CABRIOLET, SEDAN, COUPE, WAGON FOR NEXT MERC A AND B-CLASS?

Mercedes-Benz has not exactly lit up the sales fires with its A and B-Class variants. The cars’ main competitors are the Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series, both of which are doing quite well. Part of the reason for that is Merc hasn’t really gone beyond populating the two with different engines. Essentially a bigger A-Class, the B-Class was meant to provide more practicality, space and comfort than its smaller sibling. Now Mercedes-Benz says both cars may add different shapes for their next generations.

Head of Sales and Marketing for the brand Dr Joachim Schmidt told Automotive News that ideas are flowing about exactly how many variants will be added. Seeing that A and B are both hatchback-like or at least MPV-like in shape, said ideas could include three-doors, cabriolets, sedans and coupes. Even a sports utility vehicle (SUV) may be on the cards.

It all makes sense, considering that Audi now has an A3 sedan to add to its Cabriolet and Sportback models, while BMW’s 1 Series has no less than four derivatives: a three-door, hatchback, coupe and now SUV in the X1. With Merc we could see a shooting brake which is something akin to a wagon/ hatch. If we are lucky we might even get an AMG version of each car.