Why do you want the new Mercedes GLC Coupé? A reason
At a time when efficiency is becoming more and more important, coupé SUVs actually have a right to exist. What to do with a less attractive, less practical flood car? Well, the Mercedes GLC Coupé has more range than the GLC.
We then have an electric range, because the second-generation Mercedes GLC Coupé is also available as a plug-in hybrid. And its streamlined coupe body gives you more range.
Mercedes GLC Coupé with a long electric range
With the electric motor alone, the GLC Coupé can travel a maximum of 131 kilometers. This is partly due to its more favorable drag coefficient of 0.27. The normal GLC achieves 0.29 and is out of breath after around 120 kilometers.
However, these additional 11 kilometers of range have a downside: the questionable appearance of the GLC Coupé and a somewhat less practical usability.
Less luggage space in the coupé version of the GLC
You have to make compromises, for example, in the luggage compartment. In the regular GLC, 620 liters fit into the trunk; 460 if you order the plug-in hybrid. The GLC Coupé consumes a lot of this with 545 or 390 liters.
Of course, you can always fold down the rear seats for more space: 1490 litres. In the case of the plug-in hybrids, the location of the battery ensures that you give out more than 150 liters and that 1335 liters remain.
Four mild hybrids: two petrol engines, two diesel
There are no fewer than seven engines to choose from for the Mercedes GLC Coupé. This starts with some mild hybrids: the GLC 200 with 204 hp, the GLC 300 with 258 hp, the GLC 220 d with 197 hp and the GLC 300 d with 260 hp. The last two are diesel.
There’s another one, the GLC 300 de (where we didn’t forget to remove an article, that’s just the type designation). The plug-in hybrid diesel has a total output of 335 hp and 750 Nm of torque.
Also in the price list are the GLC 300 e and the GLC 400 e, both with 2.0-liter petrol engines and plug-in hybrid support. The first is 313 hp and 550 Nm, the second 381 hp and 650 Nm.
All plug-in versions of the GLC Coupé have a 31.2 kWh battery. What they will cost is not yet known. For the entry-level model of the conventional GLC, the plug-in 300 e, you pay at least 73,828 euros.