Road TestCar reviews - Mercedes-Benz - A-class - A190 5-dr hatchMercedes-Benz modelsThe Car16 May 2001 Standard safety equipment includes dual and front side airbags, anti-lock brakes, Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and traction control It rides on 16-inch alloy wheels shod with 195/50 R16 tyres The A190'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 forward 59 degrees to maximise space efficiency and create a low centre of gravity The sandwich chassis - together with the inclined engine - improves safety by enabling the engine and transmission to slide rearwards under the floor in a severe frontal impact The sandwich floor saves extra space for passengers by ingeniously locating them above the floor, with powertrain components below 70 per cent of the A190's total length is made available to its occupants The 1.9-litre engine uses aluminium and plastic components to save weight It uses a semi-automatic gearbox in which an electric motor operates the clutch when the driver lifts off the throttle and moves the gear lever Did you know?The rear seats in the A190 split and, together with the front passenger seat, can be removed with easeAll 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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