SPIED: Mercedes W205 C-Class facelift spotted testing

SPIED: Mercedes W205 C-Class facelift spotted testing

The W205 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan has been spotted again, this time in what appears to be in more traditional, Exclusive trim, and as before, appears very subtle in its test mule camouflaging.

In this instance, the shrouding conceals some detail along the lower part of the front bumper, suggesting revisions to the air intakes, while higher up in front, the headlamps are due to be updated to optionally include the Multibeam LED setup seen on an earlier test unit.

Around the back, a revised tail lamp design can also be seen here, with a more stylised ‘C’ graphic replacing the previous design similar to that of the S-Class and the W213 E-Class. The lower section of the rear bumper also appears to wear some darkened foil, possibly hinting at a revision of design here, too.

SPIED: Mercedes W205 C-Class facelift spotted testing

Previous sightings also revealed revisions to the interior, chiefly a new steering wheel design with smaller centre boss, while the infotainment controls’ shortcut buttons have been omitted.

The mid-lifecycle update is typically a good time for the introduction of new drivetrain, namely the latest OM654 2.0 litre turbodiesel engines along with the marque’s latest 9G-Tronic nine-speed automatic transmission; new petrol engines could possibly feature later on in the C-Class’ W205 lifecycle, too.

GALLERY: Mercedes-Benz W205 C-Class facelift

GALLERY: Mercedes-Benz W205 C-Class estate facelift (with interior)

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Comments

  • passion on Feb 21, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    oh dear the rear brake lamps look good on the its bigger siblings than this one.

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    • seancorr (Member) on Feb 21, 2017 at 8:14 pm

      Yep it looks better IMHO and it’s going to be launched almost exactly the same time as BMW rolls out the all new 3er G20 to take on a long list of competitors.

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  • Kelab beritaAngin kunta on Feb 21, 2017 at 5:08 pm

    The tail light looks much nicer now

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  • Kunta Kinte on Feb 21, 2017 at 5:18 pm

    Rest assured Malaysians, when this car comes to Malaysia, it will be RM20k more than the existing car.

    You can thank our banana currency for this and also our incompetent gomen for our currency sliding.

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    • Kelab same story kunta on Feb 21, 2017 at 6:59 pm

      Fair for price increase if it is new facelift even if our currency is the same.

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    • faileconomics on Jul 25, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      maybe learn a thing or two about economics and foreign exchange before blaming the government, aliens, or your mother for everything under the sky #rolleyes

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  • myenglandbad on Feb 21, 2017 at 5:45 pm

    Why test here test there, tease here tease there. Just launch ady la. Why wait for matt damon coming back from mars!

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  • Virtual Reality tease P2 > real car camo tease Mesidis

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