The Mercedes-Benz E-Class will receive a facelift in the middle of the year, official spy photos reveal key details

There are three types of people in the car photography industry. The first type is those who take official promotional pictures, that is, the advertising pictures or model pictures taken after the new car comes out; the second type is what most people call media teachers. The main purpose of taking pictures of new cars is to fill in the website database. In the future, they will serve as tool pictures; the third type of people are freelance photographers. At best, they are professional in taking spy photos of unreleased new cars, and at worst, they are paparazzi.

Brand excellence starts with spy photos

Just like the common celebrity dog ??teams, mastering first-hand information is equivalent to mastering the news value. The same is true in the automotive industry. Spy photos The emergence of the new car not only disrupted the normal rhythm of new car promotion by car manufacturers, but also allowed competitors to adjust sales and new car sales in a short period of time to cope with it. It is precisely based on the above two main points that Mercedes-Benz has officially established an official spy photo department in overseas markets. This will not only allow the public to better experience the beauty of new models, but at the same time, the camouflage stickers of the test cars will finally have a revolutionary evolution, which is worth Reference from other manufacturers.

Describe creative points with details

Although the shooting location of the mid-term facelift E-Class sedan (W213) officially taken by the Mercedes-Benz spy photo department was Las Vegas, the United States, from Every spy photo shows that the photographer is very careful in the composition. Combined with Mercedes-Benz's redesign of the camouflage stickers for the test mule car, the facelifted E-Class hides the overall line camouflage, and the details of the differences between the new and old models are clearly contrasted.

Similar to the just-completed GLC mid-term facelift, the new E-Class pays more attention to the feeling of softness and rigidity in the shape adjustment. Whether it is a straight waterfall style or a dot-matrix grille, the overall design is more expressive. The wide and flat features are used to highlight the more aggressive side of the car.

The lamp cavity structure is semi-hidden. However, according to the famous Russian rendering artist, the lamp body design of the modified E-class is closer to the CLS design, but the daytime running lamp design is a bit inconsistent with Buick. Brand new Regal design.

In the official picture, Mercedes-Benz also specially took several photos of the charging port. It is reported that the new E-Class will increase its investment in plug-in hybrid versions, and there will be no less than 7 PHEV models, including 4MATIC and E Charging ports will appear in all class station wagons.

The official pictures of the interior have not been officially confirmed, but judging from the private spy photos, the new E-Class will be equipped with a new three-spoke steering wheel and a higher version of the MBUX multimedia system, including a variety of The Intelligent Drive of the active safety system also supports voice wake-up function.

Power also keeps pace with the times. The traditional power version in overseas markets will retain two gasoline engines, M264 four-cylinder (272PS) and M256 six-cylinder (367PS). At the same time, in order to reduce fuel consumption, both are equipped with 48V light hybrid. system.

Whether it is at the product level or the publicity level, Mercedes-Benz’s official spy photo shooting plan is a good start for the entire industry. This not only allows fANS to learn more about the development progress of new cars at the first time, but also allows enterprises to It can also carry out preliminary publicity in an efficient and planned manner.

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