2022 Mercedes-Benz EQA coming to Malaysia soon – EQA250 with over 400 km EV range, under RM300k?

Well, it seems like Mercedes-Benz Malaysia’s (MBM) electrification programme will lastly be kicking off very soon, as a result of the corporate has begun teasing its first all-electrical providing slated for the nation, doing so by way of a picture submit on its Facebook web page.

The mannequin that can start the model’s EQ mannequin offensive technique would be the EQA, the absolutely-electrical model of the H247 GLA. It stays to be seen which variant of the H243, which was launched in January final 12 months, can be launched for our market, however the entrance-wheel drive EQA 250 must be on the playing cards.

The mannequin encompasses a single asynchronous entrance-mounted electrical motor that gives the compact crossover with 188 hp (190 PS or 140 kW) and 375 Nm of torque, and will get it from zero to 100 km/h in 8.9 seconds and a high pace of 160 km/h.

A 66.5 kWh liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery offers the usual vary mannequin with a usable journey distance of 426 km (WLTP cycle). As for charging instances, the car’s 11-kW onboard AC charger permits a full cost to be completed in 5 hours and 45 minutes, whereas DC quick charging (up to 100 kW) takes simply half-hour to get the battery from a ten% to 80% state of cost (SoC).

The automaker additionally has two 4-wheel drive variations of the car, within the type of the EQA 300 4Matic and EQA 350 4Matic, which have been launched in the course of final 12 months. The twin-motor fashions supply 225 hp (228 PS or 168 kW) and 390 Nm within the case of the EQA 300, and 288 hp (292 PS or 215 kW) and 520 Nm for the EQA 350.

No indication of pricing as but, however in Australia, the EQA 250 begins from AUD76,800 (RM236,500), whereas costs within the UK begin from £45,645 (RM255,000), so it’s protected to count on that the EV ought to are available under RM300k, given the exemptions in place for electrics. That’s not removed from the pricing of the petrol GLA 250 CKD (at present RM271,164 following a 2022 update), so how it is going to be priced can be intriguing, to say the least.

As for the EQS, which was lengthy speculated to be the preliminary EQ mannequin to be deployed right here, that introduction seems to have been delayed, presumably due to excessive market demand for the automotive in international markets. It remains to be slated to arrive, however no particulars as to when it is going to achieve this.

By all accounts, the EQA ought to break cowl soon sufficient, alongside with the corporate’s define for its electrification plans. Last November, MBM vice-president of gross sales and advertising and marketing Michael Jopp had mentioned that the interval from announcement of plans and merchandise to market launch would be short. With the EQA teaser, the timer could have began.