E-Class W213 [Spyshots] 2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W213)

[DJRaze99]

 

[W201]

It looks... slim, somehow. Like BMW's from the late 80s/ early 90s.

 

[PHYBENZ]

Interesting how the render makes the E edgier, when the whole point of the facelift was to make it softer.

 

[SKY]

I´d say both the C-Cabrio and this new E-Class will ditch the current shoulder line for a less dropping shoulder line with the door handles intergrated rather than above it.

 

[Amat46]

The profile looks sleek. Nervous about how the front and rear gonna look like though.

 

[Merc1]

I hate this. For the next 12-18 months we're going to be on pins and needles with all this endless guessing and trying to see through the disguise/camo. It is going to be a long 2015. I predict Geneva 2016 we will see this car, but don't rule out Frankfurt 2015.

M

 

[Monster]

The side profile looks different from the C and the S, especially the angle of the rear deck, which is a lot flatter

 

[Deleted member 1071]

The rear deck is apparently heavily cladded, as is the hood. A "dropping" rear deck will almost certainly be featured-in perhaps a somewhat diminished form versus the C-Class sedans.

 

[Rolf]

The profile is very sleek and the bonnet appears very long, which is quite nice emphasizing the front grill and lights, which appear flatter and less upright than current E class. The rear seems to have a C class and S class look to its lights but maybe that's the cladding that's disguised the proper look.

 

[fortuner]

I agree with Jimmy its just heavy cladding at the rear you can see the shape will go down if you follow from the roof downwards or maybe I am seeing things..On the shape overall too soon to say but I feel its a bit too close to current E but lets wait and see...I hope rear lights are different from C and S.

 

[Rendra]

here we go again with spy pictures etc ..after the AMG GT teaser fiesta
bring it on amigo

i like the current e-class with the wedge and boxy design, it has character in it and i personally consider the current e-class as one of the best car i had driven

 

[Mr. Mercedes]

here we go again with spy pictures etc ..after the AMG GT teaser fiesta
bring it on amigo

i like the current e-class with the wedge and boxy design, it has character in it and i personally consider the current e-class as one of the best car i had driven

I don't know what MB did to the suspension set up, but the post FL W212 drives remarkably compared to the pre FL vehicle. My dad has a pre FL with AMG sports kit and my uncle has a post FL with AMG sports kit, and the latter literally glides over bumps and surfaces that upset the pre FL vehicle. It's like its a completely different generation of vehicle.

 

[Rolf]

I don't know what MB did to the suspension set up, but the post FL W212 drives remarkably compared to the pre FL vehicle. My dad has a pre FL with AMG sports kit and my uncle has a post FL with AMG sports kit, and the latter literally glides over bumps and surfaces that upset the pre FL vehicle. It's like its a completely different generation of vehicle.

I read somewhere that they did do some suspension mods to the E class when they facelifted it especially the sports suspension versions I think they installed different dampers and maybe softer springs.

Maybe @Wolfgang can give us some details on suspension mods of facelift W212!

 

[Merc1]

The rear overhang is too long on that test car.

M

 

[Car Nut]

The rear overhang is quite large, but overall so far I like what I see. The E-Class has perhaps the most difficult role to fulfil in Benz's sedan line-up. It has to be a handsome executive/luxury saloon whilst at the same time, in its basic spec, it must cater to the needs of the European taxi market. One of the requirements is a large boot (trunk) which unfortunately gives rise to a slightly longer overhang.
Overall the profile seems balanced enough, with the long wheel-base helping in this regard. The greenhouse reminds me a lot of the C-Class.

 

[sorruk]

I don't think this next e class is going to be barroque. I do think the design is going to be very clean and very streamlined.
By now it seams to be like a bigger c class ... Even the third side window fits perfectly without any further trasformation ( taken from a c class side view) . I hope it gets its own personality to avoid the copy and paste effect shown in same bmws and audis.

 

[GTA45E]

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The rear overhang is too long on that test car.

M

The rear overhang is quite large. .

Camo buttpack.

 

[SKY]

I can´t stand what´s the nice part of having a slight wedge shape and making the door handles follow a reversed wedge shape.

 

[GTA45E]

^
Agreed, looks like all the newer models are turning out this way.
This new language all started with the CLS.

 

[lukeswiss]

Yes ! The reverse wedge door handle thing has annoyed me for a while.