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      03-05-2021, 10:54 AM   #1
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C&D posts a 'crushing' first review of the MB EQA EV

The title is:
2021 Mercedes-Benz EQA250 Is a Half-Hearted EV

From our initial experience behind the wheel in Germany, Benz's electrified version of the small GLA250 crossover doesn't make a great case for itself.
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This is what they say: "In fact, everything that Mercedes-Benz has achieved with the MFA platform over the past decade—precision, agility, lightness—is lost in the EV conversion. The EQA250 wallows around country roads with an abundance of squat, dive, and roll and a remarkable lack of excitement. Brake feel is particularly bad during enthusiastic driving, and during hard cornering the stability-control system reins in the car with a rude display of authority. It should be mentioned that our test car was shod with 215/60R-18 winter tires; performance should somewhat improve with the standard 235/55R-18 summer tires. Not that compact luxury crossovers see much off-road use, but the EQA even suffers in that hypothetical use case. Because of the huge battery pack, its breakover angle is less than that of the GLA."

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...-eqa250-drive/
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