Mercedes-Benz A Sedan Concept – small, but proud premium

20 April 2017

Mercedes-Benz declassified their concept of the compact sedan – A Sedan

Shanghai motor show 2017 years full of innovations and one of the most anticipated was the concept of Mercedes-Benz A Sedan. The Germans had long prepared the public to the official show and according to the very first pictures, wait is rewarded in full.

Mercedes-Benz the concept opens up for a new class of compact sedans, in which previously it was not see. Designers have brought out as much as possible, as under the apparent simplicity of form hides a complex web of lines and curves. Take the front of the car – a bit of outstanding forward grille with the imposing vertical struts and a huge - on the entire width of the mouth of the bumper. Is served in front of a large raised hood.

The rear bumper looks like a monolith, not have any intricate lines. However, in order to emphasize the vehicle's dimensions, for full width bumper extends module exhaust pipes covered with "black" chrome.

From the front of the line, as if following the flow of air smoothly flow in the rear portion of the three-box body, ending its short journey. In General, the appearance of the concept is quite muscular, it alludes to that machine though a small but obviously giving a head start a more "tall" sedans. Designers managed to retain the ideal proportions of A Sedan, and the main task for them was to cross a coupe with a sedan.

It is from the latter implies the understanding of "overwhelmed" and moved back the rear C-pillars placed at the angles of the wheels with minimal overhangs and a high belt line of the side Windows. Tail lights created by the same principle that the headlights, adding thereby the integrity of the image.

This special attention to detail Mercedes-Benz to the compact cars made not to an empty place, growing year by year, sales of compacts, in particular A - and b-class, and also CLA and GLA, forced the company to radically revise their views on the lineup.

"Their success shows what our customers in love the current generation of the compact Mercedes-Benz cars. Therefore, we believe that the planned expansion will lead to the continuation of this success story," said Britta Seeger, Board member of Daimler AG responsible for the marketing and sales of Mercedes-Benz cars.

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