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Mercedes GLB Electric

Monday, Jun 01, 2026 12:00 PM

Mercedes takes its seven-seat EV below £50,000 and adds 320kW charging for good measure In the few months it has been on sale, the new Mercedes-Benz CLA has already become a common sight on UK roads. Clearly the idea of a compact premium EV with a long range appeals to buyers.A saloon is all well and good but the SUV is now king, so that’s what we have here. On the same underpinnings as the CLA comes the new Mercedes-Benz GLB. It takes over from both the old piston GLB and its electric EQB sibling. It launches as an EV, but hybrid versions will follow soon. Like its predecessors, the GLB is slightly unusual for a car of this size in offering seven seats. In a market flooded with coupé-aping SUVs, that could give it really distinguishing utility.In launching the super-aerodynamic CLA first, Mercedes has set an impossibly high standard for the GLB, because the CLA impressed us with its Tesla-chasing efficiency and its mature, balanced ride and handling. Those key strengths will be necessarily diminished in the GLB as a result of being a taller, heavier SUV.However, if it can maintain enough of those qualities, while adding a useful dose of family-friendly practicality, the GLB could be another winner for Mercedes.