425 HP VIVID Racing Mercedes CLA45 AMG - One Take
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- The Mercedes CLA45 slots into an unlikely position in the marketplace: replacing the dead Mitsubishi Evo. And Vivid Racing has massaged this one to the tune of 425 HP, with upgraded brakes and suspension to match.
Check out the package at:
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Matt would it be possible to give us a quick peek under the hood before each drive?
Loving your one-takes, from Melbourne Australia
+scanspeak00 Melbourne is such a shit hole.
***** cAz oNe Must be a very unhappy individual.
I agree, that's a cool idea.
+scanspeak00 seconded! he did this on some other one takes like the most rcent evo i think.
+cAz oNe Adelaide is a shit hole
a few decades ago you needed a 7.0L V8 to make 425, amazing how far we've gone to make a 2.0L I4 make this much power.
turbo's but for this baby just one turbo #LOL
Pick up my CLA45 shooting brake tomorrow - great timing!
Love the shooting brake version, enjoy it
+oooosq Shooting brake looks much better actually, good choice sir
+oooosq great choice
+oooosq idk, the shooting brake doesn't look the best it could be. but thats just preference.
+Andrew Loo I think it looks better than the four door tho
haha chris harris can drift literally anything
do you have the link to the video ?
+Mr FuckOff Check out his La Ferrari video. Drifting a $1mil+ car, the he is bonkers as he would say.
Ok thanks
+IShoNoHonor He can drift but we never see him do transitions like real drifters..
Canniballistix True but then again I've never seen him on a purpose built drift circuit either. Not saying he can do transitions but I would imagine he could if he wanted to (Just my opinion though).
You need to record a fly by of every car you drive. I'm getting a little bored with 'in car' only one takes.
+paNic RELL yeah he need another man to shoot from another car it will give us a view of the car when driving. i was wondering the whole video how does this car looks like from the outside while driving it
These videos do not generate enough money to justify the expense of having a second person there. Sad but true.
+TheSmokingTire That's unfortunate, maybe on the next subscriber submitted one take you can just ask the owner to do as fly by as they leave or something like that. I'm sure they wouldn't mind more camera time with their car.
+TheSmokingTire Tell me next time you're out doing one of these and I'll come film for free (once).
+TheSmokingTire its that difficult to drop a camera on the side of the road for a second?
I don't normally like any Mercedes but damn that car looks nice
+Ze Germanz the new ones look beastly
Andrew Loo Yeah I like the more aggressive look, thats why I always preferred the BMWs
+Steven “The fanboys slayer” Ferguson Yeah, we were only really talking about Mercs and Beamers because of their rivalry. Out of the two the BMWs have tended to look more aggressive throughout the years, Mercedes always (and still do) look like a politicians car and with the M series cars throughout the years I would say yes BMW are built to be more aggressive looking than the Mercs.
Nobody is talking what other brands are more aggressive looking, its based purely on the long history of these two companies that are constantly compared.
+Steven “The fanboys slayer” Ferguson Good thing it's his opinion, eh?
+Ze Germanz It is
Man that car looks like a BLAST to drive.
Every input you make looks replicated with razor sharp precision in the car's response.
'Tight as a drum' as Matt put it.
I really like how the CLA looks.Not too much of a fan of the big wing in the back though.
Another fantastic "one take" Matt, well done mate. You're getting more and more casual in front of the camera which is great, feels like I'm just having a chat with you while driving.
A little suggestion Matt: Perhaps when you're doing a walkaround of the car in the beginning of the video, do a small clip of the exhaust? Like the 930 Turbo you did a number of months ago? I don't mean this in a bad way, not at all, but I wish we, the viewers, could get a listen on the exhaust of the cars you do One Take reviews on. Yes, we can hear it while you drive, but a standing rev with the microphone aimed at the exhaust is best.
Either way, it's all up to you Matt whether or not you want to do that. Just giving a friendly, little suggestion. The farty, diarrhea noise the exhaust makes when shifting is absolutely glorious by the way!
I'm getting more and more inspired towards the CLA45 better handling than I had thought.
Hey Matt. I like how you accelerated from a dead stop so the "pause" was a blessing. I'd like to see more of that. Great job.
