Mercedes GLC 300 e 4Matic Coupe Overview

For round 2,000 euros extra, Mercedes presents the SUV-coupe model of the GLC, which comes with the Avantgarde Inside and Exterior package deal commonplace. Mercedes GLC 300 e 4Matic Plug-In Hybrid with 313 PS in take a look at.

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After testing the brand new prime PHEV model of the Mercedes GLC 400 e 4Matic with 381 ps within the new GLC in April, now we have now obtained to grips with the entry-level PHEV model within the new technology GLC Coupe. However PHEV entry stage is a misnomer as a result of you’ll be able to’t name a mannequin that delivers over 300 PS and accelerates from 0 to 62 mph (0-100 kph) in simply 6.7 seconds an entry-level variant.

Mercedes has expanded the vary of PHEV variations to supply the lowest-emission fashions doable. As with the GLC, the GLC Coupe could be configured with three PHEV methods: the GLC 300 e 4 Matic, the GLC 400 e 4Matic, and the GLC 300 de 4Matic (a mixture of diesel and electrical).

Highly effective entry-level PHEV The GLE 300 e 4Matic’s powertrain is much like that of the GLC 400 e 4Matic: the 2-liter turbo engine with 204 PS as a substitute of 252 PS is mated to a 136 PS electrical motor positioned between the ICE engine and the 9-speed computerized transmission, leading to a complete of 313 PS and 550 Nm as a substitute of 381 PS and 650 Nm within the GLC 400 e 4Matic. However the efficiency variations aren’t spectacular, and solely those that need top-end efficiency will discover it value paying an additional 3,500 euro for the 400 e 4Matic improve.

Extra essential for these PHEV fashions are effectivity and electrical vary, and on this case, all PHEV variations of the GLC Coupe include the brand new bigger battery, with a web capability of 23.4 kWh (31.2 kWh gross), giving the GLC 300 e 4Matic a report WLTP electrical vary of 130 km. And the guarantees aren’t removed from actuality, as with the battery charged to 84%, the vary was 94 km (see photograph). You don’t have to fret in regards to the excessive battery capability as a result of Mercedes presents optionally available (595 euro) DC quick charging, which permits charging battery in solely half-hour. It’s one of many few producers to supply this feature, which permits the battery to be charged at public charging stations identical to a pure electrical mannequin, and never solely at dwelling in a single day.

In contrast to the GLC, the GLC Coupe comes commonplace with the Avantgarde Exterior and Inside Line, which encompasses a sports activities suspension. That’s why the GLC Coupe has a firmer suspension that generates even much less roll in corners. The reverse is that the GLC Coupe feels extra uncomfortable than the GLC when going over quick bumps or channel covers. The excellent news is that you could order the consolation suspension for gratis.

Nonetheless, PHEV variations come commonplace with air suspension on the rear axle with computerized floor clearance adjustment because of the giant weight of the battery urgent on the rear axle. The optionally available Expertise package deal with all-wheel air suspension and 4.5-degree steering angle all-wheel steering (3320 euro) is out there, however for a greater compromise between consolation and street holding, the straightforward free choice for consolation suspension is the most effective resolution.

The GLC 300 e 4Matic begins in Hybrid mode, and if there may be sufficient power within the battery, it can drive in electrical mode if the accelerator is just not push onerous and as much as 140 km/h. In Sport mode, the battery fees gently whereas driving, and if you wish to preserve battery power, you could have B mode. There’s additionally an Off-road mode, that favours electrical driving if there’s sufficient power within the battery. The motive force additionally has 4 energy ranges restoration settings, adjustable from the paddles behind the steering wheel, with probably the most energetic setting recovering as much as 100 kW.

Spacious within the backMercedes has achieved a greater compromise between design and inside peak within the rear in comparison with the earlier technology. The roof slopes extra easily to the rear and continues with a extra sloping rear window, whereas within the outdated mannequin, the roof prolonged additional again, and the rear window was smaller and nearer to vertical. So from the profile, the GLC Coupe seems like a conventional coupe, with a delightful line.

To unravel the rear headroom downside, Mercedes has reduce two recesses within the roof, and so long as solely two folks sit within the again, headroom is beneficiant, even when you’re over six toes (1.8 meters) tall. As with the GLC, the PHEV model’s trunk quantity is smaller as a result of the battery is positioned underneath the trunk ground, above the rear deck. It’s simply 390 litres in comparison with 545 litres, however the boot form is common, with no step from the outdated technology. In comparison with the E-Class, there’s nonetheless not sufficient house underneath the boot ground to retailer cables, however Mercedes presents two fashionable cable luggage.