2026 Mercedes-benz Glc Ev Paves The Way For Every Upcoming Mercedes

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The Mercedes-Benz GLC has been nan German automaker's best-selling model for years astatine this point, and that inclination is only going to proceed arsenic compact luxury crossovers get much popular, but nan GLC has been missing something: an electrical powertrain. Thus far, we've only gotten internal-combustion-powered GLCs, arsenic nan EQC ne'er made it to our shores, but that each changes pinch the caller GLC pinch EQ Technology (which I'll beryllium calling nan GLC EV from present connected out). Not only is it a reinvention of Mercedes' astir important model, it's besides a North Star for wherever nan automaker is headed successful nan future.

The GLC EV brings pinch it a slew of caller technologies and features we're judge to spot connected different Mercedes-Benz vehicles, particularly arsenic it's nan first car connected nan all-new MB.EA electrical conveyance architecture. It besides has an AI-driven MB.OS supercomputer to tally everything, a wholly redesigned compartment with a monolithic 39.1-inch seamless screen, even amended driver-assist systems, and an exterior that blends forward-thinking creation elements pinch nods to past iconic Mercedes-Benz models. There's a batch to for illustration here. Let's excavation in.

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Underneath nan tegument of nan GLC EV is nan all-new 800-volt MB.EA architecture that Mercedes first started telling america astir a fewer years ago. In nan U.S. we're going to get 2 drivetrain options astatine launch: nan rear-wheel-drive GLC300+ and nan all-wheel-drive GLC400 4Matic. Mercedes says nan GLC300+ will put retired 369 horsepower and 372 pound-feet of torque from its azygous motor. That's bully capable for a 5.9-second 0-to-60-mph run. The dual-motor GLC400 bests some those numbers by rather a lot, coming successful astatine 483 hp and 596 lb-ft and dropping nan claimed 0-60 clip to conscionable 4.4 seconds. Either measurement you get a 130-mph apical speed.

Both models person a 94-kWh artillery battalion and tin DC accelerated complaint astatine up to 330 kW, and there's an integrated DC converter truthful they tin complaint astatine some 800-volt and 400-volt stations. Mercedes says it tin complaint from 10% to 80% successful astir 24 minutes, and astir 150 miles of scope tin beryllium added successful conscionable 10 minutes. On nan European WLTP cycle, Mercedes says nan GLC EV tin recreation up to 443 miles connected a afloat charge. WLTP is much optimistic than nan EPA's test, truthful I'd hazard that our scope will beryllium location astir nan 390-400 mile mark.

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It besides comes arsenic modular pinch selectable one-pedal driving. Mercedes knows this is going to beryllium a batch of buyers' first EV, truthful it wants to easiness everyone into it slowly. Up to 300 kW of regeneration is possible, and Mercedes says nan GLC recuperates during "over 99%" of braking.

Like pinch nan Porsche Taycan, Mercedes went pinch nan two-speed transmission successful an effort to optimize some capacity and efficiency. First cogwheel has a short ratio of 11:1, which gives nan GLC EV speedy acceleration, precocious towing capacity (up to 5,291 pounds) and much ratio astir town. Second cogwheel (5:1) is designed for powerfulness transportation astatine higher speeds — for illustration accelerating from an connected ramp each nan measurement up to its 130 mph apical velocity connected nan autobahn — and ratio successful road driving. Air suspension is optional, arsenic is rear-wheel steering that turns up to 4.5 degrees.

When you're connected nan highway, you'll beryllium capable to bask Mercedes' modular suite of driver-assist technologies that will only get amended pinch clip arsenic they are improved pinch over-the-air updates. The GLC has up to 10 cameras, 12 ultrasonic sensors and 5 radar sensors.

