The Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan.
DOHA: Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles (NBK Automobiles), the authorised general distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Qatar, has announced the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan for the first time in Qatar. The A-Class Sedan, the seventh model in its range, is now available at the Mercedes-Benz showroom on Salwa Road, NBK Automobiles said in a press statement yesterday.
The new A-Class Sedan has the proportions of a dynamic and compact saloon car with short front and rear overhangs. The greenhouse which sits far back, and the compact rear end lend the vehicle a formal dynamic boost. Thanks to the 16 to 19-inch wheels and the pronounced wheel arches, the A-Class Sedan has a sporty stance on the road.
Customers can choose from the design details of the individual equipment lines: Progressive, Style, and AMG Line. The interior of the new A-Class Sedan is completely redefined with its modern, avant-garde look.
Its further strengths include, depending on the specification, the high-resolution Widescreen Cockpit with touchscreen operation of the media display, the navigation display with augmented reality technology plus intelligent voice control with natural speech recognition, which is activated with the keyword “Hey Mercedes”.
The new A-Class Sedan is fitted with some of the highest levels of active safety in its segment, with functions adopted from the S Class. It is able to drive semi-autonomously in certain situations and is equipped with driving assistance systems to support the driver.
It comes with expanded Active Brake Assist as standard. Depending on the situation, it can effectively help to mitigate the consequences of rear-end collisions with slower-moving, stopping or stationary vehicles ahead, and even with crossing pedestrians and cyclists, or prevent them altogether.
Active Lane Keeping Assist (likewise standard) is able to warn the driver by means of pulsed vibrations in the steering wheel when the vehicle is unintentionally drifting out of its lane at speeds between 60 and 200 km/h. If the vehicle passes over a solid line, it can pull the vehicle back into lane by applying the brakes on one side. In the case of a dotted line, such intervention takes place only when there is a danger of collision with a vehicle in the adjacent lane (including danger from oncoming traffic).
PRE-SAFE® PLUS can recognise an imminent rear-end collision. If the danger of a collision persists, the system can also firmly apply the brakes of the stationary vehicle, thus minimising the risk of injuries by reducing the forward jolt caused by an impact from the rear.
The new A-Class Sedan was developed at the new Technology Centre for Vehicle Safety (TFS). The design of the vehicle structures incorporates findings from research into real accidents. The centrepiece of the body’s safety concept is the highly rigid passenger compartment. Its great rigidity when subjected to accident-induced stress such as in frontal, lateral or rear-end collisions and roll-overs is above all due to the greater use of high-strength, ultra-high-strength and press-hardened sheet steel.
The A-Class Sedan has five engines available, two of which combined with 4MATIC all-wheel drive: All A-Class Sedan engines adhere to the Euro 6d TEMP limits and are efficient, powerful and versatile.
The engine line-up at launch includes A 200 (120 kW/163 hp, 250 Nm); with 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission (fuel consumption combined 5.4-5.2 l/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 124-119 g/km) and A 250 (165 kW/224 hp, 350 Nm); with 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission (fuel consumption combined 6.3-6.1 l/100 km, CO2 emissions combined 143-139g/km).
The new A-Class Sedan has a number of highlights that up until now were not available in this form in the compact car class, including the Mercedes-Benz User Experience infotainment system (MBUX). One of the strengths of MBUX is its intelligent voice control with natural language comprehension, which is activated by the keyword “Hey Mercedes” (or “Hello Mercedes”).
The new LINGUATRONIC supports infotainment functions (destination input, phone calls, music selection, writing and hearing messages, weather forecast). In addition, online content such as current filling station prices or the availability of parking spaces in the multi-storey car park are displayed in MBUX.
Active Parking Assist with PARKTRONIC assists the driver when searching for a parking space and when entering or leaving parallel or end-on parking spaces in both forward and reverse direction. It manoeuvres the vehicle into the selected parking space and back out again. PARKTRONIC gives a visual and acoustic warning of recognised obstacles with the help of six ultrasonic sensors in each bumper. These can be in front of, to the side or behind the vehicle, and are recognised at speeds up to approximately 10 km/h.
