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With perfectly balanced overall proportions, a loving and high-quality attention to detail in its design, the latest generation of MBUX and a model range that is rigorously geared to customer wishes, the new Mercedes Benz A Class brings something special to the compact segment and offers customers class for every day. The A Class remains available both as a Hatchback and as a Saloon. Sporty, muscular exterior: Even from the front, the new A‑Class conveys power and dynamism. The front view is dominated by the forward-sloping bonnet with its two power bulges and steep 'shark nose', the redesigned radiator grille with star pattern and the flat headlamps, available as an option in an LED variant. The sporty character is underlined by...

March 1997: World premiere for the Mercedes-Benz A-Class In the beginning there are two show cars: in 1993 and 1994, the Vision A 93 and the A study based on it familiarise the public with the new vehicle concept with which Mercedes-Benz enters a new vehicle segment for the brand. Additional information, entire press article(s), directly from its original source: Daimler AG