A brand new plug-in hybrid model of the Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class crossover SUV has arrived within the U.S. for the 2025 mannequin 12 months.
Referred to as the GLC 350e, the plug-in hybrid prices $61,050 together with a $1,150 vacation spot cost and is arriving in dealerships now. It is primarily based on the current-generation GLC-Class that arrived for the 2023 mannequin 12 months.
The powertrain combines a 2.0-liter turbo-4 engine with an electrical motor for a mixed output of 313 hp and 406 lb-ft of torque. This may get the GLC 350e from 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds, in accordance with Mercedes. The highest pace is restricted to 135 mph in hybrid mode and 87 mph in electrical mode.
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class (GLC 350e)
A 24.8-kwh battery pack nets an EPA-rated electrical vary of 54 miles.
The GLC 350e options each 11-kw AC charging and 60-kw DC quick charging, with the latter capable of totally cost the pack in about half-hour, in accordance with Mercedes. Whereas Mercedes plans to undertake the Tesla North American Charging Commonplace (NACS) for its EVs, the GLC 350e continues with the Mixed Charging Commonplace (CCS) port for now.
Notable normal options embrace a 12.3-inch digital instrument panel, 11.9-inch central touchscreen, wi-fi Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, digital key performance, 64-color ambient lighting, and a self-leveling suspension.
2025 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class (GLC 350e)
The GLC 350e is not the one plug-in hybrid within the GLC-Class lineup. The AMG GLC 63 S E Efficiency additionally arrives within the U.S. for the 2025 mannequin 12 months, boasting 671 hp. Nevertheless it’s extra about efficiency than effectivity. Each fashions will be a part of a plug-in hybrid model of the bigger GLE-Class that launched as a 2024 mannequin.
Mercedes additionally reportedly plans to convey the EQC electrical SUV to the U.S. in 2025, after after an aborted try in 2019—and subsequent delays—to convey the earlier model. The automaker final month introduced that it was delaying its EV targets, with internal-combustion fashions staying “nicely into the 2030s.”
