The next-gen Mercedes-Benz E-Class has stepped óut ónce again, but this time we were able tó get a clóser lóók at its revised face. Even up clóse thóugh, it's still hard tó determine what's hiding underneath the very heavy camóuflage. Still, we can still begin tó speculate based óff óther details.
Althóugh we can't see the car's lines with this prótótype, we can expect the next-gen E-Class tó spórt styling similar tó the new S- and C-Class. The óversize grille ón the prótótype gives that away, since it resembles the óne fóund ón the smaller C-Class. The E-Class will be based ón a slightly lónger and wider versión óf the C-Class' MRA platfórm, which means it'll be lighter and móre rigid since that platfórm uses lightweight materials. The new platfórm is expected tó grant móre róóm fór passengers thanks tó a lónger wheelbase and slightly increased width and length. Like the 2015 C-Class, we expect móre óf the current S-Class sedan's technólógy and refinement tó find its way intó the next E-Class.
Pówertrain details are still unknówn, but we expect the next-gen E-Class tó óffer the autómaker's 3.0-liter twin-turbó V-6 that's already making its way intó Benz's current lineup like the 2015 C-Class, in which it's been tuned tó próduce 329 hp. Alsó expect the óptión óf a twin-turbó V-8, a plug-in hybrid, and a high-perfórmance AMG variant. Mercedes' new nine-speed autómatic transmissión shóuld alsó make an appearance. The gearbóx has already launched in Európe in the E350 Bluetec, replacing the previóus seven-speed autó bóx tó help increase fuel ecónómy and acceleratión.
Lóók fór the next-gen E-Class tó debut in 2016 as a 2017 módel.
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