Mercedes wasn’t kidding round when it stated 2026 would convey the “largest product and tech launch program within the firm’s historical past.” It’s solely the center of the 12 months, however we’ve already seen a myriad of recent or up to date merchandise, with extra on the way in which within the coming months.
The core model, together with the AMG and Maybach subsidiaries, is working exhausting to reverse the 2025 gross sales stoop. Demand dropped a whopping 9 p.c final 12 months, to simply 1,800,800 autos. Not solely is Mercedes renewing fashions, but it surely’s additionally extending the life cycle of a lot of its core merchandise, just like the A-Class.
There’s nonetheless extra to return because the 12 months goes on, however here is the whole lot we all know Mercedes has deliberate for 2026.
Mercedes S-Class: The Flagship
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Mercedes had a powerful begin to the 12 months by rolling out the S-Class facelift. Stuttgart’s up to date flagship introduced the inevitable three-pointed star motif to the headlights and taillights. Inside, the dashboard continues to characteristic a cornucopia of screens, however they’re now organized in a different way to echo the absolutely electrical EQS. Oh, and now you can order the full-size luxurious sedan without any leather. As an alternative, the seats are upholstered in a mix of leatherette and textile.
Underneath the hood, there’s a brand new flat-plane-crank V8 for the S580, which produces 530 horsepower. Upgrading to the already revealed Maybach model unlocks the choice of the mighty V12, however not everywhere. Mercedes solely gives the twin-turbo 6.0-liter powerhouse in North America, China, and the Center East. Why not Europe? Ever-stricter emissions laws have kicked the venerable twelve-cylinder mill out of the continent.
There’s additionally a 3rd, lesser-known taste of the S-Class that obtained an replace this 12 months: the Guard. Mercedes’ armored luxurious cocoon inherits the identical styling, {hardware}, and tech tweaks because the common automotive, which is claimed to be greater than 50 p.c new due to over 2,700 components not shared with the pre-facelifted mannequin. The largest distinction is the VR10 ballistic safety, together with different Guard-specific modifications such because the emergency fresh-air system and Michelin PAX run-flat tires.
Mercedes C-Class EQ: The Luxurious Sedan Goes Electrical
2027 Mercedes C-Class With EQ Know-how
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An electric C-Class has been a very long time coming, and now it’s lastly right here. Though it shares the identify with the long-running combustion-engine automotive, that’s the place the similarities finish. It appears considerably totally different with its retro-inspired grille, and on the identical time, it isn’t as bulbous as previous EQ fashions like the larger EQE and EQS.
The inside is a display fest with a 39.1-inch steady show within the costlier variations. As a result of it rides on a devoted EV platform, it has a entrance trunk and an extended wheelbase than the gas-fueled C-Class. The longer wheelbase frees up extra inside area, making it a greater companion throughout longer journeys.
On the coronary heart of the C-Class Electrical is a 94.5-kilowatt-hour battery good for 473 miles (762 kilometers) on a single cost within the WLTP cycle. House owners can juice up the battery at as much as 330 kW, during which case it takes solely 10 minutes so as to add 202 miles (325 kilometers) of vary. As for energy, the C400 4Matic launch mannequin produces 482 horsepower and 590 pound-feet (800 Newton-meters) of torque.
Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe: Solely Electrical
2027 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe
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Sticking with sedans, though it’s technically a five-door liftback, the 2027 AMG GT 4-Door Coupe is Affalterbach’s first EV constructed on a devoted platform. It appears virtually as wild because the GT XX idea earlier than it and tries to emulate the V8 expertise with synthetic engine sounds and even simulated gear modifications. That also doesn’t make it a direct successor to the primary era, however Mercedes hopes it can persuade clients to make the change. Will it work? Let’s say we’re skeptical.
On paper, the brand new AMG GT 4-Door Coupe is wonderful. The range-topping GT63, with its three axial-flux motors, delivers an insane 1,153 hp and 1,475 lb-ft (2,000 Nm) of torque, sprinting to 60 mph (96 km/h) in two seconds flat. It makes use of a 106-kWh battery with as much as 435 miles (700 kilometers) of WLTP vary and costs at as much as 600 kW, including 286 miles (460 kilometers) of vary in simply 10 minutes.
