The new-generation Mercedes-AMG CLA45 will follow its Benz sibling and go electric, with more than 370kW and active aero to feature.

The electric subcompact sedan is capable of going 492 miles on a charge — at least, according to the test used in Europe.

Mercedes is also bucking the traditional method of introducing a new platform as an ICE vehicle and then wedging the design into an EV platform. Instead, the company is going “EV first,” launching the CLA as an EV first and then later as an internal combustion with a mild hybrid in 2026.