Mercedes-Benz CLA

Mercedes-AMG has taken the wraps off the new CLA35, joining the related A35 hatchback and sedan in the company's compact performance line-up. Based on the new Mercedes-Benz CLA, the AMG 35 variant gets the beefed up powertrain and go-fast cosmetic bits in line with the A35 twins, and should arrive Down Under early in the fourth quarter of this year.

The 2019 Geneva motor show is nearly upon us, what can we expect this year? Catch our list of world premieres below: Alpina B4 S Bi-Turbo Edition 99 (confirmed) Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo xDrive (revealed) Aston Martin Lagonda 'All-Terrain Concept' (revealed) Aston Martin AM-RB 003 (revealed) Audi Q4 e-tron concept (revealed) Bentley Bentayga Speed (revealed) BMW X5 xDrive45e (revealed) BMW 330e (revealed) BMW 745e (revealed) BMW M760Li xDrive (revealed)

Welcome to the 2019 season of the CarAdvice podcast! This week you are joined by Mandy Turner and Mike Stevens. In car news, Honda has launched a new entry-level third-row CR-V, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has been previewed, while the 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Evo and Mercedes-Benz CLA have been revealed. Sam Purcell compares the Land Rover Disco Sport Si4 and Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk on and off-road.

The next-generation Mercedes-AMG CLA45 has been caught for the first time, a week-and-a-half after a regular CLA was spied doing laps of the Nurburgring. Sitting low and squat on low-profile rubber, the CLA45 is easily distinguished from its more pedestrian siblings thanks to a small spoiler on the boot lip, massive quad exhaust tips, a prominent rear diffuser, and vertical vents on the rear bumper.

Mercedes-Benz has issued a recall for its A-Class, B-Class and CLA model lines sold between 2015 and 2017 over concerns a faulty starter could pose a fire risk. The German marque says affected vehicles could be fitted with a starter that may become blocked "due to prior damage", which may cause it to become electrically overloaded if multiple and/or extended start attempts are made. In the "worst case scenario", the fault could cause nearby components to ignite and catch fire.