几天前，谍照记者刚刚拍的奔驰C级旅行车的原型车照片，最近再次在奔驰瑞典测试中心拍到造型顺滑的轿跑车。这辆测试车几乎没有进行任何伪装，能看清前保险杠和前大灯。由于先前拍到的C级旅行车进行了伪装，因此看不到有什么变化，而这辆轿跑车却可以看到变化之处。这款轿跑车（奔驰内部编号C205）的车身造型与奔驰家族其他改款车一样都采用了新的前大灯。灯组的形状一样，但图形有变化，大灯底部和上部似乎是各设置了四个LED投射灯泡。除了新的保险杠和大灯，这辆原型车还有其他看点。如果仔细看照片，会发现前轮拱比后轮拱更大。现在还无法确定这么做的原因，或许是该车采用了弱混动系统，奔驰目前正在为未来车型开发这一系统。奔驰已经开发了新的2.0升涡轮汽油引擎，内部编号为“M264”，奔驰表示，该车升功率为100千瓦/134马力，这意味着其功率为200千瓦/268马力。新引擎受益于双涡管涡轮增压器和电控48伏水泵，同时还将提供皮带驱动48伏起动-发电机。这辆原型车可能搭载了新引擎，不过这一点目前无法确定。C级改款车很可能会在年底前发布，但只有轿车版本，随后将推出旅行车。这次拍到的轿跑车或许会在2018年晚些时候发布。
Mercedes C-Class Coupe facelift spied with new headlights
It was only a couple of days ago when a prototype of the facelifted C-Class Estate was caught on camera and now the sleeker coupe has been spotted as well near Mercedes’ test center in northern Sweden. The test vehicle was almost camo-free, with the exception of the front bumper and the headlights. While there’s not much to say about the former since its design remains well hidden under that plastic bit, the latter does reveal one of the changes inbound for the refreshed model.
The coupe (C205) body style along with all of the other members of the C-Class family will receive a new pair of headlights. The cluster’s shape appears to be the same, but the graphics have changed and there seem to be four LED projectors on the lower area and another four on the upper area.
Besides the new bumper and headlights, there was also something going on with the prototype. If you look closely at the image, the gap over the front wheel was bigger compared to the one above the rear wheel. We’re not sure what to make of this, but it might have something to with the mild-hybrid setup Mercedes is working on for its future models.
As we discussed in the article about the spied C-Class Estate facelift, Mercedes has developed a new turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine codenamed “M 264”. The company with the three-pointed star logo says it will develop about 134 hp (100 kW) per liter, so doing simple math it means the new power unit will have 268 hp. The new motor will benefit from twin-scroll turbochargers and an electric 48 V water pump, while a belt-driven 48 V starter-alternator is going to be implemented as well. The prototype might have had the new engine, although we can’t be sure.
The facelifted C-Class will likely be out before the year’s end, but only in the sedan guise and then it will be followed by the wagon. The coupe spotted here is probably slated for a market launch in the latter part of 2018 when the cabriolet will be launched as well.