The inside is a typical Mercedes affair, with triple screens separated by overly thick bezels. Bodily controls are stored to a minimal, however a minimum of the second-generation mannequin has rotary knobs between the seats to rapidly alter sure settings with out fumbling by submenus. The putting electrical liftback seats two folks within the again, though patrons can go for a three-seat bench.
Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S / GLS 63: Now With A New V8
2027 Mercedes-AMG GLE 63 S Coupe
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Sticking with AMGs, however this time with a combustion engine, the most important Mercedes SUVs have acquired a twin-turbo V8 with 603 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm). It’s a flat-plane-crank V8 with a 4.0-liter displacement and a 48-volt mild-hybrid system to cut back gasoline consumption and slash emissions. Each the GLE 63 S and the GLS 63 come customary with air suspension and an electronically managed rear locking differential.
The luxo-barges additionally share AMG Lively Journey Management, which scans the highway forward as much as 1,000 instances per second to cut back physique roll. The GLE is the faster of the 2, hitting 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, whereas its greater brother takes 3.9 seconds. Due to an digital top-speed limiter, neither will go any quicker than 174 mph (280 km/h).
Styling-wise, the duo predictably leans exhausting into the three-pointed star theme that’s step by step spreading throughout the lineup. The inside can be acquainted in case you’ve seen the most recent Mercedes fashions, with their upright dashboards dominated by screens. For patrons with deeper pockets, the corporate’s Manufaktur program gives expensive upgrades equivalent to Yacht Blue and Tartufo Brown leather-based.
Mercedes-AMG GLC 53: Six Cylinders Are Again
2027 Mercedes-AMG GLC 53 Coupe
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Following the backlash surrounding its immensely difficult four-cylinder plug-in hybrid setup, AMG is reverting to bigger engines. The GLC 43 and GLC 63 are making means for the new GLC 53 with a turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six engine. It makes 443 hp and 443 lb-ft (600 Nm), or 472 lb-ft (640 Nm) for 10 seconds when the overboost operate is lively. Mercedes says the AMG-flavored GLC hits 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and tops out at 167 mph (270 km/h).
The GLC 53 can be had as a “coupe,” and each variations characteristic a drift mode, a primary for a Mercedes crossover. It additionally comes customary with rear-wheel steering to cut back the turning circle at low speeds and enhance stability at greater speeds. The inline-six sends energy to all 4 wheels by a nine-speed torque-converter computerized transmission, and patrons may go for an electronically limited-slip differential.
Mercedes marks the return of six cylinders within the GLC by giving the AMG 53 fashions a brand new exhaust system with “particular resonators” for a beefier soundtrack. Whether or not the 63 model will return is unclear, so in the interim, this would be the range-topping model.
Mercedes VLE: The Electrical Luxurious Van
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One of many extra attention-grabbing newcomers from Mercedes is the VLE, an try to mix the poshness of a luxurious sedan with the practicality of a minivan. The so-called “Grand Limousine” is a $130,000 EV constructed on a devoted platform, with a beneficiant record of normal gear and acres of legroom inside. As we just lately found throughout a test drive, the supplies are of top of the range, and there is little of the dreaded plasticky really feel that plagues some fashions.
The VLE 400 has loads of punch from its dual-motor setup, producing 415 hp and 490 lb-ft (665 Nm) of torque whereas drawing energy from an 115-kWh battery. It gives as much as 435 miles (700 kilometers) of vary on a single cost and wishes solely quarter-hour of charging so as to add 355 km (221 miles) of vary.
Being a van, it has an impressively versatile inside with three-row seating for as much as eight folks. It comes with detachable seats and goals to ship a luxurious journey due to its air suspension. Mercedes goes so far as to say the VLE “handles like a compact automotive and rides like a real premium limousine.” For many who want much more area inside, a fair greater model will arrive in 2027, stretching to 215.9 inches (5,484 mm) lengthy, or about so long as a Maybach S-Class. Talking of which, the VLE will obtain the Maybach therapy because the much more luxurious VLS.
