Mercedes priced the electric CLA. The CLA 250+ with EQ Technology starts at $47,250. Mercedes-Benz USA’s November 25, 2025 release is the source. EPA range on that one is up to 374 miles. The dual-motor CLA 350 4MATIC is $49,800 and 312. Destination is extra. Mercedes did not hide the name. It is “CLA with EQ Technology,” because “electric CLA” was apparently too plain.
Two motors, one 85-kWh pack
This is not the old CLA with a battery stuffed where the spare used to live. It sits on Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture, an 800-volt platform that also takes a 48-volt hybrid. The electric cars came first. Official U.S. figures from that November release:
- CLA 250+: one rear permanently excited synchronous motor, 268 hp, 247 lb-ft, RWD, 85 kWh usable, EPA up to 374 miles, 0–60 in 6.6 seconds (est.), $47,250
- CLA 350 4MATIC: two of those motors and a front disconnect, 349 hp, 380 lb-ft, AWD, same 85 kWh, EPA 312 miles, 0–60 in 4.8 seconds (est.), $49,800
Both are limited to 130 mph. DC peak is 320 kW. AC on U.S. cars is 9.6 kW. Ten to 80 percent is 22 minutes. Europe’s March 13, 2025 press kit quotes WLTP of 694–792 km on the 250+ and 672–771 on the 350. That is 431–492 miles on the easy cycle. Mercedes is not pretending EPA and WLTP are the same number. The 374-mile EPA claim is the one that matters here.
The rear drive unit is a two-speed. First gear for the hole shot. Second for the highway. Mercedes says battery-to-wheel efficiency over long distances is 93 percent, and that the motor is a cousin of the VISION EQXX unit. Cd starts at 0.21. Bidirectional charging is “prepared,” which is German for not on the window sticker.
NACS in the quarter panel, with an asterisk
Mercedes-Benz USA’s CLA page says this is the first Mercedes with both a J1772 plug and a NACS port for DC fast charging. Superchargers do not need an adapter. CCS sites do. Every car ships with a CCS-to-NACS dongle so it can still use Mercedes’ own 800-volt parks. Early cars were 800-volt-only. A factory converter for 400-volt DC chargers was scheduled for cars from spring 2026. If the one on the lot cannot talk to a 400-volt stall, that is not a software update. Ask before you sign.
Mercedes quotes up to 201 miles added in ten minutes on a compatible 800-volt charger for the 250+, 195 for the 350. That ten-minute figure is a WLTP range add, not EPA. The 22-minute 10-to-80 number is the one in the U.S. pricing table.
A frunk, a wall of glass, 142 stars
Official dimensions from the March 13, 2025 design chapter: 4,723 mm long, 1,855 mm wide, 1,468 mm tall, 2,790 mm wheelbase. That is 186.0 inches on a 109.8-inch wheelbase, about an inch and a half longer than the last CLA. Trunk is 405 liters. The frunk is 101. Mercedes had not put a box under the hood since the 130 from the 1930s. The company said so.
This is the first Mercedes that runs entirely on MB.OS. Fourth-generation MBUX sits on top of it, with Microsoft and Google AI in the same box. Navigation is a custom Google Maps build that preconditions the pack for the next 800-volt stop. The optional Superscreen is a 10.25-inch driver display and a 14-inch center screen behind one piece of glass, plus another 14-inch pane for the passenger if you pay. The face is a shark nose with 142 illuminated stars and headlights that draw a three-pointed star. The rear lights do the same. It is a lot of stars. That is the point.
Built in Rastatt. The wagon stays in Europe.
Series production is at Rastatt in Germany. Beijing Benz will build the China cars. The Shooting Brake, the first electric Mercedes estate, is a European car with a March 2026 launch over there. Do not wait for it at a U.S. dealer. A 48-volt hybrid CLA exists for people who still want a tailpipe. Europe has been selling the electric car since mid-2025. After it won European Car of the Year, Mercedes Group said the order bank was full into the second half of 2026. The U.S. plan in the November release was a December 2025 press launch, first cars shortly after, volume through the first quarter of 2026.
The 250+ is the one with the range. The 350 is $2,550 more for a second motor and 62 fewer EPA miles. Tesla still undercuts it. Mercedes is selling a compact sedan with 800 volts, a two-speed, a NACS door, and a name that takes a breath. 374 miles on the cheap one, if you trust EPA. $47,250 before destination, if you can find one.
Images courtesy of Mercedes-Benz. Specs from Mercedes-Benz USA’s November 25, 2025 release “Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Pricing for All-New Electric CLA,” the March 13, 2025 Mercedes-Benz Media press kit “The all-new Mercedes-Benz CLA: gorgeous, effortless, intuitive, and flexible,” and Mercedes-Benz USA’s current 2026 CLA Sedan page.
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