Mercedes Benz A Class FL - Poverty Spec Baby Benz (ENG) - Test Drive and Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2024
- Mercedes-Benz A Class turned 25 in 2022. After some initial problems, which were cured with ESP as standard, there was a boring second generation. But in 2012 Mercedes decided that the third generation A-Class should be aimed at the grandchildren of the brand's main target audience. That's when the dynamic and interesting looking W176 hatchback was launched. In 2018 it was followed up with the W177 model. The W177 Mercedes-Benz A Class has just underwent a facelift. What's new in the refreshed entry level Mercedes?
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↔ Mercedes-Benz A Class dimensions:
✔ length: 4428 mm
✔ width: 1796 mm
✔ height: 1423 mm
✔ wheelbase: 2729 mm
✔ boot/trunk: 355-1195 L
💲 Mercedes-Benz A Class starting price: 36 866 euro
💲 Mercedes-Benz A220 4MATIC price as tested: 50 390 euro
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0:30 history
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2:10 cockpit
4:10 driving position
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8:35 rear seat
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It might be "Poverty Spec" but the price doesn't reflect it
The trim level reflects it tho, it looks quite crap imo.
It's poverty spec because you will be poor after you buy it
I remember when the A class and 1 series used to cost like £20k 😂
Poverty spec ? Rather drive around in that and many other cars.
Nothing better than an honest review. There aren’t many reviews showing what automakers are doing.
Exactly my thoughts
This is the car you can't afford but buy to impress people you don't know with a clio engine!
Totally true lol 😂
Great company car, Korean cars are much better in the same segment
The petrol engines are not made by Renault. They are built in the Kölleda plant in Germany. But co-developed with Renault, that is correct.
My grandfather, worth about 30 million, purchased one because he likes the size. I purchased a new GLC300 because that's all I can afford. 😅
French engines seem very reliable when compared to german engines these days
Poverty Spec :D this title made my day :D
Still the king in its class hands down. Amazing car.
Agreed!
That’s a lot of money for a car with very minor changes from the previous A Class. I agree I hate those touch sensitive buttons on the steering wheel.
Great review. Love the info you give on ergonomics 👍
Maybe they are trying to price push people into EVs.
Based in the US. First time watching Marek reviewing a car! Top production, cinematography and knowledge. Will come back for more.
Upper middle class people in their mid 20s love this car in the UK.
Which is probably precisely on target. It's just the facelift that's waaaaaay too expensive.
The young upper middle class don’t drive these, they drive the E Class coupe or the fastest BMW insurance will allow them to have 😂
The A Class is what people in their 20’s buy to flex on each other because they live at home and can easily make the payments
@@BIG2hats true 😂
hahaha only peasants that drown themselves in debt to try to impress others drive this Mercedes also your local weed dealer buys that, people that wear fake Louis Vuitton purses and all these wannabes, nothing prestigious about this car. Theres tons of A-classes where I live. Real upper middle class people drive cars such as an old Defender, an old Jeep Wrangler, a Mini convertible, any other old Land Rover, convertible BMWs from the early 2000s, a classic Mini, an old italian convertible, an old Fiat 500... basically classy cars even if these cars are old. People that come from old money don't consider buying this wannabe poser car. I've driven this car and its nothing special, just a Mercedes emblem stamped on something generic. Doesn't handle like a Mini or a 1 series, cheap plastics, a 3 cylinder engine co-developed between Renault and Nissan on such a heavy car, you can see the exterior paint from the inside (even a basic Mini One doesnt have these flaws)... but I understand most buyers arent petrolheads and they buy it cause they think they will look rich or cool (in reality they don't cause its a bland generic car that you see everywhere).
I enjoyed the honest review and I leave a comment here for the algorithm :)
Always remember, if are able to afford A or B class you ain’t living in poverty. I wish I could afford that or something cheaper. So be grateful for your life. 😊
Great review. I like the A-Class but .... as you say, not much has changed.
I got a 2014 poverty spec a180 and it still runs & I love it lol
Makes my Mazda CX-60 extremely good value for money.
It's my favourite looking car on the road.
Never laughed at a title so hard 😂😖🤦🏾♂️⚽️🙌
Are MB running out of money or just price gouging like everyone else?
To be honest, they have to. They only have 13 years of business left in Europe, after that, bye bye, either you sell EV's, or nothing. And R&D, especially rushed, R&D is expensive. Keep in mind that in 2025 Euro 7 will come along so oyu need money to meet those expectations as well or... bye bye, you can't sell your petrol powered cars in Europe anymore. The culprit is the totalitarian EU and it's attempts to further divide the society into people who have everything and people who live to serve.
