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Because Star Wars Day is now an international corporate marketing holiday, Mercedes-Benz has chosen May 4, 2017, to announce a couple of CLAs for the Japan market. Following in the footsteps of Uber’s First Order Stormtrooper Dodge Chargers, the 1:1 scale Hot Wheels creations, and Nissan’s myriad connections of its coincidentally named Rogue CUV to last year’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the small Benzes add a bit of old-school Lucasian panache in the form of accessories and trim. Which is just how Jawas would spiff up an outdated R5 astromech droid for quick sale.
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Available in either Stormtroopertastic Calcite White or Vaderrific Night Black, the CLA180s both feature black interiors. Night Black cars get red stitching and seatbelts to recall Anakin Skywalker’s post-heel-turn lightsaber, while the white automobiles feature a ’70s-esque racing stripe down the center of the seat and white stitching, reminding us that it’s been 40 years since A New Hope.
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Accessories include hyperspace-look, logo-emblazoned floor mats; a sunshade featuring Chewie, Luke, Ben, and Han in the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon; puddle lamps that project the Star Wars logo onto the ground, an R2-D2 noisemaker, and a Star Wars 40th Anniversary license plate.
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If you happen to want a right-hand-drive CLA with less power than U.S. models but a smidge more Star Wars, Mercedes-Benz Japan will be happy to sell you one for the equivalent of $ 44,800. Or you could buy a base U.S.-spec C-class and spend the saved thousands on commissioning a wrap to commemorate the destruction of the Death Star. You might see if your dealer can order in those puddle lamps, though. They’re kinda sweet.
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