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A comparison between the new A-Class and its predecessor model (standard version) confirms that the incoming car has grown up even further in every respect:
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New A-Class
(five-door version) |
Outgoing model
(standard version) |
Difference |
Body
Length/width/height |
3838/1764/1593 |
3606/1719/1587 |
+232/+45/+6 |
| Wheelbase |
2568 |
2423 |
+145 |
Interior*
- Shoulder room, front/rear
- Hip room, front/rear
- Elbow room, front/rear
- Head room, front/rear
- Space between seats**
- Knee room, rear |
1411/1381
1362/1330
1422/1444
989/983
805
61 |
1314/1290
1323/1254
1327/1361
977/932
775
31 |
+97/+91
+39/+76
+95/+83
+12/+51
+30
+30 |
| Boot capacity*** |
435 –1370 l |
390 -1190 l |
+45 to 180 l |
Figures in millimetres, measurements when vehicle unladen.
* Five-door version;
** From seat reference point in the front to seat reference point in the rear;
*** In accordance with VDA measuring method
Entering new dimensions: Greater head and knee room and an ergonomically enhanced seat position in the rear. (Figures in millimetres)
The front and rear passengers both benefit from the larger interior dimensions of the new A-Class. Particularly remarkable is the extra width inside the new car, which passengers will notice most clearly in improvements such as the additional 97 millimetres added to the shoulder room of the outgoing model. The credit for this major advance is shared by the wider body (+45 millimetres), but also the redesigned interior door panels and relocation of the seats a further 15 millimetres (rear: 10 millimetres) to the sides of the car. The new length of the A-Class offers the rear passengers the benefits of extra space between the seats which, at 805 millimetres, reaches the level of a mid-range saloon. Knee room in the rear has improved to a similar degree, whilst a remarkable 53 millimetres have been added to the length of the load com-compartment floor.
And the Mercedes engineers have made further progress in terms of enhancing visibility for the driver. Slimmer A-pillars and the removal of the window guides in the side windows allow the driver’s angle of vision to be widened by some ten per cent forwards and to the right and by as much as around 25 per cent forwards and to the left – a major contribution to further improving vision and safety through corners and when turning off.
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