Hatched, Matched, Dispatched

摘要

Mercedes has reinvented the A-class to go head to head with Audi's new A3 and the BMW 1-series. Andrew Frankel finds out who now makes the best premium hatch. The northernmost tip of Denmark in October is a cold, wind-blasted place. Pretty but desolate, it's not where you'd choose to holiday at this time of year. All the resorts have boarded up their windows and hunkered down to sit out the long, harsh Scandinavian winter. Which is what makes it the perfect environment for road testers with questions to answer. It's taken a thousand miles in a BMW 118d to get here, but it's been worth it. The challenge is to take on the brand-new Audi A3 and Mercedes A-class, the aim to name the best premium hatchback on sale.