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Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Mercedes product plans - 2009 and beyond After the very well received W204 C-class and left-hand drive market only GLK compact SUV, there will no new significant product launches for the rest of 2008, other than the small launches of various variants of existing models of course. The next major new product launch will not come until March 2009, where the W212 E-class will be unveiled in next year's Geneva Motor Show, though certain sources quote September Frankfurt Motor Show as a more likely date





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The most significant exterior change will be the adoption of more angular themed headlamps first seen in the W204 C-class. The trademark quad circular headlamps of W210 and W211 generation E-class, commonly refered to as "big-small eyes" by local China-man towkays in Malaysia and Singapore will dropped. In terms of body size, the standard models is not expected to be significantly different from the current model. although there will be a long-wheel base variant (7cm longer) to cater to predominantly chauffer driven markets of Asia. Also, expect Audi style daytime running lights along the front fog lamps on higher grade models.

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