2027 Mercedes-Benz CLA220 4Matic Hybrid is the ‘here, damn’ of cars – Jalopnik

At this point, we still haven’t set U.S. prices for the CLA220 hybrid, but we can make some good guesses. We already know that the electric CLA250+ and CLA350 4Matic start at $48,500 and $51,050 respectively (both including destination), and we have European pricing for the hybrid. Granted, the Germans get cheaper (enshittened) versions of the car with even less power, but their CLA220 starts at the US dollar equivalent of about $49,000, based on the December 7 exchange rate, once you get rid of the 19% tax they have to pay. The 4Matic starts at the equivalent of about $51,150. I’d expect US buyers to pay something for that, meaning the hybrid and electric CLAs could have very similar prices. I guess we’ll know more soon, as the car is expected to go on sale in the United States sometime in the second half of 2026.

If that ends up being the price for the hybrid CLA, it will represent a pretty big jump over the current mild-hybrid CLA on sale. The front-wheel drive CLA250 starts at $44,000, including destination, and adding 4Matic will set buyers back another two thousand dollars.

While that sounds like a pretty big chunk of change for a compact car that is undoubtedly the gateway to an entire brand, buyers get a pretty decent amount of equipment right off the bat. All CLA220 hybrids come standard with a panoramic roof, an illuminated grille surround, 18-inch wheels, seven years of built-in navigation, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and even a selfie camera. No, I’m not kidding.

Other luxury features are standard, such as a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, automatic climate control, rain-sensing wipers, LED headlights, radar cruise control and a host of other safety features. In an era where car manufacturers are giving buyers less and less value for their money, the CLA220 seems like a nice change.

Of course, there are also plenty of options to choose from, especially design packages such as the Night Package, AMG Line and AMG Line Plus with Night Package – any idea what that could be? They all do different things to make the car look darker or more AMG-like, as if the 208 hp didn’t speak for itself.

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The Exclusive Line adds power door handles, dual-zone climate control, a wireless phone charger, 64-color ambient lighting, a rear armrest and parking assist. Above that is the Pinnacle Line, the top dog. You get all kinds of nice things with it, like a more advanced exterior lighting system, the passenger display, more safety equipment, a head-up display, an electrically closing trunk and illuminated door sills.

Apart from those packages, there are some standalones, like 19-inch wheels (I’m impressed that Mercedes was able to resist the temptations of the 1920s), Sky Control for the panoramic roof that lets you mess with its opacity, a 16-speaker 850-watt Burmester sound system with Dolby Atmos that sounds great, a 360 camera and even more advanced driver assistance features. At this time, we don’t know how much these packages or options will cost for US customers, but they certainly won’t be free.