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SIGNIFICANCE AND COMFORT, SILENTLY DELIVERED

ANOTHER electric SUV. Getting quite popular now, aren’t they? Though this one carries special significance. It’s the first model in an ambitious plan by Mercedes-Benz to launch 10 new EVs by the end of 2022 (three will be from Smart), at a cost of 10 billion euros. That’s billion, with a B.

By that measure, this SUV promises to be the most significant new Mercedes-Benz of the year. Hell, maybe even the next decade.

Dubbed EQC, this is our first chance to see what the world’s oldest car maker has in store for us as it squares up to take on Tesla and the growing hoard

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