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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Mercedes-Benz

image2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA250 Long-Term Road Test

A video tour of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLS250 interior

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  • gslippygslippy Member Posts: 514
    The nav looks like an afterthought. It had better rock in how well it works, because you have to look at it all the time - yuk.
  • tp660tp660 Member Posts: 15
    Seriously, what genius at Mercedes thought it would be cool to make the nav screen look like an ipad mounted on the dash on all their latest cars?
  • 480sxs480sxs Member Posts: 3
    I like the "ipod" style nav, its fresh; do you still have floor model TVs or flat screens at home? The car overall is over priced, unattractive and small.-signed 26yr VW CC 4Motion driver
  • boff_boff_ Member Posts: 51
    Everything seems kind of cheap and flimsy...the bin doors click and clack when they should thunk and whump. The styling is great, though. I don't mind the floating tablet trend (started, again, by BMW). I've usually got one tucked under my arm anyways.
  • mercedesfanmercedesfan Member Posts: 365
    @boff, Having spent some considerable seat time in an A-Class in Europe I agree wholeheartedly with "cheap", but not necessarily with "flimsy". Everything in these cars feels remarkably solid, just not expensive. For example, the plast
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    I shake my head at what goes for rear "visibility" these days.
  • boff_boff_ Member Posts: 51
    Thanks for the perspective mercedesfan...I was just going on what was in the video. :)
  • eddieboyeddie1eddieboyeddie1 Member Posts: 4
    Test drove this care, well, noisy on the 101 at 80 MPH, wind noise and road noise, plastic seats, no leather although it looks kind of like lether, did not care for the nav, info system stuck on the dash, al la new Mazda 3, people will buy this just to hve a Mercades, but from what I dove, I'ed buy a Honda Acord before investing in this car, besides the blind spots are just not good and don't let that 29,990 fool anyone, did not see one on the lot for less than 35 grand.
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