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AMG reveals a medium hot CLA

Mercedes-AMG continued to roll out its middling four-cylinder performance range, revealing the all-new CLA 35 4Matic four-door coupé ahead of the New York motor show, adding to the recently revealed A35 hatchback and saloons. The 2020 BMW M230i Gran Coupé and Audi S3 Saloon rival should hit SA later in the year as 'an attractive offering for a young, active lifestyle’. Packing the same 225kW 400Nm 2-litre turbo four-pot as its A35 kin turning a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic and multi-plate-clutch all-wheel able to vary drive split between 100% to the front wheels to 50:50 front to rear depending on traction for a 4.9 second 0-100km/h dash and 250km/h, 7l/100km and 164g/km.