2023 Mercedes EQB 350 4MATIC 70mph Highway Range Test 

I traded in my model 3 for an EQB 300 for better ride comfort and better build quality. I love it.

My wife just got an EQB 300. Thankfully at MSRP. Unfortunately ours doesn’t have auto seats. They just credited us for it. It was a fair trade off to find this at the price point and without having to wait. She loves it.

No More 7500 credit. Underwhelmed by the range test. I cancelled my booked order

Great job Jordan. Very interesting that someone would purchase a bare bones EQB without adaptive cruise control or lane centering etc. Instead of a loaded ionic five, EV6 etc haha

We just got our 2024 EQB four days ago. First thing we did a day later was going on a 400km (~250 miles) roundtrip. Car drives nice. It’s fully equipped with a list price just shy of €80k. That is absolutely crazy. Thank god it’s a company car. Our previous hybrid GLC with the same equipment had a €76k price tag in 2020. Make of that all you want. The premium stereo is fantastic. It tales you through an entire sound profile set up (if you dare) during which it lets you set up the sound behavior of your stereo way beyond more / less bass. Overall it drives nice. Top speed is only 163 kph (just over 100 mph), which is a bit slow for German roads. Rest of world would care, I guess. When living in the U.S. we almost never crossed 90 mph anyways. It pulls nicely all to the limiter. But driving that fast will limit ones range. We got an realistic 240-250km (150-155mls) out of the battery. But that’s at all out German-highway-speed, which really means lots of hard breaking and hard acceleration. 😂 Charging speed at 100kw/h is rather suspect, but well… Our son loves the car, as it’s so quiet. Ride is comfortable with the premium setup. Mercedes app works well. However, if you’ve ever owned / drove a Tesla you’d miss the full on phone-as-a-key feature. It always needs you to have the key on you, which a Tesla does not require. One thing that’s annoying to me: no real one-pedal-driving. It does well up to about 5 mph, after which it just keeps creeping along. That could be better. Takes away from the experience when driving in city traffic. (I know, I am lazy). MBUX in the 2024 is way more modern than in this video. That’s about it.

My dads GLK 250 has 235mm wide tires as well. They aren't thin. Thats perfectly fine for that size of vehicle.

If you think that Colorado drive is bad, you need to come to Boston for a wake up call. Also, the left lane is for passing and you were traveling in the left lane, which is prohibited in Colorado unless overtaking or turning left. The more you know!

"I didn't wreck it this time!" … deserves a thumbs up.

Nice .. love the videos. little crazy to me that a $60 Mercedes, has less standard basic safety equipment like radar cruise, lane departure etc.. than a base model Toyota Corolla.

Hey Out Of Spec - Do you have all your range results in a spreadsheet somewhere? Like what Bjorn Nyland has?

Brand name is the only reason to buy this. It's spec'd like a car from 3-4 years ago.

Good Video Jordan

Hey Jordan, did you do the Mercedes Me setup with MBUX? Without that it won't enable the EQ functionality that is included. You definitely need the account to be setup first, or the navigation will just be the same as with a regular combustion car. Otherwise no surprises for a shared platform car from Mercedes.

Are you guys going to do a highway range test for the EQS SUV?

Traded my 2009 gl 550 and w/ the tax incentive price was $31k. Love the ride!

I have the EQB 300 and purchase it over the model Y because it ride, built quality and the luxury interior. Very sporty ride, smooth and planted ride. The only car that i like over it is the IX BMW, amazing ride and Handling. The IX is my next EV!!!

Myrtle the Mercedes turtle.

Was debating between this EQB 350 4matic and the Audi Q4 50 e-tron quattro. At the end the Audi was significantly less expensive, has more range and felt like a better EV due to its purpose built MEB architecture. The Mercedes wins in interior quality and material use, but in Canada where a loaded EQB 350 is close to $91k CAD while the Q4 e-tron clocks in at $78k, this is a no brainer.

You say it's a box but it went quite a bit further with better wh/mi Mach-E 70 mile range test.

Completely agree, how is keyless entry not standard?!! I finally found my EQB and made sure it had Keyless entry. It’s included in the Exclusive Trim level

Just coming back to this video to say this range test doesn’t appear on the out of spec website. Not sure why.

