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Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class vs Mercedes-Benz AMG GT

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Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class

$58,151 - $117,761

2023 price

Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT

$366,500 - $409,600

2025 price

Summary

2023 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class
2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
Safety Rating

Engine Type

BI Turbo V8, 4.0L
Fuel Type
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Fuel Efficiency
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14.6L/100km (combined)
Seating
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4
Dislikes
  • Engine lacks drama expected from AMG
  • Ride feels unresolved
  • Big price jump over old model

  • Firm ride
  • Road/tyre noise intrusion
  • No spare wheel
2023 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class Summary

Think of a Mercedes-AMG and the first words that spring to mind are probably not - understated, efficient and restrained. And yet those are probably the best words to describe the all-new C 43.

Of course, before we go any further it’s important to note that the C 43, even in its previous six-cylinder guise, was never meant to be as wild, raucous or powerful as the C63 flagship - that’s simply not its role in the AMG line-up.

But even so, this new model is a dive into fresh territory for the brand and puts a very different spin on the AMG sports sedan as we know it.

This is a four-cylinder model, complete with a Formula One-derived electric turbocharger, so it lacks the sound and fury you expect from something carrying the ‘AMG’ badge - but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad car, as we’ll explain.

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2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT Summary

Once upon a time, people would dream about owning a Mercedes-Benz 450SLC – the C107 sports/luxury coupe flagship of the 1970s.

Sexy, stylish, secure and incredibly solid, it embodied the brand’s ‘Engineered Like No Other Car' mantra of the era.

Today’s all-new, second-generation, C192 AMG GT Coupe is something of an indirect descendant of this sort of thinking, changing tack from its supercar-esque 2014 C190 predecessor, with more space, more seats, more sensibility and, conversely, even more steak and sizzle from its glorious V8.

A modern-day SLC? The Porsche 911, Aston Martin DB12, Maserati GranTurismo and Bentley Continental GT’s worst nightmare? Or something else entirely?

These questions and more are answered below.

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