With a profile that renders the larger CLS-Class in miniature, the Mercedes-Benz CLA gets a more curvaceous look come fall when it goes on sale. Looking much like the 2023 Concept CLA-class, the entry-level 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class is still as sexy as ever.

Mercedes Benz showcased the CLA Concept at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025, in India. Now the brand has revealed a few details about it, which you must check out.

The electric CLA is the first Benz to put cargo in front of the driver in nearly 100 years. The last time was the W23 Mercedes-Benz 130, a small car with a rear-mounted engine and a luggage space in the front that Mercedes built during the early 1930s.

Mercedes splits the CLA-Class into EV and hybrid offerings, as it tackles some of the most efficient small cars on the road.

The German automaker's newest entry-level model carries the company's legacy into an electrified, and hybridized, future.

The electric subcompact sedan is capable of going 492 miles on a charge — at least, according to the test used in Europe.

Mercedes-Benz CLA is the latest in a spate of new vehicles reversing the technology trickle-down process we normally see from the three-pointed star. In the past, Benz's latest and greatest technologies would debut on the S-Class limousine before making their way to more affordable models.

The automaker plans to offer electric, hybrid, and gas versions of the upcoming model — all built on the new MMA platform.

Mercedes-Benz CLA may be an entry-level model, but it's leading the way with new tech and EV hardware improvements.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox