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Why The CLA Has The Best Aerodynamics in the World

Remember when we told you a couple of weeks ago about the aerodynamic world records that the Mercedes-Benz current lineup has? Well, in that short report we also talked about the current world record holder for the most aerodynamic production car on the planet – the Mercedes-Benz CLA.
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To further support their claims about the CLA, the official Mercedes-Benz YouTube channel just released a short video about the most important areas in which the BlueEfficiency version of the baby-CLA was optimized in order to achieve its unbelievably low aerodynamic drag.

We should remind you that the CLA BlueEfficiency has a Cd value of just 0.22, and all this while not looking as awkward as another “aerodynamic champion” like the Toyota Prius.

How did the Mercedes-Benz engineers and aerodynamicists remained friends with the model's designers is beyond us, but the next animated video pretty much explains all the little details that can make such a feat possible without compromising the design.

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About the author: Alex Oagana
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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