ROAD TEST
Merc’s maxed-out B-Class compact car rules its own niche
The B-Class is a larger, more family-oriented take on the Mercedes A-Class
16 January 2020 - 05:13
The MPV is dead; long live the B-Class. Or so Mercedes-Benz hopes.
There was a time when growing families flocked to multipurpose vehicles like the Renault Scenic, Citroën Picasso and Toyota Verso, but that market segment essentially died when SUVs rose up to woo buyers in recent years. BMW dabbled in the compact MPV segment for a short time with its 2 Series Active Tourer, but discontinued it in SA due to poor sales...
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