XC40/C40 has the same range as this, but has 130 more HP and is cheaper!! LOL!!

You said the wind was 3mph but then said that the wind picked up at the end. I wonder if there was a headwind for part of the drive?

I'd go for the base EQB 250 (FWD), and add ventilated seats and the Burmester sound system. But I'd definitely cross-shop it with a Kia EV6 Wind (RWD) edition, which has more quoted range, faster charging potential, better standard equipment, and a lower price.

As a used car, these are going for high 30s. What do you think of the value of a sub 5k miles nearly-new version at that price?

Went with the EQB350 because I got it for MSRP and did not have to pay a crazy markup, this was 5-6 months ago. The other options were far more expensive with the markups.

I would get the EQB over the Y because of the more luxurious interior and the smooth ride. However the Y excels in performance and driving range so it's a toss up. Just wish the interior of the Y didn't look so darn ugly.

Just last weekend I drove the model three on Friday and the EQ be on Sunday. I also chose the EQ be over the model way. To me, it felt more luxurious, and the dry felt better. True, it did not have as much power, but it felt as if it was better made. Also, I already have a model three and the Y felt like a tall version of the model three. I also think the, Mercedes has more trunk space than the Y does although I could be wrong. Lastly, I live in Florida and the Mercedes had ventilated seats. Hard to pass that up.😂😂

If the EQE SUV does start under $80k to qualify for Federal Tax Credits then this Hungarian made EQB doesn't make sense. Except for maybe an absolute base spec.

What do the numbers 250 250+ 300 And 350 stand for?

Hey I have an idea for an additional channel: Out of Spec Craft Beer Reviews. What do you say? Haha

Pretty much all the credits are gone for all EVs. The battery source requirements screwed all EVs

i would buy it because it looks like a car and drives like a car😊

GLB are also came with 1.3L engine 235mm wide tires seems reasonable if not too wide for 1.3L But idk with EQB

Would like to see better tech for the price. At least as an option would be nice.

Unless you’re getting a huge discount, it doesn’t make sense.

EPA mileage standard should be adopted in Europe, too. WLTP is a joke.

I own one and had been at the shop over 30 days, huge issue with charging.....Mercedess blames eletrify and eledtrify blames Mercedess........DO NOT BUY EQB.....However I have EQS and no charging issue

No tow rating nor hitch option for a hitch mounted bike rack is a huge disappointment.

We won’t be buying one. Dealers are asking $7500 over sticker with no tax break for a poorly spec’d car. It drives well, but is a poor value.

Great test. $75,000 for 211 miles???!!! I guess it's 2015. That's ridiculous. What has happened to Mercedes? Unless you spend $150,000, this is what you get.

for someone who needs 7 seater EV. Not so many alternatives (Model Y and EQB only? for relatively reasonable price. Model X much more expensive), otherwise 3 models from Hyundai corporations, especially GV60 leaves EQB in a dust.

Sir Edward the turtle 🐢

This or an e-tron?

Yoshi

Look like a VW Touareg.

the turtle must be something german... Klauss?

Kum & Go? An entire board of adults thought that’d be a good name? 😂😂😂😂 KUM 😂😂😂and go 😂😂😂😂😂

Myrtle

Rideshare / taxi spec.

Needs 270 range

This vehicle is a joke for what they're charging. It's a hard pass for me.

That’s a very disappointing range. Thanks for your review.

I wouldn't buy it, but Mercedes is hoping you will because it's the cheapest way to get an electric "7-seater". Otherwise it's pretty terrible value when compared to the Hyundai/Kia/Génesis or even Tesla.

Mertle

Looks like an old grandma car. Almost no tech, slow grandma speed , 0 to 60 in 7 secs😮,yikes. Slow grandma charging. 😢 Mercedes fangirls will probably like this car😂

Turdle

Dollar for dollar, Mercedes offers the absolute worst value of the German big three. Super cheaply made base cars with very expensive options. If you don’t need 250+ miles of range (and you don’t), you can get a lightly used e-Tron for the same money.

Lousy range for the money.

What a boring car. No options on the basic version which is kinda sad.

That color is not my type

Put four passengers and a load of groceries in the trunk then repeat the same drive - give me real world usage test that I can actually use?