2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class

To drive, it’s a very able car. It takes all that’s good about the A-Class - high seats and sporty driving position, good ergonomics, nimble handling and much-improved stability and adds a longer wheelbase to improve the ride. The smaller B150 and B170 petrols are also not strong enough to row the B-Class along. A B180 CDI should be your bare minimum. The engines are the same, so avoid the petrols and go for the far-better diesels. B-Class sees the introduction of the 200 Turbo, a unit that’s pleasingly torquey.

Unfortunately, the list price of £19k for a family car, is serious money. How many will simply choose a better-spec’d Golf, or even an Audi A4, instead? The B-Class is a nice idea, and a good-looking vehicle that doesn’t disappoint once inside, but expensive enough to take it beyond the reach of the families it’s seeking to attract.

Whatever niche the Mercedes B-class is in, it does it well. It’s a kind of small-ish front wheel drive hatch with MPV undertones, prices range from £18,865 - £24,400.

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