Having owned one for a couple months now, I've discovered the best way to downshift 2 or 3 gears as fast as possible. If you double click the paddle, it's very slow, but if you just hold the paddle down, it'll take you to the lowest gear available pretty quickly. Also stoked, my vivid tune just arrived today, installing it tomorrow.
abelincoln4374, How does the tune feel?
@greyz33tracknissanfan73 I love it, definitely feels much quicker than stock. I feel like you really notice it from 4k to 6k RPMs. Really puts you in the back of your seat.
My god I wish I was in California with all those canyons! And of course to meet Matt, but those canyons..... I need those in my life!
It's insane that an l4 can produce so much goddamned power.
from the factory, for everything else meet the 4g63
I do appreciate the respect you give to cyclists. There's far too many tough guys that act as if they own the road and try to get as close to the cyclist as possible. Most of them drive trucks it seems. I never in a million years thought I'd ever be on a road bike but I started last year to get in better shape and lose some weight and it's much scarier riding a bike than any fast car or motorcycle I ever been in due to the fact you have no control over who is coming up behind you and no power to get away like I can on my motorcycle.
I've driven that car for a weekend and immediately fell in love with it! Great little car and great review!
Even in stock form, the shift pop is unreal!
up to 375 from factory now, crazy.
Matt - Great Videos. Only thing I would suggest when doing these reviews is to maybe talk a bit about the competitors to the car being driven and how they stack up against each other. Just something fun to bring up in between stats and details about the car.
I like it. I have always wanted to get into German cars, this seems like a good entry. And since Mercs depreciate so quickly, I imagine these things won't be too bad after a few years.
Great review and video. Love the sound of this AMG. Been thinking about buying one of these or an Audi S3 saloon. Thanks for taking us on your excellent drive down the mountain
another great video .... i can honestly say that you have become my favorite reviewer.
Mad respect to Chris for drifting a car with a fwd based hang-on awd system.
This show is my drug.
I need more.
Give me more.
I love that sound! I'm not a big fan of 4 cyl, but AMG made that sound sexy, and I'm sure the tune probably helped too.
I was looking for a review on the CLA 45 and when I searched I found a ton of them. For the most part is just people bloviating about the car but then I saw Matt and Doug did reviews and I knew I would get an honest opinion. But you did leave your coffee outside Matt.
I like how you share the road, Matt. Big ups from a driving and cycling enthusiast!
I've had mine for a little over a year and I love it every time I drive it. Everything stock except for the Revozport carbon lip spoiler and Rotiform rims
Great sound. Yes, the A45 is a wonderful car.
The amount of people who think the engine sound during shifts is either a rub or a grinding transmission is hilarious
Those paddle shifters are HUGE
Those paddles are gigantic!!
My new 2017 CLA45 amg always downshift instantly.. improved pretty much everything in term of gearbox and look deparmrnt
Hey Matt do you prefer this over a BMW M235i?
I hope Matt answers this
I wouldn't
+Craig J I prefer the RWD, Manual, LSD equipped M235i to the CLA45. If you want AWD, I would not get the BMW.
Does a model of the 235i come with lsd from factory?
+Kwezzy yeah the M235i does
Latigo used to be my favorite road to skate down back when i lived in LA =)
Matt you should do an entire one take talking in that german accent, haha!
hahahaha the car seat in the back killed me
I'm liking the support for the manual box in the other comments. This would be the perfect car if it had a manual. Top and interior and exterior. I don't give a toss about setting fast times on the track. I just want to enjoy changing gear when I choose to.
I drove this the other day and I find the Evo a lot more adjustable in terms of handling. The gearbox did the same thing and refused to downshift just like this.
Awesome of you to let leave proper room around the roadies!
Surface area = cooling. Saw-shaped rotors will increase surface area around the circumference, but will decrease the frontal & rear surface area. So depending on the geometry, the saw-rotors could definitely improve cooling. As well, it could have a similar effect to slotted rotors, improving initial grip and performance
355 hp stock Matt. And the 2016 now has 375 hp sick and much better shifting and baking.
I love the CLA's clean lines.
