Within and without, the vehicle expresses itself with bold new design choices. The cabin welcomes standard 10.25-inch dual media screens and a Nappa leather–upholstered steering wheel, while striking new trim elements, including carbon-fiber look, and black microfiber, enhance the signature mood. The 2024 CLA offers new, exclusive paint colors on the outside — Hyper Blue and Spectral Blue — while three additional wheel designs provide even more ways to make it all yours. Updated LED headlamps and taillights and dramatic refinements to fascia, grille and rear diffuser further communicate the coupe’s performance edge.

These, of course, are clear at first sight. To experience other enhancements, you’ll have to take the wheel. Standard Parking Package, standard Mirror Package, standard Highbeam Assist, reversing camera: The CLA raises it all to a new level. Its engine now boasts a 48-volt onboard power supply delivering 13 more horsepower and a belt-drive starter-generator recuperating energy and delivering lower vibrations and noise. Round it off with the next generation of MBUX and the optional Burmester® surround sound system, and the CLA elevates every drive. Look for it at a dealer near you later this year.