Mercedes-Benz EQC

We get behind the wheel of India’s first luxury electric SUV

The EQC shares its wheelbase with the GLC and is only slightly longer than its sibling and is just a little narrower and lower, something that has probably been done for aerodynamics as the resultant coefficient of drag is a surprising 0.27. And although they share the same underpinnings, the resemblance to the GLC is just fleeting. While there is the standard design of the EQC, the one that we got to drive was the Edition 1886. There are subtle design differences between the standard EQC and the Edition 1886 with the addition of the Edition 1886 badging on the front fenders as well as differences in the front grille and the alloys which are 10-spoke 20in with alternate black high gloss finished spokes with EQ blue lines. The front of the EQC is dominated by a huge grille that takes up most of the face of the SUV and in the case of the special edition vehicle, the black louvers are surrounded by a black high gloss trim which is chrome in the normal car. At the centre sits a huge three-pointed star and the top of the black high gloss trim flows into the DRLs that surround the LED lamp cluster. The rear of the car is what looks good with the tail lamps being connected with a light strip that is part of the tail lamp and does light up in the dark. The visual image is again with hooks on the sides with the brake lamp

LEDs in the centre. Mercedes calls it a seamless and sensual design and