The Best Thing About the New Electric Mercedes Is Not Under the Hood
The new EQS sedan has a massive “hyperscreen” that will change how you think of dashboards forever.
The Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan.
Source: Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz has finally joined the electric car club. In a video conference held on Thursday, Mercedes debuted the EQS, the first all-electric car the 94-year-old company will sell in the U.S.
An electric version of the flagship S-Class sedan, 2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS boasts a driving range of 770 km (478 miles), improved charging times, and all the accouterments that make the cabin of the S-Class feel more like a private jet than a German town car. (Pricing has yet to be announced, but a Mercedes spokesperson said it’s likely to be similar to the $95,000 it costs to buy a 2020 S-Class.) The vehicle makes such electric sedans as the Tesla Model S, Porsche Taycan, and Audi e-tron GT feel almost minimalistic—geared for no-nonsense, no-frills driving rather than anything so frivolous as luxury.