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Originally Posted by Mr. Mercedes Sadly, the driving experience just doesnt translate over to Australian roads. In a small car comparison the A-class was absolutely trashed by every vehicle except the toyota corolla. The bumps caused the suspension to bottom out frequently and sometimes the rear even became airbourne on the rebound. While the interior is HUGE leaps ahead of the old car, its now only class competitive, nothing more. The 1.7 is also thoroughly outclassed by other similar displacement engines. I have no idea why the engine is SO WEAK in term of output. All in all not very high praise. And this car is carrying a 10 thousand dollar premium over the next most expensive competitor. |
I know that Mercedes plays around with suspension tweaking for different markets, could be that they did that for Australia. US-spec Benzes tend to get softer suspensions and vaguer steerings. As for the 1.7-l engine, I found it to be quite agile in the A-Class, a little torqueless tha faster you drove but overall, adequate. In the B-Class (B170), the 1.7-l engine is totally underpowered IMO.