Mercedes-Benz B-Class Sports Tourer (W246) · B-Class

W246

The sandwich floor is gone, and so is the awkwardness.

Production
2011–2018
Body
Sports tourer
Chassis
W246
Mercedes-Benz B-Class Sports Tourer (W246) (W246)

The second B-Class abandoned the sandwich floor inherited from the A-Class, dropped some eight centimeters in height and finally looked like a car rather than a proposition.

Built at Rastatt from November 2011 on the MFA platform, it used M270 turbocharged petrol fours and OM607 and OM651 diesels with a 7G-DCT dual-clutch, and spawned the battery-electric B-Class Electric Drive with a drivetrain supplied by Tesla.

Production ran to December 2018, by which time the Mercedes-Benz compact family had grown to include the A-Class, CLA, GLA and the CLA Shooting Brake.

W246 interior
Cabin of the W246.

Every model.

11 factory types across 2011–2018 — engines, transmissions and series codes for the W246.

MalliMallivuodetValmistettuAlustaMoottoriVaihteistoYhteensä
B 160 CDI2013–201409.2013–10.2014246.211607.951724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY2011–201308.2011–12.2013246.200651.901724.095,370
B 180 CDI / B 180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Edition2013–201406.2013–10.2014246.212607.951724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 200 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY2011–201508.2011–03.2015246.201651.901724.058,018
B 220 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY2012–201412.2012–10.2014246.203651.930724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 200 Natural Gas Drive2013–201401.2013–10.2014242.848270.920sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 180 BlueEFFICIENCY2011–201408.2011–10.2014246.242270.910724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 200 BlueEFFICIENCY2011–201408.2011–10.2014246.243270.910724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 220 4MATIC2013–201409.2013–10.2014246.247270.920724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B 250 BlueEFFICIENCY2012–201408.2012–10.2014246.244270.920724.0sisältyy yllä olevaan
B-Class Electric Drive2014–2017246sisältyy yllä olevaan

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W246 side profile
Studio profile of the W246 — the proportions that defined this generation.

Year by year.

Launch, electric-drive derivative and 2014 model update — the material milestones across the W246 range.

  1. 2011
    • The new B-Class debuted with a lower body, front-wheel drive, new direct-injection petrol and common-rail diesel engines, and optional 7G-DCT dual-clutch transmission.
    • COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST with adaptive Brake Assist and ATTENTION ASSIST were standard equipment.
  2. 2014
    • The battery-electric B-Class Electric Drive entered production with a Tesla-supplied 132-kW motor and 28-kWh lithium-ion battery; it was the only W246 officially sold in the US.
  3. 2015
    • The facelift introduced reshaped bumpers, grille and daytime-running lamps, with optional LED High Performance headlamps replacing bi-xenon units.
    • The cabin gained a larger freestanding display and revised instruments; KEYLESS-GO, ambient lighting and an expanded assistance package became available.
    • Mercedes revised the designations to B 200 d and B 220 d and expanded 4MATIC availability.
  4. 2017
    • Production of the B-Class Electric Drive ended after a short US run; combustion-engine W246 production continued.
W246 rear three-quarter view
Rear three-quarter view of the W246.