Paris Motor Show: Mercedes B Class

by Vivaan Khatri | 03/10/2018
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Paris Motor Show is where thousands of cars gathering and among these stars of this year’s show, just some of them shows the possibility to approach the Indian market. Mercedes B Class is among them.

Mercedes B Class will make its first appearance at one of the largest auto shows in the world – the on-going Paris Motor Show. The car has been gone under the name W247 on the developing stage.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class (2019): Justify nothing | Trailer

At its global debut, Mercedes B Class has shown comprehensive makeover. First of all, the new B Class is a larger car than the recent version. The 2019 B Class stands at 4,359mm in length, 1,786mm in width and 1,557mm in height.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class on road

Mercedes-Benz B-Class will be showcased at the Paris Motor Show 2019

The styling of the car receives a number of updates. At the fascia, the Mercedes-Benz B-Class will inherit the predator face from the A-Class. It will have a larger front grille, short overhang, and sharper headlight units. Compared to the last model, it obviously looks more salient. The wheels will sit at 16 inches or 19 inches.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class

Mercedes-Benz B-Class will look different from the recent model

Inside the cabin, the B Class will get new seat integrated with energizing seat kinetics which will smartly adjust to the passenger’s movement.  Apart from that, there will also be the application of MBUX – Mercedes Benz User Experience technology. This AI-based assistant will learn the behavior of the driver and adapt. It includes control by touch, voice and gesture, and Mercedes Me connectivity.

On the dashboard, the B-Class will not come with one but two offers of digital instrument display, 7.0-inch or 10.25-inch unit. What’s more, S-class’s premium autonomous driving technology will appear on the B-Class.

Mercedes-Benz B-Class interior

Mercedes-Benz B-Class will be packed with a load of new fascinating interior 

Under the hood, the diesel B-Class will be powered by a 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre motor. The smaller engine could make 115bhp and 260Nm, while the new and larger engine will come in two states of tunes, which are 150bhp/320Nm for the B180d variant and 190bhp/400Nm for the B200d. It will come with an 8-speed automatic gearbox.

For the petrol version, the only 1.3-litre M282 engine will be paired with a 7-speed automatic transmission, the same one for the 1.5-litre diesel engine. The petrol engine could provide 136hp/200Nm and 163hp/250Nm for the B 180 and B 200, respectively.

Mercedes-Benz B-Classat Paris Motor Show with people around

Mercedes-Benz B-Class is the highly-expected car at Paris Motor Show

Mercedes B-Class might come to India next year, possibly after the launch of the A-Class sedan.

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