The new generation of the Mercedes C-Class Estate will be “crossoverized” in order to be able to directly attack the Audi A4 allroad quattro. The new Mercedes C-Class All-Terrain will be a reality. These new spy photos bring us closer to the development process that has moved to southern Europe.
The market for premium ‘crossover’ estate cars is very elite. The offer is scarce and few manufacturers have decided to try their luck in this segment. Mercedes is determined to increase its commitment to these types of vehicles. A commitment that will be reaffirmed with the project that is being carried out taking as a starting point the new generation of the Mercedes C-Class Estate that has recently begun its assault on the Spanish market.
The “crossover” variant of the new C-Class Estate will be a reality. The new Mercedes C-Class All-Terrain will be a reality and it will reach dealerships with a very clear objective. Cope with the Audi A4 allroad quattro. The signature of the star has moved its operations center to southern Europe, where it is carrying out a series of tests with this model that will soon burst onto the scene.
Spy photos of the new Mercedes C-Class All-Terrain
It is not the first time that we have the opportunity to take a look at the future C-Class All-Terrain. However, and unlike previous spy photos, these snapshots reveal one of the most characteristic features that this model will wear and that, without a doubt, will give it its own personality. It’s about the plastic fenders that will protect the lower part of the body.
As can be seen in the spy photos that illustrate this article, part of the front wheel arches are free of camouflage. It is a small area that is uncovered, but enough to show the defense that will run through the entire wheel arch and that will connect with the bumpers and side skirts. To this must be added a specific tuning of the suspension to increase the free height from the ground and the relevant roof rails.
If we take as a reference the strategy followed with the Mercedes E-Class All-Terrain, the foreseeable thing is that this new model, whose development is underway, boasts endowment. It will bring with it a long list of equipment
The new Mercedes C-Class All-Terrain and the ECO label
The 4Matic traction will be the main protagonist in mechanical supply. The new C-Class All-Terrain will bring with it a selection of gasoline and diesel engines. All of them associated with a automatic gearbox 9G-TRONIC nine-speed. One of the keys that has been discussed since it was known that the project was underway was neither more nor less than the possibility of a possible commitment to electrification.
In the new range of the Mercedes C-Class Estate, the 48-volt light hybrid technology (MHEV) makes an appearance, giving it the DGT environmental mark ECO. A technology that, everything points, we can also find in the configurator of the new C-Class All-Terrain.
When will it be presented? Everything indicates that it will be ready to be unveiled sometime in the next year 2022. The first information pointed to the first half of this year, something that, as is obvious, has not happened.