Our spies have caught the facelifted Mercedes E-Class testing, and these pictures give us our best idea yet of how the BMW 5 Series rival will shape up.
Seen here in both saloon and estate forms, Mercedes is giving the E-Class a major exterior makeover.
Although these pictures show a heavily disguised prototype, we know that changes will include new cleaner, single-section headlights, while the bulge over the rear wheelarch will be removed in favour of a horizontal crease.
There will be a modified grille and front bumper, as well as a set of revised tail-lights and a lightly sculpted bumper.
Engines will be carried over from the current line-up, meaning a wide range of efficient petrol and diesels, as well as the new ultra-efficient E300 BlueTEC Hybrid.
The new car will be identical in size to the existing E-Class, and will stay at the top of its class in terms of bootspace and interior practicality.
Expect the entry-level E200 BlueEFFICIENCY SE saloon to start at around £30,000, when it arrives early next year. The Estate version will follow shortly afterwards.
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It looks exactly the same to me...A very minor facelift at best. @mikearmstrong11
Hope the interior facia / console revised too, like the current facelifted C. Current E dashboard kind of boring.