The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is without doubt one of the most attention-grabbing all-electric luxurious SUV fashions in the USA.
The automobile is domestically produced in Alabama, and priced mainly on par with the EQS Sedan model.
There are presently three primary variations of the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV – the entry-level, rear-wheel drive EQS 450+ SUV, the all-wheel drive model known as the EQS 450 4Matic SUV, and a extra highly effective all-wheel drive EQS 580 4Matic SUV model.
The beginning value of the EQS SUV is $104,400 (plus a $1,150 vacation spot cost). Regardless of native manufacturing, the automobile isn’t eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit score, because it considerably exceeds the $80,000 value cap.
As a result of the MSRP costs are the identical as within the case of the EQS Sedan, prospects would possibly very flexibly determine whether or not they want a automobile or an SUV kind of car. In Q1 2023, extra prospects within the US chosen the EQS SUV than EQS Sedan.
All the variations are outfitted with a 108.4-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery, identical to within the case of the EQS Sedan.
Nevertheless, as a result of it is a bigger, much less aerodynamic, and heavier automobile, we will not count on the identical vary or acceleration.
Vary-wise, the EPA Mixed outcomes are about 13-17 % decrease than within the EQS Sedan and differ from 285 to 305 miles. In the meantime, acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) is roughly a half second slower.
It is price noting that earlier this yr, Mercedes-Benz launched a brand new efficiency acceleration on-demand improve, as a subscription service, which improves the acceleration of the EQS 450 4Matic, EQS 450 4Matic SUV, EQE 350 4Matic, EQE SUV 4Matic SUV.
Within the case of the EQS 450 4Matic SUV, the 0-60 mph time is diminished by 0.9 seconds from 5.8 to 4.9, at an expense of $90/month, $900/yr, or $2,950 for a lifetime of the automobile.
The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV already was listed on the EPA’s web site, confirming its vary and effectivity numbers.
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As we will see, the bottom model was rated at 85 MPGe: 396 watt-hours per mile (246 Wh/km), together with charging losses. The AWD variations will devour about 10 % extra vitality, which is the primary cause why the vary is barely decrease.
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All the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV variations are outfitted with a 9.6-kW onboard charger, which is promised to recharge the battery from 0 to 100% of state-of-charge (SOC) in 12.5 hours.
By way of DC quick charging, 10-80 % SOC recharge is feasible in 31 minutes at as much as 200 kilowatts of energy.
Comparability with the EQS Sedan
Utilizing the 450 4Matic all-wheel drive model for instance, we’ll now examine the fundamental specs of the EQS SUV with the EQS Sedan.
As we will see, the EPA Mixed vary is about 16 % decrease, acceleration is over 9 % slower, and vitality consumption (together with charging losses) is noticeably increased.