Mercedes is engaged on the second-generation GLB, which can launch in 2026 and have electrical and delicate hybrid propulsion like the brand new CLA. Carworld youtube channel presents the primary image with the long run Mercedes GLB.
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Mercedes has began the compact class refreshes with the third-generation CLA, which is predicated on the brand new MMA (Mercedes Modular Structure) platform and could have electrical and delicate hybrid propulsion. The brand new-generation Mercedes GLB, GLA, and CLA Taking pictures brake will observe.
As introduced, Mercedes has dropped the precise names EQA and EQB, and the electrical fashions can be referred to as GLA and GLB, just like the combustion-engined fashions.
After Mercedes unveiled the primary official pictures of the brand new camouflaged Mercedes CLA, the primary pictures of the upcoming Mercedes GLB, additionally camouflaged, have surfaced on the web.
Though the bodywork of the long run Mercedes GLB is hidden by intensive camouflage, a number of particulars might be distinguished. The compact-class SUV retains the seven-seat possibility and the squared-off physique form however the entrance finish is extra rounded to realize a greater Cx. The headlights have daytime operating lights within the form of the Mercedes emblem, just like the Mercedes CLA Idea unveiled in fall 2023 on the Munich Motor Present. On the rear, an LED bar will join the 2 taillights.
The inside can be just like that of the brand new CLA with a large and slender show that spans the width of the dashboard.
The electrical Mercedes GLB, which can exchange the EQB, could have two variations, each with 800V expertise: one with rear-wheel drive, a 272 PS motor, and an LFP battery with a internet 58 kWh capability, and one with all-wheel drive, two motors delivering 381 PS in whole and a Li-Ion battery with a internet 85 kWh capability.
Because of the SUV form that generates a decrease Cx, the ranges of the 2 GLB variations can be decrease than the CLA.
There will even be delicate hybrid variations that mix the brand new 1.5-liter four-cylinder 1.5-liter thermal engine with a 27 PS electrical motor positioned between the thermal engine and the 8-speed automated transmission. The 1.5-liter Miller-cycle engine will ship 136, 163, and 190 PS. The electrical motor is powered by a 1.3 kWh Li-Ion battery. The Mercedes GLB can be obtainable with front- or all-wheel drive.
The Mercedes GLB can be obtainable from 2026. Till then, the Mercedes CLA electrical will debut in 2025, and the Mercedes CLA delicate hybrid will observe in 2026. Within the pipeline are the new-generation Mercedes CLA Taking pictures brake and GLA, whereas the A and B-Class could have no successors.
