Road TestCar reviews - Mercedes-Benz - A-class - A160 5-dr hatchMercedes-Benz modelsThe Car16 May 2001 The interior offers 72 seating variations The rear seats split and, together with the front passenger seat, can be removed with ease Two trim levels - Classic and Avantgarde - are available All models get dual and front side airbags, central locking and electric front windows and mirrors The top-line Avantgarde gets larger 16-inch alloy wheels and 10mm lowered suspension The A160's ladder-frame chassis gives it its extremely strong structure while the high floor of the car is a double layer "sandwich" construction The transverse-mounted engine is tilted 59 degrees 70 per cent of the A160's total length is made available to its occupants The 92 kilogram engine uses aluminium and plastic components to save weight Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and ASR traction control are standard, and help with high-speed manoeuvring stability A semi-automatic gearbox, with an electric motor simultaneously operating the clutch when the driver lifts the foot and moves the gear lever, is the standard transmission Did you know?The A160'S sandwich chassis - together with the inclined engined - improves safety by enabling the engine and transmission to slide rearwards under the floor in a severe frontal impactAll car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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