Mercedes-Benz’s EQS SUV enters its second yr in the marketplace with a much bigger battery that guarantees to spice up vary, although pricing stays unchanged from the earlier yr, at the very least for the entry-level grade.

The 2024 EQS SUV good points a 118-kwh battery, up from the 2023 mannequin’s 108.4-kwh unit. Vary estimates have not been supplied, however the 2023 mannequin with its smaller battery delivers an EPA vary estimate of as much as 305 miles.

Pricing for the entry-level, rear-wheel-drive EQS 450+ grade stays unchanged at $105,550. Including all-wheel drive, on this case by way of a dual-motor powertrain with an electrical motor at every axle, is a $3,000 possibility.

The EQS 450+ is rated at 355 hp in each rear-wheel and all-wheel-drive guises, although the latter has some additional torque.

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV

Additional up is an EQS 580 grade which comes commonplace with all-wheel drive and an influence score of 536 hp. The EQS 580 is barely costlier for 2024, beginning at $128,500 versus 2023’s $127,100 beginning worth.

The 2024 mannequin yr additionally sees the arrival of a Maybach EQS 680 grade priced from $181,050. The Maybach comes commonplace with all-wheel drive and an influence score of 649 hp.

All costs embody a $1,150 vacation spot cost.

Mercedes-Benz Maybach EQS SUV

Along with the brand new battery, all 2024 EQS SUVs profit from a revised braking system that Mercedes says improves brake really feel, notably throughout power restoration phases. The SUVs additionally achieve a warmth pump designed to enhance effectivity throughout winter driving, and all-wheel-drive variations achieve an extra effectivity enchancment by way of a disconnect characteristic that turns the all-wheel-drive mode into two-wheel-drive mode when the previous’s additional traction is not required.

Extra commonplace options are additionally discovered on the 2024 EQS SUV. The record consists of the MBUX Hyperscreen digital sprint, 21-inch wheels, an ambient lighting package deal, illuminated working boards, a powered charging port door, consolation pillows for the rear seats, and an EQ sound expertise. Fashionable choices like soft-close doorways and a head-up show with augmented actuality have additionally been made standalone choices.

The EQS SUV is constructed at Mercedes’ plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the place the smaller EQE SUV can also be constructed, alongside a number of gas-powered fashions. There are studies Mercedes will construct the EQS SUV’s successor at a plant in Germany with a view to liberate area on the U.S. plant for a deliberate electrical GLC-Class.