A Class of its own
The Mercedes-benz A-class has won the crème de la crème of awards this year, including ANCAP’S safest car award, an accolade which – on its own – is noteworthy of comment.
But the A-class has also Experience) multimedia system: become the halo vehicle for the the interactive portal which brand, taking the crown from the allows the car to adapt to the S-class and yet the A-class is driver’s style, preference for so affordable, it defies all logic. in-car environment, control
Equipped with the most systems and voice command. sophisticated occupant/vehicle The first time you access interface seen to date on any the wealth of menus through car, the A-class takes Artificial the “Hey Mercedes” command Intelligence out of sci-fi and puts preface is certainly a it on the hi-wy – er, highway. momentous one in anyone’s
Yep, we’ve got a car that driving experience, and when talks, a car that connects and a the car responds – well, it’s a car which can pretty much drive trip, and there’s not much more itself. It doesn’t make coffee that can be said than that. first thing in the morning, but the “Mercedes” speaks
Germans are working on that… LINGUATRONIC, which is Benzspeak
The A-class went to for “you speak, I learn.” hatchback design some time Forget stereotypical monotone back and in March 2018, the conversation: chatting with ‘class A’ A-class was released, your car is more rewarding than arriving here in August of the chatting with your mate at the same year. For 2019, it’s longer, bar. And the A-class never slurs wider, and taller, yet weighs less her words. than the preceding model. Her? Yes, not being sexist,
And with it came a 370 litre but the A-class we had was (increased) boot load of ‘firsts’ a very attractive sounding not just for Mercedes-benz, Jungfrau – that may be but the automotive industry selectable, but we only had a in general. one-week affair...
Key to the A-class raft of Despite this, the car did show technologies is the MBUX off some of its learning abilities. (Mercedes-benz User It knew the way to a regular destination and kept me up to date with potential delays and possible re-routes. I’m not one to phone my mother at specific times of the day, but if I was, the car would know that, and have the number ready to go and a reminder to call at just the right time.
Hi Mom, this is KITT calling for Michael...
The cabin of the A-class is another milestone for motoring. When the A-class for 2018 was first mooted, the designers were adamant that it should be controlled by the driver in as many aspects as possible. The car adapts to you, not the other way around.
Instead of the conventional dashboard, the A-class has a massive 10.25-inch touchscreen, which can be altered to the driver’s personal taste in terms of information displays by simply swiping the screen or scrolling through via steering wheel controller.
There’s way too much too explain here, but trust me, the info and its display optionality will seriously warp your brain stem – in a good way.
While the techno-wizardry is the coolest part of the A-class, you can’t ignore the magic of the 7G-DCT auto transmission mated to the direct injection, turbocharged 1.3 litre engine found in the hero A 200.
If you are even remotely interested in seeing what the automotive future holds, a test drive in the Mercedes-benz A-class is an unbelievably awesome way to find out.