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
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.
Every model.
7 model designations across 2011–2018 — engines, transmissions and series codes for the W246.
| Model | Lata modelowe | Podwozie | Silnik | Skrzynia biegów | Razem |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 160 / B 180 | 2011–2018 | 246 | 270 | 724.0 | — |
| B 200 | 2011–2018 | 246 | 270 | 724.0 | — |
| B 250 / B 250 4MATIC | 2011–2018 | 246 | 270 | 724.0 | — |
| B 160 CDI / B 180 CDI | 2011–2018 | 246 | 607 | 724.0 | — |
| B 200 CDI | 2011–2018 | 246 | 651 | 724.0 | — |
| B 220 CDI 4MATIC | 2011–2018 | 246 | 651 | 724.0 | — |
| B-Class Electric Drive | 2014–2017 | 246 | — | — |
Year by year.
Launch, electric-drive derivative and 2014 model update — the material milestones across the W246 range.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2017
- Production of the B-Class Electric Drive ended after a short US run; combustion-engine W246 production continued.
