Will Mercedes Benz present the new Clase A Sedán at the Beijing Motor Show? It has good reasons to do so

This is an unprecedented silhouette for Mercedes in this market segment, since the previous MPV configuration of the Clase A prevented its development, and in the first generation, already with the current compact silhouette, only the three- and five-door bodies were developed. Now, in this new generation of the model, Mercedes will finally be able to compete in the A-B segment with a three-box variant with which to counter the advantage its main rivals have in the segment with their respective A3 Sedan and 1 Series Sedan.

Developed from the current five-door version of the Clase A, with the new Sedan variant the German manufacturer will turn the disadvantage it has suffered until now into an advantage, since the designers of Mercedes-Benz, as they already do in the upper segment with the Clase S, have opted to offer two possible wheelbases on the same base (long and short wheelbase) at the lower end of the range. A provision that its two main rivals have not had to date and which, should it prove successful in the market, we will undoubtedly soon see them adopt.

Because if it is reasonable to provide the cabin with more interior space, especially in terms of the knee room available for rear-seat passengers, it is even more so in the lower segments, where every centimetre gained for them becomes an object of worship.

In any case, it will only be in the Chinese market that Mercedes offers this duality, since in both the European and North American markets only the short-wheelbase variant is planned, going on sale in both from the end of next autumn.