The more I see these little amg's around the more I like their look
Did you just say Little Amg? AMG IS THE BOSS SIR
Thanks for the nice demo. I'm calling my dealer for a used one this week!
Matt next one take you do where you're given a company's car/press car for a few hours please do the road you did in the Vert' A3 one take! Loved that road
Another awesome video, I've just come to expect it.
+TheSmokingTire Too bad there's so much negativity in the comments on this. Really enjoyed the video Matt. I'm a longtime viewer and first time commenter. Like others have said, hearing the exhaust outside would have been cool, but nonetheless this whole one-take series has been great in my opinion. As someone looking at buying a car in the used market within the next 2 yrs, it's been great to see such a wide array of cars, and have you review used versions of cars that I'd be interested in buying! It's been really useful in weeding out some of the cars and opening my eyes to some that I didn't think of. Thanks so much for taking the time to make them, and I really look forward to watching the ones to come!
Right, so much negativity over the video exhaust sounds!
Surprised by the negativity? Welcome to the CZcams comment section! You must be new! Lol
Vivid makes great products from what I hear.
You can cut that volume down considerably in comfort mode for everyday driving!
That shifting sounds just... nuts!..
I like the comparison you made to the Evo.
Seriously.... Best road ever!!!
I love what Mercedes AMG are doing of late, ESPECIALLY the C63S, however Having an Evo 6.5 in the garage, (and being a Mitsubishi fanatic) I'm a little bit brand loyal when it comes to AWD 2LT turbo sedans... you know what I mean lol.. Though tuning options for the CLA are only beginning to show the potential of this little car... I'm sure the quality of the interior and well.... the exterior, will sway a lot of people... glad to see they have addressed the front seats with quality performance items!!... for the same money... I feel an Evo 6-10 with the same money poured into it will be the quicker car.. always... but that's relative... the CLA45 and the little hatchback brother is about attracting a much younger audience to the Mercedes AMG family... and THAT... is a good thing for those of us who love driving.... particularly on roads like the one featured in this vid!!! Epic Vid... thankyou for youtubing stuff like this!!! BTW nice work keeping it between the lines during filming!! hahaha
+Steve Lubich I love my Evo 8
+xellossaxon wow... plenty of self absorbed douche bag hate there... you must drive a honda civic... go hit vtec yo! leave the hate for somewhere else...
Matt got a new watch! No more green Sub.
I have my Vivid Racing tune kit on the way, just installed a cold air intake and I ordered my CLA45 from the Factory with the AMG high performance exhaust it will help get maximum gains from the tune. Looking to improve on my stock time of 12.6@111mph at the drag strip this year...
I like the mods, but I'll still take an Evo
+Jared Moore Better get one while you can. Soon Mitsubishi is going to quit selling new cars in the USA if they haven't already.
+RyMann88 I wish I could, but yeah, this is the last model year then they're gone :(
At least we'll be able to import them like we can R32s.
RyMann88 yeah, can't wait till the r34s are legal :D
+Jared Moore highest power 4 cylinder in production at 355 horses with AWD? ill take the CLA
Hi
Excellent video..I never get tired of watching it, its the best description of the CLA 45, very fast, excellent handling and manic.. i have the newer version at 381, the only problem is you do things normally you wouldnt do in a normal car. planning to install the armytrix exhaust and chip it..
The reason the gearbox is different to the C and E class. Is that the A class DCT uses a true manual gearbox with DCT and is shifted by computer. And the C, E, and S class uses an Automatic box with DCT. The A / CLA definately shift harder and faster.
Mercedes say the A45 in Race shifts in 100ms.
Love this video. Car looks great. The way you described the car and the small details. Keep it up
Great review. Nice red color. And the houses on that road look amazing too!
this car deserves more than a one take.
I strongly believe you'd have gotten more out of it on Angeles crest. Love the car. Goals!
My mom has the standard CLA250 for 208 hp and 258 lbs ft of torque it's fun to drive it pushes 14-16 psi with overboost in sport so prob 220-230 hp 270lbs ft at 18-20 psi if anyone wondering the AMG is 24- 26 psi 355 hp stock 340 lbs ft I think it's the same exact engine with reinforced internals
CLA45AMG is KING of the inline 4s!!!
