Classy offering falls down in driving stakes

The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class is a high-end small family MPV and as expected is a very well appointed machine with a classy interior decor and a lot of technology on offer, writes Declan Colley

The high-end small family MPV market is not one that would strike you as being terribly big, but it is sobering to note that the Mercedes B-Class, which has had something of a chequered history, has sold in pretty impressive numbers since it first emerged.