The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is among the most attention-grabbing all-electric luxurious SUV fashions in the USA.

The automotive is regionally produced in Alabama, and priced mainly on par with the EQS Sedan model.

There are at the moment three predominant variations of the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV – the entry-level, rear-wheel drive EQS 450+ SUV, the all-wheel drive model referred to as the EQS 450 4Matic SUV, and a extra highly effective all-wheel drive EQS 580 4Matic SUV model.

The beginning worth of the EQS SUV is $104,400 (plus a $1,150 vacation spot cost). Regardless of native manufacturing, the automotive will not be eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit score, because it considerably exceeds the $80,000 worth cap.

As a result of the MSRP costs are the identical as within the case of the EQS Sedan, prospects may very flexibly resolve whether or not they want a automotive or an SUV kind of auto. In Q1 2023, extra prospects within the US chosen the EQS SUV than EQS Sedan.

All the variations are outfitted with a 108.4-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery, similar to within the case of the EQS Sedan.

Nevertheless, as a result of it is a bigger, much less aerodynamic, and heavier automotive, we won’t anticipate the identical vary or acceleration.

Vary-wise, the EPA Mixed outcomes are about 13-17 % decrease than within the EQS Sedan and differ from 285 to 305 miles. In the meantime, acceleration from 0 to 60 miles per hour (mph) is roughly a half second slower.

It is price noting that earlier this 12 months, Mercedes-Benz launched a brand new efficiency acceleration on-demand improve, as a subscription service, which improves the acceleration of the EQS 450 4Matic, EQS 450 4Matic SUV, EQE 350 4Matic, EQE SUV 4Matic SUV.

Within the case of the EQS 450 4Matic SUV, the 0-60 mph time is diminished by 0.9 seconds from 5.8 to 4.9, at an expense of $90/month, $900/12 months, or $2,950 for a lifetime of the car.

The Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV already was listed on the EPA’s web site, confirming its vary and effectivity numbers.

As we will see, the bottom model was rated at 85 MPGe: 396 watt-hours per mile (246 Wh/km), together with charging losses. The AWD variations will eat about 10 % extra power, which is the primary purpose why the vary is barely decrease.

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All the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV variations are outfitted with a 9.6-kW onboard charger, which is promised to recharge the battery from 0 to one hundred pc of state-of-charge (SOC) in 12.5 hours.

By way of DC quick charging, 10-80 % SOC recharge is feasible in 31 minutes at as much as 200 kilowatts of energy.

Comparability with the EQS Sedan

Utilizing the 450 4Matic all-wheel drive model for example, we’ll now evaluate the essential specs of the EQS SUV with the EQS Sedan.

As we will see, the EPA Mixed vary is about 16 % decrease, acceleration is over 9 % slower, and power consumption (together with charging losses) is noticeably increased.