To see how it compares to its closest competitors, I got to sample all three versions at a Mercedes-hosted media event around Denver, Colorado. There will be three versions: the rear-drive, single motor EQS 450+ SUV (355 horsepower and 419 pound-feet of torque), the all-wheel drive (AWD), dual-motor 450 4Matic (355 hp and 590 lb-ft) and the top-spec dual-motor AWD 580 4Matic (536 hp and 633 lb-ft), with ranges from 285 to 305 miles. It’s filled with cutting-edge technology, beautiful details and soothing comforts and it’s a good performer on and (surprisingly) off the pavement. Sadly, no AMG version seems to be in the cards and the extra size means extra weight over the sedan, but there’s lots to love. All of the qualities that make the EQS sedan such a standout remain, but the SUV adds capability. A direct outgrowth of the EQS Sedan, the EQS SUV rides the same “EVA2” platform. There are some downsides, namely even more weight, but this is clearly the most luxurious fully electric SUV on the market, and distinctly less weird on the outside than the iX. As the field of electrics grows, so does the competition, but the EQS SUV is certain to draw lots of attention from EV-curious premium buyers.ĭerived from the futuristic, lushly-appointed EQS sedan and riding the same platform, the EQS SUV is just as much of an opulent standout as that car, but offers more room, a more conventional shape and a few talents and features that the sedan does not. Soon there will be even more, with Kia’s mainstream EV9 and the thus-far-unrevealed Lucid Gravity due in 2024, but the two-row versions of the EQS SUV also compete with BMW’s recent iX. While the Rivian is aimed at outdoorsy adventurers, the Mercedes is a lavish, luxurious electric analog to the automaker’s gas-powered flagship GLS-Class SUV. Now there are three, with the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and Rivian R1S arriving this fall. Until pretty recently, if you wanted a big, three-row electric SUV the Tesla Model X was the only game in town. In fact, Mercedes is so confident of US market sales for the EQS SUV, it builds them in Alabama so they don't have to be imported.It’s smooth, wind-cheating shape makes it look smaller than it actually is, but the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is the biggest and most opulent all-electric SUV on the market, and certain to attract EV-curious premium buyers. Mercedes is wise to this, and EVA2 is designed to make SUVs and sedans-as is the case with the 2023 EQS SUV. No, Americans want SUVs, particularly if they're looking for a big luxury one, as determined by the sheer number of Mercedes GLSes I see when I visit California. The first of those hit the road last year-its flagship EQS sedan-followed by a slightly smaller, slightly cheaper follow-up called the EQE sedan.īut big sedans don't sell anything like the way they used to, particularly here in North America. But it has also built an entirely new EV-specific platform called EVA2, for larger, more premium Mercedes EVs. It has electrified its popular little crossover, the GLB, to create the EQB, which does everything the gas-powered car does, but much more efficiently. Ars does not accept paid editorial content.ĭENVER, Colo.-Mercedes-Benz isn't really hanging around when it comes to new electric vehicles, all launched under the new Mercedes-EQ sub-brand.
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Mercedes-Benz provided flights from DC to Denver and back, plus two nights in a hotel so we could drive the EQE sedan, which you read about a couple of weeks ago, as well as the EQS SUV.
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