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2027 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Gets Alternative Styling; It Works Better as an EQC Sedan

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It is no secret that many fans appreciate the German triumvirate of premium automotive brands for their longstanding tradition, elegance, comfort, sportiness (where due), and reliability. But how about the design?
Well, that's a hot topic right now because of BMW's stubbornness to innovate, whatever the costs. However, their bread-and-butter 3 Series compact executive range is still very much appreciated as a pillar of classic styling. The same can be said about the Audi A4 and Mercedes-Benz C-Class, to the point that some folks would instead buy something else than face the 'boring' choice of these sedans.

No worries, as there are folks who can quickly resolve the conundrum. They are a part of the imaginative realm of digital car content creators and have no trouble envisioning models that look times better than their real counterparts. For example, Giorgi Tedoradze, the Georgia-based industrial designer better known as tedoradze.giorgi on social media, continues to promote his imagined alternative style for the German brands.

He started the work quite a long time ago with a design project that involved rethinking BMW's entire X series of high-riders. He worked on the X1, X3, X5, and more – and even invented the non-existent X9 as the better flagship alternative to the quirky XM. Then, he also switched focus to Bavarian passenger cars like the 1 Series or 5 Series to show that even those could benefit from a different point of view in terms of styling.

However, now the pixel master has switched its target. So, after BMW, Mercedes-Benz came next in line, and the CGI expert started from the bottom of the lineup with the A-Class. Even better, the author wanted to show the compact hatchback after it joined the novel EV lifestyle as an alternative to being phased out by the company. If you liked the alternative styling, be sure to know that more unofficial Mercedes-Benz models are coming.

The first of them is already here, at least virtually. So, the digital artist has now penned the alternate 2027 model year version of the current W206 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Frankly, the latter is entirely forgettable these days, so maybe it's better to dream that one day, perhaps, something like this will again stand out in any crowd. Interestingly, this is more than just a regular C-Class, as we feel that it works better as a potential EQC Sedan that's offered alongside the ICE-powered models.

So, what do you think – should Mercedes-Benz adopt this kind of alternative styling to showcase the EQ models better, and would an EQC sibling of the sedan variety have success if equipped with the same range of EV powertrains from the MRA platform, including dual-motor all-wheel drive options?


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About the author: Aurel Niculescu
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Aurel has aimed high all his life (literally, at 16 he was flying gliders all by himself) so in 2006 he switched careers and got hired as a writer at his favorite magazine. Since then, his work has been published both by print and online outlets, most recently right here, on autoevolution.
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