![]() However, for those drivers who aren’t so interested in how the car is doing what it’s doing but would rather it just got on with doing it well, the A250e might begin to disappoint. All A250es have mirroring for Android and Apple phones. That said, once you've adjusted to them the thumbpad scrollers on the steering wheel spokes work well and the navigation system responds well to voice commands once you learn the order in which it prefers destinations to be input. With the latest version of MBUX the firm has removed the touchpad input device, which isn't great news if you like to have physical controls instead of jabbing a screen. The navigating logic of the infotainment system is easy to get along with. A 225W ‘Mercedes advanced’ sound system is also included – something our test car had – and it has all the power most reasonable adults would want. High-spec models also gain its ‘augmented reality’ navigation prompts (which we thought gimmicky and borderline distracting at first but eventually warmed to a little). Initially, only higher-spec A250e models featured the top versions of the MBUX infotainment system, but now every model comes with twin 10.25in screens – for the infotainment and digital driver info display – as standard. Mercedes A-Class infotainment and sat-nav The top-spec trim is AMG Line Premium Plus, which adds a panoramic sunroof and a 360-degree reversing camera, among other options. ![]() Even entry level models get sports seats and AMG-branded mats, while upgrading to AMG Line Premium adds advanced climate control, illuminated door sills and a 10-speaker audio system. The A250e is offered in only AMG Line Executive trim and upwards. But lower the rear seats – a fiddly process, given the controls to do so are located in the boot – and you'll have ample storage space. You're also prsented with a decent loading area, although the fixed boot does mean getitng larger objects in isn't as easy as it would be with a hatch. The packaging of the car’s batteries and power electronics does rob the saloon boot of some space, although there's still a decent amount of storage for a car of this class. The A250e’s interior is just like that of any other Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The ‘integrated’ front sports seat design means you don’t get separate, adjustable head restraints (although the A-Class isn’t the only offender on that score these days), while the oversized interior door handles eat into knee room a bit unnecessarily and can even trap your outboard leg if you’re not careful when closing the rear passenger doors. The cabin is a broadly practical and comfortable one, too, with a couple of familiar A-Class caveats. Mercedes claims a kerb weight of 1680kg, with the battery accounting for 150kg of that figure. And ignore the ridiculous official economy figure that is commong with most PHEV models: in the real-world, with careful planning of your hybrid power it’s easy to exceed 50mpg on motorway journeys.Īs for suspension, the A250e gets the MacPherson strut front and torsion beam rear configuration that appears on cheaper versions of the regular A-Class, and its springs and passive dampers are configured for comfort rather than sporty driving. The A250e offers an official electric-only range of 48 miles, although it was closer to 40 in our real-world testing. Mercedes has reworked the system with a new 11kW on-board AC charger that allows for a 10-100 per cent charge in 1hr 15mins. That was competitive for the PHEV's launch in 2020, but the class has progressed fast. Previously, the A250e used a 7.4kW on-board charger that. While the powertrain and battery are unchanged for this mid-life update, the charging speed has improved. On the WLTP cycle, Mercedes says the A250e can cover 44 electric-only miles before needing to be charged back up again. Meanwhile, the exhaust system ends at the centre of the car rather than at the rear bumper, while the silencer is housed in the transmission tunnel. Mercedes has had to shuffle various bits and pieces around to make way for the battery, so the fuel tank has been shifted backwards – taking up a bit of that boot space – and shrunk slightly to 35 litres. ![]() Power for the permanently excited synchronous electric motor is stored in a 16kWh (gross capacity) lithium ion battery that has been squeezed in beneath the rear seats. Together, these two sources of propulsion endow the A250e with a system output of 215bhp, while the electric motor’s 243lb ft of instantly available torque complements the 170lb ft the petrol engine develops at 1620-4000rpm. In terms of powertrain, for this A250e PHEV Mercedes has paired a 1.3-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine (which it developed with the Renault- Nissan Alliance) with a small electric motor, and they combine to drive the front wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox.
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