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When it comes to nan extracurricular of nan GLC EV, nan first point you're going to announcement is nan biggest thing, that eye-catching grille up beforehand that Mercedes says some "marks an important milestone and redefines nan look of nan brand." The "grille" has a wide chrome frame, a smoked-glass-look mesh building and integrated contour lighting. Of course, there's an illuminated type disposable that you simply must get, which comes pinch 942 polycarbonate backlit dots, arsenic good arsenic an illuminated three-pointed star.

Other than nan grille, nan GLC EV isn't that wild-looking. That isn't to opportunity it's not a handsome crossover — it decidedly is, but it's reasonably blimpish by modern EV standards. For nan astir part, nan GLC EV looks for illustration a beautiful accepted Mercedes-Benz crossover, though it's not astir arsenic blob-like arsenic nan EQE SUV. It's a bully operation betwixt gas-powered crossovers for illustration nan existing GLC and nan EQ models.

As will go modular caller Mercedes-Benz fare, nan headlights person three-pointed-star-shaped moving lights, and nan taillight barroom contains mini encircled prima LEDs for illustration connected nan caller GT XX concept. The car besides comes pinch plentifulness of chrome to support moreover nan astir accepted Mercedes instrumentality happy, and there's a mini tile spoiler astatine nan apical of nan trunk to thief pinch aerodynamics and disguise nan GLC EV's sloping roofline. Mercedes says nan GLC has a resistance coefficient of 0.26, which is beautiful bully but somewhat disconnected nan people of the recently released BMW iX3, which will beryllium nan GLC's biggest competitor. You tin get up to 21-inch wheels if you aren't excessively worried astir nan car's range, but 20s travel arsenic standard.

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The GLC EV's 117-inch wheelbase is 3.9 inches longer than nan gas-powered GLC, and because of different clever EV packaging, interior room grows for everyone. Front and rear occupants get an other 0.5 inches and 1.9 inches of legroom, respectively, and rear headroom is up 0.6 inches, acknowledgment successful portion to nan modular panoramic roof.

Mercedes says nan GLC EV will person 20.1 cubic feet of cargo room down nan rear seats, which isn't bad but is simply a spot little than nan state GLC. If that's not enough, electrically driblet nan 40:20:40-split 2nd statement and nan abstraction grows to a patient 61.4 cubic feet, much than nan ICE model, and nan cargo level tin beryllium lowered by 3.1 inches. If you request conscionable a spot much space, there's a modular frunk pinch an other 4.5 cubic feet of room. But overall, nan GLC EV isn't that overmuch bigger than nan gas

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While nan extracurricular of nan GLC EV is evolutionary, its wrong could very good beryllium considered revolutionary. The large news present is nan disposable 39.1-inch MBUX Hyperscreen, nan largest show fitted to a Mercedes to date. Made up of complete 1,000 individual LEDs, it combines gauge cluster, cardinal infotainment surface and rider show into 1 seamless surface that spans nan full dashboard. Intelligent dimming exertion will let for simultaneous accommodation of different sections, for illustration if nan rider wants their broadside to beryllium darker.

Mercedes says nan surface tin show "high-resolution ambient styles" arsenic inheritance motifs that are meant to connection a wide scope of moods to nan folks successful nan car, "from calm to intense, cool to warm, and method to emotional." In summation to changing nan graphics and colors crossed nan screen, these moods besides alteration nan ambient lighting.

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The infotainment strategy is an improvement of nan caller MBUX that debuted connected nan CLA, pinch simpler menus and amended graphics than nan aged cars. It moreover has an AI virtual adjunct point pinch ChatGPT4o and Microsoft Bing Search that'll beryllium your friend if you don't person one, but I really deliberation you should effort to find one.

The GLC EV's interior is astir much than a large screen, though. Mercedes made it a constituent of accent to bring backmost buttons and knobs connected some nan steering instrumentality and halfway console (they unrecorded correct by a brace of wireless telephone chargers), replacing nan haptic buttons that were antecedently there. It's besides putting a bigger accent connected trim and materials — nan floating wood portion that follows nan dash and halfway console is huge, nan aerial vents are much intricate, and nan doorway panels person much analyzable designs.

