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The oddity surrounding the following Mercedes-Benz B-Class prototype got us all intrigued. When we first caught it about two weeks ago, the spy photographer who took the photos told us it was a pre-production B-Class facelift.
Since the W246 generation of the B-Class was only launched in September 2011, we though it would seem a bit strange for the Germans to start testing the facelift version so soon.
Instead, we speculated that underneath that duck taped camouflage there might be an AMG-tuned B-Class in the style of the A 210 Evolution. In other words, a sports model not as hardcore as a 45 AMG version, which would probably not work for a compact MPV.
Two weeks later, the prototype is back and we've somewhat changed our minds thanks to a new batch of information. It turns out that Mercedes-Benz will also jump on the “less than seven years for a model” bandwagon in the future, with most of their vehicles remaining in production for a just a bit over six years instead of the regular minimum seven.
In other words, the B-Class shown below is actually the facelift model and is set to be most likely released at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in Autumn.
Instead, we speculated that underneath that duck taped camouflage there might be an AMG-tuned B-Class in the style of the A 210 Evolution. In other words, a sports model not as hardcore as a 45 AMG version, which would probably not work for a compact MPV.
Two weeks later, the prototype is back and we've somewhat changed our minds thanks to a new batch of information. It turns out that Mercedes-Benz will also jump on the “less than seven years for a model” bandwagon in the future, with most of their vehicles remaining in production for a just a bit over six years instead of the regular minimum seven.
In other words, the B-Class shown below is actually the facelift model and is set to be most likely released at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in Autumn.
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