Mercedes-Benz has officially opened the order books for the new Mercedes-Benz CLA EV in Malaysia. The new electric sedan will be officially launched in Malaysia sometime in Q2 this year.
Officially called the Mercedes-Benz CLA with EQ Technology, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has revealed the estimated starting price for the CLA EV as RM295,888, during the media preview event today. At the moment, there is only one variant that has been confirmed for Malaysia, which is the CLA 205+.
Mercedes-Benz CLA 250+ EV Quick Specs
One of the main highlights for the new CLA 250+ EV is its range – specifically, Mercedes claimed that this particular variant is able to deliver up to 792km of WLTP-rated range. The company also claimed that the energy consumption rate for the new electric sedan can be as low as 12.2kWh / 100km.
Powered by an 85kWh NMC battery, the CLA 250+ EV is equipped with a 200kW (268hp) electric motor that also produces 335NM of torque. The rear-wheel drive (RWD) model is capable of hitting 0 to 100km/h in 6.7 seconds and has a top speed of 210km/h.
You don’t see this often on an EV, but the CLA 250+ EV has a 2-speed gearbox. According to Mercedes, the 1st gear is designed to deliver acceleration, high towing capacity, and efficiency in urban trafficc while the 2nd gear is for power delivery at high speeds and efficiency on the highway.
Thanks to its 800V architecture, the CLA 250+ EV can support a blazingly fast DC charging speed of up to 325kW, which allows the EV to be charged from 10% to 80% in just 22 minutes. The German automaker claimed that this allows the electric sedan to obtain up to 325km of range in just 10 minutes, when charged with a supported DC charger.
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s announcement did not mention the AC charging speed that the EV can support, but the global specs did list it as 11kW. When charged with a 3-phase 11kW AC charger, the charging time from 10% to 100% is around 11 hours according to the global specs list.
Outside of the technical specs, the CLA 250+ EV also features a rather sleek and eye-catching exterior design, especially through its grille, which features individually animated LED stars. With a drag coefficient of just 0.21, the new model also features a massive, one-piece panoramic glass roof that seamlessly extends from the EV’s windscreen frame all the way to the rear.
As for the interior, Mercedes-Benz Malaysia didn’t provide many details regarding the unit that is coming to our market. That being said, the company did highlight the massive MBUX Superscreen inside the EV, which is a combination of a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster for the driver, a 14-inch central infotainment display, and another 14-inch display that is dedicated to the front passenger.
At the same time, the German marque didn’t forget to point out that the CLA EV is the first modern Mercedes model to feature a frunk, which offers 101L of load space. On the back, the EV has 405L of boot space.
In case you want to have a closer look at the new CLA 250+ EV, you can do so by visiting the Stars@Mercedes-Benz Bangsar in Kuala Lumpur from 15 to 18 January. You can expect to see the new EV at Mercedes-Benz showrooms nationwide in the near future as well.
