最近谍照记者在瑞典拍到了正在进行寒冷气候测试的2018款奔驰C级车，这辆车的伪装遮住了改款部分，仅仅是前保险杠和照明系统周围进行了伪装处理。前保险杠由于被黑色塑料布遮盖因此看不出什么变化，而前大灯造型与一个月前拍到的C级轿跑车原型车不同。那款车的大灯底部和上部各采用了四个LED光源，而这款车采用了不同的MULTIBEAM LED大灯系统。这或许表明，升级后的C级车入门级车型将不再标配卤族大灯而是全部改成LED大灯，而高端版本则采用更先进技术。车尾也采用了不同造型的LED尾灯组。虽然这次没有拍到内装照片，但先前的照片显示，新车信息娱乐系统获得升级，采用了新的触控板并拿掉了滚轮。考虑到这次拍到了车辆伪装非常少，因此该车预计将在今年的法兰克福车展亮相，不过奔驰通常都会提前在线发布这款车。

 

2018 Mercedes C-Class spotted with production headlights, taillights

Another prototype of the updated Mercedes-Benz C-Class has been caught by the spy camera while undergoing cold-weather testing in Sweden. Just like before, the amount of camouflage used to conceal the changes was kept down to a minimum, with only the front bumper and the lighting clusters being disguised.

 

There’s not much to say about the front bumper since the black plastic bit does a good job at hiding the modifications set to be brought by the mid-cycle refresh. Things get more interesting once you check out the headlights because these are new and at the same time are different than those of a coupe prototype spotted a little over a month ago. While that one had four LED projectors on the lower side and another four on the upper side, the prototype seen here has an entirely different configuration of the “Multibeam LED” lights as evidenced by the lettering.

 

Perhaps it’s a sign the updated C-Class will lose the standard halogen lights and switch to an all-LED setup even for the base model, with the pricier versions getting a more sophisticated configuration. The back of the car shows off once again the different graphics of the LED taillights.

 

While the latest batch of spy shots does not include images of the interior cabin, previous ones have shown an updated infotainment system featuring a new touchpad and without the scroll wheel.

 

Taking into account these C-Class facelift prototypes are carrying very little camo, it probably means an official introduction is scheduled for later this year. We won’t see it in Geneva next month, so our money is on the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, although an online reveal might occur earlier than that.