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Production Mercedes-Benz A-Class Leaked?

 
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Leaked Mercedes-Benz A-Class patent renderings. Images via Autoscoops.be.

UPDATE: The new Mercedes-Benz A Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details.

New images have emerged on the Web today, looking very much like official patent filings, and showing what appears to be the Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Expected here in the U.S. either next year or early in 2013, the A-Class will be available in three other body styles beyond the hatchback version shown here.

So far Mercedes has only shown the Concept A-Class, an early look at the general theme and proportion of the car, at the Shanghai auto show. The design renderings in the gallery above show the same basic profile, and even the same side surfacing, but with production-viable details replacing the concept-only bits, such as the side mirrors, grille, headlights, and wheels.

Despite the confirmation that the car will eventually be sold here in the U.S., there is as yet no timeline for its arrival. When it does make the pond-crossing, it'll go head-to-head with the likes of the BMW 1-Series, Audi A3, and, possibly, Cadillac's ATS.

[via AutoScoops.be]

 


HI-RES GALLERY: Leaked Mercedes-Benz A-Class patent renderings. Images via Autoscoops.be.




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  1. fb_82100996 avatar Rich Shanks Posted: 5/11/2011 3:33pm PDT

    The nose is too big and too forward for the proportion of the rest of the car.
     
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  2. By Countach Posted: 5/12/2011 3:52am PDT

    I do like the look of this design very much but have to admit I am in love with the 2 door prototype more. Wonder if they ever going to produce the 2 door model? Whichever way, I think Mercedes did a mighty fine job on this design, which I also think its much better than most cars of its class out there today. Well done!
     
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  3. fb_100001663981238 avatar Daniel Chavez Moran Posted: 5/12/2011 10:56am PDT

    I will agree that I like the concept A-class SOOOO much more than I like this production car. The grill on the concept was much better.
     
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