最近谍照记者拍到了2018款奔驰C级改款车最新照片，显示该车采用了全新造型的量产版尾灯组。除了新的尾灯组，这辆轻度伪装原型车也用黑色塑料布掩盖了新的前保险杠。最终量产版的后保险杠或许还会有小幅改动，由于只是改款车型，所以新款C级外观方面就再无其它明显变动了。先前的谍照还显示，新车内部将配备新的触控板以控制COMAND信息娱乐系统。在奔驰最近发布的E63旅行车上，该项配置已经出现。除了这些小的改动，C级改款车预计将提供弱混动系统，但或许不会马上提供。新车将搭载奔驰新的M264 2.0升涡轮引擎，它采用双涡管涡轮增压器，功率268马力。另外，该车还将提供48伏电控水泵和皮带轮驱动48伏起动-发电机。如果C级改款车提供这些配置，新车油耗和排放将进一步下降。预计奔驰将于年底前发布该车，在轿车版率先亮相几个月后，奔驰还将推出旅行车，最终还将有轿跑车和敞篷车版本。

 

Mercedes C-Class facelift caught flaunting its new taillights

The last time our spies spotted a prototype of the mildly facelifted Mercedes C-Class it had a new pair of LED headlights with a design in the same vein as the outgoing CLS. Now, another test vehicle has been spotted and this one had the production-ready taillights featuring new graphics.

 

Beyond the new rear lights, the thinly camouflaged prototype was also hiding a new front bumper underneath a black plastic bit. The final car will also probably have a slightly modified rear bumper, and that should be about it in terms of exterior changes.

 

Previous spy shots have also revealed a new touchpad to control the COMAND infotainment system. What’s interesting is the setup has already quietly made its debut in the recently unveiled E63 Wagon.

 

Beyond these minor changes, the C-Class facelift is expected to get a mild-hybrid system, but probably not right away. The company with the three-pointed star logo is cooking up a new turbocharged 2.0-liter “M 264” gasoline engine with roughly 268 hp fitted with twin-scroll turbochargers as well as an electrical 48 V water pump and a belt-driven 48 V starter-alternator. If the C-Class will get the new hardware, it should considerably drive down fuel consumption and consequently reduce emissions.

 

It remains to be seen when Mercedes will unveil the C-Class, but it could debut before the year’s end. The sedan will lead the way and is going to be followed by the wagon several months later and eventually by the coupe and convertible models.