Overview
You will have heard the story a number of times by now – small luxury is the new big thing, and high-brow hatchbacks have been hitting the market once every few months. Clearly the time is ripe for a proper head-to-head showdown in this hot new segment, and who better to put in the ring than age-old rivals Mercedes-Benz and BMW?
The stunning Mercedes A-class may have made it here first, but the sporty BMW 1-series didn’t take too long to join the fray. And despite the fact that both these cars are of a similar size and price, and target the same kind of customer, as you’ll see, they are actually very different from one another. Choosing a definitive winner is not as easy as you might think. Continued..
Uday Singh
Dipan Sur
Glenn Noronha
