AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a electric luxury is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.
Specifications
Engine
Dual Electric Motors
Horsepower
516 hp
Torque
611 lb-ft
0–60 mph
4.5 sec
Top speed
130 mph
Drivetrain
AWD
Seats
5
Combined MPG
87 mpg (92 city / 83 hwy)
Range
350 miles
MSRP
$123,624
Body style
Electric Luxury
The verdict
What's good
Limousine-quiet, magic-carpet ride
Dramatic dash-wide Hyperscreen display
Rear steering shrinks the long body
Best-in-class real-world EV range
What's not
Slower charging than rival luxury EVs
Soap-bar styling divides opinion
Enormous and very heavy
Most controls buried in screens
The engine
Dual Electric Motors
Dual-Motor Electric
Two electric motors — one per axle — give Mercedes' EQ models silent, instant all-wheel-drive thrust, with the rears doing most of the work for efficiency until grip demands the front.
Built on Mercedes' dedicated EVA electric architecture, these drive units descend from the same engineering that gave the EQS a record-setting drag coefficient and 400-plus-mile range.
The EQS sedan posted a 0.20 drag coefficient — the slipperiest production car in the world at launch.
The front motor can fully disconnect to cut drag and stretch range.
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The six sub-scores behind the 88 — performance, tech, comfort, reliability, safety and value