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Official interior shots:
2012 B-Class
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hawk20
MB Enthusiast
The autos are great. Autos on the old model A class weren't good but the CVT on the new model and on the B class is fine and gives performance and economy not far off the manuals. The auto B180cdi at 80 mph is only doing 2,000 revs, very quiet and refined cruising. I factory collected one of the first ones in 2005 and had a really interesting drive back through France and Germany.
hawk20
MB Enthusiast
KillerHertz looks like a great interior if they still have enough legroom for those like me who need plenty. And memory seats! Very tasty!
hawk20
MB Enthusiast
Its so useful we could be tempted with one of these, I wonder if they will put anything bigger than the 2.0cdi in it?
This any good?
V8 5 litre B class
http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=22951
Very nice. I can't believe they would actually reduce rear legroom, even if they have reduced the wheelbase of the vehicle.
It's funny, when a new Merc appears the styling often polarises opinion; but then we soon get used to it and then complain that the next one doesn't look like the last one. A 20-year old merc rarely looks dated: just look at an old 190E.
The only styling i really dislike are the new headlights on the C-Class. But maybe I'll get used to them too. In the meantime, i like the new B-Class both inside and out. Especially inside. This seems like a real step-up in quality and design.
B = Bravo.
It's funny, when a new Merc appears the styling often polarises opinion; but then we soon get used to it and then complain that the next one doesn't look like the last one. A 20-year old merc rarely looks dated: just look at an old 190E.
The only styling i really dislike are the new headlights on the C-Class. But maybe I'll get used to them too. In the meantime, i like the new B-Class both inside and out. Especially inside. This seems like a real step-up in quality and design.
B = Bravo.
hawk20
MB Enthusiast
You cannot shrink the car and not lose somewhere. If they reduce wheelbase they must reduce legroom in the back or in the front. In the front would be worse for me as I need all it has on the current model.
Interesting that the enormous R class has less legroom in the front -and in the back than an A class! Why? To make room for a third row of seats. That is what stopped me buying an R when it first came out.
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Leaked image:
Looks like a Renault!
hawk20
MB Enthusiast
Actually it looks remarkably like the existing B class. Or a shrunk R class?
