The W213 Mercedes E-Class (next generation) was unveiled last month at the Detroit Motor Show. Now, a Chinese publication has posted images of a long wheelbase version of the car, which is set to make its debut at the Beijing Auto Show in April.

The cars spotted are the E300L and E200L variants where 'L' stands for long wheelbase compared to a standard E-Class (2,939 mm). The added wheelbase length (140 mm) will translate into better interior room (especially rear leg room).

This car will be launched in China in the second half of 2016 and Autocar claims that it will be introduced in India in 2017 as well.

The image of the interiors reveals that they are identical to the regular W213 E-Class. More details on the engine options, trim variants, etc. remain a speculation as of now.

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Mercedes-Benz has officially unveiled the new E-Class sedan. The car has been showcased at the ongoing Detroit Motor Show.

The E-Class uses the same design language as the C-Class and S-Class. The car's wheelbase is longer than the outgoing model by 66 mm and its overall length is greater by 43 mm. It has a long bonnet, a coupe-like roofline and short overhangs. The E-Class comes with a classic radiator grille with three slats and chrome around it or a sport grille with twin slats and a large Mercedes star as its centrepiece. It has sweptback headlamps and a pair of single piece tail lamps with a two-bar design.

Like the exterior, the interior styling of the E-Class has been influenced by the S-Class's cabin. It is available in many colour combinations. The vehicle is equipped with a three-spoke steering wheel with touch-sensitive control buttons, a 12.3-inch navigation display, a touchpad for the infotainment system with handwriting recognition, voice control, a traditional instrument cluster, round air-conditioner vents, ambient lighting with 64 colours and a Burmester 3D audio system with 23 speakers.

A 'warmth and comfort package', which includes a heated center console, heated door armrests, a heated steering wheel and rapidly-heating front seats is available. The rear bench seat in the new E-Class sedan comes with a three-piece backrest that is split 40 : 20 : 40. Integral features of the centre armrest include a storage box and two pop-out drink holders. There is also the option of a holder for a tablet device for the rear passengers.

For the US market, the E-Class will be launched with a turbocharged, 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine that puts out 238 BHP and 370 Nm of torque. More engines will be added to the range after the launch. All engines will be mated to a 9G-TRONIC nine-speed automatic transmission.

In Europe, the car will be launched with 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder petrol (E 200) and diesel (E 200 d) engines. While the E 200 produces 181 BHP and 300 Nm of torque, the E 220 d develops 192 BHP and 400 Nm of torque.

A plug-in hybrid variant (E 350 e) with an output of 282 BHP and 550 Nm of torque, a 6-cylinder diesel (E 350 d) with 255 BHP and 620 Nm of torque, a 6-cylinder petrol (E 400) with 330 BHP and 480 Nm of torque and a 4-cylinder diesel with 148 BHP on tap are expected to be added to the line-up.

The E-Class will be available with a steel-spring suspension as standard. The car can also be equipped with an 'Air Body Control' multi-chamber air suspension.

The E-Class is equipped with driver assistance systems such as Pre-Safe, Active Brake Assist, Attention Assist, Crosswind Assist, Drive Pilot, Evasive Steering Assist and Remote Parking Pilot among others. The car will also be equipped with a Car-to-X communication solution.

An official sketch, spy shots of mildly camouflaged test mules, descriptive renders and Mercedes-Benz's new uniform design language have prepared us for the arrival of the W213 E-Class. Now, official exterior pictures of the luxury sedan have been leaked ahead of its debut at the Detroit motor show and the design comes as no surprise.

In simple terms, the new E-Class acts as the missing link between the W205 C-Class and W222 S-Class. The front end features either a twin-slat chrome grille or a more classic three-slat grille with a chunky chrome surround, large intakes integrated into the front bumper (with a chrome accent in select models), a long bonnet and sweptback headlamps with integrated DRLs.

The side profile features a chrome outline around the windows and along the side skirting, with the rear end sporting a chrome embellishment above the number plate, a similar set of tail lights as the C-Class, and more chrome outlining the dual tailpipes.

The new E-Class is expected to get a wheelbase that's 65 mm longer than the outgoing car, with the overall length of the car going up by 43 mm. Engine options are expected to include four-cylinder petrol and diesel mills at launch, with a petrol plug-in hybrid variant being added later on. Detailed specifications will be revealed at the global debut.

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Mercedes-Benz has released a sketch of the all-new E-Class ahead of its debut at the Detroit motor show this month. The German automaker had revealed detailed information and images of the interiors of the car in December 2015. Like the interior images, the new sketch (signed by Mercedes-Benz exterior design director - Robert Lesnik) points to the car's obvious connection with the S-Class and C-Class.

