Want performance, but don't want to spend AMG money? The all-new Mercedes-Benz A250 may just be the answer. Paul Maric goes for a drive to find out what it's like.
We test the 2016 Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport 4Matic to see if all-wheel drive has improved or detracted from the performance of the hot-hatch.
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been refreshed for the 2016 model year. We jump behind the wheel to see how it drives.
A is for all-wheel drive. That's the lesson learned with the new Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport 4Matic.
Read the article here. The revised 2016 Mercedes-Benz A-Class and Mercedes-AMG A45 ranges are now on sale in Australia. The mid-life updates come almost three years after the sharply styled third-generation range premiered. The A-Class is a hugely important car for Mercedes-Benz. The hatchback managed more than 3500 sales in 2015, giving it an impressive 20 per cent market share in its segment...
Read more here Small luxury cars are big, big business, and no other company has captured the market quite as well as Mercedes-Benz. The German company formerly had a limited footprint in compact car classes, but now there are numerous Benz variants available, including the most affordable, the A-Class, then there’s the more practical B-Class, and Benz has recently added the new CLA-Class Shooting Brake small wagon...
Safety is a top priority for those in the market for a new car, and when it comes to active safety features AEB is changing the game -- in fact it could save your life. Modern car safety systems, like forward collision detection, can help spot danger and warn the driver. Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) goes one step further and can automatically apply the brakes...
Small luxury cars are big, big business, and no other company has captured the market quite as well as Mercedes-Benz. The German marque formerly had a limited footprint in compact car classes, but now there are a handful of affordable autos available, from as little as $36,900 plus on-road costs...
Ordinarily, pitching a pair of premium German arch rivals against one another couldn’t represent a more natural face-off. But despite being oh-so-closely priced and positioned in their makers’ ranges, there’s one level where the Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport and BMW 125i couldn’t be more misaligned. Different driven wheels? In part, yes, but it’s more about the backstories behind it...
The countdown to the World Car Finals has begun this week, with a list of 10 finalists announced for the overall title, along with the contenders in five specialist categories. According to the firm, a jury of 86 "distinguished international automotive journalists" selected the finalists by secret ballot, based on their own assessment of the vehicle as part of their professional work...
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class hatch range is about to have a new entry point of $42,300 before on-road costs, thanks to the arrival of the A180 range-opener. This is about $5000 cheaper than the A200, which was serving as the base model. At the same the company has expanded the performance-oriented A250 range, adding a front-wheel drive model as price-leader...
Mercedes-Benz has revealed a pair of diesel A-Class variants for Europe, with power from two versions of the same 2.0-litre engine. Both models will sit above the 1.5-litre A180d in the European A-Class range, with power from 'OM654' engines designed to put Mercedes ahead of the curve on Real Driving Emissions 2 standards coming into force in 2020...
Mercedes-Benz Australia has issued a recall for the new-generation A200 over concerns the adaptive high-beam function could malfunction. According to the German marque, affected units could have their high-beam permanently activated – or not automatically dim – when the Adaptive High Beam Assist feature is engaged...
For those of you who may not have read my previous Owner Reviews, my name is Will Varvari and I am 14 years old. I am a massive car aficionado, and absolutely love writing… hence the reason why you see me on CarAdvice doing these reviews and sharing with you my views. My two previous reviews were about BMW X5s (the E70 and the F15)...
The first thing that struck me as I saw the car in the dealership was the diamond grill, which made it look like it was wearing an expensive necklace, no wonder my wife fell in love with it! The styling makes it stand out amongst the city traffic, with the proportions and creases working to make the car look fantastic from the outside...
MERCEDES-BENZ A250 SPORT. Now the first and second generation A-class by all means was no sporty hot hatch, if you see one on the road today you wouldn't look twice. But that's a different story with the 3rd generation Mercedes A250 sport. Coming in at a base price of $49,900 it's slightly pricier than its rivals so what makes this one so special, well… Sitting under the A45 AMG the A250 sport packs a punchy 2...
