Mercedes-Benz's third-generation CLA compact saloon will be revealed in concept form at the Munich motor show in September.
The new CLA, which is due in the UK in the first half of 2025, is the first of four cars earmarked to use the German firm's Modular Mercedes Architecture (MMA) platform.
MMA is a flexible structure supporting both pure-electric and combustion-engine drivetrains, as showcased by the sleek EQXX EV concept.
Other new Mercedes models based on the MMA structure include successors to the existing CLA Shooting Brake, the GLA crossover and the GLB SUV, all of which are set to be launched by the middle of the decade.
The quartet form what Mercedes describes as its new Entry Luxury line-up, with electric versions set to take the EQC, EQC Shooting Brake, EQA and EQB names into production.
The EQC stretches to around 4700mm in length, with the wheelbase put at close to 2800mm. Those dimensions make it a very close match for today's CLA.
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