The 2025 Mercedes-Benz CLA has appeared on the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia web site with registrations of curiosity now being taken for the third-generation mannequin, codenamed C178, which seems set to reach on our shores as a battery-electric mannequin.
This would be the first CLA to be constructed on the Mercedes-Benz Modular Structure (MMA), bringing an 800-volt electrical structure that allows the car to take DC quick charging at as much as 320 kW.
The native webpage for the Malaysian market doesn’t state the variants or specs for the car, although at debut, the third-generation C178 was introduced with two variants – the CLA250+ that packs a single rear-mounted motor that outputs 272 PS and 335 Nm, whereas the CLA350 provides a 109 PS entrance motor for a mixed 354 PS and 515 Nm.
Thus outfitted, the CLA250+ does the century dash in 6.7 seconds and a prime velocity of 210 km/h, whereas the stronger, dual-motor CLA350 does the 0-100 km/h run in 4.9 seconds. The CLA250+ is claimed to have vitality consumption figures starting from 12.2 to 14.1 kWh per 100 km, whereas the CLA 350 is rated between 12.5 and 14.7 kWh per 100 km.
With a 85 kWh (nett) nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) battery outfitted, this equates to a spread of between 694 km and 792 km for the CLA250+, and between 672 km to 771 km for the CLA350. Its vary functionality is aided by the producer’s second-generation Electrical Drive Unit (EDU 2.0) with a two-speed transmission, and within the case of the CLA350, the power to disconnect the entrance motor to extend vary.
The 800-volt electrical structure that allows as much as 320 kW DC charging permits a 325 km of further vary to be added in simply 10 minutes of charging, although AC 11 kW is extra restricted, rated at simply 11 kW. That stated, bi-directional charging can be made out there by means of a software program replace.

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Inside, the C178 CLA will be specified with the MBUX Superscreen ensemble that brings three shows – a ten.25-inch driver’s show and a pair of 14-inch touchscreens – which span the width of the dashboard.
This runs on a brand new MB.OS working system that gives the usage of AI from two fashions – The MBUX Digital Assistant makes use of ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing searches for common enquiries, or Google’s Gemini for navigation-related questions.
There has but to be additional technical particulars on the CLA for the Malaysian market, although for now, events could register their curiosity for the battery-electric mannequin on the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia web page.
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