Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class vs Ssangyong Rexton

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Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class
Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class

2020 price

Ssangyong Rexton
Ssangyong Rexton

$36,990 - $58,890

2024 price

Summary

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class
2024 Ssangyong Rexton
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Diesel Turbo 4, 2.2L
Fuel Type
Electric

Diesel
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

8.7L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

7
Dislikes
  • Ride can be wobbly
  • Real world range reliant on conditions
  • Recharging speed limited

  • No ANCAP rating
  • No load anchorage points
  • Cramped third-row for tall people
2020 Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class Summary

The Mercedes-Benz EQC has been on sale in Australia for a little while now, and aside from the local launch event we haven’t had a chance to spend any quality time with the brand’s first fully electric SUV. Until now.

The EQC 400, as it’s officially known, is the German luxury maker’s first foray into the full-EV landscape, and could arguably be seen as the first true luxury electric SUV on sale in Australia. I mean, yeah, there’s the Jaguar i-Pace, but it has a more premium-sporting intent than the EQC, and the Tesla Model X isn’t aimed at a luxury customer, more so a technologically-minded buyer.

So what’s the Merc EQC like to actually live with? We drove it for a week to find out.

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2024 Ssangyong Rexton Summary

Aussie buyers could be excused for being wary of SsangYong, given the marque’s chequered history involving numerous ownership changes, crippling debts and in 2021 its rescue from the jaws of receivership by Korean industrial conglomerate KG Group.

However, the KG Group’s corporate rehabilitation of the troubled carmaker was completed in 2022, allowing the renewed SsangYong Motor (renamed KG Mobility in Korea) to hopefully focus on its core business of producing 4x4 SUVs and pick-ups, with increasing use of electrification planned for future model development.

As part of this renewal, in late 2023 SsangYong Australia announced MY24 updates to refresh its local 4x4 Musso ute and Rexton seven-seater SUV ranges, which, combined with a Merv Hughes-hosted marketing campaign, is aimed at building brand appeal and sales through its 70-plus national dealer network.

We were recently handed the keys to the latest Rexton, which competes for buyers in Australia’s fiercely competitive ‘Large SUVs under $80K’ segment that hosts more than 20 rivals.

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Deep dive comparison

2020 Mercedes-Benz EQ-Class 2024 Ssangyong Rexton

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