Mercedes B-Class

Mercedes B-Class Review Car Tested: 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class (B180 Sport) Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 29,95,030/- The Mercedes B-Class is the most affordable luxury car in India, offering good practicality too. Luxury car makers have turned their attention towards affordable cars. It all started when BMW launched the X1 and saw tremendous response for it. Audi was quick to follow with the Q3. Now in a bid to capture some market share in the entry level segment, Mercedes-Benz has brought the B-Class to India, promoting it as a sports tourer. The Mercedes B-Class was born in 2005 and is now in its second generation (codename W246). The vehicle is a compact MPV which Mercedes-Benz claims has the practicality of a hatchback and the space of a saloon. But does the Mercedes B-Class really offer the best of both worlds? Exteriors – The styling of the B-Class is unmistakably Mercedes-Benz. The large three-pointed star adorns the wide grille. Although the B-Class is merely a bigger … [Read more...] about 2012 Mercedes B-Class Test Drive Review

Mercedes B-Class Diesel Review Car Tested: 2013 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Diesel (B180 CDI) Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 27,70,200/- The diesel engine in the Mercedes-Benz B-Class boosts practicality even further. Diesel is easily the choice of buyers whether it is an entry level hatchback or a high-end luxury car. Mercedes-Benz launched the B-Class in India last year, powered by a petrol engine only. The Mercedes B-Class has got moderate response in the market as neither it is an MPV, nor a hatchback. Mercedes likes to call the B-Class a Sports Tourer but in all honesty, we find the B-Class to be a smallish MPV or a really large hatchback, or probably a mixture of both. With a length of 4.36 metres, the Mercedes B-Class is siginificantly long and has an impressive wheelbase of 2.7-meters. Mercedes-Benz will launch a diesel engined B-Class on the 11th of July and we drive it to find out how it makes the B really practical. We have already reviewed the Mercedes B-Class (HERE) in detail before … [Read more...] about Mercedes B-Class Diesel Test Drive Review

2014 Mercedes B-Class Edition 1 Review Car Tested: 2014 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Edition 1 Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 35,34,875/- The Edition 1 B-Class boosts the appeal of this large Mercedes hatchback tremendously. The current generation B-Class, which happens to be in its second generation, has been a very successful car for Mercedes-Benz the world over. In fact, the B-Class has been doing very well in the Indian market too and to celebrate the success of what the company likes to call a “Compact Sports Tourer”, the automaker is bringing in a limited edition model called the Edition 1. The special edition will be available with a diesel engine only and since Mercedes did not offer all the features of the petrol variant on the diesel one, the diesel powered Edition 1 is a move in the right direction. While the performance of the car remains the same, multiple changes on various fronts has made the Mercedes B-Class even better. There are absolutely no changes in the dimensions … [Read more...] about 2014 Mercedes B-Class Edition 1 Test Drive Review

Car Tested: 2015 Mercedes B-Class (B200 CDI) Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 36.29 – 37.72 lakhs The updated Mercedes B-Class is more attractive while still appealing to the head Premium hatchbacks aren’t a new concept to India as Fiat did try to woo buyers with the launch of the 500 in 2008, the iconic retro car didn’t take off and had to be discontinued by the Italian firm. Fast forward to 2012, it was Mercedes-Benz which seemed to be trying their luck with the launch of the B-Class, another premium hatchback which was expected to get a lukewarm response in the Indian market. But it didn’t, the B-Class took off in spite of it being offered with a petrol engine only and Mercedes brought in the diesel in 2013 while in 2014, the Edition 1 variant was launched. Now in 2015, the facelift of the B-Class has gone on sale and here is why the changes make the car much better than before. Exteriors – Look at the car in isolation and you might not notice many changes but … [Read more...] about 2015 Mercedes B-Class Facelift Test Drive Review

The 2015 Mercedes B-Class looks sportier courtesy of the revised front and rear fascia while the cabin has also been updated with a host of new features on offer. Bringing its third product out of the 15 planned for this year to the Indian market, Mercedes-Benz has launched the 2015 B-Class premium compact tourer in the country with prices starting at Rs. 27.95 lakhs (ex-showroom, Mumbai). Mercedes’ first product based on the MFA platform to have kickstarted the compact luxury segment for the automaker, the updates to the B-Class come almost three years after the model went on sale and pack a host of cosmetic improvements and new features on offer. While the styling updates aren’t as dramatic as expected on the 2015 Mercedes B-Class, the luxury tourer gets cosmetic tweaks including a revised front grille, sculpted hood, reprofiled headlight cluster with LEDs and integrated DRLs as well as a new bumper with wide air intakes that lends a sporty appeal. The sides continue … [Read more...] about Mercedes India Launches 2015 B-Class Facelift, Priced From Rs. 27.95 Lakhs [Live]

