Daily Drive: We drive the Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, June 17, 2013                  2014 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG driving impressions, specs, photo gallery and price.... 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG drive review What is it? It's the novel Mercedes-Benz CLA compact sedan, all juiced up AMG style. If it's not exactly the AMG car for everyman, the CLA 45 will nonetheless move the brand within reach of more men and women than ever before. In the...   2013 Audi S7 review notes DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Beautiful to look at and sit in, the 2013 Audi S7 nevertheless left me with mixed feelings, much as it’s kissin’ cousin   One Lap of the Web: A Bentley reborn, goldRush shenanigans and squirrel-dodging in a BMW We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- At first glance, this...   Bosch teams up with Aston Martin on DB9 hybrid German engineering firm Bosch has teamed with Aston Martin on a plug-in hybrid version of the venerable DB9. It keeps the 6.0-liter V12, thankfully, and...   Jet Age lands at Rodeo Drive Concours Fins and aerodynamic stability -- the latter sometimes real, sometimes just for style -- dominated the 20th anniversary of the Rodeo Drive Concours in Beverly Hills Sunday. The era of magnificent tail fins was born from the sweet optimism of the 1950s, when “The Future” was just...   NASCAR's Tony Stewart and Formula One's Jenson Button team up for another Mobil 1 ad Last week, we gave you an exclusive preview from Mobil 1 featuring NASCAR's Tony Stewart and Formula One's Jenson Button demonstrating their stretching routines. This week, we've got the second installment in the Mobil 1... You May Have Missed...   Bring a Trailer: Customized 1969 BMW 2002: Ford-powered Bimmer ready for the track This highly customized 1969 BMW 2002 with a widebody kit is for sale though eBay via our friends at Bring a Trailer. It currently resides in Mission Hills, Calif. with a bid of $9,500. The auction ends in less than two days; it has nine bids so far. The BMW 2002 was part of the company's “New ...   Greg Biffle captures impressive NASCAR Cup Series win at Michigan Greg Biffle went a long way toward punching his ticket to NASCAR's postseason with an impressive win in the Quicken Loans 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday. The win was also the historic 1,000th triumph in NASCAR competition for Ford Racing. “The 1,000...   Will Power says the IndyCar pressure is off Will Power said the pressure is off him.That seems odd to say for a driver who has failed to win the past three IndyCar Series championships despite being at the doorstep of the title, but he said driving is different now that he's not in the hunt.“I guess there's not as much expectation on...   Donny Schatz dominates the short track Five-time and defending World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz enjoyed a dominant weekend as the series visited Minnesota and Iowa.Schatz claimed Friday night's event at Jackson (Minn.) Speedway for his series-leading sixth victory of the season.The following night, the six-...   Biffle's win at Michigan is No. 1,000 in NASCAR for Ford Racing Jamie Allison, director of Ford Racing, celebrated a birthday with a milestone on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. Roush Fenway Racing’s Greg Biffle's win at Michigan gave the automobile manufacturer its 1,000th racing victory in NASCAR’s top three series. Biffle’s win...   NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin changes paint scheme to honor Jason Leffler at Michigan Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota has changed its paint scheme for Sunday's race at Michigan to the one that was used when Jason Leffler drove the car in 2005.The tribute paint scheme was Hamlin's idea and approved by Joe Gibbs Racing and sponsor FedEx following Leffler's death Wednesday in an accident...   John Force wins NHRA event at Bristol John Force ended a 31-event winless streak Sunday in the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, beating Cruz Pedregon in the final round.The 64-year-old Force raced to his record 135th career victory and fourth at Bristol Dragway. He powered his Ford Mustang to 4.148-second run at 305.29 mph, while... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.