Prototypes for Mercedes‘ all-new C-Class
sports sedan have been on the road for nearly a year now, gradually wearing
less and less body cladding. The latest spy images revealed the production
bodywork, as well as a partially-exposed grille, the headlights graphics, the
shape of the taillights, and of course, the new interior
with its large infotainment screen, new steering wheel and round air vents.
Now, will the new C-Class look exactly
like it does in these two renderings by Kolesa? Possibly. For starters, the
designer implemented the new grille shape as seen in our latest spy images, so
thumbs up for that. More brownie points should be awarded for the seemingly
accurate headlight graphics, although the overall headlight design may not look
exactly like it does in the drawing.
Moving on to the rear, cut-outs made on
prototypes do point to this being the overall shape of the taillight units, a
sort of flat teardrop design, though in reality it could be a little more
pointy towards the inner edges, like say on the A-Class Sedan. The only thing we can point to and say it
clearly doesn’t match the spy shots are the mirrors, although we’re not too
sure about the profile either – specifically the way in which the automaker’s
Sensual Purity design language was inferred.
The fifth-gen C-Class will be underpinned
by an updated version of Mercedes‘ rear-wheel driven MRA architecture, and will
support electrification. The lineup will eventually consist of a four-door
sedan, wagon, plus coupe and convertible variants to tackle the BMW 4-Series
range.
