MERCEDES-BENZ Australia Pacific has confirmed the second member of its upcoming EQA household will arrive Down Beneath within the fourth quarter of this yr within the type of the potent 350 4Matic.
With the primary examples of the entry-level EQA250 due in native showrooms subsequent month, the 350 4Matic is not going to solely add extra energy to the equation however all-wheel-drive as effectively, together with a extra beneficiant specification stage, the finer particulars of which might be revealed nearer to its native launch.
Utilizing the identical 66.5kWh battery pack on the EQA250, the 350 4Matic ups the ante significantly by way of energy and efficiency, growing 215kW and 520Nm from its dual-motor set-up.
Regardless of the axles every having their very own motor, the entrance or rear bias of the system may be evaluated and altered as much as 100 instances a second within the identify of sustaining maximising traction in all driving situations, identical to a standard all-wheel drive system.
The additional grunt and added traction inevitably improves acceleration instances with 0-100km/h handled in six seconds flat – virtually 3.0 seconds quicker than the EQA250 (8.9s).
Whereas the efficiency issue might have been dialled up, the twin-motor set-up has additionally resulted in a decreased vary of as much as 432km (WLTP) for the 350 4Matic in comparison with the base-model’s “as much as” 480km determine.
Attributable to it utilizing the identical battery, all the EQA250’s charging capabilities have been carried over to the higher-grade together with the 100kW most DC charging capability and 30-minute cost time from 10-80 per cent.
World tools highlights in the meantime reportedly embody LED high-performance headlamps with adaptive high-beam help, easy-pack powered tailgate, 18-inch alloy wheels, 64-colour ambient lighting, luxurious seats with four-way adjustable lumbar help, a reverse digicam, leather-wrapped multifunction sports activities steering wheel and the signature MBUX infotainment system.
Whereas the 350 4Matic is assured to make it Down Beneath, query marks are nonetheless hovering in regards to the much less potent 300 4Matic – debuted on the similar time – being provided right here.
Sporting all the similar customary tools highlights because the 350, the 300 is identical package deal simply with decreased outputs to assist bridge the hole all the way down to the front-drive 250.
Once more utilizing a 66.5kWh battery, the EQA300 4Matic develops 168kW/390Nm and might cowl between 400-426km on a single cost.
Of their native Germany, the 300 and 350 4Matics carry beginning worth tags of €53,538 ($A83,125) and €56,216 ($A87,281) plus on-road prices respectively.
The native pricing and specification particulars for the Aussie-bound EAQ350 4Matics will inevitably be confirmed nearer to its launch, nevertheless given $76,800 beginning worth of the 250, we might anticipate the immediately transformed worth above to be near the native determine.
Mercedes has offered 10,285 new automobiles in Australia to this point this yr ending April, marking a 26.2 per cent enchancment on the 8150 models chalked up this time final yr.
