Mercedes: what novelties are planned for 2022?

Mercedes: what novelties are planned for 2022? – Crowned with a new title of F1 world champion, Mercedes could have taken the big head in 2022. However, one of the biggest challenges for the Star will be the ramp-up of its new Citan utility, based on the latest generation of Renault Kangoo, pending the launch of its derivative intended for individuals. More upscale than in the past, he will sign the introduction of a new Class T, itself available in 100% electric EQT.

A revengeful Class A on the Audi A3

At the entry level, we also expect the restyling of the Class A to resist the most recent competitors (Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series), with a lot of new light signatures, a grille studded with a thousand stars and new shields. We also know that the interior will feature the 6-spoke steering wheel of the C, E and S Class, and will upgrade its MBUX infotainment system. Under the hood, 48 V micro-hybridization should be generalized to gasoline and diesel units. If no full-electric Class A is, a priori, expected, an improvement in zero-emission autonomy is hoped for on the 250e plug-in hybrid group.

A C family soon to be complete

Failing to inflate the sports variants of the Class A, already well equipped, AMG will work to make roar the recent Class C, in sedan as in station wagon. Exit the V6 and V8 which were expressed under the hood of the previous generation. Unfortunately, it will be necessary to be satisfied with 4-cylinders. The first power level will certainly exploit the 421 hp of the Class A 45 S, when it is rumored that the most extreme of the lot will add an electric motor to match or even outclass the 510 hp of the previous V8.

Return of the GLC in season 2

In the C family, Mercedes will also ask for the SUV, with the second installment of GLC. Like the sedan from which it will technically come, the competitor of the Audi Q5 and BMW X3 will reduce the airfoil on the engine side. While the current slams V6 and V8 for its high-performance variants, its replacement should only accommodate supercharged and hybridized 4-cylinders (48V and rechargeable). In gasoline, it will probably be necessary to count on the 1.5 l of 204 ch, at launch, as well as two diesel of 2.0 l delivering 200 and 265 ch. For its part, the first PHEV variant will boost its autonomy to cover the 100 km, by the association of 1.5 l gasoline of 204 hp with an electromotor of 129 hp powered by a battery of 25.4 kWh.

Slightly longer, the GLC “2” will grow in the same proportions as the C sedan to exceed 4.70 m, but will take care of its aerodynamics by lowering its roof. In terms of style, the recent prototypes captured by our scoop hunters show a silhouette in very slight evolution. The facies will amplify the effect of an inverted grille, Pan-American style, to match more tapered optics. We also note the migration of mirrors on the doors, “flag” style. At the rear, the lights will form triangles pointed towards the license plate, like its big brother GLE.

In 2022, it will also be time for the latter to review its copy, four years after its launch, by evolving significantly like the A-Class. Around new shields, optics and grille should renew their current contours but redraw their interior graphics. Regarding the interior and engines, the changes will certainly be counted on the fingers of one hand.

Very heavy in electric

The same policy will be applied over the course of the year to the legendary Class G, before the introduction of a 100% electric variant, called EQG, the following year. In the meantime, another new breed of SUV will be added, from 2022, to the catalog of the zero-emission range: a certain EQS SUV, glimpsed last September at the Munich show. It was about a style study signed Maybach, the production model of which is scheduled for 2023. Less ostentatious, the “basic” EQS crossover will take up the general silhouette, blithely exceeding 5.20 m in length. of him the virtuous counterpart of the GLS. Inheriting technology from the EQS sedan, the Pullman SUV promises up to 770 km of range and a power level bordering on 600 hp at the top of the range.

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