It appears that the land down under either recently had the national launch of the AMG version of the CLA, or it's been a recent “let's drive a CLA 45 AMG” day among most Australian automotive publications.
We say this because this is probably the third review of the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG we have seen in the past week or so from an Aussie car magazine or website.
Nevertheless, this one is from CarAdvice and it's rather thorough, with most of the model's high and low points explained correctly and without giving the reader a reason to check out other reviews to actually understand what the car is all about.
Their main focus was on the differences between the CLA 45 AMG and its A 45 AMG little brother though, including the reasons for why the rather big price difference between the two models in Australia.
Naturally, a large part of the difference is accounted by the Australian Luxury Car Tax on vehicles above AUS75,000, but another part is simply because the CLA is seen as a much more upscale model than the A-Class, even in 45 AMG guise. You can check out CarAdvice's review of the CLA 45 AMG for yourself to read all their opinions.
Nevertheless, this one is from CarAdvice and it's rather thorough, with most of the model's high and low points explained correctly and without giving the reader a reason to check out other reviews to actually understand what the car is all about.
Their main focus was on the differences between the CLA 45 AMG and its A 45 AMG little brother though, including the reasons for why the rather big price difference between the two models in Australia.
Naturally, a large part of the difference is accounted by the Australian Luxury Car Tax on vehicles above AUS75,000, but another part is simply because the CLA is seen as a much more upscale model than the A-Class, even in 45 AMG guise. You can check out CarAdvice's review of the CLA 45 AMG for yourself to read all their opinions.