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2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC Looks Better in The Flesh at Paris Motor Show

The 2018 Paris Motor Show is a venue that facilitates the German premium carmakers' EV market assault, with the Mercedes-Benz EQC being one of the key green vehicle debuts at the event.
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Despite the EQC being similar in size to the GLC, the crossover sits on a dedicated platform. And since studies have shown that EV buyers want to be perceived as such, the newcomer packs a design that sets it apart from Mercedes-Benz's conventionally powered SUVs. And we have to mention that pictures don't do the newcomer justice, as we noticed on the Paris floor.

The EQC features an 80-kWh battery, which works with a water-cooled onboard charger rated at 7.4 kW. Depending on the chosen charging output, 80 percent of the battery can be reached in 40 minutes.

Compared to the new Audi e-tron, which also made its debut in Paris, the Benz is more powerful. While the Ingolstadt electric crossover delivers 355 hp, the MB comes with 402 hp.

While the 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) time of the Mercedes-Benz sits at 5.1 seconds, the top speed of the vehicle is limited to 180 km/h (112 mph).

As the acceleration numbers of the EQC clearly show, this is no slouch. And yet those willing to enjoy proper go-fast motivation with an EQ badge can turn to another three-pointed star machine that landed in Paris.

We're referring to the Mercedes EQ Silver Arrow Concept, which is a nod to the W125 Grand Prix racecar hooned by Rudolf Caracciola. The driver managed to deliver a flying mile average speed of 268.7mph on the A5 Autobahn (the link between Frankfurt and Darmstadt) back in 1937, with the record standing until November last year, when Koenigsegg grabbed it with its Agera RS.

The Alubeam Silver finish covers a machine that's 17.3 feet long, so the carbon fiber body turns heads like few other machines on the Paris floor. We also managed to take a peek inside the concept. That's where we found a melange involving W125 nods (think: saddle brown leather, polished aluminum) and futuristic bits, such as the panoramic screen that allows the driver to receive all the info required by race conditions.

Just like the Mercedes-Benz EQC, the racecar concept features an 80-kWh battery pack. This time around, though, the battery feeds electric motors delivering 750 horsepower and who doesn't enjoy such a number?
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