2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class interior revealed

The upcoming 2018 Mercedes-Benz A-Class has had its insides revealed and detailed this week, during a special event held in Germany.
The new space-age dashboard design for the upcoming small hatch, drawing inspiration from the larger E-Class and S-Class. Sitting in front of the driver is a fully-digital instrument display merged with the central infotainment screen, varying in size depending on the model variant.
Entry-level models will get a dual-7.0-inch setup as standard, while mid-to high-grade variants will either get one 7.0-inch and one 10.25-inch screen or dual-10.25-inch displays.
The latter two versions get bonded glass technology for the screens, according to the publication
The current car’s rotary dials and supplementary LCD displays for the air-conditioning system, with all controls now being accessed via the central infotainment screen – though there’s a strip of physical buttons to adjust the temperature and demister functions.

The A-Class is the first series-production model to dispense completely with a classic cockpit shroud. This literally places the large widescreen cockpit with its bonded glass technology in the forefront.there is no longer a display in the A/C control panel, as the visual representation is exclusively via the central display.

There’s also new turbine-shaped fans taken straight from the E-Class, while the new steering wheel design borrows heavily from the S-Class flagship.

Watch Video In an effort to push the A-Class further upmarket, features like climate-controlled front seats and LED ambient interior lighting (with 64 LEDs) will be offered, while passenger space and interior storage are also set to get a significant upgrade. The new A-Class features more shoulder room (+9mm front, +22mm rear), elbow room (+35mm front, +36mm rear) and headroom (+7mm front, +8mm rear).
The boot, meanwhile, is said to have increased to 370 litres – a 29L improvement over the current model. According to the report, the luggage area features a 200mm-wider aperture thanks to new split tail-lights, while the boot floor itself is 115mm longer than its predecessor’s. It’s reported that the new-generation A-Class will be revealed at the 2018 Geneva motor show in March, with the related CLA and GLA to follow. An A-Class sedan is also coming, though this will likely be reserved for the Chinese market a-la BMW 1 Series sedan.