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Two-in-one: The Mercedes-Benz CLA250+ as the flagship CLA and gateway to the brand’s electric range

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Besides the sportier AMG-style bodykit, the electric CLA is identical to the petrol-hybrid versions.

Besides the sportier AMG-style bodykit, the electric CLA is identical to the petrol-hybrid versions.

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SINGAPORE – The latest Mercedes-Benz CLA250+ has a dual identity. It is the most powerful version of the CLA available in Singapore and also the German carmaker’s most affordable electric car here. And this can work either for or against it.

Like the petrol-hybrid CLA200 launched at the Singapore Motorshow in January and reviewed by The Straits Times in March, the fully electric CLA250+ is Mercedes’ “Baby Benz” – the gateway into ownership of the three-pointed star.

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