As we have seen in several preceding spy shots, the car will feature a more curvy design than the outgoing model. The sedan will also feature larger dimensions, improved interior space, a lighter body and improved efficiency figures. The feature list will include touch sensitive steering mounted controls, ambient lighting with 64 colour options, the 2nd generation Burmester 3D surround sound system with 23 speakers (including four roof speakers) and multibeam LED headlamps with 84 individual LEDs in each headlamp.

Mercedes-Benz will launch the new E-Class in India shortly after the global debut. The car is likely to be offered as a direct import at launch, with CKD operations beginning soon after.

Mercedes-Benz recently gave us a close look at the interior of the new E-Class. As spy shots of the sedan's exterior get increasingly descriptive with the camouflage getting slimmer, the carparazzi has just spotted the E-Class coupe on test.

Like its sedan counterpart, the E-Class coupe follows the design footsteps of the S-Class coupe and C-Class. The test mule features door mounted wing mirrors, a low flowing roofline with a sharply raked windscreen, a long bonnet and a stout boot (most likely with a lip spoiler). The interior and engine options will be shared with the new E-Class sedan.

The E-Class sedan is expected to make its public debut at the Detroit motor show in January 2016. The sedan will be joined by a wagon, with the coupe and convertible expected in late 2016 or early 2017.

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Mercedes-Benz has officially released images of the W213 E-Class's interior. The design comes as no surprise, and like the exterior, the new E-Class shares its styling with current S-Class and C-Class.

The dashboard features wide, high-resolution (1920 x 720 pixels) dual displays (12.3 inches per display) that merge to form a wide screen cockpit for the driver. The screens also come with three display styles i.e. "Classic", "Sport" and "Progressive". The entry-level model of the new E-Class combines two tube-type round dials and a 17.8 cm colour display cluster (1000 x 600-pixel resolution) with a central display with a 21.3 cm screen diagonal (960 x 540-pixel resolution).

The new steering wheel features touch-sensitive controls. These controls feature in a car for the very first time and use finger swipes to control the infotainment system. Other features include ambient lighting with 64 colour options, the 2nd generation Burmester 3D surround 23 speaker sound system (including four roof speakers) and multibeam LED headlamps with 84 individual LEDs in each headlamp.

The car is expected to make its public debut at the Detroit motor show in January 2016 in its sedan avatar, before a wagon, coupe and convertible are introduced later on.

The W213 E-Class is on its way and a fresh video has as good as revealed the luxury sedan's design. A sea of new E-Class prototypes were filmed and a few units spotted only had a little camouflage on the head and tail lights, while the rest of the body leaves little to the imagination. As we had expected from the very beginning, the car has been styled to cover the gap in Mercedes's new design language - one that we have already witnessed in the current S-Class and C-Class.

The car features a chrome lining around the windows, chrome door handles, a chrome strip above the side skirting, 5-spoke alloy wheels and all wheel disc brakes. As revealed in previous spy shots, the interior design will be a derivation of what we have seen in the new S-Class as well. The new E-Class will feature larger dimensions, improved interior space, a lighter body and improved efficiency figures. The car will also get features like the remote parking pilot that we saw in the new 7-Series.

The car is expected to make its public debut at the Detroit motor show in January 2016 in its sedan avatar, before a wagon, coupe and convertible are introduced later on. However, it is likely that Mercedes-Benz will reveal the design officially by the end of this year.

As the launch date gets closer, the camouflage gets slimmer and the W213 Mercedes-Benz E-Class has been spied, both in the production facility and public road testing with minimal camouflage. No surprises that the new E-Class will look very similar to the W222 S-Class and the W205 C-Class. Mercedes's new design language is more dynamic, but the entire range is more visually conforming.

Based on the modular rear-wheel wheel drive architecture, the new E-Class will have more interior space and will be lighter than the outgoing car, with the weight savings expected to be in the region of 100 kgs. The car is expected to make its debut at the Detroit motor show in January 2016 in its sedan avatar, before a wagon, coupe and convertible are introduced later on. Suffices to say that an AMG variant will also be on offer, which will use the new 4.0L, twin-turbo V8. The car will also get an extended wheelbase variant, which is expected to get the Mercedes-Maybach badge.

Mercedes-Benz India will waste no time in getting the new E-Class here once it has been revealed, since the model is one of the brand's strongest sellers. The car will most likely be launched as a CBU initially before local assembly begins.

Spy shots courtesy: Autoevolution and mbpassionblog