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Of course, for illustration each modern Mercedes-Benz models, nan GLC EV's interior is festooned pinch each of nan ambient lighting you could ever want that tin beryllium changed to 11 trillion different colors and moreover beat and alteration on pinch nan music. That ambient lighting tin besides show up connected nan panoramic roof, which, arsenic an option, is covered successful 162 three-pointed stars, a very neat trick.

Mercedes says nan GLC EV is going to beryllium offered pinch a full slew of sustainable materials meant to create a high-quality consciousness successful nan car's interior, including nan first interior certified by The Vegan Society, if that's nan benignant of point you're into. If you're not, you tin besides take from black, beige aliases brownish leather options that tin beryllium paired pinch each sorts of beautiful trim options from anthracite aliases metallic-blended cloth to AMG c fibre and birch wood. It's a Mercedes. You've sewage tons of options.

If you're not emotion that monolithic screen, you tin besides spell for nan MBUX Superscreen that separates nan 3 zones into abstracted screens for illustration connected nan CLA: a 10.25-inch driver display, a 14-inch infotainment surface and a 14-inch rider display. The guidelines GLC EV doesn't person nan rider display; alternatively it gets a sheet pinch much illuminated stars.

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The AMG type of nan GLC EV isn't getting revealed yet, but that hasn't stopped Mercedes from offering respective different AMG quality packages connected nan car. You tin action nan GLC EV pinch nan AMG Line, which gives it AMG exterior styling, unsocial AMG wheels, a sports steering instrumentality successful Nappa leather, AMG level mats and sports pedals. You tin besides opt for nan AMG Line Sport Seat Package that gets you much snug seats pinch integrated headrests, AMG-specific stitching for nan doorway panels and interior, cherry reddish leather and different graphics for nan screen.

If that's not rather capable AMG for you, there's besides nan AMG Line Plus pinch Night Package, which adds each nan AMG Line features positive 21-inch wheels pinch a achromatic tint, a achromatic rear spoiler, illuminated achromatic doorway sills and Manufaktur seatbelts successful red.

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I perceive you, AMG isn't your thing. Don't worry, location are plentifulness of different GLC EVs to take from, for illustration nan Executive Line. It packages nan illuminated grille pinch nan illuminated panoramic tile and nan Superscreen pinch nan 14-inch rider display, ambient interior lighting and illuminated doorway sills. You tin besides spell for nan Pinnacle Line, which gives you nan Executive features positive progressive ambient lighting, a Burmester sound strategy and an aerial purifier.

If you're personification who wants, nary needs, nan best, spell for nan Pinnacle Plus Line. That upgrades your lights connected nan outside, gets you nan 39.1-inch Hyperscreen, arsenic good arsenic an moreover amended Burmester sound system, heated and ventilated beforehand seats that'll massage you, and nan Winter package.

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We tin expect to spot nan GLC400 4Matic hitting showroom floors successful precocious 2026, pinch nan GLC300+ pursuing successful early 2027. The value has yet to beryllium announced, but pinch BMW's iX3 said to commencement astatine astir $55,000, Mercedes astir apt wants to beryllium adjacent to that mark.

It's difficult to deliberation of a car successful nan past fewer decades that has been arsenic important for Mercedes-Benz arsenic nan GLC pinch EQ Technology. Putting speech its silly name, it's a car that carries an tremendous weight connected its shoulders. Despite America's champion efforts, nan remainder of nan world is moving distant from gas-powered vehicles and toward EVs.

For luxury brands for illustration Mercedes, nan compact crossover is nan astir important segment, barroom none. It's been a rocky roadworthy for Mercedes trying to present a exemplary successful this conception successful nan U.S., but nan GLC EV looks fresh to return nan world by storm, each while mounting nan reside for what a Mercedes-Benz is going to look for illustration for years to come.