Mercedes-Benz A-Class History

Subcompact executive car · 1997–present

Catalog record

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History

The original A-Class (W168, 1997) was a tall, short 'monobox' city car famous for an early 'moose test' tipping incident that led to standard ESP.

Later generations (W176, W177) became conventional front-drive premium hatchbacks and sedans; the US received the A-Class sedan for 2019 (the W177's first US model year), with the AMG A35 following for 2020.

Body styles

Hatchback
Sedan

Notable special editions & performance variants

AMG A35 / A45 (2020–present)
Hot-hatch/sedan AMG versions with a turbocharged four-cylinder and all-wheel drive (US A35 from 2020).

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