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Originally Posted by Sorted
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uI-lMwxr7k
Just spoke to a client who is Purchasing the 2014 Merc Benz CLA45 AMG and asked him had he seen the above clip and why isn't he purchasing the VF HSV GTS - he said he has seen the clip BUT the fuel economy of it is rubbish and at the lights it will be destroyed by the Merc also HSV isn't a Merc and not the look he is going for - he also sent me the below
2013 HSV GEN-F REVIEW
Vehicle Style: High performance large sedan
Price: $92,990
Engine/trans: 430kW/740Nm 8cyl petrol | 6spd manual
Fuel Economy claimed: 15.3 l/100km | tested: 19.2 l/100km
2014 CLA45 AMG REVIEW
Vehicle style: Premium performance small sedan
Price: $86,900
Engine/transmission: 265kW/450Nm 2.0 turbo petrol | 7spd DCT auto
Fuel consumption listed: 7.0 l/100km | tested: 11.0 l/100km
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I hear what you're saying BUT according to Wheels September 2013 issue the A45 AMG tested used 17.4L/100 km's and in case you think that's an anomoly in their E 63 S AMG vs HSV GTS test in the same issue the Merc which has a claimed fuel consumption of 10L/100 km's got a test average of 18L/100 km's and the GTS auto with a claimed 15.7 L/100 km's got a test average of 19.5 L/100 km's.
I'd say its all depends on how they're driven, one thing i've recently learned is that vehicles fitted with a stop start system can achieve remarkable official simulated fuel tests because those systems work well in lab tests which simulate a lot of time stopped at lights, but in the real world stop start systems are a pain the the bum and besides giving seriously misleading offical ADR figures, I reckon most people would find them so annoying they'd swith them off.
That said, when a A45 / CLA 45 is being driven in a restrained manner as a daily driver I am sure it would be FAR more efficient than a GTS as you'd expect from a small car weighing about 500 kg's less vs a large car weighing in at close on 2 ton. Horses for courses, I reckon each of these cars has its merits.