Matt, i'm with you on the A45 being the real look for this car, The GLA45 is closer to the A look...............................
Chris Harris is the Chuck Norris of the car world, cars do what he tells them to do.
Matt, did something change recently with the video or image settings during recording? It kind of looks hyper real, like a video game almost. I've noticed this on a few of your recent videos.
Lol look how fast you was going to even downshift in second 10:30 I’m sure the cla was trying to save you transmission and dignity lol
You should show the outside of the car more instead of just for 15 seconds at the start. I understand you probably don't have multiple cameras and a crew but still....
You know you just contradicted yourself right?
aproductofboredom no I didn't, for example in the middle of the video when referring to the wing he could insert a picture of it, instead I need to cut back to the start of the video to see what he is talking about.
+Cornwall1888 The time spent splicing in an image of the rear wing is time wasted that he will likely not see a penny for. Now all he does is sink the two camera's and audio and done. If he started doing more the pay off won't be there. Maybe if people watched less from mobile devices and turned off ad blockers content creators would focus more on quality content.
Not a huge merc fan but I love the cla 45 amg
That wing. Puuuuuke!
That thing sounds so fucking brutal when it shifts - sounds like a WRC car.
Very cool. Not a big fan of the concept for 4 banger benzes, but there's definitely nothing wrong with this car, per-se.
While watching it reminded me of need for speed hot pursuit on ps3 !
Damn that thing is bad ass!
man I'd love a hatchback version that looks awesome.
THIS IS SUPER GOOD I WISH TO OWN ONE CLA 45
really nice review, although, dont keep slating DCT's they arent automatic, they're much different to what you expect, ofcourse you will experience hesitation when down shifting as it has already selected the next gear up assuming you will keep accelerating, so when you shift down for a corner it has to reselect a lower gear.
Matt, lmoa on your imitation of the exhaust @ 4:00
Damnit EP3 owner! Don't make us look bad!
in Spain this car cost 63k € without extras and a second hand evo X with low mileage around 25-30k € (Mitshubishi don't sell evos in spain since 2013)
so in Europe this mercedes is not very cheap
its wierd cause i predicted you were gonna call it a german evo
My neighbor had one, beautiful car.
really enjoyed this drive. thanks! special thanks for exposing me to the civic annunciation I have never heard. lol funny
thanks for the package link!
very good review, not too fast not too slow! nice
oh man they are fast benz
This car looks much better in real life!
I bet Recaro makes a pretty damn good baby seat actually.
You talk about having this car for 55k but neglect to call out the 15k on top for modifications. Not just tune and exhaust. Don’t for get suspension, seats, and whatever else your forgetting. 75k is a more realistic number for this example.
Not a big fan of the crunchy exhaust note on gear changes, I would get annoyed by that really quick
God you make me want to move to California. Then I check my bank account...
+Mark Blumer It's nice to visit but not to live. Too much hippie crap when it comes to the environment, expensive cost of living, insane tax rate, rude and judgemental people and bad traffic in urban areas. Beautiful state with a diverse climate but horrid politics.
Plot twist, at 12:22 its Mr Regular holding him up
Coolest CLA 45 AMG ? probably
Hey Matt,
Any news on if the Alfa 4C is getting aftermarket attention? I'd be cool to see you test a modified one, it's so fast stock.
+MC1796 Sector 111, which has this awesome thing called the DRAKAN I just tested for /TUNED, as well as sells the BAC Mono and Ariel Atom here in LA, offers some upgrades for the 4C and are working on more. 4C's are a lot like Lotus Elise's in how they behave, so Sector 111 has a lot of experience fine tuning the best Lotus's, including the one we did on a one take not long ago.
It looks so perfect in white to be honest but red is pretty aggressive anyway
Chris Harris can whip a car he's no joke! He'll get anything out sideways!!!
That thing is phenomenal! Nice 👍
Off topic, but just heard you in Forza 6, pretty cool! Had no idea you were doing roles in the game
this is what the 328i should be like stock. loud, potent, manic.
Arf... I saw Vivid and thought of something else. Oh well, still cool :)