With Mercedes keen on growing their EQ sub-brand, it won’t be long until we’ll feast our eyes on multiple new EVs from different segments in the automaker’s range.
The first model is the EQC crossover that was revealed last week. Future ones will include the EQ S flagship, which has already been spotted undergoing tests, albeit still fully camouflaged.
But what about something in the form of a more compact sedan? Well, earlier this year, Mercedes C-Class engineer Christian Frueh himself stated that a bespoke electric sedan will eventually join the EQ range, and based on what we’ve learned since then, we know that it won’t look very similar to the C-Class.
While the EQ C and GLC do have a “close link”, some future EQ models will have “a more distinct design,” said Mercedes EQ sales and marketing boss, Jorg Heinermann in an interview with Autocar.
We can only hope that among those different-looking models will be the compact sports sedan, because the alternative is something more along the lines of this render by Kleber Silva, who pasted the EQ C’s front fascia on the current-generation C-Class sedan. A new set of wheels is also present, but none of the changes are enough so as to create any significant change between the two designs.
However, since Mercedes intends on keeping its EQ range distinct from the more conventional models, we’re pretty sure that the finished item won’t look anything like this C-Class rendering. Which, no matter whether you think it works or not, is a good thing for mainstream Mercs and EVs alike.
