The company Mercedes-Benz is preparing a model is under the A-Class

Mercedes engineers have begun to develop a compact crossover that is the model number of the brand will be placed on the step below the A-class, the current youngest in a family of three-beam star. On this edition of Autocar's manager of the company, who asked to remain anonymous. New supermini supposedly will be
released in 2016 and will compete with models constructed on the basis of concepts Land Rover DC100 and Volkswagen Taigun.

Until now, the smallest crossover Mercedes-Benz brand was considered to be a model GLA (pictured), which is actively run in a camouflage and promise to formally present at the motor show in April in Shanghai. Now, however, the status of GLA grew younger model: the future City-G said that the size of it will be comparable to the Volkswagen Polo hatchback and thus assigned to class B.

According to an anonymous source, the model is based on City-G will form a platform JC1 (joint compact first generation), set up jointly by Daimler and its partner, the alliance Renault-Nissan. This "truck" is suitable for both front-and all-wheel drive for, allows you to choose one of two wheelbase lengths and varying gauge. As to the engine miniature G-vagena, it will probably be a small four-cylinder petrol power units with direct fuel injection and diesel engines with the Common Rail - Motors also developed by a joint venture with Renault-Nissan.