Mercedes · Electric car

Mercedes EQS 450+

In production: 2021 – 2024

Battery: Lithium-ionFast charging: CCS

635 km
Range: 108.4 kWh
Capacity: 6.1 sec
0-100 km/h: 360 hp
Power: 210 km/h
Top speed

Performance

Power: 360 hp
Torque: 568 Nm
0-100 km/h: 6.1 sec
Top speed: 210 km/h
Average consumption: 17.1 kWh/100km

Battery and charging

Capacity: 108.4 kWh
Battery type: Lithium-ion
Charging port: Type 2
Fast-charging port: CCS
Range: 635 km

Dimensions and practicality

Length: 5216 mm
Width: 1926 mm
Height: 1512 mm
Weight: 3025 kg
Boot capacity: 620 L
Maximum boot capacity: 1700 L

More about Mercedes EQS 450+

Performance

The MERCEDES EQS 450+ offers impressive performance, featuring a single drive electric motor of 325 hp, providing acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.2 seconds and a top speed of 210 km/h. Further modifications to the EQS 580 4Matic include two motors, reducing the range to 675 km, but the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is reduced by almost two seconds. An AMG version with over 700 hp is also expected.

Handling and stability

EQS has up to 10 degrees of rear wheel steering, which provides the maneuverability of a compact car and exceptional stability at high speeds. The car has an air suspension that can store and share information about road bumps with other Mercedes cars in the area.

Interior

The EQS interior is exceptional, with leather, fine raw wood and, if selected, an optional 55-inch 'Hyperscreen' panel offering one of the most impressive interfaces in automotive engineering.

Charging and range

The EQS can charge up to 200kW, which is slower than the Audi e-tron GT, Porsche Taycan and Tesla. However, the EQS can be charged from 10 to 80 percent in half an hour, or in two hours on a 50kW station. The car offers the convenience of charging with one card via MercedesMe Charge.

Overall impression

The EQS combines all the benefits of an electric car – smoothness, quietness, seamless performance and intelligent body construction – with everything Mercedes has learned over decades of luxury car production.

Conclusion

Some potential downsides to EQS include the challenges of the 'Hyperscreen' interface and touch controls, which may prove difficult for the less tech-savvy. Also, with normal driving, the range can be reduced by 80-100 km from the declared one. However, these are not flaws specific to the EQS or to electric cars in general