The 2015 Mercedes-Benz B-Class has learnt from its siblings and looks much sportier than the oddly styled older model. It is already on sale in global markets and looks set to be a hit amongst India’s younger audience. Mercedes-Benz will be launching the 2015 B-Class facelift in India on 11th March. The 2015 B-Class will be the third launch of the 15 new model launches planned from Mercedes and the new model will be making it to our shores just a few months after it made its world premiere at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. The facelift is set to carry minor visual updates the the B-Class’ exterior adding a sense of sportiness with elegance. There are also a few subtle changes in the interior to make the car feel fresh. The 2015 Mercedes B-Class, like the older version will be brought into the country via the CBU route initially and will be available with both petrol and diesel engines. The changes to the exterior are not … [Read more...] about Mercedes B-Class Facelift Launch On 11th March

The 2015 Mercedes B-Class facelift will be brought into the country via the CKD route and will be assembled at the automaker’s plant in Chakan. Mercedes-Benz India has imported the 2015 B-Class 200 CDI in the country for homologation purposes ahead of its official launch later this year. Part of the premium compact MFA family, the B-Class is currently Mercedes’ most affordable offering in the country and the facelifted version will be adding some spice to the otherwise bland design that everyone has been criticizing about. The automaker will also start assembling the model in the country from this year onwards that will bring the prices down over the outgoing version. Compared to the current model, the 2015 Mercedes B-Class facelift gets a more aggressive front fascia featuring a sporty bumper with wide air intakes, larger grille and redesigned headlight cluster with optional LEDs. The new model also gets several additional features including Keyless-Go system, ambient … [Read more...] about 2015 Mercedes B-Class Facelift Arrives In India For Homologation

The Mercedes A-class and B-class recently received a facelift in 2016 and now the automaker has decided to bring in the limited Night Edition for both the hatchbacks in order to boost their sales. The hatchbacks are priced at Rs. 27.31 lakhs and Rs 29.34 lakhs for the petrol versions of the A-class and the B-class respectively. Their diesel versions are priced at Rs 28.38 lakhs and Rs 30.35 lakhs for the A-Class and B-Class respectively (all prices, ex-showroom, Pune). There have been some changes made to the interiors and the exteriors. Both cars now come with blacked out trim bits along with a contrasting colour ORVM and they also come with new blacked out 17-inch alloy wheels along with a ‘Night Edition’ badge on the sides. Now coming to the interiors, both cars get a new 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system that comes with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. The cars get part Artico leather-part fabric sports seats. The engines used for the limited edition … [Read more...] about Mercedes A-Class, B-Class Night Edition Launched

Mercedes-Benz will showcase the 2015 B-Class at the Paris Auto Show later this year. The German automaker has now officially revealed pictures and other details of the vehicle. The 2015 B-Class comes as an improvement over the outgoing model. It packs in cosmetic changes, refreshed interiors and the addition of some features, making the B-Class a much better package now. The Mercedes B-Class found many haters thanks to its design which made it look like a boring MPV. Mercedes has addressed that and now the vehicle gets sportier bumpers. The front airdam gets larger now while the head lights are redesigned and come with optional LEDs. The rear of the B-Class gets a chrome strip on the boot and bi-colour LED lights. The interiors look refreshing and funky now thanks to the twelve different lighting modes that Mercedes provides. The steering wheel is also all new and the multimedia system features an 8-inch screen. The 2015 B-Class will be available in three variants – Style, Urban … [Read more...] about 2015 Mercedes B-Class Facelift Unveiled, India Bound

Mercedes-Benz has launched the B-Class diesel in the Indian market. The B-Class was launched last year with a petrol only heart. With growing demand for diesel cars across segments, Mercedes-Benz was missing out big without offering a diesel engine in the B-Class. The recently launched Volvo V40 Cross Country is the closest rival to the B-Class, which was launched last year with a diesel engine. Now Mercedes has given the B-Class an engine from the C-Class but with a hefty detune in the interest of economy. Read The Mercedes B-Class Diesel Review While the petrol version of the B-Class is available in Style and Sport variants, the diesel powered B-Class is only offered in Style trim. This is similar to the A-Class which too comes in Style trim only. The Style trim of the B-Class doesn’t get a few features like panaromic sunroof, Parktronic, navigation and 17-inch wheels (you get 16-inch wheels). The interiors don’t get piano black inserts on the dashboard either. … [Read more...] about Mercedes-Benz Launches B-Class Diesel [Live]