What sets this set of spy photos apart however, is the addition of a heavily disguised interior photo. The photo shows a new large display between the speedo and the rev meter. The prototype is like a small lab with all the cables and laptop on the passenger seat though, so it is far to early to take any design cues.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/m...-show-testing/

 

Not a fan of the dashboard design. The steering wheel pretty much look like the current wheel, I wonder why its so heavily disguised. I do like the screen though.

 

Yeah i dont like that dashboard, the upholstery looks too loose and baggy

 

XD LOL. I meant the Speedo and the Tach.

 

Looks like a BMW.

 

How can you tell what the upholstery looks like from the tiny part of the seat?

 

I know right!? I hope the nav display doesn't come like that. I'd much prefer green painters tape.

 

Yea, what baggy upholstery! Not to mention that 1970s looking computer on the passenger side! Is that the new version of COMAND? Where does the passenger sit? What a terrible design! I can't believe this crap. I'm selling my C and buying a Geo Metro. That's a real car.

 

Yeah the command system is so advanced they had to remove the passengers seat to accommodate it, my sources tell me you can play Wolfenstein 3D!

 

so is the gear shift gone from the center console?

 

Oh man, that was a fun game back in the day.

Am I crazy, or do I see a trackpad in the center console instead of the COMAND wheel?

 

Well, those "SPY PICs" don't show anything except the plastic cladding all over everything (think Pontiac) but above the beltline it looks no different.

I wonder why they didn't mention the 3-cylinder 750cc diesel with six turbochargers? Chasing CAFE again?

 

It seems to share a lot its design with the new A-class.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/autos/m...lass-interior/

 

You probably right on with that. I think I like the gauges a lot more now on 2012, but I guess they may go with the screen more in the middle which could be good too.

I also think I like the nav screen the way it is now on 2012 and not something that comes out or always stays out like that (new 3 series).


Not sure if I want them to move the gear shift.

 

I don't think it's a C Class. With the exposed fixed screen (note they taped paper to it, so not likely to have ability to slide down) on the instrument panel and round vent placement, I think this is the production version of the new CLA, launching next year, which we saw in show car version a month or two ago. The CLA is about the same overall size as the current C Class.