Mercedes Lets You Unlock EQ Efficiency With $1200 Subscription

The way forward for tuning retailers already seems to be bleak with the rise of EVs. OTA (over-the-air) updates give producers the facility to remotely lock or unlock options in your automobile, together with its efficiency, and naturally they’re going to make you pay for it. Mercedes is already getting this ball rolling with a subscription-based efficiency package deal that can improve the facility output of its EQ line of EVs. All for the low, low value of $1,200.00 (not together with tax).

Known as “Acceleration Enhance,” the replace will increase each torque and most energy output in your EQ EV. Mercedes says that energy output will improve by 20-24 p.c, whereas growing the general efficiency of the EV. Relying on the mannequin, zero to 60 mph occasions drop 0.8 to 0.9 seconds which, if this had been a traditional ICE-engined automobile being tuned, can be fairly spectacular.

This efficiency improve isn’t restricted to particular fashions both, it’s accessible throughout the EQ vary:

Mercedes-EQ EQE 350 4MATIC: improve from 215 kW to 260 kW, with 0-60 time altering from 6.0 seconds to approx. 5.1 seconds.

Mercedes-EQ EQE SUV 350 4MATIC: improve from 215 kW to 260 kW, with 0-60 time altering from 6.2 seconds to approx. 5.2 seconds.

Mercedes-EQ EQS 450 4MATIC: improve from 265 kW to 330 kW, with 0-60 time altering from . 5.3 seconds to approx. 4.5 seconds

Mercedes-EQ EQS SUV 450 4MATIC: improve from 265 kW to 330 kW, with 0-60 time altering from 5.8 seconds to approx. 4.9 seconds

Whereas the facility improve is welcome, the draw back is that that is a subscription. To unlock this efficiency requires that house owners drop $1,200 a 12 months to maintain this efficiency improve.

Maybe Mercedes missed the writing on the wall, contemplating the backlash BMW obtained over its heated seats subscription, their subsequent assurance that the U.S. wouldn’t see one thing like that, or the information that exhibits some 75 p.c of automobile patrons don’t need subscriptions. I’ve reached out to Mercedes for remark and can replace if and after they reply.