Mercedes EQC driving impressions & summary 

Wether you are in to EV or not.. This car is the most beautiful SUV ever produced. Practical and still very very elegant. A true cruiser. :)

Hi Bjorn Nyland, very nice video. Owning an EQC for almost 1 year now and I've done +- 45000km with it, I do have some additional info to share: - The EQC has air suspension on the rear, although it isn't ajustable it has at least the suspension caracteristics :). And with 19" wheels the comfort is almost the same (or even better) than the e-tron. - you should try (and get used to, took me a while as well) the D-auto mode. It makes the car more efficient and once you get used to it it works great :) - mine is on 19" aero (amg) rims, and this has a significant impact on the economy. On a 120km/h highway drive i average (no wind, flat road, temp. of about 13-15 degrees) about 22 kw/h. Now in winter it's about 24-25. The 19" wheels do also offer it a softer ride. I'm convinced that if I would install energy label A tires on both axels (like on most MEB-cars), this would further decrease the consumption. It will never be the most economical, but averaging 22 kwh on a longer highway run isn't to bad for this size and weight (and power). - If you put the HPC in the navigiation system, it does preheat (at least based in the press info of Mercedes) and honestly, at Ionity I always get the 107-109 KW peak power. At some other HPC suppliers, it can be a bit less. But next to the peak power, it's especially the flat charging curve which is interesting, 10-80% time is as fast as a polestar for example or as an ID4.

Great review - once again, Bjørn 👍I really like these "impressions and summary drives" - and they are NOT too long 😊

Down here in New Zealand, motor journalists voted the EQC as the car of the year in 2020.

You can actually skip tracks forwards and backwards by swiping left or right on the top part of the touchpad (where you can also press for Home and Back). Once you figure it out it works pretty well, but I'd still prefer buttons on the steering wheel.

When you are in the Navi screen, press the skip button in the pad and radio will show in the same screen. It even works on older systems.

Love the camera position 👍

I like the little dance the lights do when you start the car.

Damn! I never realized what a great chicken impression you do, Bjorn! (25:41). Must be from transporting all those chickens in the Millennium Falcon! :D

Rub that dash Bjorn

Great video as always, waiting for legacy automakers to start using bigger screens

Underrated but not under priced .

Thanks a lot for these EQC videos... It helps me waiting till the delivery now foreseen in April 22...

Super cool if you would retest the 'old' cars. Renault Zoe, as an example.

Bjorne ‘we’re living in 2021’ Nyland. Great, comprehensive review. Yeah, the tiny screen is a huge mistake. And yes, HUD, at least at night, is a benefit MB, Tesla, and others need to implement - at least in their premium cars.

In the last part of the video you are discussing what crossover you would consider yourself (instead of EQC). May I ask why you would not consider Model Y? Why Model X, e-tron or ipace over model y? As a generic feedback, I feel that these "impressions & summary" videos would be even more awesome, if you would somehow compare the tested car against its peers in a more structured way (same car class and same price point). No need to rank them but at least have some tangible benchmarking done to support other people's decision making. You are already ranking many electro auto specific content in the excel, could that be extended to more "generic" auto content like build quality, sound system quality, comfort, lights etc?

Here in Australia the EQC is more than twice the price of a Tesla model 3 LR so it’s very much at the luxury end of the market

New here Bjorn , new to EV s , research stage , you have a big following

Wonderful as usual, thank you!

Man, i really wish that MB would import the EQC to the US! I cannot understand why they do not, as it seems like a very nice option.

Björn, when will you do some proper testing of the EV6? It has arrived to Norway now.

I have a 2019 Diesel GLC , car is fab & practical size . Next week I will try Audi Q4 etron & EQC .. Eqc battery is 32k though 😅. Used they start around £24 k😊

For me its either the EQC or NIO huge fan of youre videos Bjorn! How is the Sound compared to the ES8?

Please short test Audi Q4 50 Quattro Sportback 🤓 is it possible to sleep in it?

Thing is in the UK this car 'Starts at' £65000 yes that's pounds so probably £70K plus once you decide you want some wheels with it lol! That's pounds so times that by 1.2 to get Euro price...

are there any rattles or squeaks on uneven road

Ding Dong dang!! I hate those devices that make a noise to tell you that you have just pushed a button. Ok I get it when there is a moment with urgency or safety. Even horn blowing when a car locks and unlocks. My EQA is pretty good and will be the same as the EQC, although the proximity alerts in my tight parking space send it into hyperspace. I think the 2yr gap between the EQC and EQA has given MB some opportunity to address some of the issues like charging rate. The Navigation charger identification is pretty poor though and I mostly end up like you with zooming in on the Nav screen to a charger, but that does need pre-knowledge of chargers of course. I like the EQA though and have not seen anyone test drive the Audi Q4 yet, and praise it.

Bjorn, when can we expect a review of EQS from you ? Eagerly awaiting the 90kmh range test of EQS especially after a poor EPA rating of 350 miles which doesn't look believable.

Polestar is not based on a pure electric platform...

Better to buy a used EQC for 65.000,- Euro than a new Tesla MY.

No hate, but piano black console will leave a lot of scratches if you aren’t careful with it. But overall nice silent and good quality car like the E-tron. Currently owning Audi e-tron Sportback 55, I just like the overall looks a bit more. Performance and range wise, these cars are very similar. 300-400km range is more than enough! And from 0-100 in less than 7 seconds is fine by me.

