Car width refers to the measurement of the distance between the two sides of the Mercedes-Benz CLA taken at the widest point This measurement can be important for a variety of reasons, such as determining whether a car will fit in a particular parking space or garage, or whether it can safely navigate narrow roads or tunnels.Usually, the mirrors are not included in the measurement unless otherwise stated.With it's
height of 1430 mm and
length of 4692 mm,
the Mercedes-Benz CLA has a width of 1834 mm. We also know the width including mirrors - it's 1999 mm . That means that a single mirror's width is 82.5mm. The widest car you can find in the "medium coupe" category is Ferrari 12Cilindri (F167 ), which is 342mm wider than the CLA Coupé 180 d -
2176 mm.For illustration, the difference in length between the Mercedes-Benz and the Ferrari is 41mm in favor of the Ferrari. On the contrary, the narrowest in the same category is VW XL1 , which is 1665 mm - that makes it 169mm narrower than the Mercedes-Benz in question. Length-wise, the Mercedes-Benz outperforms the VW by 804mm.
The difference in width between first generation (CLA 117) from 2013 and last generation (CLA 118 (1. Facelift)) from 2023 is 5.7cm mm.