The Mercedes Benz EQS is basically an electric version of the company’s highly reputed S-Class. The car has serious power behind the wheel which is unexpected from other electric vehicles. As with everything else from the company, the design has no intention to be minimalistic.
Specifications Of The Mercedes Benz EQS
Tesla’s Model 3 is akin to a clean and stylistically black Bauhaus-style living room. In comparison, the Mercedes Benz EQS has lavishly designed EV interiors. Reviews have penned down the car’s features as the best in class and are completely equivalent to an S-Class.
However, reviews have also pointed out that so many features might feel excessive and wasteful. The Mercedes Benz EQS takes a bit more than 4 seconds to attain 60 mph from rest. It has a top speed of 130 mph.
There will be two battery variants for the car: 107.9kWh and 90kWh. Comparatively, Tesla’s most powerful model, which is the Model-S designed for long distances, comes with a battery size of 100kWh. The 107.8kWh variant can run for approximately 770 km or 478.5 miles. However, this is according to the standard of WLTP and not the conservative EPA.
The architecture runs on 400V and is cooled using liquid. The Mercedes Benz EQS has special cavities designed in the aluminum housing of the battery through which the liquid flows. It can also automatically cool and preheats as is required to speed up the charging. The feature is especially useful for winter when batteries are required to be primed before being charged.
Among electric vehicles, an improved range comes from better aerodynamics. As such, the car’s frame has a drag coefficient of 0.20 which is ultra-low and is also the best available. With a fast charger of 200kWh, the distance the EQS can travel increases by 300 km every 15 minutes.
