The model will come in two flavors, as we've already mentioned: full electric and a mild-hybrid. The electric models will arrive with an 800-volt architecture and the ability to charge from 10-80% in just 22 minutes on a DC fast charger with CLA 250+ models and offer up to 350 horsepower on the CLA 350 4Matic models.

With a profile that renders the larger CLS-Class in miniature, the Mercedes-Benz CLA gets a more curvaceous look come fall when it goes on sale. Looking much like the 2023 Concept CLA-class, the entry-level 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is still as sexy as ever.

Mercedes-Benz CLA sedan will come as both an EV and a hybrid, and feature over-the-air updates and AI-based infotainment.

Mercedes-Benz CLA EV and hybrid models, featuring impressive efficiency, range, and cutting-edge technology, launching in India by 2025.

Mercedes-Benz CLA has arrived, and it's not just stylish—it's faster, smarter, and more advanced than ever before.

Mercedes is also bucking the traditional method of introducing a new platform as an ICE vehicle and then wedging the design into an EV platform. Instead, the company is going “EV first,” launching the CLA as an EV first and then later as an internal combustion with a mild hybrid in 2026.

The reinvented compact sedan arrives with a claimed 492-mile range, a ChatGPT-based voice assistant, and blessedly normal looks.

Mercedes-Benz did something a little unusual with the CLA, and now it has something in common with the Porsche Taycan.