Mercedes-Benz EQS

The Mercedes-Benz EQS (V297) is a battery electric full-size luxury liftback produced by German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Group. It was released in September 2021 in Germany and the fourth quarter of the year in the United States. It is part of the Mercedes-Benz EQ family.

Presentation

The EQS was presented at the International Motor Show Germany in 2019 as the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS and foreshadows the future Mercedes-Benz series luxury electric sedan announced for 2021. The production model debuted on 15 April 2021.

Technical details

The EQS is the first EQ model that is based on the technical platform specific to the electric models, called the MEA. The car's drag coefficient is as low as 0.20, making it the most aerodynamic car in production at the time of its introduction.

The car is powered by a water-cooled permanent magnet synchronous motor from Valeo Siemens in the EQS 450+ model, and by two of these motors in the EQS 580 4MATIC model. The torque is sent from the motor(s) to the wheels through a single-speed reduction gearbox. In the single-motor EQS 450+ model, the motor has a rated power of , and a braking power of , allowing a deceleration of 5 m·s⁻². German motor journalist Alexander Bloch from auto motor und sport found the energy consumption to be 150…160 W·h/km at , and the average energy consumption to be 158 W·h/km. With the 107.8 kW·h secondary cell, the car has a range of more than 638 km. The average recharging power is 163 kW with a peak of >200 kW, allowing the car to reach a 79 % state of charge in about half an hour.

The Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4Matic+ was presented at the Munich Motor Show in September 2021 and is the first all-electric AMG car. It has two electric motors producing of power and delivering of torque. Its handling characteristics as well as its cooling system have been upgraded to match the motors' higher power output.

Equipment

The car comes with rear-wheel steering, over-the-air updates, wireless phone charging, 360-degree camera system, keyless entry and can optionally be equipped with seats with massage, augmented reality head-up display, automatically opening and closing doors, integrated toll payment system, gesture controls, HEPA air filter, heat, noise and infrared rays insulated glass and heated windshield.

MBUX Hyperscreen

The high-end versions of Mercedes-Benz EQS feature two separate OLED screens and an LCD instrument cluster that covers nearly the full extension of the dashboard. The whole infotainment system is powered by eight CPU cores and 24 gigabytes of RAM. The multi-purpose digital dashboard has been well received by consumers.

Safety and automated features

The car has several safety and automated features: adaptive cruise control, lane centering, automatic lane changing, automated emergency braking, avoidance assist (for pedestrians and bicycles), blind spot monitoring including rear seat exit warning, cross-traffic alert, traffic-sign recognition, automatic parking assist, adaptive headlights.

The car can optionally be fit with a level 3 autonomous driving feature named ''Drive Pilot'' allowing the driver to take his hands off the wheel and his eyes off the road in heavy traffic up to a speed on of German motorways. The system is a World first and works by using LiDAR, cameras, microphones and various sensors. It is planned to also become available to other countries. The car is the first that can be fit a level 4 automated valet parking system named ''Intelligent Park Pilot''.

Models

The specifications include:

Reviews and reception

In December 2022, ''Bloomberg'' listed the EQS as a terrific alternative option to the Model S from Tesla for auto owners angered by Elon Musk.

References

External links

Concept Mercedes-Maybach EQS
Daimler AG. 5 September 2021

Premiere of the Concept Mercedes-Maybach EQS
5 September 2021
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