About six months away from its official unveiling, the 2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe is still testing in various parts of the world. The latest pre-production model spotted was found all the way in Northern Sweden, where most German carmakers have established winter testing bases. There are few things in life more satisfying for a gearhead than drifting a car in the snow, and the test driver in charge of this C-Class Coupe prototype can probably vouch for that.
Two interesting details make these spy photos different than other "2016 C-Class Coupe on snow" images. First of all, if you look closely you will notice that the model features U.S.-style, amber turn signals on the headlamps, so it’s kind of odd for Mercedes-Benz to test an American-only model all the way in Europe – what’s wrong with Alaska? Second of all, the car paparazzi who sent us the spy pictures mentioned that the prototype appeared to furiously spin all four wheels while powering out of the drifts, meaning that it is an AWD model.
Personally, I’m divided between thinking that the Mercedes-Benz tester was simply having some fun on a frozen lake or that he was testing how the model’s AWD system works in conjunction with the electronic stability control. Either way, I’m more curious to find out how many lines from the S-Class Coupe will be featured on its smaller, C-Class-based, brother. Since the C-Class sedan already looks like a miniature S-Class, the C-Class Coupe should follow a similar approach.
Continue reading to learn more about the 2016 Mercedes C-Class Coupe.
2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Snow-Drifting: Spy Shots originally appeared on topspeed.com on Friday, 3 April 2015 07:00 EST.
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