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This is The Mercedes-Benz MLC Interior Completely Revealed

Starting today, the only true mystery regarding the design of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz MLC (C292) will be revolving around the exterior of the car, as we can finally reveal you its undisguised center console.
Mercedes-Benz MLC (C292) Interior 9 photos
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The two photos depicting its interior were taken by one of the spy photographers we collaborate with somewhere near Stuttgart, where the pre-production prototype was caught resting its highly camouflaged body.

Recent unofficial reports have started announcing that the future model's name will actually not be MLC, as expected, but either M-Class Coupe or ML Coupe, albeit we are not entirely convinced by those speculations yet.

Previewed by the Mercedes-Benz Concept Coupe SUV, the upcoming MLC/M-Class Coupe/ML-Coupe will come just in time to try and steal some fame from the second generation of the BMW X6 – its only true direct competitor and the model which actually started the whole “five-door coupe SUV” niche.

As you can see and as it was expected, the MLC will use the same center console as the Mercedes-Benz M-Class (W166) facelift, which will also lend its platform to the BMW X6-fighter.

The Porsche Cayenne-like air conditioning vents flanking the new free-standing central display actually look a bit less Cayenne-like in these two images, but the slightly different angle from the camera might be the culprit for that.

Unlike on the M-Class W166 facelift interior spy photo, the new touchpad controller is clearly seen, sitting right along the dedicated off-road buttons.

Despite using the same platform and engines as the M-Class, including a 63 AMG variant, the Mercedes-Benz MLC (C292) is expected to offer quite a bit more on-road performance at the cost of diminished off-road prowess compared with its “regular” SUV brother.

If our sources are correct, most if not all engine choices will be paired with the new 9G-Tronic instead of the 7G-Tronic, with the MLC 63 AMG to still keep the seven-speed MCT transmission. Expect the world premiere of the future Mercedes-Benz model to most likely happen at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, in Detroit.
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Alex handled his first real steering wheel at the age of five (on a field) and started practicing "Scandinavian Flicks" at 14 (on non-public gravel roads). Following his time at the University of Journalism, he landed his first real job at the local franchise of Top Gear magazine a few years before Mircea (Panait). Not long after, Alex entered the New Media realm with the autoevolution.com project.
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