Thursday, April 17, 2014

The latest Mercedes A-Class


The latest Mercedes A class is Mercedes's smallest hatchback. It was released in 2012, its assembly is done in Rastatt, Germany. It is a hatchback. It's layout is a front engine front wheel drive or four wheel drive. You can get it with a 1.5 litre V4,1.6 litre V4, !.8 litre V4, 2.0 litre V4, 2.2 litre V4.It's transmission is a 6 speed manual or a 7 speed automatic. It's rivals are the BMW 1 Series, Audi A3 and VW Golf. 
    
Mercedes-Benz A 180 BlueEFFICIENCY SE (© Mercedes-Benz)

The cheapest one has a top speed of 126MPH and does 0-62 in 9.2 seconds and costs 20715 pounds but the fastest one has a top speed of has a top speed of 155MPH and does 0-62 in 4.6 seconds and costs 38195 pounds. The good points are that it has good looks, it can go round corners really good and has a good range of engines. The bad points are that it isn't as fun to drive as a BMW 1 series, the automatic gear box can be a bit slow to respond and the windows are a bit too small.