Yeah, I'm with you.
Also, some of you don't seem to get that some people actually want a premium small car and that is what Mercedes is delivering here. We can argue that the CLA was a poor attempt at doing that but they seem to have made some substantial improvements for the new A-series cars (hatch, sedan, "coupe").
And not everyone (actually, the vast majority of people) is a car enthusiast. They just want something that drives nicely, has decent power, gets good fuel economy, and has the latest safety and tech features. I'm not so sure what's wrong with that.
agreed...there's no doubt the CLA was a joke, but from what i see here, this looks nothing like it...it actually looks like a decent car...and if the article is correct about pricing (nicely equipped AWD model being about $40k), it's actually not a bad deal (again, depending on the actual price/features)...there's not many compact AWD sedans out there, aside from perhaps the Impreza, but that thing has the interior of their 1984 cars and there's some risk with the H4 engines (although, perhaps the newer 2.0L models are better)...nicely equipped (top trim) Forte, Civic and Corollas are all about $30-$32k, so a few extra thousand for AWD and the MB badge doesn't seem out of place.