The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB is at sellers now, and has turn out to be Australia’s most inexpensive electrical automobile with seven seats.
The vary opens at $87,800 earlier than on-road prices for the bottom, front-wheel drive EQB 250. Solely this variant may be had with an elective third row of seating, pushing the value to $90,700 earlier than on-roads.
That places it roughly $25,000 above essentially the most inexpensive model of the seven-seat GLB it’s based mostly on, and round $12,000 greater than the associated, two-row EQA.
The EQB is available in a selection of single-motor, front-wheel drive 250 guise, with an electrical motor producing 140kW of energy and 385Nm of torque, or dual-motor all-wheel drive 350 guise with 215kW and 520Nm.
Vary is 371km on the stricter WLTP cycle for the 250 and 360km within the 350.
The EQB is at dealerships now.
Mercedes-Benz says provide is comparatively good nevertheless it anticipates robust demand, which it says it has skilled with the EQA.
Pricing
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250: $87,8002022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 350 4MATIC: $106,700
All costs exclude on-road prices.
Drivetrains
The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250 contains a front-mounted electrical motor producing 140kW of energy and 385Nm of torque, with a claimed 0-100km/h time of 9.2 seconds.
The EQB 350 4MATIC options an electrical motor at each the entrance and rear, with complete outputs of 215kW and 520Nm. It’s all-wheel drive, and has a claimed 0-100km/h time of 6.2 seconds.
The EQB contains a 66.5kWh lithium-ion battery, which weighs 469kg.
Effectivity
The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB 250 has 371km of electrical vary on the stricter WLTP take a look at cycle, whereas the EQB 350 has 360km of vary.
Power consumption is 16.7kWh/100km within the EQB 250, and 18.8kWh/100km within the EQB 350.
The EQB may be charged at as much as 11kW utilizing an AC charger and as much as 100kW utilizing a DC charger.
Each fashions include a Sort 2 CCS charging socket and charging cables.
Dimensions
The 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQB measures 4684mm lengthy, 1834mm huge (2020mm together with the mirrors) and 1667mm tall, on a 2829mm wheelbase.
Kerb weight is 2059kg within the five-seat EQB 250, 2109kg within the seven-seat mannequin, and 2153kg within the EQB 350.
All EQB fashions have an 11.7m turning circle and a drag coefficient of 0.28.
There’s 110L of cargo house behind the third row, 465L behind the second row, and 1620L with each rows folded. Fashions with out the third row have a complete of 1710L of house with the second row folded.
Servicing and Guarantee
The Mercedes-Benz EQB is roofed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre guarantee.
Servicing is required each 12 months or 25,000km, whichever comes first.
Whereas Mercedes-Benz hasn’t launched service pricing but, the associated EQA may be had with three-, four- and five-year service plans costing $1600, $2200 and $2650, respectively.
Security
The Mercedes-Benz EQB has a five-star score from ANCAP with a 2019 date stamp, although this is applicable solely to the EQB 250. The EQB 350 is unrated.
It acquired an grownup occupant safety rating of 95 per cent, a baby occupant safety rating of 91 per cent, a weak highway consumer safety rating of 78 per cent, and a security help rating of 74 per cent.
Commonplace security gear contains:
Autonomous emergency brakingActive Steering AssistLane-keep assistBlind-spot assistSurround-view cameraAdaptive cruise management with lively pace limiterSafe exit warningTraffic signal recognitionNine airbags
Commonplace Tools
Commonplace gear on the EQB 250 contains:
Keyless entry and startHands-free energy tailgateSemi-autonomous parking assistAdaptive suspensionLED headlightsAdaptive high-beamRain-sensing wipersTyre stress monitoringProgressive Exterior package deal with chrome and aluminium trim19-inch alloy wheelsRear privateness glass10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system10.25-inch digital instrument clusterAndroid Auto and Apple CarPlaySatellite navigationDAB+ digital radioWireless telephone charger64-colour adjustable ambient lightingDual-zone local weather controlLeather-wrapped steering wheelArtico upholsteryHeated, power-adjustable entrance seats
The EQB 350 provides:
Panoramic sunroofAMG exterior styling package with further chrome, rear apron diffuser20-inch alloy wheelsFront sports activities seatsArtico seats with Dinamica microfibre inserts and crimson stitchingNappa leather-wrapped, flat-bottom steering wheelIlluminated door sillsBacklit spiral-look trim parts
Choices
A 3rd row of seating is elective on the EQB 250 solely. This prices $2900.
The Version 1 package deal prices $9100 on the EQB 250 and $3900 on the EQB 350. It contains:
AMG exterior package20-inch matte copper alloy wheelsElectric Artwork Line inside trim packageNeva Gray leather-based upholstery with blue stitching elementsIlluminated door sillsBacklit spiral-look trim elementsNappa leather-wrapped flat-bottom sports activities steering wheel
The elective Imaginative and prescient Package deal (EQB 250 five-seat solely) provides:
Panoramic sunroofBurmester encompass sound systemPremium Package deal
The MBUX Innovation Package deal (EQB 250 and EQB 350) provides:
Head-up displayMBUX Inside AssistantAugmented actuality navigationMBUX Excessive
Colors
Polar White and Night time Black are the usual exterior colors, with the next elective:
Denim Blue metallicRosé Gold metallicDigital White metallicIridium Silver metallicMountain Gray metallicCosmos Black metallicManufaktur Mountain Gray Magno
The EQB 250 and EQB 350 comes commonplace with black interiors, although a Macchiato Beige/black inside is elective on the EQB 250, whereas Version 1 fashions include a Neva Gray and Cyber Reduce blue inside.
Spiral-look inside trim parts are commonplace, with open-pore wooden tri moptional.
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