The judgments and opinions of Roadshow's editorial team are our own and we do not accept paid editorial content.The new EQS is available with a choice of motor setups, but all come with the same huge 108kWh battery that’ll give you up to 365 miles of range. While Roadshow accepts multiday vehicle loans from manufacturers in order to provide scored editorial reviews, all scored vehicle reviews are completed on our turf and on our terms. This is common in the auto industry, as it's far more economical to ship journalists to cars than to ship cars to journalists. And that it does it all while feeling as solid and composed as any other Mercedes crossover makes the 2020 EQC all the more compelling.Įditors' note: Travel costs related to this feature were covered by the manufacturer. Still, a 228-mile journey in an EQC prototype shows real promise for what the production car might achieve. The 234-mile Jaguar I-Pace, for example, has a 470-kilometer (292-mile) NEDC rating. But keep in mind the NEDC test is notoriously optimistic. In Europe, the EQC is rated for a 450-kilometer range, or about 280 miles. Since the EQC is still technically in development, some changes could be made over the course of the next year that alter its real-world range and its final EPA certification. Teymur Madjderey/Mercedes-Benz Your mileage may vary It remains to be seen if the EQC's official EPA rating will be anything close to the 228 miles we saw during this test. Put the EQC in its most economical mode, and you'll even feel a bit of resistance midway through the accelerator pedal's travel, helping you drive even more efficiently. More aggressive 'D-' and 'D-' settings bring more regen to the experience, the latter allowing for the sort of one-pedal driving many EV owners love.

Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters let you toggle through various regenerative braking modes, with a 'D Auto' setting using the car's sensors to dial in more regen to slow the EQC when approaching a car in front of you. Mercedes says total output is a more-than-ample 402 horsepower and 564 pound-feet of torque, which is delivered solely through the front electric motor under light loads like freeway cruising, the more powerful rear motor kicking in when more energy is needed for acceleration or while driving uphill. All you hear are the Pirelli Scorpion Tires rolling along the pavement, easily masked by the high-quality Burmester stereo.Ī 80-kilowatt-hour battery pack provides motivation for two asynchronous electric motors, one at each axle. A faint electric whirr accompanies a hard stomp of the throttle, but that's it. Aside from the federally mandated external noises required for new EVs, the EQC is totally silent. When asked if Mercedes had considered adding some fake noise into the EQC driving experience - à la the weird, low-frequency rumble the Jaguar I-Pace emits when you put it in Dynamic mode - Schult said it was up for discussion, but ultimately decided against. In January, Mercedes aims to show me that its electric CUV has legit real-world range. But on a cool December morning, several weeks before the EQC makes its US debut at But Mercedes later rescinded this 200-mile claim, saying it was 'incorrect and should not have been included.' The truth is, until the EPA actually tests the EQC closer to its on-sale date in 2020, we won't have an official number with which to compare the Mercedes to its rivals. When Mercedes first showed the EQC earlier this year, we were told it'd have a range of 'around 200 miles' - a fair bit less than the 234- and 238-mile ranges of the But in order for a new electric crossover like the 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC to be competitive, a 220-mile day trip needs to be totally doable without having to stop and recharge. That's a long way to go just to enjoy a light lunch overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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