Andy
09-29-2008, 05:49 PM
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2008/09/2010-Mercedes-E-Class.jpgGerman mag Autozeitung claims the picture above, from their September issue, is the 2010 Mercedes E-Class (http://jalopnik.com/349026/2010-mercedes-benz-e+class-spotted-outside-of-swedish-airport), without any of the black plastic camo we've come to expect from spy photos of the new sedan. The new E-Class looks to be sporting headlights straight from Mercedes' ConceptFASCINATION concept design study (http://jalopnik.com/5048404/mercedes+benz-conceptfascination-to-debut-at-paris-preview-new-e+class) set to see a reveal later this week at the Paris Motor Show (http://jalopnik.com/tag/paris-motor-show/). The sedan's big, wedge-shaped grille attached to a big, wedge-shaped body looks like it's nine months from a bedroom mating of a Hyundai Genesis (http://jalopnik.com/393122/2009-hyundai-genesis) and a Cadillac CTS (http://jalopnik.com/cars/detroit-auto-show/cts-and-violins-more-on-the-2008-entry+level-cadillacyawn-226984.php). But, those sharper lines and tight-like-a-tiger body surfacing reflects a more C-Class-like design rather than a real derivative of the other automakers design languages.
Under the hood, we're expecting to see a fully updated engine line-up, complete with two Bluetec diesel powerplants. For starters there's a base 1.8-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder gas engine along with the new 204 HP 2.2-liter turbocharged diesel. Expect the AMG version to hit somewhere during calendar year 2010 with a direct-inject V8 pushing around 550 HP, and a hybrid version coming at around the same time. Expect that version to use the same mildly-hybridized system found under the hood of the new S400 BlueHybrid. What you shouldn't expect is to see the official reveal of the new E-Class sedan anytime before Geneva next year, with the new Estate and Coupe/Drop-Top hitting in time for Frankfurt near the end of the year. We look forward to our first test-drive, and immediate comparison with the CTS and Genesis. See a larger, quasi-higher-resolution version of the new E-Class here (http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/2010MercedesEClass/). [Autozeitung (http://autozeitung.de/online/?) via CarScoop (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/09/2010-mercedes-benz-e-class-first.html)]
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Under the hood, we're expecting to see a fully updated engine line-up, complete with two Bluetec diesel powerplants. For starters there's a base 1.8-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder gas engine along with the new 204 HP 2.2-liter turbocharged diesel. Expect the AMG version to hit somewhere during calendar year 2010 with a direct-inject V8 pushing around 550 HP, and a hybrid version coming at around the same time. Expect that version to use the same mildly-hybridized system found under the hood of the new S400 BlueHybrid. What you shouldn't expect is to see the official reveal of the new E-Class sedan anytime before Geneva next year, with the new Estate and Coupe/Drop-Top hitting in time for Frankfurt near the end of the year. We look forward to our first test-drive, and immediate comparison with the CTS and Genesis. See a larger, quasi-higher-resolution version of the new E-Class here (http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/2010MercedesEClass/). [Autozeitung (http://autozeitung.de/online/?) via CarScoop (http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2008/09/2010-mercedes-benz-e-class-first.html)]
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