There's lots you might like about the EQA. It is, after all, a very Mercedes-style package, with a feeling of cabin elegance, sophistication and quality that many competitors struggle to match. And the compromises the battery system requires in terms of rear seat accommodation and boot space aren't too great. The brake regeneration system is excellent. The extensive 'Mercedes me' charging network and the easy way you can pay to use it is an obvious attraction. And residual values will probably be very competitive.
If you can use all of these attributes to justify a car that costs slightly more than its most obvious rivals and goes a slightly lower distance than them between charges, then all well and good. If you can't, then lots of alternatives in this segment await your evaluation. Once you've tried them though, you might end up feeling that none have quite the class and appeal of an EQA. Such is the draw of the Three Pointed Star.
We're a little disappointed that Mercedes chose to patch together an electric family car from the engineering of a combustion-powered one. But not everyone cares about design semantics of this sort and for the kind of people an EQA is aimed at, what's delivered here will probably be sufficient to satisfy. We always thought though, that the Mercedes mantra was 'The best or nothing'. Which means that in this case, the best is clearly yet to come.

Isofix child seat anchor points on outer rear seats

Ambient lighting with choice of 64 colour settings

ARTICO man-made leather / MICROCUT microfibre upholstery

Comfort suspension with self levelling rear air suspension

DYNAMIC SELECT with a choice of driving modes (max range, ECO, comfort and sport)

AMG brushed stainless steel sports pedals with aluminium rubber studs

Privacy glass - heat insulating dark tinted glass

LED High performance headlamps with adaptive highbeam assist

Parking package with reversing camera - EQA

Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android auto

Mirror package without dimming interior and drivers exterior mirrors- EQA

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

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EQA 250+ 140kW AMG Line 70.5kWh 5dr Auto