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While previous pre-prototypes of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz B-Class (W246) facelift clearly showed us that its taillights will have a similar outline but a different interior design, the following spy shots will finally put the mysteries regarding their design to rest.
Despite being rather blurry because of the distance it was taken from, one of the images shows a completely non-camouflaged taillight, so our speculation about the repositioning of the turning signals was apparently true.
There aren't any information leaks regarding when the facelifted B-Class will actually be launched, but we have a strong feeling that we should see it at or around the 2014 edition of the Paris Motor Show, which would make the date approximately three years after the second generation of the model was launched.
Design-wise, we shouldn't see too many differences at the rear, with the exception of the slightly-redesigned taillights and the new bumper with integrated exhaust tips, while the side will remain largely the same.
The front end, on the other hand, will be quite a bit more different, with a more upright engine grille to be flanked by all-new headlights and a redesigned front bumper.
Its interior will get an updated Comand Online system and (maybe) optional head-up display, while the newly-introduced touchpad controller might arrive on the refreshed compact MPV as well.
Engine-wise, the B-Class W246 facelift might get a new 1.6-liter diesel four-cylinder sourced from Renault, with the efficient powerplant to be found under the hood of the B 180 CDI and B 200 CDI.
If that happens, the CDI moniker would also be replaced with BlueTec, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet about this subject. Stay tuned for more info about Germany's best-selling MPV in the upcoming months, as it nears its launch date and prepares to take on the newly-unveiled BMW 2 Series GT.
There aren't any information leaks regarding when the facelifted B-Class will actually be launched, but we have a strong feeling that we should see it at or around the 2014 edition of the Paris Motor Show, which would make the date approximately three years after the second generation of the model was launched.
Design-wise, we shouldn't see too many differences at the rear, with the exception of the slightly-redesigned taillights and the new bumper with integrated exhaust tips, while the side will remain largely the same.
The front end, on the other hand, will be quite a bit more different, with a more upright engine grille to be flanked by all-new headlights and a redesigned front bumper.
Its interior will get an updated Comand Online system and (maybe) optional head-up display, while the newly-introduced touchpad controller might arrive on the refreshed compact MPV as well.
Engine-wise, the B-Class W246 facelift might get a new 1.6-liter diesel four-cylinder sourced from Renault, with the efficient powerplant to be found under the hood of the B 180 CDI and B 200 CDI.
If that happens, the CDI moniker would also be replaced with BlueTec, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet about this subject. Stay tuned for more info about Germany's best-selling MPV in the upcoming months, as it nears its launch date and prepares to take on the newly-unveiled BMW 2 Series GT.
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