Photo: Reichel Car Design
After the EQS, Mercedes-Benz intends to launch the all-electric sibling of the E-Class as a 2022 model under the V295 codename. EQE is how the newcomer is officially called, and it’s a proper four-door sedan to boot.
Based on pre-production mules captured while testing on the Nurburgring, in Scandinavia, and the public roads of Germany, Photoshop meister Bernhard Reichel imagined the EQE with door-mounted mirrors and red paintwork. The design study further benefits from a sporty front bumper complemented by a closed-off grille beautified by the Three-Pointed Star logo in the center.
The only detail that’s certain to differ from the rendering is the design of the C-pillars, which gives the EQE a sportier appearance than its bigger sibling. To be produced in Germany (Bremen) and China (Beijing), the all-electric brother of the E-Class will roll out with rear- and all-wheel drive.
Twinned with the EQE SUV, the soon-to-be-revealed EQE is based on the MEA vehicle architecture for electric-only vehicles. The skateboard-like platform can be adjusted in length and height to maximize the automaker’s investment into all-electric technologies, and in the all-new sedan’s case, the preliminary estimate for driving range is 600 kilometers (373 miles).
Speculation in the automotive media further suggests 400 PS (395 horsepower) and 750 Nm (553 pound-feet) of torque, which seems to be more than adequate for the E-Class of EVs. For the sake of reference, the most exciting EQS of them all is the 580 4Matic with 523 PS (516 horsepower) and 855 Nm (631 pound-feet) from a dual-motor drivetrain.
It’s also worth mentioning that Mercedes’ performance division AMG will give the EQE a little more oomph, but not as much as the EQS AMG that may top 761 PS (751 horsepower). Regardless of what the future holds for the mid-sized interloper, you’re better off with a Tesla Model 3 Performance or Model S Plaid if strip slaying is very high on your priorities list.
Look forward to the EQE’s premiere in September at the IAA in Munich.
The only detail that’s certain to differ from the rendering is the design of the C-pillars, which gives the EQE a sportier appearance than its bigger sibling. To be produced in Germany (Bremen) and China (Beijing), the all-electric brother of the E-Class will roll out with rear- and all-wheel drive.
Twinned with the EQE SUV, the soon-to-be-revealed EQE is based on the MEA vehicle architecture for electric-only vehicles. The skateboard-like platform can be adjusted in length and height to maximize the automaker’s investment into all-electric technologies, and in the all-new sedan’s case, the preliminary estimate for driving range is 600 kilometers (373 miles).
Speculation in the automotive media further suggests 400 PS (395 horsepower) and 750 Nm (553 pound-feet) of torque, which seems to be more than adequate for the E-Class of EVs. For the sake of reference, the most exciting EQS of them all is the 580 4Matic with 523 PS (516 horsepower) and 855 Nm (631 pound-feet) from a dual-motor drivetrain.
It’s also worth mentioning that Mercedes’ performance division AMG will give the EQE a little more oomph, but not as much as the EQS AMG that may top 761 PS (751 horsepower). Regardless of what the future holds for the mid-sized interloper, you’re better off with a Tesla Model 3 Performance or Model S Plaid if strip slaying is very high on your priorities list.
Look forward to the EQE’s premiere in September at the IAA in Munich.
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