Mercedes-Benz has now announced the Australian pricing of its upcoming EQE family five-seater electric SUV. This release follows that of the EQE sedan which has been in the market since earlier this year.
The new EQE SUV will be offered in three variants:
- EQE 300 – starting at $134,900 before on-road costs
- EQE 350 4Matic – starting at $144,900 before on-road costs
- AMG EQE 53 4Matic+ – starting at $189,900 before on-road costs
There is also a special limited launch fourth variant which Mercedes calls EQE 500 4Matic that will be offered locally. It will be priced from $164,900 before on-roads.
On the outside, the dimensions of the car stand at:
- 4,863 mm in length
- 1,940 mm in width
- 1,686 mm in height
The boot also has 520 litres of boot space with the seats up and 1675 litres with the second-row seats down.
On the safety front, The EQE SUV comes with various safety features via the standard Driving Assistance Plus package, including:
- Attention Assist
- Active Brake Assist
- Active Lane Keeping Assist
- Parking Package with 360 degree reversing camera
- Speed Limit Assist
- Ten airbags are fitted and Impulse Side systems prepare the vehicle in the instance of an imminent collision.
Getting in on the inside, there is a simpler layout with a central display screen that comes with Mercedes-Benz’s own MBUX infotainment system.
To keep the cabin climate at a comfortable temperature, the EQE SUV also includes a heat pump system which according to Mercedes recovers waste heat from the inverter and electric motors to efficiently deliver heat when needed.
The EQE SUV comes with two battery packs. The base pack has 89 kWh while the dual-motor variant comes with a 90.5 kWh battery pack.
The base model EQE 300 comes with a single motor providing up to 180 kW and 550 Nm of torque. For the EQE 350, it is powered by a dual motor delivering 215 kW and 765 Nm. The top of the range AMG variant comes with 460 kW of power and 950 Nm of torque. It can do the 0-100 km/h sprint just 3.7 seconds, making it the fastest option.
The larger pack helps the higher-end EQE 500 variant deliver up to 300 kW of power and 858 Nm of torque. This variant can also sprint from 0-100 km/h in 4.7 seconds.
When it comes to charging the EQE battery packs can be fast-charged from 10 – 80% in 32 minutes using a 350 kW charger or under 90 minutes at a 50 kW DC fast charger.
The latest EQE SUV model is to go on sale in September.
Riz is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.
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