Mercedes-Benz EQE is the younger brother of the previously presented flagship EQS and a "plug-in" analogue of the fuel E-Class. The car is based on the new electric platform Electric Vehicle Architecture – EVA (its design does not imply the installation of an internal combustion engine in principle).
In terms of design, it is as close as possible to the EQS: it has the same drop-shaped body with a sloping roof and an interior with three screens on the front panel (the complex is called MBUX Hyperscreen, the total width of the displays is over 1.4 m). In terms of dimensions, the new product is in the same row as the "E-class": it is 4946 mm long, 1961 mm wide, and 1512 mm high.
So far, the car is announced in one version – EQE 350. It offers 292 hp and 530 Nm of torque. The battery has a capacity of 90 kWh; according to the manufacturer's claims, it is enough for 660 km of range on the WLTP cycle; in reality, this is about 450-500 km. Later, the sedan will have other modifications, with the top one becoming a 680-horsepower version.
The list of options includes AIRMATIC air suspension. Also, customers will have access to wheels of different sizes – from 19 to 21 inches.
Production of the Mercedes-Benz EQE will begin by mid-2022. The new product will be produced in Bremen, Germany, but for the Chinese market, its production will be separately deployed in Beijing.
It is worth noting that also within the motor show in Munich, Mercedes presented a prototype of the electric G-Class (Mercedes EQG) and also the top version of the EQS – Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC. The latter received a power plant (two motors, respectively, all-wheel drive) with an output of 658 hp and 950 Nm (with the Dynamic Plus package – 762 hp and 1020 Nm), thanks to which it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds and develops a top speed of 220 km/h (with the Dynamic Plus package – 250 km/h). A battery of 107.8 kWh is enough for 526-580 km of range on the WLTP cycle.
