Mercedes stays adamant to put relaxation their ICE legacy and the chosen pioneers of the agency’s electrical future bear on their bodies the EQ badge. Amongst this electrified fleet rests the luxurious enterprise saloon, the 2023 EQE, and so they’re now out there in South Africa. Right here is an indicative asking value for the silent sedan.
“This enterprise saloon cements our fame as a producer of class-leading, technologically superior luxurious automobiles within the EV area.“ – Mark Raine, Co-CEO of Mercedes-Benz South Africa and Govt Director of Passenger Automobiles
The EQE is barely smaller and includes a shorter wheelbase than its stablemate, the EQS, however maintains a daring and athletic look because of its pronounced wheel arches, stout but aerodynamic physique accompanied by tender physique traces and a shorter overhang. As for suspension, the EQE is outfitted with a four-link suspension entrance suspension and a multi-link rear suspension setup akin to the suspension setup discovered within the present era of the S-Class. Optionally, Mercedes’ AIRMATIC air suspension and an adaptive damping system an additional. Moreover, clients can go for rear-axle steering that seeks to significantly scale back the EQE’s turning radius.
The EQE is obtainable in two flavours. The primary is the 215 kW EQE 350+ which is accompanied by an estimated R1,8 million price ticket. Positioned because the entry-level choice of the 2023 EQE lineup, the EQE 350+ options Mercedes’ completely excited synchronous motor – PSM– structure on its rear axle. As for the EQE’s battery structure, the Lithium-Ion battery present in these futuristic “enterprise saloons” consists of ten particular person modules affording the EQE with a usable battery capability of 90,56 kWh, which is roughly 5 kWh greater than that of the Audi e-tron’s usable battery capability. As a much less athletic, subsequently much less energy-intensive mannequin of the EQE lineup, the 350+ has a claimed consumption determine of as much as 16,6kWh/100km and a driving vary of as much as 645 km.
The range-topper is dubbed the Mercedes EQE 43 4Matic endowed with 350 kW and 858 N.m however does this necessitate the roughly R2,2 million asking value? The brawnier AMG 43 4Matic is simply able to a variety of as much as 535 km regardless of having the identical battery and the usable battery capability as its lower-lying sibling. Other than efficiency enhancements, the 43 4Matic variants are made extra interesting by the added beauty options starting from a distinguished ducktail spoiler and decrease diffuser to its fake slotted entrance grille.
A noticeable distinction between the 350+ and 43 4Matic might be discovered within the inside. Whereas each are geared up with the newest model of the MBUX system, the 43 4MAtic options a big, built-in widescreen show, whereas the 350+ bears the usual centre console touchscreen.
Though we now have some thought of what these fashions will value, for now, Mercedes have solely launched estimates and guarantees to substantiate precise pricing later this yr.
