Mercedes-Benz slip-on gets EQXX looks and C-class format

The recently facelifted Mercedes-Benz A-class and B-class are working on their last generation. The compact Mercedes will not get any successors. The brand wants to focus on the higher market segments. According to Mercedes, that means the D-segment or higher, according to an interview by Autocar. In 2024, the brand will draw the curtain on its first ‘entry luxury’ model. That will be a fully electric car with a length of approximately 4.7 meters in size next to the current C-class (4.66 meters).

It will be one of the first cars based on Mercedes’ MMA platform for compact to medium BEVs. For its design, head of design Lesnik draws inspiration from the Mercedes-Benz EQXX, the hyper-efficient EV that recently covered more than 1,200 km on a single charge. Mercedes customers interested in the future entry-level model can therefore expect a fairly streamlined body with similar design elements to those of the study model, which is not intended for series production.

Mercedes-AMG with active aerodynamics

Also under the skin, the car, whose name is not yet known, will build on the EQXX finger exercise. It is not yet known which technologies the study model will derive from the production car. Lesnik does tell Autocar that an AMG variant to be followed later will have active aerodynamics, just like the EQXX. He not only talks about a movable spoiler, but also hints at the extendable diffuser. One thing is certain: Mercedes will also have different priorities for different models in the future. The new entry-level model will be on the market around the same time as the fully electric G-class, and it still sticks to a design that originally did not involve a wind tunnel.

We will probably see a sloping back like this more often.