El Cid

have seen some "spy" pics of the possible 2016. Some look much improved over current model. Best I have seen show the two large grilles on either side of front bumper cover to be much reduced. IMO this is an improvement as it is more proportional.

thefisch

any links?

MBNUT1

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/sp...ing-84259.html


Inline six oh ah

Ed99

It looks very much like the new C Class.

joeyza

Agreed. Too narrow for an E, tiny taillights, etc. IMHO, definitely a C.

mikemargolis

That is a C, trunk too short to be an E, imho.

squid23

Not bad. I think I hate V6ens.

Tjdehya

Its the W213 test mule!
Its going to look like the C class because its the pre production W213 chassis wearing a C class body.

El Cid

What I have read says less storage space and less headroom, but that was in an April Automobile magazine. May still be playing with the final design and features, but I bet it will be costly compared to current "E" Class.
BTW, the article mentioned a 2% take rate on the V8 version. Guess that would the E550 and not the AMG version that will surely follow.

nyca

The W213 E will be a 4 cylinder car - the straight 6 E400 replaces the E550. Whether that 4 cylinder entry level E sells, we shall see, personally I don't think buyers in this segment want a 4 cylinder car.

cleankutazn

The 5 series has a 4 banger and its selling pretty good.

despicable merc

No way.. Looks small

joeyza

Interesting. Does that mean the wheelbase will have the same proportions as the C class? If its for the E coupe, then I get it, but for the sedan, it doesn't seem right.

samkimg

Is it just me or are all of the MB models slowly (or too quickly) morphing into a single design mold, losing each of their individualness? Don't mean to hijack the post, but everyone used to be able to see the differences a mile away and now, unless you're a MB Fan ... they're looking the same. Disappointing.

El Cid

Agree with you. The designers like to refer to it as creating a "family" resemblence, but doesn't appeal to me. You can get a $29,900 MB that looks just like a $100,000 MB. One will have two bars on the Star grille and the other will have only one - maybe. Otherwise both have the big, gapping holes on either side of lower bumper cover, same headlights and pretty much everything else on exterior. The only one that stands out is the "S" Class because of the grille.
While you can geet the traditional MB grille on the"E" and "C," probably have to special order them. Even then, it is smaller than it used to be.
The Sept. 2014 issue of Motor Trend features their new car capsule descriptions which feature pictures of each car model. This shows the MB trend pretty well. Of course, other makes are doing the same thing, e.g. Lexus spindle grille, Mazda big hole in front, Audi's grilles, etc.
Another reason why I plan to keep my 2010 "E" for a long time-with the traditional grille and four headlights.

thefisch

can't agree more. I can hardly tell the C and facelift E apart from a distance.

pappilo

Thats no new E class. Cant believe Autoevolution and posters on here cant tell what the car is.

The front bumper is the new AMG style bumper and you can see it has double exhausts on each side as is normally fitted on AMG cars.

it is the W205 C class AMG testing at the ring.