New sighting of the Mercedes B-Class Facelift 2023. The star brand has once again revealed one of the prototypes of the updated compact minivan that will arrive in a few months, some spy photos that correspond to the plug-in hybrid version that will share the improvements with those of combustion.
Despite Mercedes has sentenced the minivan compact, and will not have any commercial relief at the end of its commercial life, the star firm continues to work on the mid-life update. The Mercedes B-Class Facelift 2023 has been hunted again in a test run around one of the brand’s technical centers in Germany, this time revealing a prototype of the plug-in hybrid version.
The compact minivan faces a second part of its commercial life with important developments that should boost its sales, despite the fact that it has been pushing another option that is so spacious behind, that of the new T-Class. That is why this facelift is so necessary, which will be discreet but Just enough to draw more attention. The spy photos show more than it seems at first glance, because the camouflage is not so heavy, revealing some new headlights, more horizontal and with a new shapeLike the radiator grille, it also has a format with softer edges.
2023 Mercedes B-Class PHEV Facelift Spy Photos
The bumper will also undergo changes, with renewed lines, especially affecting the ventilation air intakes. Minor but more striking changes than in the rear, because in this area they will be limited to one new luminous graphic of the pilots and the lower part of the bumper. A part that can lose the integrated exhaust trims creating a cleaner and more elegant rear image by hiding exhausts behind the bumper.
Inside, the Class B Facelift 2023 will share the improvements that the five-door compact debuts, which is also in testing. The news will come in the form of new driving assistants, dashboard materials, door panels and upholstery, dispensing with the touch surface of the transmission tunnel to control the MBUX multimedia system. The Mercedes minivan will also feature a new multifunction steering wheel.
The range of compact engines will not experience major developments beyond the 48 Volt MHEV technology makes an appearance in petrol and diesel blocks, which will be revised to offer greater efficiency. The one that is not expected to present news is precisely the version that is the protagonist of these spy photos. The B-Class 250eas the plug-in hybrid version is commercially known, will keep your technical setup intact, without changes in the battery, so the autonomy will continue to be 60 kilometers. The B-Class Facelift will be novelty at the end of the year, with sales scheduled for the first half of 2023.