Mercedes-Benz does not build many cars like the Mercedes-Benz EQE: a 4-door saloon, built from 2022 in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Bastian Baudy.
How it came about
The Mercedes-Benz EQE (V295) is a battery electric executive car produced by German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group. It is part of the EQ family, and was presented at the Munich Motor Show 2021. The only model available at launch was the rear-motor EQE 350. Its engine has a peak power of 215 kW (292 PS), and it has a range of up to 660 km (410 mi). More variants were said to follow later, including a 4Matic AWD dual-motor setup with a peak engine power output of up to 500 kW (680 PS).
The U.S. will get one version simply called the Mercedes AMG EQE which is the same as the 460 kW (625 PS; 617 hp) EQE 53 4matic+ seen in Europe. In February 2022, the high-performance Mercedes-AMG EQE 43 & 53 4MATIC+ versions were unveiled. Changes include power bumps of up to 505 kW (687 PS; 678 hp), 1,000 N⋅m (738 lb⋅ft) of torque, upgraded internals and AMG touches inside and out. In March 2022, the EQE 350 4MATIC and EQE 500 4MATIC were unveiled. In July 2022, the cheaper EQE 300 version was unveiled.
The hardware
it is rated at 183 –. Kerb weight is 2355 -. Power-to-weight lands near 78 horsepower per tonne, which is unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The wheelbase is 3120 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Mercedes-Benz's history is not in doubt: it was built at Bremen. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Porsche Taycan, the Lincoln Zephyr. Its Mercedes-Benz stablemates include the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and the Mercedes-Benz C124.