Really really nice car. In fact you get the bigger dashboard screen as standard and ambient lighting now as standard. The interior in this car is the best hands down, really modern and I don’t think much else touches it.
I just took mine off a dealership yesterday and it has no ambients as a standard
The reviewer is correct. All of these changes are in fact downgrades rather than upgrades… they’re removing the best parts of the car because they’re probably eating into their profit margins
Great review thank you. I totally agree with you about the physical buttons on the stearing wheel being much better. To bad they dropped those. Does it come with a power lifted trunk door?
Not as far as I know. Either they will add this option later in the production or it's only for the shooting brake (if they'll still make it).
No and you dont need it. Its a gimmick.
@@WinkelHoof it is definitely not a gimmick. Being able to close and open it from inside the car or when farther away is very practical.
@@mypdf laziness.
@@damienhaigh7666 well why dont you just walk instead of using a car? lazy
A neighbour has one a couple of years old and I noted last week that the front splitter is broken. It’s too close the the road.
We're lucky enough to get this and the A35 in Canada. I thought about replacing my Golf with an A35, but Mercs are expensive to maintain.
A35 is a good compromise though. Sporty enough without being ridiculous, like the A45.
just curious ,what do you work?
@@UnR3W1FTW I'm an accountant
Range starts for €56,545 in Ireland for the A180 petrol!!!! €20,000 more than in Poland!
Are you earning substantially more to support that price level or are just all riding bicycles to work?
It would've been funnier to review the very entry-level trim, with halogens and 5'' screens. Good review nonetheless
Hello. Do you think Civic Hybrid eHev 2023 is a “better” option?
comparison with civic & mazda 3 will be interesting
I don't agree with the touchpad part.. Maybe it's just me but the screen is a bit far to reach. My arms aren't that long so it's hard to reach. I mostly use the trackpad on the steering wheel of my pre-facelift A class. I might be going to a facelift version but I'm not sure if missing the trackpad, the fewer options on the instruments cluster and lack of physical buttons on the steering wheel are an upgrade.
IMO it's a step back :(
Are you leasing?
Everyone used and still uses the center touch pad. They are simply saving money.
That was honestly the most impressive part of the car when they first came out, they’re definitely cutting costs…
Drove one last week. Don't get one highly over priced. Going to keep my cla premium plus.
Good review. They don't care do they. They half-assed this facelift, like the Audi A4. Last known good: BMW 3 series... Which still even has the BMW amber interior button lighting! Ahhh.
Great idea. Make something much more expensive but a little bit worse than the previous product. I just love You - Mercedes Benz. By the way, - M.B. cars aren't all that great anymore, the reputation from past glory days is almost used up. Cool review.
Its a great car but I agree about the price for the facelifted version, its absurd, you get a EQA 250 for the same money as the PHEV 250e A-class. I Will keep my A-class for one more year. Its a good idea to wait for the new small electric Mercedes which will replace both the A-class and the EQA.
Definitely worth waiting. Someone's bound to come up with a decent compact EV.
Crazy how they can just put huge price increases while also cost cutting. This car makes no sense, a small hatchback with a fairly regular engine for 50k...you have to be kidding me. A friend of mine bought an A 250 hybrid prefacelift (with some options) for 40k 2 years ago....
Your friend should play the lottery :)
@@MarekDrivesENG i forgot to say...he bought the prefacelift one around 2 years ago, not this version
Still good price.
No rear air vents? That's horrible
Seriously, this is the best vehicle in this small car segment. If you’re used to a VW buy that, if you like a Toyota buy that. This vehicle however is 10 years ahead of any other car in the small car segment. If you can’t afford the maintenance and service costs don’t buy a luxury car brand. The end !
Thank you for that insight. If you want to buy, buy. If you don't want to buy, bye.
@@MarekDrivesENG Now you’ve got it !
If the need is in compact car with as much ride comfort as possible, how does it compare with others in it’s class? It is noticeable?
It's hard to compare, because I don't know the exact spec. If you're looking for comfort avoid anything remotely sporty in the configuration, so no AMG-Line, no sport seats, no big rims. The same for other direct competitors. Unfortunately some of the options may require choosing the sporty trim.
If you want a comfortable compact car, get a Citroen C4.
real life experience: it's not uncomfortable even with the sport package in my opinion. I regularly drive 450 km each way and I'm not tired.
Reasons to consider it an upgrade...
Base model sport exec now has keyless entry, dual wide screens and ambient lighting. It also looks decent thanks to the 5 spoke alloys instead of grandad wheels and privacy glass. Wireless android auto/apple carplay is standard, as is the wireless charging pad. Plus the upgraded mbux has a number of commands you can say without 'Hey Mercedes', such as next track, next station, navigate home, show map and many more.
Reasons not to consider it an upgrade...
