Definitely looks like an upgrade on the first gen CLA. Downside is that this just opens the gates for more badgewhores to come to the brand that will think their A Class is a CLS. 

This was beautifully written, Mack...my condolences. But you made your mark here, and we will always remember your name.

*Hugs* Condolences.

I am sorry for your loss.

It looks pretty good but the A Class sedan looks better IMO

When you get to 50 or so you are better off because you can tell people “I’m old, so fuck off.” and they are generally ok with it because you are old. When you are 30 you are neither here nor there, not young, not old, just in a state of malaise looking back but only going forward at a seemingly increasing speed…

“I’m 20, just dropped out of St. John’s University, have a chinstrap beard, wear embellished jeans with Air Jordans, and the IT consulting firm that my Russian-born parents founded just scored a huge contract with the City. What car should i buy?”

Spirit of Eggstacy

So wait, nothing between the driver and a 6,000lb stack of plywood sheets?

Why is the Nissan badge is English regardless of what country its sold in? Most JDM cars have English controls but they are mostly Japanese.

You know what’s wrong with the human race? It’s always the worst/craziest people who have the most enthusiasm and energy. I don’t even feel fully awake for the first 12 hours of my day, and this asshole is all over the place jumping on tables, stealing microphones and giving speeches and shit.

Hmmm, good point. Looks like the Civic Type R and WRX are still the way to go for cost of ownership.

If Chevy redesigned the Camaro with the Avista styling, it should sell.

Years ago, while out motorcycle riding, a “friend” pulled something similar to me. Riding side by side on our bikes at about 60 mph, he reaches over and hits the kill switch on my handlebar. This stopped the engine’s ignition resulting in turning the entire driveline into a mechanical brake and almost threw me over…

I could talk about my dad’s GTIs I grew in (3 Mk1 GTIs, 3 mk2 GTI 16V, ending with a crazy Mk3 VR6).

Congrats on your COTD Dr. Martin van Nostrand!

Nissan has been phoning it in for nearly a decade now. Can you think of one Nissan model, including Infiniti, that offers class leading anything? With the exception of the Juke does Nissan even make an interesting car? I have no personal bias against Nissan, but even the 370Z is living in the past. What is going on…

Congrats on your COTD win, G42dog!

I love them. And technically I could afford a used one. Why haven’t I gotten one yet? Well there’s “dad guilt” I can’t exactly take my wife and kids around in it.

These are all good answers actually... usually I disagree with most of you on these posts. Tom has the best answer though.