
Remember that “Predator” face we were talking about roughly a month ago? Both the new A-Class and the CLS have it, thus effectively making it very difficult to tell the models apart just by looking at their front fascias. With the CLA being a “four-door coupe” version of the hatchback, it means that it’s going to feature a very similar look. Not only that, but the exterior design of the CLA will have even more in common with the CLS as these latest spy shots demonstrate.
Spotted getting a drink at a gas station somewhere in Sweden, the camouflaged CLA prototype appeared to have just about the same rear end design as its bigger brother. You’ll have to ignore that bulky and ungainly trunk lid since it carries an extra layer of disguise (also seen on the hood) to better hide the real metal. It’s the same story with the side profile and the greenhouse, both very similar to the new CLS, but of course scaled down to a compact size.
The matryoshka doll approach doesn’t come as a big surprise taking into account many other automakers, both mainstream and luxury brands, have been doing the same for a long time. As far as the interior is concerned, just have a look at the hatchback’s cabin to get a general understanding of what to expect from its swoopy sibling. Mercedes’ most recent update for the outgoing CLA is the Night Edition for the more practical shooting brake body style. Speaking of which, it will be interesting to see whether the three-pointed star will do a new SB as spy shots of the stylish wagon are currently not available. The CLS Shooting Brake was axed, so maybe its kid brother will suffer from the same destiny.
It’s worth mentioning the CLA won’t remain the company’s entry-level model in the United States for much longer as that role will be attributed to the new A-Class Sedan due later this year.