On my way to Perodua’s press conference yesterday evening, I saw a trailer carrying several Mercedes-Benz B-Class cars exiting the Rawang PLUS toll booth on the opposite direction. Thought nothing of it, but as I went past the toll gate, a second truck was spotted with some yet to be launched cargo. Hazards on, Nikon ready, here are the results.
UPDATE: The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has been officially launched in Malaysia. Read our launch report and view the pics here.
It should be of no surprise to readers of this site that the W176 Mercedes-Benz A-Class is coming soon, thanks to previous rounds of spyshots and an official teaser by Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. We hear that it will debut by the end of this month, but these fully uncovered shots reveal how the Malaysian-spec A, specifically the top dog A 250 Sport, will look like.
Compared to the A 200 (naked spyshots from last month here) and even a base A 250, the A 250 Sport wears a more aggressive rear bumper with vertical slats at the extreme ends that emphasise width. There’s a red accent strip within the rear diffuser, above the twin pipes, that match a similar line on the front lip. We don’t have a front-end shot, but the grille of the A250 Sport should be the dazzling, studded “3D” diamond-style grille with a single slat.
The cars we see here (grey, white and black) wear delicious looking 18-inch star-spoke alloys that shield red-painted brake calipers at both ends. Sport badges adorn the front wings. Expect a black interior with carbon-style trim and red accents in the cabin, like this.
An AMG Sport pack can actually dress up the A 200 to look like this, with front/rear bumpers and side skirts bringing the look closer to the A 250 Sport, but the A 200 (at point of launch, at least) is unlikely to feature this. Its interior should be an Urban equipment line, with a crystal grey/black-based interior.
It’s unfortunate and somewhat inevitable that those who do what we do, our team at least, tend to look at new metal as “just another new car” (we look at cars 18 hours in a day!) but the A-Class doesn’t fall into that category, for me. Colleagues Anthony and Hafriz like the small Benz, and I can’t wait to try it!
Read our review of the A-Class here.
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v40 or this one?
price! price!
Don’t get Volvo even if a V40 is 20% cheaper ! All you save cannot cover the high depreciation when you sell your V40 in future.
Volvo resale value “lau sai”, too expensive to maintain !! My company bought S40 & S60 in 2007, both closed to RM200k, when we sold it in 2012, both get less than 70k.
That’s why the tagline “Volvo For Life”.
No resale value. Can bring to grave.
am thinking. between Golf GTI and A250 sport, which would you choose?
i will choose A250 ALL DA WAY!!!!! Tired of Mechatronic problem already.. my car 2 years old already kena 2 time liao.. and its MERC.. what is Volks compare to MERC..
u got that right in terms of quality. i’m deciding on practicality. but unsure by those gear problems claims.
Yalah. Obvious choice. A car with working transmission or a car with (manufacturer admitted) transmission problem. DSG – Drivetrain Selalu Gagal
Take A250 sport bro.. Its a Merc. and i bet it has better built wuality, ambience environment, classy and elegant. it also show u r successful young executive.
agree with u, man. we malaysian have to remember – VW in europe is like toyota in japan and proton in malaysia. Merc is MERC in everywhere on earth.
Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Porsche, is the brand that make what German Cars today. Volkswagen? Yeah, the company that owned Audi and Porsche, but Volkswagen brand? Meh, just an alternative to Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Peugeot, Kia, Hyundai and Ford
You talk as if you drive a merc
so if one would pick a Golf GTI that person is a less successful young exec then..?
based on my own opinion, Merc is for yung exec with class. and Golf GTI is for young exec with style. I bet if u can owned a car above Rm200k and u r just 29-35. U would be going for 3-er or Golf Gti. Prove me wrong if u can.
Brand aside, have any of you read about the technology under the GTI compared to the Merc?
When you are buying a car of performance, I believe its TECHNOLOGY FIRST and BRAND 2nd!!
A250 of cause! if u ask us to choose btw Golf GTI and Myvi Extreme of coz i choose the GTI coz it’s a VW!
take Gti mark 7 – better all rounder if you are not into badging, another good choice is the ford Focus ST cheaper but manual gear only
woot woot! i saw my new car there !:D LOL
Saya mau project A tamau project C
Hopes its not another 1.6/1.8 turbocharging unit with high maintenance.Ive had enough trouble with my daughter’s BMW 316i 1.6 Turbo with its periodic maintenance and its dyno tuning..The cost is like having a 2.2 litre car also
I thought preve hatch
haha, lol. wish it is true.
I believe it’s similarities, not much different from this
apa harga ini kereta? itu harga yang penting.
A200 – RM200K
A250 – RM240K
A45AMG – RM340K
Apparently all A45 AMGs but 2 left are sold. Next supply is April 2014 !
Malaysians are sure rich le !!!!!!
Malaysian are actually rich. just too stingy. but modern Malaysian are getting more open minded in terms of purchasing cars. Those who keep talking bout reselling value will never have the chance to enjoy nice cars beside uniformity cars like E class and bimmer.
Gti and scirocco 2.0 is ready to cry
Shold be Golf R and Sci R. Both cheaper than A45. But oni at RM340k can own an AMG!!! previously it was only a dream as cheapest AMG starts at RM760K.
but MB takes too long time to launch a-class in malaysia, this w176 model launched since July’12. hk/tw/sg all launched during xmas’12. :(
the MK7 VW GTI has released. The golf is full of electronics , pusg soft, hard eco and so on. the merc is raw and powerful even thought it is only 01 sec slower than VW
take A 250 maaa…
hi paul tan is Mercedes-Benz A250 got paddle shift in malaysia