Spied: Updated Mercedes-Benz E-Class
Minor changes grace the ever so popular mid-size sedan

Our Teamspeed spies bring us another set of Mercedes images today but this time you'll be hard pressed to see anything new here. We wouldn’t have expected this car to arrive so early – but in fact, here it is: the face-lifted Mercedes E-class.

The E-class will get new fog-lights, forcing the daytime running lights to leave their place in the bumper and move into the main lamp unit (as we expect it to be with the new S-class). The technology of the inner lamps will be modified as well. The rear of the prototype snapped undergoing tests in Germany was unchanged – but we do in fact expect some small corrections there, too. No word yet if power-plants will be updated either.

 

I think this is a test mule too, going by the fog lamps and the camo.
(The one behind the SL)

 

oh thank God! I HATE the fact there is no front fog light on the new cars and the 2012 E have these GHEY LEDs in the front. (the 2011 was better looking)

Driving one last night the front fog (driving lights) really fill in the area under the head lights- so you can see if little critters run out infront of you!

 

ewwww... chrome door and bumper trim fail.

 

Does this car come with a walker in the trunk or is that an option?

 

That's the luxury version. Sport version will be much better looking IMHO.

 

I honestly like the AMG version as well as the coupe AMG but this one makes my arthritis hurt.

 

the current E that have the LED are horrible. the placement & shape look like an afterthought.

 

As I understand it, the E-class has picked up the slack from the discontinued CLK-class. So when are we going to see a successor to the CLK63 AMG Black Series?

 

im interested to see how the e550 4 matic 2012 is with the twin turbo motor. definitely caught my interest for a daily