Photo: S.Baldauf/SB-Medien
We are only a few months away from the official unveiling of the biggest and most luxurious Mercedes-Benz EV ever, the almighty EQS, and testing cars have already started to shed some of their camouflage.
A pre-production EQS prototype was recently spied, showing off its dark blue color and funky-looking alloy wheels, which also feature a set of blue spokes intertwining with the normal ones, signaling the car’s electric roots in the process.
Unlike the super wide and low Vision EQS Concept, the production car looks a lot more civilian, with its cab-forward design and long wheelbase appearing to offer even more passenger space than the similarly sized S-Class.
As you can see from the short rear deck and visible cut lines, the production EQS is actually a fastback design, with the luggage compartment being accessible through a hatch that includes the rear windshield.
According to the most recent rumors and even Mercedes-Benz's own words, the luxury electric sedan will offer a range of at least 700 km (435 miles) in the WLTP cycle for the top model, but there will be at least two more versions.
All of them are based on a brand-new modular platform dedicated exclusively for electric cars called MEA (Modular Electric Architecture) or EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture), depending on who you ask, which will be shared with a smaller sedan called the EQE and two electric SUVs.
Two electric motors, one for each axle, will power the top of the range model and should offer a combined output of around 500 horsepower, which should be good enough for a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time of around 4.5 seconds.
While the concept car used a 100-kWh lithium-ion battery, the production version is expected to get a 110 kWh one, of which around 100 kWh will be actually usable.
Even though most of the interior will be quasi-identical with what you can find in an S-Class W223, save for the differently shaped AC outlets and increased space, a revolutionary UI called the ‘Hyperscreen’ will also be available down the road.
Unlike the super wide and low Vision EQS Concept, the production car looks a lot more civilian, with its cab-forward design and long wheelbase appearing to offer even more passenger space than the similarly sized S-Class.
As you can see from the short rear deck and visible cut lines, the production EQS is actually a fastback design, with the luggage compartment being accessible through a hatch that includes the rear windshield.
According to the most recent rumors and even Mercedes-Benz's own words, the luxury electric sedan will offer a range of at least 700 km (435 miles) in the WLTP cycle for the top model, but there will be at least two more versions.
All of them are based on a brand-new modular platform dedicated exclusively for electric cars called MEA (Modular Electric Architecture) or EVA (Electric Vehicle Architecture), depending on who you ask, which will be shared with a smaller sedan called the EQE and two electric SUVs.
Two electric motors, one for each axle, will power the top of the range model and should offer a combined output of around 500 horsepower, which should be good enough for a 0 to 100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time of around 4.5 seconds.
While the concept car used a 100-kWh lithium-ion battery, the production version is expected to get a 110 kWh one, of which around 100 kWh will be actually usable.
Even though most of the interior will be quasi-identical with what you can find in an S-Class W223, save for the differently shaped AC outlets and increased space, a revolutionary UI called the ‘Hyperscreen’ will also be available down the road.
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