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Mercedes A-Class to be based on F800 and Fascination Concepts

By Alison

After our negative reaction to the Mercedes A-Class renderings recently, reports are that the new compact hatchback will borrow elements from the Mercedes F800 and Fascination Concept models. The concept models met with praise on their being presented and we can only assume this will be good news in the face of much doubt over Mercedes’ entrance into the compact hatch segment.

There’s no real indication as to which bits Mercedes will be borrowing, but given the overall style of the models in question, they should be able to put something together. We’re not sure whether it will be the coupé-sedan of the F800 Style concept or a chopped off wagon in the style of the Fascination Concept. The Mercedes A-Class should still prove to be something along the lines of a compact hatchback which will hopefully appear sometime later this year.

Source | Autoblog

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Mercedes F800 Style pics: Geneva show preview

By Alison

The Mercedes F800 Style Concept Car will appear at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show as the company prepares its coupe-sedan design for the replacement of the Mercedes CLC. I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting something quite so sexy from Mercedes, but the F800 Style is not just about what its name suggests.

The concept car is 474 cm long which suggests it might adopt the A-Class and B-Class platform, which will also be used on the Mercedes SUV range, previously known as BLK. The F800 Style is also 194 cm wide, 144 cm high and has a boot capacity of 440 litres. The car is equipped with a traditional hybrid drivetrain with a V6 engine with 300 hp and an electric motor with lithium ion batteries for another 109 hp.

Emissions measure 68 grams of CO2 per kilometre and fuel consumption is just 2.9 litres for every 100 km. The F800 Style has plenty of speed though, accelerating to 100 km/hr in 4.7 seconds with a top speed of 250 km/hr. It has a seven-speed, semi-automatic transmission also used on the Mercedes S-Class hybrid, and can also be equipped with a combustion fuel cell system for zero emissions.