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Mercedes-Benz Quietly Unveils The EQT 7 Seater Model
Do you want to go out in an electric Mercedes with seven seats, but is an EQS too expensive and an EQB not spacious enough? Don’t worry: the EQT has been stretched and can now also be supplied with a third row of seats.
The scenario outlined above is, of course, hardly realistic because, as a converted commercial vehicle, the EQT based on the Citan is of a completely different nature than the EQB and the EQS. Yet it is indeed a Mercedes-Benz with seven seats and an electric drivetrain, a combination that did not yet exist with the EQT. The long EQT is approximately 4.90 meters long and has a 38-centimetre longer wheelbase than the shorter variant, thus creating space for a total of seven seats in the usual two-three-two arrangement in Europe. Because part of the length has been used to widen the sliding doors to 83 centimetres, access is also spacious. If you don’t use the seats and even take them away, you can store up to 3,600 litres of stuff in this ‘van’. Don’t bother; you can really forget about that in an EQB and even an EQS SUV.
The other side of the coin is, of course, that such an EQT seriously loses out next to the real electric passenger cars from Mercedes, not only in terms of finish and refinement but also in terms of drive. For example, it only has 122 hp, and with a 45 kWh battery pack, even on paper, it cannot go further than about 270 kilometres. Fast charging is possible with a maximum of 75 kW, which is also not impressive. Prices for a long EQT start at €52,326 including VAT, and for that money, we do not foresee a very bright career for the model.
