New Mercedes-Benz A-Class sedan has lowest drag of any production car
Follow Viknesh Add to circleA car's ability to slip through the air without creating too much drag is critical when it comes to fuel economy, and no car in production right now does it better than the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class. The compact sedan, unveiled to the world in April at the 2018 Beijing auto show, has a coefficient of drag (Cd) of just 0.22 and a front area of 2.19 square meters. According to Mercedes, this results in the lowest drag of any car in production. The front and rear wheel arches as well as the wheel patterns and tires were also fine-tuned to route air around the wheels as efficiently as possible. The wheelbase will be 107.44 inches, which matches the A-Class hatchback, though the Chinese market receives a long-wheelbase A-Class L with 109.8 inches between the wheels.
All-New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan Boasts World's Most Slippery Design, Ever
as mentioned in All-New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan Boasts World's Most Slippery Design, EverEric | July 23, 2018 04:51 PMThe all-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan features the lowest drag of any production vehicle worldwide, coming in with a C d value of 0.22 and a frontal area of 2.19 m2, surpassing even the new A-Class hatchback's 0.25 C d . Engineers at Mercedes-Benz optimized the A-Class Sedan's by utilizing computer-aided engineering (CAE), multiplicity of computation loops, and measurements in the Sindelfingen wind tunnel. Speaking of the wheels, Mercedes-Benz engineers also fine tuned the wheels and tyres to improve aerodynamics. Depending on the market, the all-new Mercedes-Benz A-Class Sedan can be optioned with a two-part shutter grille system that reduces airflow into the engine bay. According to Mercedes-Benz, the A-Class Sedan is set to be introduced towards the end of 2018 with technologies carried over from the A-Class hatchback, including the excellent Mercedes-Benz User Experience (MBUX) infotainment system.collected by :Eva Kadin