The Car Connection's TCC Confidential blog claims to have received in its email box this morning some pics of the new Mercedes-Benz C-Class that expose what the car will look like when it's officially unveiled at next year's Geneva Motor Show. Hmm... we're going to go out on a limb here and say that it's a bit early for official shots to find their way onto the web and that we're probably looking at some nicely done Photochops. Time will certainly tell which is the case, but the lack of badging on the rear and the CLS-sourced five-spoke wheels suggest these pics aren't the real deal. Regardless, what we do see is a beefier C-Class with those large five-spoke wheels, a wide lower air intake running the length of the front and CLS-inspired headlamps. We actually see a bit of the - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER in the taillights (rear shot after the jump), but we've been known to see things that aren't actually there and are currently taking medication for that.

[Source: TCC Confidential]

I like the front but the rearlights screams Jaguar (or even Volvo?) . Doubt this is the real deal though

Looks real good too me, for a C-Class, hopefully they improved on the comfort level too, those seats were hard and felt like sitting on cardboard after a 2hr drive.

I feel externally it looks very nice!!! Front and rear. Its better than huck's impressions.

So you believe these are real shots of the new C?

They're not offiicial pics. I believe they are PS'd images of a CLS. Let me go find the original pics.

We have all seen pictures of the test mules and I think that most people on GCZ knows that those picture aren't official.

Whether it is official or not, the minute I saw the pictures I was blown away by the fact that I thought I was viewing an S class, CL class, and a CLS class MB in one!

heh...it's obviously a really terrible chop...it's not even nicely done, very disproportionate....you had me for a sec...

There is a big question mark in the thread title.

As for official probably not, but nontheless its the better of the ones we had seen so far.

I would be happily surprised if the car even came close to be released looking remotely similar to the car in the pics above.

I think the chop is pretty wack. It is a mix of the CLS, S-class and the new Volvo S80.