Not exact matches
The Mercedes EQA is a
compact hatchback, an electrical correspondent
of the forthcoming
Class A.
It purports to be an alternative take on the
compact executive recipe — firstly by offering a
hatchback, rather than saloon, body style — and takes on the likes
of the Mercedes C -
Class, BMW 3 Series, Jaguar XE and Audi A4.
There's a
hatchback - size 20.3 cubic feet
of space behind the rear seatbacks (19.4 cubes for the two - door), and the maximum volume
of 51 cubic feet (47.6 for the two - door) with the rear seats folded is at the bottom
of the
compact luxury crossover SUV
class.
For the vast majority
of buyers in the
compact sedan and
hatchback class, however, any one
of these models will work just fine.
As in the
hatchback model, the interior is a completely new departure, revolutionising the
compact class from the inside with a new feeling
of spaciousness.
The seats and interior materials are
of a quality that would have been unthinkable in a
compact hatchback ten years ago, and cargo capacity
of 51 cubic feet (with the rear seats folded down) is great for the
class.
Versatile,
compact, and efficient: the small
hatchback is an awesomely practical
class of vehicle.
The German car maker, Mercedes Benz announced its foray into the
compact hatchback segment with the showcasing
of the A
Class hatchback at the 2012 Auto Expo.
Both the QX30 and the already announced Q30
hatchback — the first fruit
of the cooperation with Daimler; will be based on Mercedes» MFA
compact car platform underpinning the current A-
Class, B -
Class, CLA and GLA models.
Lately though, manufacturers have been blurring the lines
of the
hatchback and
compact crossover SUV
classes to create something with the size and weight
of the former and the wider appeal
of the latter.
Also known as «people carriers», this
class of cars combines a high - roof, five - door one - or two - box
hatchback body configuration with a
compact, mid-size or large car platform, engine and mechanicals; car - like handling and fuel economy; unibody construction; front - wheel or all - wheel drive and greater height than sedan or station wagon counterparts.