Introducing The 2014 Mercedes C Class

by Bertel Schmitt

Published: March 29th, 2012

Daimler Benz will launch a new lighter and more fuel efficient C-Klasse in 2014. Auto Motor und Sport caught a prototype. The Erlkönig is only slightly camouflaged. Its Blade Runner outfit could not stop the AMS PhotoShop expert from recreating a C Class as it hopefully will appear in showrooms two years from now. See below.

The 2014 C Class promises to be more curvy with a tucked-in derriere. A southern belle that will also be built in Tuscaloosa, Alabama,

Built lighter and with better aerodynamics, the new C Class is expected to have a 20 percent better mileage than the current model. For engines, AMS expects a C 220 CDI with 170 hp, a C 250 CDI with 204 hp, and a C 350 with 306hp. Renault will contribute 4 cylinder diesel engines.

From the back, the prototype looks like it had been used by Alabama boys for target practice.

With all the camouflage photoshopped away, this is how AMS thinks the C Class will look when it becomes available in 2014.

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Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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Darkhorse on Mar 29, 2012

Oh goody! Another Euro car with high beltlines and gunslit windows. Maybe it comes standard with the new "Protect O Field" that warns you of all the hazards you can't see.

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- Lynchenstein on Mar 29, 2012
  
  What size of gun are you packing? Those are some mighty big slits... That sounds all kinds of wrong now that I read it... I'll just leave it there anyway.
  
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- MBella on Mar 29, 2012
  
  I hear you. I thought one of the greatest things of the current MB lineup was that they did not get on the high beltline bandwagon, and visibility was pretty good.
  
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Redliner on Mar 29, 2012

The emblem-to-vehicle size ratio is just off the charts with this thing. It even makes the Cadillac Escalade's pie sized emblems look small.

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