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Mercedes-Benz A200. Price: from 1 117? 600 rubles. On sale: since 2008

At school in classes, as a rule, only excellent students study. This rule is confirmed by Mercedes-Benz A-class. Our landfill tests made it possible to bring this quiet water to the clean water. He, as if a diligent student, did everything that was required of him, coping even with the most difficult tasks

Test pilot
Maxim Egorov, 23 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience of 5 years, personal car - Mitsubishi Lancer

Expert
Eduard Shivorshinov, 35 years old, test engineer, driving experience of 17 years, travels to Mercedes-Benz G300 TD

Even if they make a small car and paint it in sky blue, it will still remain Mercedes-Benz. It was such a compact A200 brand of Mercedes-Benz that visited our long test and passed testing at the training ground.

Mercedes-Benz designers and engineers are approached with exceptional attentiveness. Let's start with appearance. In the city, it is invisible, however, in our case, it stands out among the gray mass with an attractive color of the body. But to say that this car is faceless, it is impossible, just its design has been worked out, everything is harmonious and harmonious. He is the youngest in the ruler, but the headlight headlights are like S-Class, and the lines of the back cover of the trunk and headlights resemble the overall ml. A single design style is designed in every Mercedes-Benz model.

The length of the A-Class is less than four meters 3883 mm, outside it looks compact. And inside is spacious thanks to a single -volume body design. Mercedes-Benz A200 surpasses nominal classmates width and height. The height to the ceiling in front is 990 mm, behind 965 mm. The width of the cabin reaches 1440 mm in front, and a little more than 1445 mm behind. There is no need to talk about what is close here. The car is five -seater, and five will sit down here without any problems. Front seats deserve special attention. The main buyers of Mercedes-Benz A-Class are, of course, women, but even a tall, overall man can easily find a convenient position both driving and in the front passenger seat.

With such a spacious salon and small total sizes, it seems that there is no trunk at all, except for a small suitcase compartment. But no, the minimum luggage volume is 435 liters, and if you fold the seats, then all 1370. Moreover, a convenient and low opening makes it possible to easily load even a overall cargo, such as a baby stroller.

The main feature of Mercedes-Benz cars is the comfort and smoothness. And each time you meet with a new model, you are convinced that engineers try to bring these merits to the absolute. A moderately rigid suspension and good steering wheel information improve controllability not to the detriment of comfort. Any maneuver from beginning to end passes under the full control of the driver. Even on the bumpy road, Mercedes-Benz does not lose control, the selected trajectory clearly follows, and comfort remains at an acceptable level. But if comfort is a purely subjective concept, then the controllability of the value is quite measured.

Despite the high landing and a high center of gravity, the measured numbers only confirmed the sensations of reliability in the management of the Mercedes-Benz A200. In tests for stability (moose test) of an input speed of the maneuver, not loaded and loaded car, vary in 1 km/h 72 and 71 km/h, respectively. At the output 44 and 42 km/h. The rolls, although present, especially on a short stop, there is not a hint of the emergence of a situation that could not be adjusted with rudiation. Busting in speed on the maneuver passes into sliding, which is an adequate consequence. Good results are shown by the Mercedes-Benz A200 on a long stop and on slalom.

As for the dynamics, the Mercedes-Benz A200 pleased with a faster acceleration than indicated in passport data. Not much, but still: 9.6 s versus 9.9. The result is not bad if you take into account the power of 136 liters. With. two -liter engine and variator. The variator copes with the main task perfectly. The machine accelerates intensively, while there are no jerks or power failures. True, in neither manual nor in sports mode, nothing changes dramatically.

Without good indicators of the brake system, all speed characteristics can fade. But here, A200 is fine. With 100 km/h, Mercedes-Benz stops 44 m, and with 140 km/h for 77 m. Even with heated brakes, the indicators remain stable. On the guardian guard are not only active systems, but also passive. The A-Class body has an original energy-absorbing floor of the sandwich type. As a result, the car received the highest rating at the Euro NCAP Crash test.

The youngest in the Mercedes-Benz A-Class lineup is not in vain that A. He is a diligent student who is used to doing well. It does not matter that it is not the brightest and most attractive, but reliable and flexible. Mercedes-Benz in the broadest sense of the word, which includes comfort, the quality of materials, and the mood of the systems.

Details
The dashboard of a car without delights is simple and informative, which is required from it. Just

Management of on -board communications does not cause any problems, everything is familiar and convenient. Familiar

Expert opinion
A200 is compact outside and spacious inside, which does not always happen in cars of this class. For the house, for the family, that is. Polygon tests have shown that A-Class is comfortable and well controlled that the most important thing is for a family car.

Our assessment
Mercedes-Benz A200, of course, is a niche car both because of the class and due to the fact that it is Mercedes-Benz, that is, not everyone is available. As befits Mercedes-Benz, it is comfortable and attractive, the salon pleases with high-quality materials. The landfill once again proved it.

Body
+ compact
+ spacious salon and trunk

Driving comfort
+ comfortable suspension
+ convenient trunk

Power unit
+ acceptable fuel consumption
- low power

Cherry properties
+ good controllability
+ informative steering wheel
- The presence of the rolls

Safety
+ airbags, active and passive safety systems

Environmental friendliness
+ compliance with toxicity standards


Author: Maxim Egorov
Photo: Sergey Krestov


 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel [August 2009]