近日谍照记者拍到了没有伪装的下一代奔驰A级车照片，该车将于明年亮相。从车身的橙色涂装看，该车是为了进行撞击测试而生产的。考虑到该车配备的小尺寸轮圈和卤族大灯，这是一辆低端版本。在这辆A级掀背车后面，还能看到一辆A级轿车，它同样采用橙色涂装。轿车版的尾灯组与奔驰在今年上海车展发布的ConceptA轿车几乎一样，只不过尾灯组更圆润一些，照明系统没有那么高科技范儿。无论掀背还是轿车其造型设计都有一些概念车的影子。与老款车相比，新车的前大灯更锐利，尾灯组让A级车更多了一些运动气息。侧后视镜移到A柱下面的车门上，位置更低。这样设计或许可以降低车身的风阻系数。从图片上很难看出车身尺寸是否增加，特别是在轴距缩短以提升行李箱空间后就更难看出来了。不过，预计奔驰将向中国市场推出长轴距版的A级轿车。新车将采用演进版的MFA平台并将在明年3月的日内瓦车展亮相。同时，奔驰仍将提供A45，奔驰已经证实该车功率至少400马力，甚至会有功率更强的衍生版本。AMG版本的原型车采用了四个排气尾管，这款“野兽版”可能搭载混动系统。如果A级车在日内瓦车展亮相，则意味着奔驰将在明年2月在线发布这款车。
2018 Mercedes A-Class Spied Without Any Camouflage
Today we are able to bring fully revealing exterior images of the next-generation Mercedes A-Class ahead of the premium hatchback’s debut scheduled for 2018. By the looks of it, we are likely dealing with a car built for crash testing purposes judging by the orange paint. Taking into account the small wheels and what seem to be halogen headlights, the vehicle in question is a lesser trim level.
In some of the adjacent spy images we can also see the rear end of the first-ever A-Class Sedan sitting right behind it, also covered in orange. This new sub-CLA model has already been previewed through the Concept A Sedan unveiled earlier this year in China during Auto Shanghai. It’s already clearly obvious the taillights will look almost the same, albeit the clusters are a bit rounder and the lighting signature doesn’t send out the same high-tech vibe.
Both the hatch and the sedan have a somewhat predictable design as the aforementioned concept managed to paint an accurate picture of what to expect from the road-going A-Class models. Compared to the outgoing car, the new entry-level car from Mercedes will adopt sharper headlights and taillights lending the A-Class a slightly sportier appearance. The side mirrors will be moved from the A-pillars to sit lower on the door panels – probably to enable a sleeker body with a lower drag coefficient.
Although it’s hard to say by looking at these images, the next generation is likely slated to grow in size a little bit, particularly when it comes down to the wheelbase to boost rear legroom. Speaking of which, the A-Class Sedan is expected to spawn a LWB derivative – likely only for China - next year as per a roadmap published by Mercedes a couple of months ago.Riding on an evolution of the MFA platform, the new A-Class five-door hatchback could debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Once again, the lineup will be topped by an A45, which has already been confirmed to get at least 400 horsepower and there might even be a more powerful derivative. A prototype of the AMG model was seen recently with quad oval exhaust tips, thus fueling rumors about a “Predator” variant with a hybrid powertrain.
If the A-Class will land in Geneva, it likely means we will get to see it online as early as February.