Mercedes Benz A-Class Sedan

Overview

The most affordable and compact sedan from Mercedes-Benz, the A-Class sedan is the counterpart of the smallest car from the German marque, the A-Class hatchback. With the A-Class sedan, Mercedes-Benz is aiming at those buyers who aspire to own an offering from the luxury brand. In Malaysia, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is being offered with a single powertrain option in front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive variants, and nine color options – Jupiter Red, Polar White, Night Black, Cosmos Black, Iridium Silver, Denim Blue, Mojave Silver, Mountain Grey, and Digital White.

Interior & Features

Step inside the Mercedes Benz A-Class sedan, and you will not feel an inch that this is the most affordable sedan from the German marque. This compact sedan feels every bit a proper premium Mercedes-Benz offering, with a very rich and luxurious cabin with futuristic cabin layout inspired by more premium Mercedes-Benz cars.

The thick multi-functional steering wheel feels good to hold, and the large 10.25-inch digital screen behind the steering wheel, engulfing the instrument console as well as infotainment system looks incredibly cool. The infotainment system comes with MBUX featuring a natural voice assistant, which can be operated by the command ‘Hey Mercedes’. The turbine-style AC vents take the coolness quotient even higher.

Apart from this cool layout of the cabin, the A-Class sedan is heavily equipped with many features like a console touchpad, over the air software updating, navigation with augmented video and live imagery of surroundings, wireless phone charging, powered front seats with heating, ventilation and memory functions, 64 colour ambient lighting, 12 speaker Burmester surround sound system, and many more. However, one area where it feels a bit lacking is the rear seat space, where sitting three abreast can be an issue with limited room on offer.

Exterior

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan is more than just a sedan counterpart of its hatchback version with a boot slipped on at the back – it is one of the most proportionate looking sedans based on a hatchback design, which looks classy and every bit a Mercedes-Benz offering.

The front fascia of the Mercedes Benz A-Class sedan, as expected, has been lifted off from the A-Class hatchback, with CLS inspired upswept LED headlamps and huge grille with rounded edges and a big Mercedes Benz logo at the centre along with a chrome garnish flanking it on both the sides.

The A-Class sedan manages to look quite contemporary yet traditional with its typical sedan layout, having a curvy roofline flowing towards the back. However, the door panels look quite simple, but then, the multiple alloy wheel options add some glamour to the sides.

At the back, the Mercedes-Benz looks quite premium with large LED tail lamps and a clean and curvy boot lid design making it look large from the rear.

Ride & Handling

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan gets a variable torque 4MATIV all-wheel-drive system, which along with dynamic select drive modes on offer, makes the driving experience pretty impressive. The sedan has been fitted with 4 wheel independent struts at the front and multilink with comfort tuning at the rear, which strikes a perfect balance between stiffness and softness.

Engine & Fuel Consumption

The Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, which has been shared with the A-Class hatchback in the same state of tune – 190 PS of maximum power and 300 Nm of maximum torque. While the engine is offered with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox as standard, the sedan gets the options of both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive systems.

Braking & Safety

Despite being a compact and affordable offering, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class is armed with many premium safety features like active brake assist radar-based collision mitigation system, attention assist, electronic stability program, predictive brake priming, automatic brake drying, hill start assist, emergency brake assist, tire pressure monitoring system, eight airbags, Mercedes-Benz emergency call, rain-sensing wipers, and blind-spot assist with lane departure warning.

Verdict

If you want a sedan not so big on footprints but every bit premium and luxurious from end-to-end, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan with its luxurious appeal is that one car you should definitely consider having.