Mercedes-Benz is about to replace its compact A- and B-classes, augmenting its small-car family with a miniaturecrossover and a midget twin Read the details on the whole familyf the four forthcoming tiny Benzes, the newly unveiled B-class is the one least likely to come here. However, the small Benzes that are bound for our shores will share their underpinnings and styling cues with the B-class, so we felt it was worth taking a brief look at the little Mercedes that will debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
If not its tall, Honda Fit-like profile, then the general styling of the B-class’s headlights, grille, and body-side creases should carry over to the rest of the small-Mercedes family in some form or another. We know from spy photos of the those cars also will inherit the B-class’s interesting boomerang-shaped lower-body character line. We aren’t sure how well the multiple creases will work on the shorter-stature models in the family, but the door surfacing does a decent job of camouflaging the tall, stubby looks of the B-class. And really, if the style works this well on the somewhat awkwardly proportioned B-class, then it should fit the rest of Mercedes’ small cars very well. We’ll see as the remaining mini Mercedes models land over the next year or so.
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