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Mercedes T-Class/EQT (2022): This is what the new Benz van offers

Presentation and design: the successor to the Citan will be significantly more valuable

Granted: the name Mercedes Citan station wagon sounds about as exciting as woodchip wallpaper – and the high-roof station wagon created in cooperation with Renault was just as exciting. The Kangoo offshoot was primarily aimed at traders who already drive the Vito and Sprinter and should also find something deeper on the shelf. The passenger version station wagon was considered a cheap but unattractive alternative to the B-Class. That is changing now.

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Nothing changes in the basic orientation with the new edition, but the Benz gets the new name T-Class and is also being launched for the first time as a purely electric model EQT.
Visually, the Swabian’s French relationship is no longer apparent at first glance. Mercedes couldn’t change anything about the bodywork, but the front and rear of the T-Class now looks like a Benz.
Mercedes T class

Plenty of room for luggage or four-legged passengers. Doors can also be ordered instead of the tailgate.

Dimensions at a glance:

• Length: 4498mm
• Width: 1859mm
• Height: 1811mm
• Wheelbase: 2716mm
• Trunk volume: 520 to 2127 liters

Interior: Up to 2127 liters of storage space in the T-Class

Swabian cosiness can now also be found in the interior. Mercedes instruments, Mercedes steering wheel, new infotainment with MBUX system are on board – and plenty of space. The four and a half meters initially accommodate five passengers, a version with a long wheelbase and seven seats will follow later.

The guests in the rear get in through two sliding doors, and instead of a tailgate, two classic doors can also be ordered.

Mercedes T class

Also available in color on request: the colorful decor spices up the interior.


The luggage compartment takes it up with 520 to 2127 liters; if you fold down the back seat, you get a flat loading floor. The 56 centimeter low loading sill is also practical; heavy objects can be loaded just as easily as any four-legged friends traveling with you. If there is not enough space in the trunk, up to 1500 kilograms can be hooked up.

Engines and prices: T-Class initially as petrol and diesel

In order to get friends, family and luggage easily from A to B, two petrol engines (102 and 131 hp), as well as two diesel engines (95 and 116 hp) offered, all come with four cylinders. In addition to the six-speed manual transmission, there’s an optional seven-speed double clutch for the diesel and top-of-the-line petrol engines.

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The Swabians are not yet revealing exact prices, but according to Mercedes, the basic version T 160 should start at less than 30,000 euros. The all-electric EQT will follow later in the year, but the entry-level price should be slightly higher.

Driving: first ride in the camouflaged EQT

The electrification of Mercedes vans is also progressing. At the end of 2022, the electric T-Class will also come to dealerships with the EQT – with an estimated price in the upper 30,000 range, it should become an electric bargain.

However, the EQT is not compared to the EQA, which is around 10,000 euros more expensive, but is aimed at cars such as the Opel Combo-e and VW Caddy, which, by the way, it is neither plug-in hybrid still available as a fully electric version.
Mercedes EQT prototype

The EQT is quick, its 45 kWh battery should be enough for about 300 kilometers.


In this environment, the star with its 90 kW (122 hp) and 45 kWh battery (range approx. 300 kilometers) can keep up. And even as a pre-production model, it feels more confident and sublime than its competitors.

The EQT is much more agile than the combustion engines, recuperates so much at the sharpest level that you can almost completely do without the mechanical brake in everyday life. And the chassis also irons out bad roads sensitively.

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