最近谍照记者拍到了接近量产版，采用19英寸合金轮圈的2018款奔驰CLS，该车的车身伪装比以前更少。可以看出，这辆车采用了最终量产版车身，由此判断，限制距离新车官方发布已经不远了。车头可见奔驰的三叉星标志和两侧的造型顺滑前大灯组。从侧面轮廓看，车窗面积似乎比老款车更大一些，后窗也更长一些。如果量产版也是这样，说明新车轴距增加，后排乘客腿部空间更宽敞。同时可以看到后悬更长，这是CLS推出约12年来的惯常做法。车尾可以看到，尾灯组与现行版有明显不同，不仅仅是内部的灯泡形状不同，连外面的灯组形状都不一样。尾灯组还进一步扩展至行李箱盖，使车尾看起来更宽阔。该车的动力系统和技术都取自E级车。不过，更实用，但销量不佳的Shooting Brake车型不会延续到新款车上。预计奔驰将在法兰克福车展发布2018款CLS。
2018 Mercedes CLS Spied With Less Camo Than Ever Before
Here we have a near-production prototype sitting on 19-inch alloy wheels and carrying only a thin strip of black camo to mask the sexy four-door form. It appears to have all the final body parts in place, thus suggesting an official reveal is right around the corner. Already we can closely check out the front grille dominated by the big three-pointed star badge and flanked by the sleek headlight clusters.
Looking at the side profile, the fixed glass appears to be slightly bigger than before, which could be a sign the rear doors are a tad longer. If that’s so, it means the wheelbase has been stretched and it will pay dividends in terms of legroom, particularly for those sitting in the back. Also visible is the long rear overhang, a familiar trait ever since the CLS’ launch approximately 12 years ago.
Moving at the back, it’s pretty obvious the taillights have an entirely different appearance, not just in terms of the lighting graphics but also as far as the shape of the clusters is concerned. These are set to expand onto the trunk lid for the first time in the CLS’ existence, probably as a way to make the car seem wider when viewed from the back.
Engines, technology, and just about everything you could think of will be borrowed from the E-Class. As for the more practical, yet slow-selling Shooting Brake, it’s unlikely to make a return.
The disguise should come off just in time for the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, so not too long now.