The thing that give the 4 series an edge over the CLA is rear wheel drive.. plus I think a well optioned 4 series may be out of most CLA buyers price rangemr.smith said:Do you think that people will want to buy the 4 series over the CLA simply for the status of having spent more money on their luxury vehicle? You must get some more value if you buy the 4 series over the CLA as well. I can't see it costing so much more than the CLA without a proportional amount of extra features/quality.