Has Mercedes-Benz's in-house performance division built a luxury-performance EV sedan that can overtake Tesla's 1020-hp starship?
The AMG EQS feels far more secure and enjoyable to drive hard even though its 0.92-g cornering effort is far below the Plaid's. But it also feels heavy-footed, like it's trying to dance wearing ankle weights. In Comfort mode it almost floats over pavement swells, but those big 22s occasionally thwack seams and road patches. Even with the dampers cinched up in Sport Plus mode, it responds lazily to steering inputs.
Only next to the Plaid does a car that reaches 60 mph in 3.0 seconds and covers the quarter-mile in 11.4 seconds at 119 mph feel sluggish. When not driving in its quick-fire launch-control mode, it still conjures 649 horsepower and 700 pound-feet of torque, so jabbing the accelerator below 50 mph can make your face feel a little funny—even if it can't take nearly as many years off your mug as the Tesla can.
The EV world is evolving so quickly, however, that the AMG EQS's position atop this elite electric luxury-performance sedan class might well be short. The Lucid Air has just arrived on the market, and people have taken notice. And more entrants are sure to follow.
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