Entry-level Mercedes GLB crossover vs. CLA sedan

Rear shot of the 2020 Mercedes CLA.

The interior of the 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 is optioned with sport seats and a sunroof.

At night the 2020 Mercedes CLA puts on a light show. Choose your color: blue, purple, red ...

The profile of the 2020 Mercedes CLA is taken from the S-Class coupe. Inside, the swoopy roof means less headroom for rear passengers.

Seat adjustments for the 2020 Mercedes CLA are on the door.

Not an SUV hatchback, but the 2020 Mercedes CLA has decent trunk space for multiple bags.

The 302-horse 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 enjoys the long, flat country roads of middle Ohio.

Lovely rear seats in the 2020 Mercedes CLA, but not much room for knees.

The rear of the 2020 Mercedes CLA has firmed up since the last generation.

Green steering wheel graphic on the instrument display means the 2020 Mercedes CLA is self-driving.

The 2020 Mercedes CLA has multiple instrument display options.

The 2020 Mercedes-AMG CLA 35 wears the brand badge proudly.

The 2020 Mercedes CLA has multiple instrument display options.

The rear seats of the compact 2020 Mercedes GLB are comfortable even for 6'5" Detroit News reviewer Henry Payne.

From the side, the 2020 Mercedes GLB looks like any other ute.

Rear view of the 2020 Mercedes GLB.

The stylish front end of the 2020 Mercedes GLB.

The high-tech cockpit of the 2020 Mercedes GLB.

The 2020 Mercedes GLB is optioned with a panoramic roof.

The handsome interior of the 2020 Mercedes GLB is marred only by a useless touchpad in the console.

The 2020 Mercedes GLB offers cargo-plus room with seats that fold flat.

The high-tech screens of the 2020 Mercedes GLB.

The 2020 Mercedes GLB shares its engine with the CLA, and puts out 252 horses.

The boxy 2020 Mercedes GLB may not be much to look at it, but it makes it up in utility.

The boxy 2020 Mercedes GLB may not be much to look at it, but it makes it up in utility.

The hatchback of the 2020 Mercedes GLB may not rival the coupe-back of the CLA sedan, but it holds a lot more cargo.

The tires on the 2020 Mercedes GLB have a little more sidewall than the CLA sedan, in case you want to take it off-road.