Since you opened this topic I'm going to run with it.
I KNOW these Benz's (A/B/CLA/GLA) are very tightly budgeted because of their MSRP, but MB keeps talking about how IMPORTANT these cars are them... and they're right. The sooner you can get buyers into a MB, the more long term MB owners you'll have. Look at MB loyalty rates... very high.
I think there are a couple areas where the cost cutting was in the wrong place and the headlamps are definitely one of them. They should have been standard Bi-Xenon with optional LED. That's what Audi is doing in the A3/S3. In the US... no headlamp washers... no intelligent lighting... no adaptive lighting... and no automatic high beams. I don't care that these aren't standard. Why aren't they part of a better lighting package??? You've made these cars so modern looking and stylish to woo younger buyers... but then you skimp on some of the tech (no push button start option jumps to mind here too).
This is all sadly ironic considering the Concept GLA was the first car, to my knowledge, actually SHOWN with working laser headlamps. I didn't expect them to survive to the production vehicle... but standard halogen/optional Xenon is as low rent as any luxury car gets today.
Disappointed.
I KNOW these Benz's (A/B/CLA/GLA) are very tightly budgeted because of their MSRP, but MB keeps talking about how IMPORTANT these cars are them... and they're right. The sooner you can get buyers into a MB, the more long term MB owners you'll have. Look at MB loyalty rates... very high.
I think there are a couple areas where the cost cutting was in the wrong place and the headlamps are definitely one of them. They should have been standard Bi-Xenon with optional LED. That's what Audi is doing in the A3/S3. In the US... no headlamp washers... no intelligent lighting... no adaptive lighting... and no automatic high beams. I don't care that these aren't standard. Why aren't they part of a better lighting package??? You've made these cars so modern looking and stylish to woo younger buyers... but then you skimp on some of the tech (no push button start option jumps to mind here too).
This is all sadly ironic considering the Concept GLA was the first car, to my knowledge, actually SHOWN with working laser headlamps. I didn't expect them to survive to the production vehicle... but standard halogen/optional Xenon is as low rent as any luxury car gets today.
Disappointed.