Mercedes-Benz is still keeping the new A-Class Sedan
under light camo, but apart from the rear end, we have a good idea of what it
will look like. So does Kleber Silva, as his renderings of the upcoming
four-door compact car look pretty much spot-on. Then again, he just did the
obvious, drawing an almost identical design to the hatchback up to the
C-pillar, and grafting on a new rear end.
According to Silva, the 2019 A-Class
Sedan steps away from the larger C-, E- and S-Class, as instead of the almost
trapezoidal taillights, it gets more conventional, horizontal clusters that are
connected by a chrome bar.
Unlike the five-door A-Class, the sedan will
actually be offered in North America. It’s tipped to arrive at dealers by the
end of the year, powered by most engines currently found on the latest
hatchback. Details will be announced close to its launch date, but in Europe,
the car can be had with different gasoline and diesel units, although the oil
burners aren’t expected to make it to this side of the Atlantic.
It also remains to be seen whether AMG will roll out
a 45 version of the A-Class Sedan, or if the Audi RS3 Sedan’s challenger will
be the range-topping version of the new CLA. If they do, though, expect it to
have around 400 hp and all-wheel drive, plus the obligatory body kit and all the
bells and whistles that go with Affalterbach’s products.
