The W247 Mercedes-Benz B-Class is officially on sale in Malaysia. There’s just one variant available, though, and it’s the B 200 Progressive Line. It’s priced at RM239,888 (on-the-road without insurance), and included in the price is a four-year unlimited mileage warranty.
Now, the B 200 is powered by the same M282 1.33 litre turbocharged four-pot mill as the A 200, offering 163 PS at 5,500 rpm and 250 Nm from 1,620 to 4,000 rpm. It’s paired with a Getrag seven-speed dual-clutch (wet) transmission, and sprints from 0-100 km/h in 8.2 seconds before topping out at 233 km/h. A passive Comfort suspension is standard, and like the A 200, it features a torsion beam rear end.
For features, it gets LED headlights, a radiator grille with silver-painted twin louvre and chrome insert, 18-inch five-twin spoke light-alloy wheels, LED tail lights, and dual exhaust exits.
Inside, things are very much shaped along the lines of the A-Class, so it gets the dual 10.25-inch freestanding displays with the full Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) system, 64-colour ambient lighting system, and automatic climate control system. Safety-wise, the B 200 gets Active Brake Assist (autonomous emergency braking), Blind Spot Assist and Active Parking Assist.
Lastly, for convenience, the B-Class gets a hands-free powered tailgate and offers up to 455 litres of space. A dual-tier floor frees up even more space in its lowest position, but the Malaysian-spec model isn’t available with a sliding or reclining rear bench. A 40:20:40-split seats do fold to increase luggage capacity to a maximum of 1,540 litres.
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Anytime B200 is far ahead of XC90 and Lexis NX
Paying same money, better buy Q3 Sportback.
Audi got no class.
Yep gotta wait for Mercedes me connect. The MBUX system as it is without cloud learning is damn lame. Sales reps however said models equipped with it will only arrive next year though. I wonder if they will update their A class hatch for 2020 to have blind spot assist to lead the segment and pull away from BMW with their lack of concern for safety technology.
Fingers crossed awaited GLB come with connect.
Adaptive Cruise Control still missing.
Ya loh, better buy C-RV or Civic with Honda Sensing even come free with rattling. Corolla Altis also not bad with Toyota Safety Sense. Merc, BMW, Mazda still syok sendiri, selling their “togel” -specced cars to Malaysian.
My father was keen to buy this one, asked him to take the A-class instead. Lower, sportier, better-looking. All smiles on his face now.
i also have smile on my face…cos i laugh at ur dad after kena con by mercedes….when u can get the superior xc40 at a similar price range