Mercedes Benz India has reopened bookings for the next batch of the EQC electric SUV ahead of its official arrival in October 2021. Interested customers can either book the car online or at their nearest Mercedes dealership.
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For those who aren't aware, the Mercedes Benz EQC was launched in October 2020 for an introductory price of Rs 99.30 lakh (ex-showroom), and its sales were limited to six metro cities — Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru. However, the electrified German SUV received an overwhelming response from buyers and went out of sale in a couple of months. Now, Mercedes has expanded EQC's retail network and thus its second lot will be available across 50 cities in the country, making it accessible to a wider section of the audience.
Besides, Mercedes will now also offer a more powerful 11kWh wall box charger instead of the earlier 7.4kWh unit. With this, the 10 to 100% charging time has been reduced from 11 hours to 7 hours 30 minutes.
Powering the Mercedes-Benz EQC are two asynchronous motors of 150kW (one on each axle), giving the SUV an all-wheel-drive (AWD) configuration. They deliver a combined output of 408PS and 765Nm, which help it in sprinting from 0-100kmph in merely 5.1 seconds. The EQC draws its charge from an 80kWh battery pack that offers a claimed range of around 450km on a full charge.
In terms of features, the EQC comes loaded with a premium set of equipment such as a twin-screen setup (12.3-inch MBUX infotainment system and a 12.3-inch digital driver’s display), connected car technology, Apple CarPlay, and Android Auto smartphone connectivity, voice assistant, a 13-speaker Burmester sound system, three-zone climate control, rear AC vents, electronic parking, 64-colour ambient lighting, wireless phone charger, sunroof, powered front seats with memory & massage function, powered tailgate, multiple driving modes (Eco, Comfort, Max Range, Sport, and Individual), etc.
The last price of the Mercedes-Benz EQC was Rs 1.06 crore (ex-showroom), and the upcoming lot of the SUV is unlikely to get any price hike. In the Indian market, the EQC rivals the likes of the Audi e-tron and Jaguar I-Pace.
