The Mercedes-Benz EQS has been spied
testing once again on the streets of Germany, this time with less camo than
before. Notice that the plastic cladding on the hood has been trimmed down and
the stickers covering the upper and lower grilles have been cut. The headlights
are more visible too, with their incorporated LED DRLs, and the door handles
are different and appear to have a pop-out design.
The fake exhaust pipes are gone and the
rear bumper now looks cleaner. There is also less cladding on the tailgate, so
the tiny wing is more visible. Last, but definitely not least, the provisional
taillights have been replaced with a new set that will bring it closer to some
of the automaker’s modern vehicles.
A challenger to the likes of the Porsche
Taycan and Tesla Model S, as well as the upcoming Audi e-tron GT and BMW i7,
the EQS will be built on the MEA platform and should be offered from launch
with a dual-motor setup. The base model is understood to pack over 400 HP, and
the range might be topped by a very potent version, which could partly be the
work of AMG, with nearly 600 HP.
Daimler’s head honcho, Ola Kallenius, has
recently confirmed the range of the electric flagship sedan, which will stand
at over 700 km on a single charge, in the WLTP cycle. Mind you,
this will be in the range-topping non-AMG variant of the car, but even the base
model is believed to achieve over 500 km.
