Mercedes has a very clear plan. Its EQ lineup will continue to grow as it works toward parity with its gasoline-powered vehicles, and the automaker will eventually transform its consumer cars into cars that run on electrons. The latest part of that scheme is the EQE SUV, the bigger and taller version of the EQE sedan. Both are eco-friendly cousins to the E-Class, and both bring what we like (and don’t like) about the EQS to a wider audience.
Starting at $77,900, the EQE SUV won’t surprise you if you’ve been behind the wheel of literally every other Mercedes EV. Instead, the midsize luxury EV is one piece of a larger puzzle. That’s not to say the vehicle doesn’t live up to Mercedes-Benz’s promise of a luxury vehicle. It does so without the buyer ever having to break the $100,000 mark for an electric SUV.
It has a comfortable cabin, a smooth ride, firm but nice steering, and of course the in-car voice control MBUX infotainment system that really works. All three trim levels have ranges in excess of 250 miles, and rear-wheel steering is definitely a worthwhile option. That said, we’re still not fans of the brakes, and to us the Hyperscreen still feels like a lot of hype, although we did get to watch a movie while driving shotguns around Portugal on the passenger screen. To learn more about our first drive of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, check out the video below.
