The electric offensive from Mercedes-Benz is well underway and while we wait for a host of new electric products from Mercedes-Benz to arrive in South Africa, including the EQA, EQB, EQCand the EQS, the firm’s high-performance AMG EQE variants have broken cover.
The Mercedes-AMG EQE is the latest addition to Merc’s growing EV family.
The latest addition to the firm’s growing EV portfolio is the all-wheel-drive Mercedes-AMG EQE sedan which is essentially a more compact version of the EQS. There are 3AMG EQE derivatives on offer including the standard form EQE 43 4Matic, EQE 53 4Matic+ and the high-powered EQE 53 4Matic+ with an AMG Dynamic package.
Equipped with 2 electric motors (one over each axle), the EQE 43 4Matic delivers 350 kW and 858 Nm of torque with a zero to 100 kph sprint time of 4.2 seconds and a limited top speed of 210 kph. Using a 90.6 kWh battery, WLTP range is claimed at between 462km – 533km. An 11kW on-board charger is standard while a 22 kW charger will be optional. Fast charging using a170 kW outlet will result in 180 km of range being charged in just 15 minutes.
The EQE 53 4Matic+ ups the ante with upgraded electric motors that produce 460 kW and 950 Nm. The zero to 100kph sprint is claimed at 3.5 seconds with a top speed of 220 kph. As you would expect, range suffers a bit with a claimed range of between 414 km to 518 km.
But that’s not all, when equipped with the AMG Dynamic Plus package, as in the AMG EQE 53 4Matic’s total output boosts to 498 kW and 1001 Nm! As far as acceleration is concerned, this upratedAMG EQE 53 can accelerate from zero to 100 kph in 3.2 seconds when equipped with the AMG Dynamic package and top speed increases to 240 kph.
Other key features include AMG Ride Control+ suspension with adaptive damping, rear axle steering for enhanced handling and AMG Select Drive modes including Slippery, Comfort, Sport, Sport+ and Individual. Also, with AMG Sound Experience, the drive modes can be matched with an artificial sound fed through the speakers such as ‘Authentic’, ‘Balanced’, ‘Sport’, and ‘Powerful’.
The MBUX Hyperscreen made its debut in the EQS and is now optional in the EQE.
As for the interior, it looks marvellous thanks to Merc’s optional MBUX Hyperscreen which debuted in the EQS. The MBUX Hyperscreencomprises 3 screens under a large glass cover that stretches across the entire width of the cabin. The interior is further enhanced with AMG seats with MB-Tex microfiber seat covers with decorative red topstitching which is also seen on the instrument panel. An AMG Performance steering wheel in Nappa leather is also fitted along with silver-coloured aluminium paddles. Other AMG details include AMG sports pedals, AMG floor mats and AMG door sill trims.
The regular, non-AMG Mercedes-Benz EQE is earmarked for introduction in South Africa at the end of 2022 and while the AMG EQE variants have yet to be confirmed for local introduction, arrival in 2023 is likely.
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