The new Mercedes B-Class has been showcased to the world at an event ahead of the Paris Motor Show. The tweaks include more in-car tech, a revised engine range and refreshed looks. The price now starts at £22,575 and is on sale now before hitting the showrooms in November. Mercedes has not only focused on improving efficiency for the new B-Class but it offers wider choice of Mercedes-Benz engines.
The B200 1.6 litre petrol has also been added to the range making 154bhp and 250Nm of torque. The top speed is 136mph with 0-62mph time of 8.4 seconds. Mercedes has also revealed further details about the fully electric version of the B-Class, named as B-Class Electric Drive. When fully charged, the company claims that the car will have a range of around 140miles. It will churn out 177bhp and will go from 0-62mph in just 7.9seconds.
The B200 1.6 litre petrol has also been added to the range making 154bhp and 250Nm of torque. The top speed is 136mph with 0-62mph time of 8.4 seconds. Mercedes has also revealed further details about the fully electric version of the B-Class, named as B-Class Electric Drive. When fully charged, the company claims that the car will have a range of around 140miles. It will churn out 177bhp and will go from 0-62mph in just 7.9seconds.
Buyers will be given a choice of standard six-speed manual gearbox with acclaimed figures of 50.4mpg and 130g/km of CO2 emissions whereas the optional seven-speed automatic will give 52.3mpg and 125g/km. Mercedes will also launch the long-awaited B-Class Electric Drive plug-in next year. The tweaks to the front look minimal, however there’s a new front bumper, integrated LED daytime running lights, complete with larger intakes. The rear bumper has been slightly modified as well and fitted with a chrome trim strip.
The interior now has a larger, 8-inch display with improved graphics and modernistic dials as well as 12 ambient lighting colour schemes. Mercedes also offers optional Keyless Go for easier access and ignition, and real-time traffic updates are provided via COMAND online system. The latest ‘Mercedes connect me’ system is available, too which gives service maintenance, accident recovery and incident management.
Special Remote Online equipment connects with B-Class anywhere via Smartphone. As Mercedes is big on safety the improved B-Class gets new and enhanced passive and active assistance such as Collision Prevention Assist Plus, which adds autonomous partial braking to reduce the risk of back-end impacts. There is also a five-stage meter to represent the driver’s current attention level.
Special Remote Online equipment connects with B-Class anywhere via Smartphone. As Mercedes is big on safety the improved B-Class gets new and enhanced passive and active assistance such as Collision Prevention Assist Plus, which adds autonomous partial braking to reduce the risk of back-end impacts. There is also a five-stage meter to represent the driver’s current attention level.
The rear bumper has been slightly modified as well and fitted with a chrome trim strip. The interior now has a larger, 8-inch display with improved graphics and modernistic dials as well as 12 ambient lighting colour schemes. Mercedes also offers optional Keyless Go for easier access and ignition, and real-time traffic updates are provided COMAND online system.
The latest ‘Mercedes connect me’ system is available, too which gives service maintenance, accident recovery and incident management. Special Remote Online equipment connects with B-Class anywhere via Smartphone. As Mercedes is big on safety the improved B-Class gets new and enhanced passive and active assistance such as Collision Prevention Assist Plus, which adds autonomous partial braking to reduce the risk of back-end impacts. There is also a five-stage meter to represent the driver’s current attention level.
