2012 Mercedes B-Class spied at Nurburgring

2012 Mercedes B-Class spy photo 15.04.2010 / Copyright: SB-Medien

Yet another upcoming vehicle was spied while testing on the Nürburgring this week. The 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class was caught running laps on the Nordschleife.

The second-generation hatchback is expected to be based on the BlueZero Concept. That design study was featured at the 2009 Detroit auto show as Daimler chiefs were considering bringing the model to the North American market. However, the euro's overall strength supposedly scuttled those plans.

Look for the B-class to be a more spacious front-wheel drive car with a bit of an aggressive look, LED lighting, and a rear spoiler. Four-door coupe and coupe cabriolet versions are also possible.

The 2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class could be shown off as a near-production concept later this year, with a market release sometime in 2011.

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Solstice21

From what I know the B-class is still coming to the US...

April 15, 2010 1:03 pm

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EDavis

Sure I'm inclined to dislike anything that reminds me of a minivan, but if Mercedes insists on giving us an ugly vehicle it should be this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZRews1U1K4&feature=related Because there's good ugly and then there's bad ugly.

April 15, 2010 1:36 pm

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Sacto8780

I do think that Mercedes-Benz has pretty much settled on selling the next-generation B-class in the USA, but it will likely be assembled at M-B's assembly line in Alabama, especially with M-B seriously considering dropping the R-series crossover.

April 15, 2010 11:23 pm

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carbonsigma

I thought the new B-Class was to be a smaller version of the C-Class? Or is that only the AMG version?

April 15, 2010 5:30 pm

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Faithback

The current B-Class is an excellet small family car. Marketing positioning in South Africa was a disaster though, positioning it as a hatchback in competition with Golf, AudiA3 and BMW 1 series... This influenced their marketing strategy so much that even the features that distinguished the B-Class making it stand out, without equal were not available even as options (e.g. integrated child seats). Looking at the proportions of this 2nd generation I think they are keeping to the same small MPV class, but the current model is certainly an MPV and not a hatchback (in the Golf tradition).

April 15, 2010 10:07 pm

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ttinjust96

sure hope the engines will have more grunt. the currunt 2.0L petrol is rubbish and please don't have CVT transmissions!

April 19, 2010 2:23 am

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