Meet Mercedes-EQ’s 2023 EQE SUV, Stuttgart’s ninth electrical mannequin in its quickly mushrooming EQ electrical automobile portfolio.
Meet Mercedes-EQ’s 2023 EQE SUV, Stuttgart’s ninth electrical mannequin in its quickly mushrooming EQ electrical automobile portfolio. Due in Benz showrooms early in 2023, it is going to kick off in a five-model line-up topped by the 685 HP AMG 53 4Matic+.
EQE SUV Is available in Rear or All Wheel Drive
Mercedes’ second costliest EQ mannequin, it slots in under the EQS SUV due later this yr. That implies a pricing level from round $100,000. It’s the fourth automobile primarily based on Mercedes’ second-generation Electrical Automobile Structure EVA platform alongside the EQS saloon, EQE saloon and EQS SUV. The BMW iX rival will are available in both rear or all-wheel drive and three electrical drivetrains.
The vary kicks off with a 288 HP 416 lb.-ft single-motor rear-wheel-drive entry stage EQE 350+ SUV. Subsequent up is the bottom 290 HP 148 lb.-ft dual-motor all-wheel-drive EQE 350 SUV 4Matic. And step one other rung as much as the 410 HP 632 lb.-ft EQE 500 SUV 4Matic. A pair of AMG fashions will be part of the vary a bit of later subsequent yr. The 475 HP 623lb.-ft dual-motor all-wheel-drive EQE 43 SUV 4Matic is claimed to hurry to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds.
The flagship is AMG-developed 625 HP 700 lb.-ft six-phase electrical motor-powered 53 mannequin. It may be bumped as much as 685 HP and 737 lb.-ft by ticking the AMG Dynamic Plus Bundle possibility field. That may ship you to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds in Race Begin mode and on to a 149-mph most pace. EQE 53 SUV packs absolutely variable 4Matic+ all-wheel drive to observe drive distribution 160 occasions a second, and Michelin Pilot Sport EV MO1 tires.
As much as 367 WTLP Miles on a Single Cost
Packing the identical 90.6 kWh lithium-ion battery because the EQE saloon, the SU helps charging charges as much as 170 kW. The rear-wheel drive 350+ mannequin delivers between 298 and 367 WLTP miles of vary.
Echoing Mercedes’ bigger EQS SUV styling, the EQE SUV brings a sleeker roofline and angled tailgate. AMG fashions get their very own Panamerica-style entrance grille, restyled bumpers, and distinctive wheel designs. At 191.4 inches lengthy, 76.3” large in width and 66.3” tall, the it’s 10.3” decrease, 10.7” narrower and 1.25” decrease than the EQS model. It rides on 7-inch shorter wheelbase.
Commonplace automobiles get metal suspension with adaptive damping and elective air suspension, which is customary on the AMG fashions. Add electromechanical energetic roll stabilization and four-wheel steering with as much as 10 diploma turning wheels on the rear.
Unique EQE SUV Cabin has Hyperscreen Choice
The five-seater EXE SUV options an unique cabin and comes with the selection of two sprint layouts. There’s a typical system and the high-cost flagship 55.5-inch-wide triple-display single fascia Hyperscreen. Each get ‘Hey Mercedes’ MBUX working methods with speech command and distant software program updating by way of an embedded SIM card.
Mercedes will construct the brand new automobile alongside its EQS sibling at Plant Tuscaloosa in Alabama, USA and at JV accomplice BAIC’s Beijing, China facility.
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