The Mercedes-Benz EQS is the Mercedes-Benz that answered a simple question — how much car can this badge carry? — with 215 kW from electric motor. It was built from 2021, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Robert Lešnik, Lukas Haag, Mark Fetherston, Gabriel Nemeth, Balázs Filczer.
How it came about
The Mercedes-Benz EQS (V297) is a battery electric full-size luxury liftback produced by German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group. Part of the Mercedes-EQ family, it was released in September 2021 in Germany and the fourth quarter of 2021 in the United States.
The hardware
Under the skin sits electric motor; it is rated at 215 kW. Kerb weight is 2480 -. Power-to-weight lands near 87 horsepower per tonne, which is unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The gearbox is a Direct-drive automatic. The wheelbase is 3210 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 Sindelfingen. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Nissan Z, the Porsche Taycan. Its Mercedes-Benz stablemates include the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and the Mercedes-Benz C124.