2013 Mercedes-Benz A Class

Mercedes-Benz A-Class Concept

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.

One of the lesser-known secrets of the automotive industry is that most "all-new" models are anything but; making money requires reusing as many parts as often as possible. Mercedes-Benz says that's not the case with the new A-Class hatchbacks unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which started with a blank screen and ended with a front-wheel-drive hatchback that lets the driver talk to Siri from behind the wheel -- and it's coming to America. In typical continental fashion, Mercedes offers at least six engine choices, from 115 hp up to 211 hp, all routed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed automatic. Every engine comes with start-stop, turbocharging and the other roster of efficiency tricks now standard on new models. Unlike the cheaper beam suspension in lower-end hatches, Mercedes used a more-expensive four-link setup so that it could offer all-wheel-drive versions -- and potentially an AMG-designed edition as well. Mercedes says the first A-Class should arrive stateside in 2013.