Inside the EQE SUV is a 400-volt electric architecture. What kind of charging capabilities does the EQE SUV have? It will please sporty drivers in the way that it navigates through curvy roads - especially on models equipped with the rear-wheel steering system that can turn the rear wheels up to 10 degrees. While it's a midsize EV SUV, its agility makes it feel more like a compact SUV. The EQE SUV's ride is smooth like butter thanks to the available adjustable air suspension. Once you start slowing down, or have a need for more power, the system will automatically re-engage the front motor. By disengaging the front motor, it removes the parasitic draw on range that would occur in a typical all-wheel-drive system. Then at some point when you're cruising along at highway speeds, the front motor decouples (disengages from the front driveshaft) and the 4Matic EQE SUV becomes a rear-wheel-drive vehicle to maximize the range. Upon initial acceleration, both front and rear electric motors engage to propel the vehicle forward. One efficiency breakthrough Mercedes has added to the EQE SUV relates to the 4Matic (all-wheel-drive) system when in Comfort or Eco drive mode. It was just impressive in the way that it approached the regeneration process. We highly recommend that you still brake naturally to assist it. We've only driven the EQE SUV briefly but found there were instances in this mode where it began to brake early to charge the battery and slow the vehicle naturally. It utilizes a combination of map and sensor data to calculate when and where to use an appropriate amount of brake regeneration to slow the vehicle automatically. The third regeneration mode - Intelligent - is eye-opening. Normal regeneration mode is good for a majority of the populace, while Aggressive regeneration will feel more natural for EV drivers who desire a one-pedal-drive sensation. Utilizing the paddles behind the steering wheel, you can engage three levels of brake regeneration (where the vehicle uses the motors to charge the battery when decelerating) and easily find one to suit your preference. What impressed us more was the manner in which the EQE SUV decelerates. The 500 4Matic will be closest to keeping up with the BMW's iX xDrive50, which in our testing zipped from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds. While neither figure is slow, the EQE SUV 350 4Matic would be almost a second behind a gas-powered GLE 450. Mercedes estimates the 350 4Matic will accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds and the 500 4Matic in 4.6 seconds. Acceleration in both, like most EVs, is instantaneous and should satisfy most drivers. We'll know for sure once we're able to run the EQE SUV on our test route later in the coming months.ĭuring our drive, we were able to experience a well-equipped EQE SUV 350 4Matic and a 500 4Matic. Both the EQS 450+ sedan and the EQS 580 sedan overperformed relative to their EPA estimates in our Edmunds EV range test, for example. Our experiences with Mercedes EVs in real-world driving versus EPA estimates has been positive so far. For more power, there's the dual-motor EQE 500 4Matic that is rated at 402 hp and 633 lb-ft and projects to get an EPA-estimated range of 269 miles. That drops the EPA-estimated range down to 253 miles with the all-season tires. Move up to the EQE 350 4Matic and the same battery is connected to two electric motors, one at the front and one at the rear, for 288 hp and 564 lb-ft and all-wheel drive. In the base EQE 350+ model, the battery sends power to a single electric motor on the rear axle, making 288 horsepower and 417 lb-ft of torque and getting what Mercedes estimates will be 279 miles of range on a full charge. Each one draws power from a 90.6-kWh battery pack lying underneath the floor. There are three main (non-AMG) versions of the EQE SUV: the base EQE 350+, the EQE 350 4Matic and the EQE 500 4Matic. How much range and power does the EQE SUV have?
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