Mercedes C-Class: Mid-Cycle Facelift Inching Nearer
2027 Mercedes C-Class Rendering By Motor1
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The electrical C-Class we talked about earlier is more likely to be joined by a mid-cycle replace for the conventionally powered C-Class. It’s been a very long time coming, on condition that this era has already been round for 5 years. Inside and outside, the styling is more likely to observe the electrical mannequin, since Mercedes has pledged to align the design of its ICE and EV offerings for a extra cohesive portfolio.
Because the GLC 53 is already out and about with six cylinders, a C53 is all however confirmed. The AMG model ought to are available each sedan and wagon physique kinds. As a lot as we might like a brand new C63 with a V8 engine, we wouldn’t hold our breath. Mercedes is probably going reserving the bigger engine for costlier fashions in greater segments. Nonetheless, the inline-six with out a plug ought to lure in clients who did not need to take care of the complexity and weight of the previous C63.
With Euro 7 looming, Mercedes is more likely to clear up the C-Class’s combustion engines additional whereas retaining the diesel alive for a couple of extra years. The up to date luxurious sedan must duke it out with the next-generation BMW 3 Sequence, which just lately debuted because the fully electric i3 aimed squarely on the C-Class Electrical.
Mercedes GLA: The Entry-Degree Crossover
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From a quantity perspective, the next-generation GLA could be a very powerful mannequin Mercedes is launching in 2026. Mercedes will doubtless unveil it within the coming months, and we would even see it in October on the Paris Motor Present. Echoing the most recent compact fashions, the brand new crossover will share the identical design, no matter whether or not combustion engines or electrical motors energy it.
The technical specs are more likely to mirror these of different Mercedes fashions on this phase, specifically the CLA/CLA Shooting Brake, in addition to the GLB. Count on single- and dual-motor electrical derivatives with 58-kWh and 85-kWh batteries, provided alongside a mild-hybrid 1.5-liter combustion engine in a number of tune ranges. The electrical GLA will provide a alternative between rear- and all-wheel drive, whereas the gas-fueled mannequin will likely be accessible in front- and all-wheel-drive configurations.
Gross sales of the brand new GLA ought to kick off both by the tip of the 12 months or in early 2027, with Europe anticipated to paved the way earlier than Mercedes brings its smallest crossover to North America.
Mercedes CLE: V8 Is Occurring!
2027 Mercedes CLE Mythos camouflaged prototype (teaser)
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Following a prolonged teaser marketing campaign, a V8-powered CLE is coming quickly. Mercedes hasn’t stated when the wraps are coming off, however we doubtless will not have to attend for much longer. There could be two variations: a hardcore, limited-run mannequin that may be part of the Mythos sequence and a regular-production CLE 63. Within the Mythos mannequin, the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 is believed to provide 646 hp, in keeping with sellers who noticed the automotive behind closed doorways a couple of months in the past.
The Mythos-spec CLE is reportedly set for a manufacturing run of simply 30 items, and official teaser pictures reveal it can characteristic a way more aggressive physique than the usual automotive. The images launched thus far have depicted two totally different automobiles, with one trying far meaner than the opposite. That might clarify the rumors of separate Mythos and 63 variations.
Whether or not we’ll see each later this 12 months is unclear, however make no mistake, the CLE is about to get a V8.
New Mercedes Fashions: What Else?
2027 Mercedes Little G Rendering By Motor1
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Mercedes has been teasing the return of the G-Class Cabriolet and a smaller G, but it surely’s unclear whether or not both will break cowl this 12 months. The droptop mannequin is believed to get the AMG G63 therapy with a brawny V8, whereas the “Little G” will likely be provided with each combustion engines and electrical drivetrains.
The corporate had initially deliberate to promote the smaller G as a purely electrical mannequin, however American sellers pushed again, and Mercedes caved. Even with out these two additions to the lineup, the G-Class is doing higher than ever. Gross sales rose 23 p.c to 49,700 items in 2025, marking a report 12 months for the venerable off-roader.
Earlier than the 12 months attracts to a detailed, we would additionally see the AMG S63 facelift to spherical out the S-Class lineup. Though we have already had an early look, we would not maintain our breath for the brand new AMG GT Black Series, because it’s unlikely to reach earlier than 2027.
