![]() ![]() next year and elsewhere it’s testing the F-Cell, a plug-in hybrid, also based on the GLC, that combines a small battery with hydrogen fuel cell power. It’s also due to start delivering the similarly sized, fully electric EQC crossover in the U.S. Mercedes-Benz says that by the end of this year it will have more than 10 plug-in hybrid models available globally. The refreshed lineup taps into the brand’s new MBUX interface system, which has a cleaner touchscreen-based interface and enables drivers to say “Hey Mercedes” to access a range of natural-language functions. That nudges 0-60 mph acceleration up slightly, to 5.6 seconds. Electric motor power is up slightly, to 121 hp, and the resulting total system output is the same 315 hp as the outgoing model, but torque is up to an astonishing 516 pound-feet, up from 413 lb-ft. The 2020 model year of the Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e 4MATIC is equipped with a 13.5 kWh battery (instead of the 8.7 kWh unit in the previous generation), which significantly improved its EV. The hybrid system should be a lot smoother thanks to the introduction of a new setup, with torque converter and an integrated lockup clutch used as the startup means here, with an additional clutch between the IC engine and electric motor.Īs before the hybrid system is mated to a 208-hp, 2.0-liter turbo-4, but this system is designed around the automaker’s 9-speed automatic rather than the 7-speed. And a new onboard charger more than doubles the charging capacity for the GLC plug-in-from 3.6 kw to 7.4 kw. An electric A/C compressor and electric (resistive) heater should help boost electric range and allow the GLC to pre-condition as well as run the climate systems without using the engine. ![]()
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