All-electric to be available in 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA, on a very ambitious technical infrastructure is being established.
The new Mercedes-Benz CLA recently made a splash when it broke a record held by the Porsche Taycan with its fully electric version. The company took a CLA prototype to the Nardo test track in southern Italy to prove the vehicle’s capabilities. Here, it covered 3,716 km in 24 hours, beating the record set by Porsche in 2019 by 291 km. Nardo’s 12.5 km long oval section was used in the test and the electric CLA, which reached an average speed of 153 km / h on tour, was charged 40 times (Each charge took approximately 10 minutes) was required. According to newly shared information, the electric CLA is prepared with an extremely high efficiency target of 12kWh/100km.It comes with the new generation Electric Drive Unit 2.0, developed in-house. This new engine unit placed on the rear axle It alone produces 268 horsepower. A version of the vehicle that offers “4Matic” four-wheel drive with a 107-horsepower second electric motor placed at the front is also being prepared. Electric CLA will offer efficient driving at high and low speeds with a two-speed transmissionIt also has 800 volt technology and DC fast charging up to 320 kW. The vehicle is in suitable conditions 300 km range in 10 minutes can win.
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According to new statements, in order to achieve more efficiency in cold weather, electric The CLA will also use a heat pump that can draw heat from the engine and battery pack to warm the cabin. Mercedes has announced that the CLA will be available with two different battery options with different chemistries (85 kWh NMC and 58kWh LFP), says it will be equipped. The 85 kWh battery model will have a 750 km WLTP range, according to the company’s own data. The vehicle, which is announced to be able to reach a speed of 210 km/h, will not be brought to the market with only an electric engine. A hybrid engine option will also be offered for the vehicle.
According to the statement, the new CLA will also be sold with a newly developed 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine codenamed M252. The internal combustion version is a newly developed and “8F-eDCTcalled ” eight-speed dual clutch gearbox, 27 horsepower electric motor integrated into the transmission and 1.3 kilowatt hours from lithium-ion battery It will have an inverter that takes power. This 188-horsepower hybrid model will initially be offered only with front-wheel drive. To the market later “4Matic” A four-wheel drive version will also be offered.
New Mercedes Modular Architecture (MMA) It is not yet clear how much the new CLA, based on its architecture, will be sold. The ambitious model will be sold in Turkey in 2025.