2005 Mercedes Benz A-Class Next Week

Seven years ago, Mercedes Benz showcased it’s first front-wheel drive car that was set to redesign how passenger cars were going to be designed. At least in Mercedes Benz’s eyes. The compact hatchback had an innovative safety feature where the engine moves under the passanger compartment in the event of a frontal collision.


The 2005 Mercedes Benz A-Class

It was the poor man’s Mercedes Benz, but we did not see many on Malaysia’s streets because it was ridiculous to spend more than RM150,000 on such a small car. However, we’re getting there with the Honda Jazz which costs about RM100,000, but that’s another matter altogether. Worldwide sales for the past 7 years have amounted to a total of 1.1 million units.

DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn Bhd is set to launch the second generation Mercedes Benz A-class next week here in Malaysia. It’s expected to be priced at less than RM200,000.


Nice sporty interior.

This second generation A-class is an improvement over it’s predecessor in terms of wheelbase, interior dimensions and boot capacity.

The drivetrain will be a Mercedes Benz’s Autronic, which is what Mercedes Benz calls it’s first ever CVT transmission. This means driving the new A-class will be significantly more comfortable than the previous incarnation.


The 3-door version of the 2005 A-Class

The A170 Avant Garde trim will be fully imported, and will be powered by a 1.7 litre 4 cylinder petrol engine making 166 horsepower. There are 3-door and 5-door versions of the compact hatch but DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn Bhd will only be bringing in the 5-door version a the moment. The top of the line A-Class comes with a 2.0 turbocharged engine making 193hp. That would be a fun drive.

Safety is top notch, with the car grabbing a 5 out of 5 star rating in European NCAP standard crash tests for occupatn protection, winning it the best in it’s class award for the Small Family Cars class. The car obtained 4 stars for child protection and 2 stars for pedestrian protection.

DaimlerChrysler Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s vice president of sales and marketing Konstantinos Tskinas said the company is set to launch a new model every month from now till the end of the year to maintain it’s position as the leader of the premium luxury segment of the Malaysian automotive sector. Among models to be launched are the smart forfour, the new CLS, CLK, CLK cabriolet, M-Class, B-Class and S-Class.

The new A-Class will be launched with a campaigned themed “Follow your own star”. They have a microsite up with a preview of the new car. You can check it out here.

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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history.

 

Comments

  • hanyi on Jul 12, 2005 at 10:14 am

    what a beauty with a beautiful price too :)

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  • lilian on Jul 12, 2005 at 10:20 am

    Wow, I want, I want! Much sexier than the BMW I dreamt of.

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  • deutsche volk on Jul 12, 2005 at 12:36 pm

    never compare bmw with merc…it just 2 very diff kinda cars..1 ist for old fat rich man…und another ist for bad nasty rich boy!

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  • well….

    buy a A Class at >RM150K….. cannot afford !

    then buy a Honda Jazz at >RM100K…… still cannot afford !

    this one sure can afford…. buy a Perodua MyVi at below RM50,000

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  • wah…

    hanyi 2.14am

    lilian 2.20am

    deutsche volk 4.36am

    u guy do not sleep ka

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  • December on Jul 13, 2005 at 12:04 am

    deutsche volk, i like what you have said man, to think about it, its pretty true, we shall never compare merc and beamers…hah

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  • deutsche volk on Jul 13, 2005 at 1:09 am

    edw-im from DE

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  • deutsche volk…. cool man. :)

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  • hmm deutsche volk stand for German Folk right, used to watch DE tv while studying abroad…

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  • deutsche volk on Jul 13, 2005 at 6:39 pm

    yap..ur right thou..

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  • azra_tan on Sep 27, 2005 at 1:23 am

    my dream car… and i still dreaming until now…

    i named it mercedes baby

    isn't she cute…

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  • greenGurl on Dec 05, 2010 at 2:49 am

    Bored with the same mercedes design..
    Mercedes is just for an OLD PERSON!!!
    Can’t challenge BMW!!

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