With 300 kilowatts channeled to all four wheels, you'd think the Mercedes EQC400 might be uncouth, but as we found out, it's a refined, comfortable cruiser with plenty of gadgets and range for your money.

In this very New Zealand review, Gav takes a closer look at what makes this machine so definitively Mercedes, putting it through its paces, and quickly finding out what happens when you get a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere!

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