The first American-made, battery-powered Benz will upend its own gas-powered cousins, says editor Martin Padgett.
The EQS SUV is due later this year, in EQS 450+ and EQS 580 4Matic grades. The EQS 450+ will come with a single motor at the rear, rated at 355 hp and 419 lb-ft of torque. The EQS 580 4Matic will have a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system good for 536 hp and 633 lb-ft. Acceleration and top speed figures haven't been announced.We also don't have en EPA range estimate, though the standard 107.
The styling, inside and out, clearly follows the path of the EQS hatchback. The design is softer than what's found on the internal-combustion GLS-Class, helping to create a new character for a full-size Mercedes SUV. This is also reflected in the driving experience, which I'll get to later.Inside, there's an intense battle between between luxury and technology.
With all of this on offer, the EQS SUV is likely to outshine the GLS-Class in most buyers' eyes. Why? It’s simple: the power of batteries is better suited for the entire range of SUV driving. EVs make for the ultimate drift machines because of the copious controllable power, as we’ve witnessed in Porsche Taycans and Ford Mustang Mach-Es alike; at the other end of their operational spectrum, very fine and precise power control also makes EVs ideal off-road machines.
Cushioned from whatever ground it rolls on by air springs, padded over with close-grained leather, glossed to a high polish with square feet of digital displays, the EQS SUV isn’t done yet—not with a probable Maybach edition already in the cards, if concept-car dreams play out in reality. That
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