The compact executive car segment is catching heat in the Indian automobile market. With the competition building up, the carmakers are bringing new offerings as well as updating the current variants timely. Mercedes introduced the Mercedes C class back in 1993 in India and till date it has been one of the hot sellers for the Mercedes. Now the 2015 Mercedes-Benz has been spied in the Nurburgring in Germany.
In India, Mercedes Benz introduced the facelifted C class in September 2011 and the upgrade made quite a buzz. Mercedes is facing competition from its German Rival BMW and Audi. BMW recently introduced its sixth generation 3 series and Audi also introduced its upgrade variant of 2012 Audi A4. BMW and Audi have taken the most of Mercedes’s share and also the No. 1 spot.
Now as per the spy pictures of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C class things looks a bit twisty and seems Mercedes has got plans for the rivals. Looking at the pictures the new C class seems inspired from the other Mercedes models. The car is highly camouflaged and seems the designers at Mercedes want to keep every bit and angle a surprise. The grill seems to carry the family look with a bug logo in the centre and over all shape seem to be inspired from the Mercedes SL and CLS.
Sweptback headlamps and rounded roofline are the most noticeable changes. According to early information received the new C Class will have a new and lighter body and finally it will be available in the wagon and coupe variants. Overall the appearance will become more sporty in many subtle ways like addition of new design alloys, subtle changes like integrated spoiler line on the rear boot lid etc.
To power the new Mercedes-Benz C class new petrol and diesel engines will be introduced and an all-new high performance engines. With time, Mercedes is expected to improve not only the power and torque output of the engines, but also reduce emission and deliver better fuel economy. 2015 Mercedes-Benz C class internally named W-205 would make a world debut at 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show and expect to hit the showrooms by 2015. We will keep you posted on all the details of the next generation Mercedes C Class, stay tuned to Car Blog India.
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