Geneva Motor Show: Mercedes-Benz A-Class

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As Audi's new A3 rolls forth and steals plenty of headlines, Mercedes' brand spanking new A-Class has also clawed its way from its conceptual egg and burst forth into the limelight.

First things first – it looks quite strange, almost as though something heavy's sat on the bonnet while no one was looking. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, aerodynamic efficiency, because Mercedes says the car is class-leading in this respect. And second, the A-Class's face is the way all future Mercedes front ends will look, more or less.

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