Please retest the Jag with the latest software update with the 18 inch wheels.

It is supposed to pre-heat when you navigate to a charger, but that might be if the NAV plans the charging for you on a longer trip

The new "Björn" - German: "Schmutz" and "schnell".... nice.

Thanks Bjorn. For me, it’s this or a Model Y……. Or the Polestar 2….! Not this year, though…. Nor next year either! 👏🙏

Polestar2 isn't pure ev platform i think. I drove if and it's much more cramped then eqc that I also tested. That is actually my complain about polestar2. The front sit is to choose to the middle console. I didn't like that. Still EQC was a great ride. How do you think it compares with EV6? I still haven tested that. It's not out in Sweden.

For the wide angle of the back camera you just have to tick the angle icon on the right of the display. The default view is smaller and is shown with the 360° view. When you switch to the wide angle you see the camera view on the entire screen.

You think this is a good car for a long trip cross europé?

bjørn, hva synes du om "ORA CAT" ?

Hei Bjørn :) Thanx for the videos! I just decided to pull the trigger and order the BMW ix3 2022. It was a hard choice between eqc and the Ix3. How is the noice level between eqc and IX3?

I think the new refreshed S and X are going to be much better when it comes to the audio in the car. I personally always listen to music when driving, so I don't care too much tbh but I do think the new Model S has done catching up in that section just as much as their production quality has improved too.

Too bad we dont have this in the USA!

I absolutely hate the ride in my Tesla Model Y but I cannot justify spending €20,000 to get into one of these 😭

"Folkets kebab!" när kommer det till Sverige!? ❤️

Yeah there is no need for a start/stop button. Fossil way to think...

Those buttons on the steering wheel and the blinker sounds cheap 😬

The center consol has more room than you do. Why is plastic more important than the comfort of the driver? That's why I like the Ionic 5. Built for the owner, not a plastic consol with scattered buttons that could easily be located elsewhere. The Ionic 5 proves it can be done.

I looked at it but to me there re two major disadvantages - apart from the range - and that is a. as you correctly say: That it is factually built on an ICE basis with all the disadvantages that come with that. But b. One has to be aware that the EQC in any reasonable setting is here in CZ starting realistically around 2.5 Mio CZk or roughly 100.000 EUR. So for that kind of money it has to be double as good as a Tesla M3 and also better than the Y - since even that is vastly less expensive - etc. in terms of quality. And then it is getting closer to BMW IX and I think that one is again substantially better in several ways. But doubtlessly great build quality, I drive Mercedes now. But as an ICe and even then it is nowadays crazily 3xpensive - c class with reasonable engine and equipment comes easily to 1.8 mio CZK or 80,000 EUR.

The left blinking in the round about is not needed. You blink right before entering only if you take the first exit, otherwise don't blink until you rexit comes up, so anyone form any entrance will understand what you want to do.

Unbelievable how MB is ignoring USA with this model.

Those sounds are there to save your life. No sounds on such a dangerous manouveres should be illegal! Major safety concern

I never use percentage as my state of charge. I want to se approximately how far i can go in KM. percentage is useless to me How can you know how far yo u can go by looking percentage? when the range differs depending on the weather. If its -10 degrees the car knows, if its +20 degrees it knows that and it adjusts the KM that you see on the batter state of charge (depends on the car I guess). I duno but for me percentage is the first thing that gets changed when getting in to a new EV.

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We just get older. Hahahahaha!

Just ask the car: "Hey Mercedes, what is the state of charge?"

What I hate about the New German cars ( 1995 and older where TRUE German cars). is that its not about quality anymore, its about all the options you have to pay, while you get most of them for free on other cars. I had a Kia 2015, with active lane control. and never under 4 years I had to "correct" it as you did here ( or yours would had crashed). It just shows German cars now milk ppl b/c brand and not the quality that made them famous

Автопилот в мерседесе - как пьяный водитель.... Может привезет к месту назначения, а может и нет...

This is some ASMR shiiiiit :D hahahah

Thanks, probably can only afford it when it's 8 year old...

I’m sorry not to hate on this video but underrated EV…. ITS HELLA EXPENSIVE

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how can it be "underrated" if most people haven't even tried one.

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thanks to the no talking driving I could notice the turn signal is too loud, in fact not the turn signal itself but the mechanism when the physical handle moves ! but 38 min on top of all the others videos on this car …people who work and have children (congratulation by the way…) can simply not see it all…or take time that should be given to other things…what I’m really looking for is the EV6…smaller but bigger inside, in fact I look at the EV6 as an improved (charging speed) i-Pace at a discount price. No time for EQC which is ugly and suffer from it’s fossil roots (ratio of exterior to interior space). EQC will soon be replaced anyway ?

You dont have to blinkt to the left on roundabout

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Nice Mercedes but think Q4 e-tron eats this in premium segment: Bigger interior, better range, better charging and pretty much equal in comfort and silence as well more modern interior for the Q4…

but interior design is not that good.

Inferior range, inferior charging speed, inferior cargo space, transmission tunnel in the back, no frunk, inferior/laggy software, no OTA... but high price, exorbitant price, like it is the best EV price. That is the summary of this car, nice ride with inferior EV tech. But the ICE version if you like the ride, then at least you will know that you are getting one of the best ICE tech available.