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Originally Posted by PlatzdaTurbo So that's 22 lakh over the showroom price if i assume 90 and even more if i assume 90+ as you say. Even with octroi how did you reach that figure ? I assumed it would be at best 85 odd perhaps so if what you say is true that is indeed a HUGE leap over the showroom cost but i dont see where did you derive the exponential escalation from. Do the math maybe ?
On a separate note,expecting any AMG be it A/B or whatever to be cheap in any sense of the word is senseless. AMG itself are the very best vehicles Mercedes makes so they will never be cheap. Also expecting AMGs to be CKD is unrealistic. Neither will they garner such sales nor would Merc want them to become too mainstream , I imagine. |
Well cars priced 70 odd ex showroom go to about 95 on road Mumbai, hence this also being a CBU I expected something similar. It is a bit below 90l as mentioned in the posts below. 88 on road Bombay, that is 20l over the ex showroom.
If they price the AMGs a little better, like they have been doing for their other cars like the ML, GL, etc then they may actually garner some sales. Its about 2.5 times the cost of the normal car, for the AMGs. And its not just import duty, its the companies to some extent pricing them stupidly.
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Originally Posted by silentscreamers I am looking at it from a different POV, there is no factory tuned sub 5 second car in the market for a sub 90 L on road price in the market. I think you got your math wrong with the 90+ quote you mentioned, the price on road Mumbai comes up to 88 L, without octroi is about 85, as I just got off the phone with Auto Hangar.
The Audi S4's so called better pricing still comes up to around 70 on road Mumbai, and no 5 L rupee tune as you mentioned is going to give it an edge over the CLA 45 From what I know, the CLA handles better, it has a edge over the S4 in the 0-100 sprint by over a second by figures claimed by the manufacturers and also the auto journos, the S4 is a generation older, the CLA arguably looks better and has better interiors, it's better equipped too and the AMG certainly has better snob value than the S. So roughly a 18 L premium over the S4 is most certainly justified IMHO.
The S4 would have looked much better if the CLA was indeed priced 90 L ex showroom. Even the 530D's and the A6 3.0 TDI's cost 70+ L these days.
IMO the Merc's pricing is still off by about 5 L, but looking at the competition and it's AMG heritage I would stick to my statement of it having a 'brilliant price'. |
Spoke to a dealer myself, and yes its 88 as you mentioned. I wasn't that far off lol.
Would request you to go through this page before rubbishing my claims
http://www.mtm-online.de/en/Audi/S4-...?FZID=S4B8245Q
These tunes are below 5l, and they will make the S4 properly quick. No doubt though that the CLAs 0-100 time is great, but the 2.0 engine is already really being pushed and I doubt much tuning is possible on it keeping the engine reliable.
Also I'm not sure about the handling, the CLA is predominantly front wheel drive with a part time 4wd system, so it is prone some amount of understeer, whereas the S4 is a proper all time 4wd system.
Looks and interiors are a personal choice, but I don't see how the CLA is better equipped. Also its a size smaller than the S4, where people can actually sit in relative comfort in the back seat.
I've got nothing against the CLA45, but there is no doubt that the S4 is by far a better deal at present prices.
It seems you have your mind set on the CLA, do post an ownership report if you buy it.
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Originally Posted by karan561 I agree the pricing is not that great still & shouldve been around 60L as you too believe.
But yea, people have the tendency to buy the base models of cars irrespective of knowing what engine the car is running coz they want a sedan from BMW or an Audi stable, for example if you see the 5 series range, the best seller has always been 520d, in A4 the 2L Diesel & many more such examples as you would be aware. So someone who would want an AMG tag this is his best bet.
Thats what i meant
Yea, but personally i dont have any grudges against the small motor this car has, it sure is an excellent engine with max power/L |
Karan, I don't think the base model buying types even know what AMG is.
Anyway no point in arguing CLA vs S4 anymore. Each will have their buyers.