The Mercedes-Benz EQB has been in the marketplace for less than two years, and already, it’s getting a makeover. The 2024 EQB gained’t differ mechanically from the 2023 model. However it can look totally different and have just a few inside tweaks that may make it extra interesting to consumers.

The EQB is a novel automobile — a small electrical SUV from a luxurious automaker however with the choice of a small third row letting you carry seven. It arguably competes with the Tesla Mannequin Y electrical automobile (EV) for consumers. However Tesla’s latest value cuts and intense pursuit of gross sales quantity — the Mannequin Y was the best-selling automobile on the planet final quarter — lead some luxurious consumers to conclude that it’s not a real competitor for the extra unique Mercedes.

Our professional take a look at driver discovered the present EQB “a surprisingly sensible small SUV” that’s “huge and small in all the precise locations.”

However Mercedes discovered room for enchancment.

The Household Look

Mainly, meaning facial reconstruction. The 2024 EQB will get a entrance fascia extra in step with the remainder of Mercedes’ EQ electrical lineup. The false grille (EVs don’t require precise airflow there) is now a shiny black sheet with a sample of tiny 3-pointed stars and a lightweight bar throughout the highest linking the daytime working lights. The entrance bumper has additionally been evenly reshaped.

Within the again, new taillights include parallel traces of sunshine rather than the oblong LEDs of final yr.

Mercedes hasn’t introduced pricing. The present EQB begins at $52,750 and pushes into the low $60,000 vary. The upgrades will imply a value enhance, however we don’t anticipate a giant one. The EQB is constructed outdoors North America and doesn’t qualify for federal EV tax credit.

New Normal Display, Sound Profiles

Inside, the 2024 EQB will get a brand new steering wheel with haptic-touch controls. A ten.25-inch touchscreen, as soon as an possibility on some trim ranges, is now customary on all. That additionally makes wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto customary and allows each EQB to obtain over-the-air updates.

Patrons get two sound profiles and may unlock extra at Mercedes’ on-line retailer for a payment. The non-compulsory Burmester audio system provides Dolby Atmos tech. And 2024 EQB consumers will get Plug & Cost expertise — the power to plug into so-equipped public chargers and let the automobile deal with cost, skipping the steps of swiping your card and agreeing to phrases.

Powertrains will stay the identical. In line with Mercedes-Benz, the 2023 EQB fashions included a base front-wheel-drive possibility making 188 horsepower with a 245-mile vary, an all-wheel drive (AWD) model making 225 horsepower with 232 miles between expenses, and a 288-horsepower AWD variation good for 221 miles.