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Facelifted C-Class

The most current W204 Mercedes Benz C-Class has been available since 2007 and will be due for a mid-life facelift around 2010. As the computer generated rendering suggests, the car’s designers are choosing to focus on only minor changes such as new wheel and bumper designs. Besides some exterior styling changes, there will surely be some updates to the interior and a list of mechanical changes.

Some of the changes likely would be the addition of new BluTec diesel powertrains and engine stop-start systems, as well as more direct-injected models. Like previous updates, the new changes will be incorporated across the C-Class range but there may also be a major addition to the lineup – a new C-Class Cabrio. Placed below the E-Class Cabrio, the new model will probably feature two doors and is likely to have a conventional soft-top roof in order to keep costs down. More to come.