These are the first...
These are the first official pictures of the production version of the car - and it looks very similar to the concept that Mercedes unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show last September.
According to research...
According to research from easyMoney.com nearly half of the youngsters buy their own car, with only a quarter relying on a helping hand from their parents.
This comes despite the spiralling cost of car ownership - up to чЈ130 per month - and the fact that the average spent on a first car is now over 5,000 pounds.
To finance their wheels, a third of young Brits are prepared to sacrifice their social life or new clothes, while 7 percent consider getting a second job!
For many of the new drivers the main incentive is sex appeal or an improved social life, but lads should think twice about buying a hot-hatch to boost their love life, as only 1 in a 100 girls questioned found boy racers attractive (well that"s what they say, anyway).