Hot! Mercedes-Benz, What's Next?

[Swissbob]

Widened track should benefit the looks significantly.

I wonder whether the AMG/YASA axial-flux e-motors will be fitted.

They will.
According to jesmb.de with 700kW.

 

[leylandi]

 

[Design FIRST]

Becoming increasingly upbeat regarding my expectations of how this car will look:

 

[Pagani]

These will look as close to the ICE equivalent as the new GLC EV looks to the current ICE GLC. A different-looking nose on account of the EV-specific retro front, but otherwise identical. We knew this from the beginning when Mercedes halted the EQ-specific design debacle and decided to merge the designs. While the ICE and EV models will have different internals, the shell will be identical.

 

[klier]

Yeah. Spectacular. I probably haver said lots of negative things about this car but I take it all back now. It's really good looking. I hope they sell gangbusters.

 

[Design FIRST]

Courtesy autoevolution.com

 

[leylandi]

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This car is growing on me at an alarming rate

 

[lukeswiss]

This car is growing on me at an alarming rate

This is exactly what I was about to write !

 

[leylandi]

Germany BEV sales October

iX1 1925
CLA 1383
A6 etron 1256
i4 1160
Q6 1145
i5 946
Q4 850
EQB 836
EQA 816
EQE 431
iX 395
iX2 242
i7 205
EQS 89
G class 73

 

[Esp5]

E-Class EV

 

[azeez samara]

Courtesy autoevolution.com

this looks mega

 

[Design FIRST]

E-Class EV

I cannot help but conclude that this rendering is VERY "off". At least...I HOPE so. For M-B's sake.

 

[Design FIRST]

Germany BEV sales October

iX1 1925
CLA 1383
A6 etron 1256
i4 1160
Q6 1145
i5 946
Q4 850
EQB 836
EQA 816
EQE 431
iX 395
iX2 242
i7 205
EQS 89
G class 73

Strong showing by the new CLA. And my perceptions regarding the A6 etron seem accurate. I'm seeing more and more of these around. And that surprises me, actually. ix1's are of course very common in my neck of the woods.

 

[Rolf]

E-Class EV

This is a very lame design render by LARSON, it just uses elements of the new GLC and looks more like a C-class sized car than E-class. They used AI to design it but even @Design FIRST can do much better AI designs than this.

 

[Rolf]

Some news on the withdrawal of all 4-cylinder AMG cars. YAY this is fantastic news!!

Mercedes-AMG 4-cylinder engines are too loud for EU standard

Mercedes-AMG withdraws numerous 4-cylinder engines from the range
From 01.07.2026, the exterior noise regulation Phase 3 UN-R51.03 will come into force in the EU.
While Mercedes-AMG complies with the new noise standard with the R6 and V8 engines or adapts it to this standard, this is apparently no longer worthwhile for the 4-cylinder engines.
The following models will therefore be discontinued in 2026:

Model	End of production
GLA 35 AMG 4matic	3rd week February 2026
GLC 43 AMG 4matic	3rd week February 2026
GLC 43 AMG 4matic Coupé	3rd week February 2026
GLC 63 S E Performance AMG 4matic+	3rd week May 2026
GLC 63 S E Performance AMG 4matic+ Coupé	3rd week May 2026
C 43 AMG 4matic	3rdweek February 2026
C 43 AMG 4matic Estate	3rd week February 2026
C 63 S E Performance AMG 4matic+	3rd week May 2026
C 63 S E Performance AMG 4matic+ Estate	3rd week May 2026

The successor to the GLA 35 AMG 4matic will probably come in mid-2027. The GLA 45 S EQ 4matic+ will deliver over 544 hp and drive purely electrically. The GLA mild-hybrid versions will no longer get an AMG version.

However, it is interesting to note that the GLA 45 S AMG 4matic+ (H247), unlike the GLA 35 AMG 4matic, may continue to be produced.

In the C-Class (43 and 63, both with the M139 4-cylinder), the two 4-cylinder AMG models will be replaced by an M256M R6 petrol engine with the facelift in autumn 2026. It will then be called the C 53 AMG 4matic. Thus, there is no really long gap here either.

In the GLC, the GLC EQ will receive an AMG version. It is to receive almost 1,000 hp. The X254 series will receive a facelift in 2027. It is not yet clear which new AMG engine will replace the two 4-cylinders (43 and 63).

Mercedes-AMG 4-Zylinder sind für EU-Norm zu laut

Mercedes-AMG nimmt zahlreiche 4-Zylinder aus dem Programm: GLA 35, GLC 43, GLC 63 und C 43 und C 63 AMG 4matic+

jesmb.de

 

[Fastpaddy]

Its amazing watching the EU kill it’s industry from within

 

[Merc1]

Interesting. They need a couple of I6 models in the C if they’re going to compete with the M340i and M3.

M

 

[klier]

Its amazing watching the EU kill it’s industry from within

It's pretty wild indeed.

People in the EU parliament can be summarized by this lady on the bike:

 

[AbsoluteUnit]

Its amazing watching the EU kill it’s industry from within

To be honest, this just reads like Mercedes applying a bit of corporate spin to the lack of demand for their 4 cylinder AMG engine, and binning it off. If they're replacing them with an inline 6, its not exactly anything to do with the motor being too noisy. Just that Mercedes doesn't want to spend the money to make it compliant.

Not like a farty turbo 4 cylinder sounds particularly good anyway.