Real buttons beat capacitive and the track pad was great. But the little tray fits my Galaxy S23 perfectly, so I'm learning to live without it.
Will never look at the Mercedes Benz A Class ever again, if it’s not AMG it’s “Poverty specs”.
Wow 😮
I bought my bmw 3 series g20 in the end of 2019 for 49k with the top of the range driver aids, custom colour and sport package… 50k for this? No tjanks
Yes, I remember when you could get a low- to mid-trim 330i for this kind of money.
They say he doesn't like Ford and eats soup with a fork... But he probably makes the best reviews on TH-cam 🧐 If I had chosen a car in the salon, I would have missed more than I find out here. Big thx to u!!! 🤗 💙💛🤍❤
You made my day. Thank you.
@@MarekDrivesENG love your reviews 🥰 🤝💪
Me: Laughs in Mazda
I only was able to chose the color of the car because everything else was already in the standard price.
bUt It IsNt A mErCeDeS
This guy knows fuck all.
That's my motto.
Without the AMG suspension package it comes with a rear torsion beam.
Adding decent equipment and this car is barely worth it because it the enters in the price range of the base models of A4, 3 series and C class.
3:56 what you staring at bro? :P
Thanks for the review, Marek. Looks like Mercedes wanted to make a Golf so badly they even copied the steering wheel controls. I'm not sure this A-Class is worth the money being asked for it. I feel like compared to say, a Peugeot 308, the interior doesn't feel special enough to justify it's 'premium' tag.
From my perspective MBUX is the best infotainment currently on the market, and compact MBs kept physical AC controls. But if you just want to use Apple Carplay or Android Auto Stellantis products are fine.
I guess they went with 'nothing' when they had a choice between 'the best or nothing' when facelifting this model. Well played, Mercedes.
In the past few years I have often thought about their slogan when driving one of their cars (A, B, C, E, GLA Class) and I often came to the same conclusion, that they went for nothing
@@omnitraveller SL or S class, everything else is for the taxi market or the badge.
From what I have been reading, DCTs, DSGs and so on, are becoming nightmares to their unfortunate owners: easy to fail, difficult to repair and extremely expensive to replace.
W176 or W177 better?
W177 pre-facelift.
I don't know, it looks nice but if I was getting a small car like this I'd buy an Audi A3 Sportback. Wait isn't this the price of a Golf R or Golf R wagon???
The Golf R HB starts at 55k euro (58k for the Performance model). This is loaded GTI club sport money. And I'd take the non-club sport Golf GTI for even less :)
@@MarekDrivesENG and we’ve solved another major issuing facing mankind!! You deserve a rest this weekend! High 5!
I got the A-class. IMO the A-class got a more stylish interior and more tech. The A3 its a bit boring in the interior. In a dream world I want the Mercedes tech, the interior quality of the 1-series and the cool indicators of the A3.
@marekdrives why don't you review Tesla cars?
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Poverty spec but >50k… and the quality and fit and finish is shitty too 😂
9-10 liters? 😅 I drive my Audi S5 with roughly 10 liters. That's terrible fuel economy for a small modern mild hybrid car
Jeepers, that low front splitter - I've refused to consider buying any car that makes driveways and curbs and, for instance, ferry boarding, less possible.
For real. People keep hating on crossovers. But normal cars have gotten way too low to be practical. I see sedans and such from the 70s and 80s and just wonder what happen to all the ground clearance. We are not going off roading. But the extra inches helps a lot in the random BS life can throw at you.
@Baron Von Jo Maybe I'll admit here, that once when I took a car for a test drive, I broke off part of the front splitter, on a speed hump. I didn't realise until I saw the broken part on the road when I'd left the car yard. I've never told that to anyone, ever.
That was back in 2003.
I hate touch buttons in cars like nothing else. I mean we were gifted with the sensation of haptical feel on any part of our body and our fingertips especially so why not use this feature to the maximum possible? Keep your eyes on the road and use your feel on parts so you do not need to take your eyes off the road. I don't mind having a few touch controls for minor things like the radio, navigation etc. but functional buttons? No. Volume knob, wheel buttons, AC buttons and knobs... it was fine and it should stay that way. This fancy shmancy stuff is just getting on my nerves even when I do not have it becuase others do and I can see them struggling to use it while standing on a green light so nobody can go anywhere until they figure out their controls so they can focus on the road again. Like there aren't already enough unable drivers already :D
I would prefer reviewers to review poverty-spec car models rather than the one fitted with all the options. I felt the same thing about A-Class, until you spend a fortune with the specs, the base A-Class looks soo cheap. A skoda looks more premium compared to these poverty spec cars.
