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About a year has passed since the upcoming Mercedes-Benz EQS was previewed by the Vision EQS Concept at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show and a host of pre-production prototypes have started running around public roads in several countries, including Germany.
That is where the latest camouflaged prototype of the ‘S-Class of EVs’ was spotted, only this time we get to a see a larger portion of its interior, which is obviously quite similar to the one found on its ICE-powered cousin, the recently revealed S-Class W223.
A giant vertical touchscreen with haptic feedback flows downward instead of a traditional center console, but that is pretty much where the S-Class similarities seems to end, at least at first glance, because the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS seems to sport a slightly different steering wheel, among other changes.
The air conditioning vents are also bespoke to the EQS, featuring a round shape instead of being rectangular like on the Sonderklasse. The rest of the dashboard also seems to occupy more real estate, but that is probably because the EQS has a cab-forward design, which should offer more interior space.
Based on a dedicated modular platform called EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture) that will also trickle down to other future Mercedes-Benz EVs, including a mid-size sedan called the EQE, the EQS will use a Lithium-ion battery developed and built in-house by Daimler’s Accumotive subsidiary.
While Vision EQS concept car’s battery could hold approximately 100 kWh of juice, the production model will apparently get 110 kWh, although it’s not yet known how much of it will be usable.
The concept had a range of 700 km (435 miles) in the WLTP cycle on a single charge, but Mercedes-Benz has already teased a range higher than that for the production model.
Two electric motors, one on each axle, should provide around 500 horsepower, which should be enough for a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration of under 4.5 seconds.
That said, a few more versions are in the works, and at least one with a single-motor and a smaller 80 kWh battery. Mercedes-AMG could also get its hands on it, with three or even four electric motors version set to go past the 1000 horsepower threshold and provide it with torque vectoring.
A giant vertical touchscreen with haptic feedback flows downward instead of a traditional center console, but that is pretty much where the S-Class similarities seems to end, at least at first glance, because the 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS seems to sport a slightly different steering wheel, among other changes.
The air conditioning vents are also bespoke to the EQS, featuring a round shape instead of being rectangular like on the Sonderklasse. The rest of the dashboard also seems to occupy more real estate, but that is probably because the EQS has a cab-forward design, which should offer more interior space.
Based on a dedicated modular platform called EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture) that will also trickle down to other future Mercedes-Benz EVs, including a mid-size sedan called the EQE, the EQS will use a Lithium-ion battery developed and built in-house by Daimler’s Accumotive subsidiary.
While Vision EQS concept car’s battery could hold approximately 100 kWh of juice, the production model will apparently get 110 kWh, although it’s not yet known how much of it will be usable.
The concept had a range of 700 km (435 miles) in the WLTP cycle on a single charge, but Mercedes-Benz has already teased a range higher than that for the production model.
Two electric motors, one on each axle, should provide around 500 horsepower, which should be enough for a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration of under 4.5 seconds.
That said, a few more versions are in the works, and at least one with a single-motor and a smaller 80 kWh battery. Mercedes-AMG could also get its hands on it, with three or even four electric motors version set to go past the 1000 horsepower threshold and provide it with torque vectoring.
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