Some automakers are replacing their gasoline-powered cars with electric cars. Mercedes is matching them. The brand plans to go all-electric in markets that build enough infrastructure to support that move by the end of the decade. But, for the time being, it has begun building an electric alternative to sell next to many of its gasoline-powered models.
Thus, while most navies sail just one flagship, the Mercedes line has two. The venerable S-Class anchors the gas-powered lineup. The new 2022 EQS sits atop the electric set.
Mercedes’ AMG high-performance tuner shop has spent some time working on the one you plug into the wall. Mercedes has now named its price.
The Mercedes-AMG EQS costs nearly $45,000 more than the EQS sedan it’s based on. The sticker reads $147,500 before a mandatory $1,050 destination fee. It goes on sale in spring, meaning almost immediately.
It may be pricey, but it’s definitely fast. Despite space for four full-sized adults, it sprints from a standstill to 60 mph in just 3.4 seconds – supercar numbers in the gasoline era.
A pair of electric motors sit on each axle. Together, they make 649 horsepower under ordinary circumstances. Should you need it, though, an overboost function pushes that total to 751 horsepower for a few seconds. One motor per axle means all-wheel drive (AWD) – in this case, a variable AWD system that checks and adjusts torque between the axles up to 10,000 times per minute.
The AMG edition comes with every luxury found on the standard EQS, including Mercedes’ cabin-spanning Hyperscreen. Optional on the ordinary EQS but standard on the AMG model, it replaces the entire dashboard with an enormous, curved touchscreen surface.
Other features include an augmented-reality head-up display, a 3D Burmester sound system, and such astonishing EQS goodies as programmable scents and a nap mode.