Usually carmakers want to show off their newest and greatest, hence press cars are usually generously equipped. If we take base specs Mercedes, Skoda, Mazda, etc. chances are they will all be bland, and hard to distinguish.
@@MarekDrivesENG Agreed. Whenever I order a new car, I start with the base model and then I spec up only the options which I think are value for money. For eg, recently I ordered a Volvo C40, it has all the basic stuff that one needs in base spec. And it cost me similar to highly spec Cupra Born.
I was just about to pour my hard earned cash over an A class sedan. But you know what, mercedes isn't for me.
Penny pinching the customer isn't really something that I like.
"Want a drivers display that doesn't look like a 2nd gen iPad? No problem it's only 500€, oh but its part of this 5000€ equipment pack." Sure interior comfort is probably better than what I bought instead.
But at least I have an engine designed by the japanese and not the french.
Wtf there was a shooting break a class that looks insane? NA gets nothing but SUVS I hate that everyone is so round here they can’t get small cars 😭
My feeling is that calling a Benz 'poverty-spec' is just a liiiiiiiitle on the side of lacking awareness.
Honestly I dont understand who do you think is paying these new absurd prices?
Most people lease these types of cars
About the price, I believe it's a consequence of the unconventional monetary policies, i.e., quantitative easing, that were meant to save the world from disaster. But that has brought the same consequences money printing has had from the beginning of history.
Or a car maker that is playing on its strong (or perceived strong) reputation to short change people who possibly shouldn't be buying a car with loads of compromises and buying a cheaper marque instead - but won't because they're fixated on the badge.If people buy this, they'll convince themselves and others it is a great car - so the car maker will keep on doing it.
Mpg is sooo bad...
In the Automotive industry language. We call that the poor man's Mercedes. Too poor to buy a C-Class and too arrogant to drive a Skoda.
Why? The answer is : "das stern"...
If anything it would be "der Stern" :D
Thanks..I'm still trying to learn :)
I don’t get why people are still obsessed with German cars! They’re expensive and everyone is already aware of their planned obsolescence and the worse quality on newer cars and yet people buy them for the cool factor. People tend to dismiss Japanese cars like Toyota, Honda, Lexus and Acura which are far more reliable and would likely last forever if serviced well. I guess the NPCs will only see these cars as Ubers
I'll buy in china, starts at 3.500€......
Mercedes Benz has not Renewed..........its Tires-Wheels😢
for 20-twenty years, they are always the Same and we are Bored😏🙄😒
Audi, DS, Toyota, Land Rover, Tesla, Alls renew their Wheels...Not Only The Car❤
😂##2023/24 New.?? With the same Wheels from the year 2015*** Fifteen##🤣
This has to be the most overpriced car
Not worth it for that amount of money u can buy a much better car
1.3 3 cylinder......
Over priced Renault....
Poverty spec is right....😂
During a Cost of Living Crisis, "Poverty Spec" might be a little misguided a title rn
Nothing wrong with Mercedes A class! I think you would be better of criticize Ford, unreliable and still have rust problems in 2023
Bro the a class is carrieng Mercedes😂
Crap car. It is so ridiculously overpriced and has shoddy shoddy build and material quality. A Dacia Sandero feels more solidly built. Mercedes is such a massive disappointment these days. Also, removing the touch pad is pure cost cutting. It is expensive for nothing. Has absolutely no redeeming features. Everything else of this size, literally everything and anything else, is a better buy.
Why does this car exist
It won't soon. There will be no successor to the A and B classes
I have the a220d..awful car..the 8 speed box is shocking
I really don't like the A-Class. The steering wheel with those touch sensors is horrible
I saw the 0-60 is 11.2 seconds and i just thought... Nah
You saw wrong. Even the base A180 does it 0-100km (62mph) in 9 sec. Better models like this A220 in 7.1 sec.
@@DC3Refom Your Corolla does it in 10s. 12s 0-100kmh if it’s an automatic. What’s your point? It’s not better. A180 has 130hp you can’t really except it to do it faster than in 9s. There are a lot of customers who never even floor their car so A180 is good for them. Anyone in need of more power can get the A220 or A250e. If one needs more there is always the AMG models.
AC isn't standard? 🤣
Think I will stick with my 2020 A35 a bit longer.
Wise choice!
It’s a Renault oops.
Price/quality wise I think Renaults are better these days...
Buying a german car in 2023 😂
What a ripoff!
It's basically a rip off.
It’s looks very mediocre.
Ppl who buy cars like this will never understand that we can tell it's the cheapest spec and that they could barely afford it anyway. You're not impressing anyone. Stop wasting money, noone cares.
i have this car and it impresses me, doesnt need to impress anyone else. its comfortable and the greatest in tech, thats all i care about.
New honda civic better
Who is wasting money on Mercedes products like this?