Mercedes-Benz will only reveal the new EQA on January 20, and has dropped another teaser of the latest member of the EQ family. We now have preliminary details of the all-electric SUV thanks to a report by Autocar UK.
First up, the
EQA will be the sister model the H247 GLA, sharing the same MFA (Modular Front
Architecture) used by the company’s other compact models. This isn’t a
dedicated EV platform, as that will come much later with the introduction of
the Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) for compact and mid-sized models.
With the EQA, the platform had to be
re-engineered to accept an all-electric powertrain, which sees a lithium-ion
battery pack being placed within the rear section of raised floor, including
under the rear seats. According to the report, this results in smaller boot
space compared to a regular GLA. As before, the EQA retains the GLA’s
suspension setup: front MacPherson struts and rear multi-link.
At launch, an EQA 250 variant will be
offered with a 66-kWh lithium-ion battery capable of up to 401 km of range, and this powers a front-mounted, ZF-sourced 190 PS electric motor. The SUV will support both 11 kW AC and 100 kW DC charging, but
there’s no information on how long each will take just yet. The German
automaker has already confirmed that all-wheel drive versions and higher power
levels up to over 272 PS will be introduced, and this also
includes a performance-focused AMG model.
