Mercedes A-Class next up for facelift

Spy shooters have caught the next-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class testing in Sweden. The exterior changes aren’t major, but the interior will get tech and features to bring it up to par with new siblings like the B- and C-Classes.

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This is the coming Mercedes-Benz A-Class, and in case the paucity of camouflage didn’t make it clear, it won’t look much different the one that’s been on sale for all of two years. Caught in Sweden braving the temperatures, its exterior updates aren’t expected to go much further than a reworked face that brings it in line with the recently updated B-Class, including a new grille, headlights and taillights, and bumpers.

The cabin is where most of the work is being done, to give it a better punch against the BMW 1 Series. A tweaked dash cluster, better fabrics and materials, the eight-inch tablet-style nav/multimedia screen, and ambient lighting should join the party. The updated range of B-Class engines should also make the jump into the A.

A photo caught at a dealer meeting in Barcelona last year makes us pretty sure it will be introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September this year. Until then, there are spy shots to peruse.