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Mercedes-Benz seems to be replacing the flaccid CLA model in the United States with the first-ever Mercedes-Benz A-Class on the American market. It looks great, it's the first to present some of the newest technology and style of the builder, and I spent about five minutes on the roof of one's home. hotel last night to check it out. Here's what I know.
1. Mercedes-Benz's new dual widescreen infotainment configuration is a big improvement.
The days when the floating screen was stuck on a vent are far away. Mercedes has already created its new super-wide information display, which extends driver information throughout the dashboard. The A-Class is the first Mercedes model to get an improved infotainment configuration, also with a new touchpad much more intuitive than the old wheel.
People use laptops all the time. How often do you use a small flanged wheel to do anything other than turn on the shower? It's a nice upgrade, and it's even nicer than in the entry-level car.
2. With the new screen and touchpad, there is also a new virtual assistant that responds to voice commands.
You could wake up the assistant by saying, "Hey, Mercedes?" And the voice of an elegant British woman would wonder what she could do. for you. However, since the programming has apparently not been put in place, the demands for McDonalds, pizza and the nearest climate change requests have fallen to silent virtual ears.
Still, if it works on the production car, it's a nice feature that can actually be used as long as you do not raise the word "Mercedes" frequently in a casual conversation at the same time. inside the car. Mercedes-Benz
3. Class A does not claim to be a coupe, which means that the rear seats are comfortable.
CLA's identity crisis as a four-door coupe and its positioning on the small car segment means that the rear seat is tighter. that there was no reason to be. Since the new A-Class is more of a "traditional" sedan with a roof that represents human heads, it's much more pleasant in the back.
The leg room is good enough for a car of this size, with a guy over six feet tall who can barely sit without scrubbing if the front seat is set for his driving position. Some mass gouging at the rear of the front seats helps with this, and the glass roof stops short enough to lend a few inches more of the head.
4. The entry level always means that there was a limit on the budget, and it ends up clearly under waste.
The interior of the new Class A is a pleasant-enough place, visually and aesthetically. Mercedes' obsession for this strange ambient lighting continues as a standard feature on the A, but soft materials and whimsical finishes stop at the garbage level.
Most foot furniture, such as the lower door panel, the glove box door, and the center console panel are brittle to the touch. The seats are also all manually adjustable, but this could be corrected with an option in the future, we'll see. This is not a big deal, but it is also a great clue as to where you sit in alignment. At the very least, some softer patches for contact with the knee would be welcome for those of us who do not always stretch, or to deal with an aggressive driver.
5. If you can delete a line and it still looks good, delete another line.
This was the design philosophy of the new Class A, according to the presentation of the revelation. Mercedes keeps away days of unnecessary folds and folds in the language of design. Supposedly, it is the direction that we will see the automaker continue in the future, with a smoother and simpler bodywork. Do you like to?
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Bonus: Are the wheels made of bronze, copper, gold or rose gold?
-Class last night, both in person and on Twitter, was triggered when the color of the wheel's focus was questioned.
In the revelation video, and on the car exposed last night, the shadow areas of the wheel design were stained. A debate followed what color it was. Daniel Golson of Car And Driver asked if it was pink gold, because he seems to like that sort of thing. What followed tested even the strongest of friendships. In the end, I installed it with a camera function called flash (the drink, and the hand that holds it, is not mine).
At least we understood this is definitely not pink gold. Could we have asked someone from Mercedes? Sure. Is it somewhere in a press release? May be. Do we have any journalists destined to seriously cover a revealing car? Of course. Did any of us really want to take the trouble to ruin a perfectly good argument with the facts? Absolutely not.
If you want to know more about the new A-Class, take a look at our article from last night. He seems to be a promising little rival of the Audi A3, and I could see him selling very, very well.
