The new Mercedes EQC, the first of 10 electric models the brand will launch before 2025, will be priced from £65,640 in the UK.
Now available to pre-order, the five-seat electric SUV, the first dedicated electric Mercedes model to enter series production, will be powered by an 80kWh lithium ion battery, with a WLTP-certified range of 259 miles. Two electric motors deliver a combined 402bhp and 564lb ft to move the EQC’s 2425kg kerb weight.
A key rival to the Jaguar I-Pace, Tesla Model X and upcoming Audi E-tron quattro, the EQC will be offered with a choice of six trim levels at launch.
The entry-level EQC 400 4Matic Sport will start at £65,640 and feature the latest version of Mercedes’ MBUX infotainment system and a navigation system optimised to plot the fastest route depending on which type of charging points you want to use. It also comes with parking assist, a rear-view camera, blindspot monitors, LED headlights, heated front seats, 19in alloy wheels and ambient lighting featuring 64 colours.
The £67,635 AMG Line trim adds an AMG black panel grille, leather sport seats, carbonfibre trim and 20in wheels. Above that, AMG Line Premium costs £72,780 and adds an electric sunroof, Burmester surround sound, wireless smartphone chargers and MBUX augmented reality navigation.
There is also an AMG Line Premium Plus trim for £74,530 that adds a head-up display, 360deg camera, memory seats and extra MBUX functions.
Mercedes will also offer a £74,440 Edition 1 model, featuring the Sport equipment with extras including an electric sunroof, Burmester audio, special paint, leather upholstery and 20in wheels.
The most expensive model will be the limited-edition EQC Edition 1886, launched at this year's New York motor show. It will cost £79,260.
The EQC is based around a heavily modified version of the Mercedes GLC platform. It made its first public appearance post-reveal at the Paris motor show.
Stylistically, it leans heavily on the early Generation EQ concept of 2016. It retains the same basic shape and five-door layout of the earlier concept, albeit with altered detailing such as the front-end design. Autocar understands that the EQC achieves a drag coefficient of less than 0.30.
At 4761mm long, 1884mm wide and 1324mm tall, the EQC is 105mm longer and a considerable 315mm lower than the GLC, with which it shares its 2873mm wheelbase.
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The exterior also seems to be racing colours only, other than silver and white colours ...all look dour when grubby from road spray, previous cars have much extended choice.
Spoilt by sticking to amg theme only. Where are the comfort luxury elements.
For the cost there has to be a wider option range.
MB comments ...their decision is based on extensive research...
We spend a lot of time inside a car so let's have a cheerful calming colourway...breeds better driving ..
£65k, ouch.
It costs as much as a GLC63 or a base GLE, and therefore way beyond my price range. Anyone planning on making a compelling electric car with decent range under £50k?
Yep
Yes Tesla Model 3 or VW ID 3 with largest battery.
AMG Line?!
This trim level is fairly annoying on a combustion car (it devalues the AMG brand and leads to a hundreds of ebay AMG badges stuck hopefully on the back of C220 CDIs) but on an EV? It's meaningless.
AMG is all about thundering V8s and lots of noise, nothing to add to a new EV range you'd have thought. That said, this really is a willfully dull device, I've seen bars of soap with more elan....
To think if Daimler hadn't bottled out of the Dual Mode collaboration with BMW and GM, they could have had a strong hybrid in every model range and if they'd carried on with the work started on the eSLS electric drive, they wouldn't be trying to sell this short range, slow and overweight device to their customers. Glad I bought a Tesla after my E63!
Shame really.