2024 Mercedes-AMG EV SUV does luxury, versatility right
With many unknowns still looming, electric vehicles are the future and the future is now. Mercedes-Benz is all in. Its expanding lineup of EVs is the same as the new status quo for many domestic and global manufacturers.
Last year, the German manufacturer debuted the EQE SUV. It’s a midsize fivepassenger sport utility vehicle counterpart to the EQE sedan and was available in EQE 350, EQE 350 4Matic and EQE 500 4Matic trims. The 2024 MercedesAMG EQE SUV, the performance-tuned option, joins the lineup.
It’s the performance division’s first EV SUV and it shares a lot with the AMG EQE sedan, including its AMG-specific dual electric motors and 90.6-kWh battery pack. It’s the closest thing to a supercar that doubles with the usual SUV benefits. It hauls around family and friends and personal and business supplies. It does so as a luxury vehicle with impressive acceleration, a handsomely designed exterior and a polished, high-tech and plush interior. It’s quiet, smooth and fast.
Competition is healthy with the Audi Q8 e-tron, BMW iX, Cadillac Lyriq and Tesla Model X. But the Mercedes-AMG stands alone with its stellar performance.
The Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV has a motor at each axle. The setup provides
a nine-speed automatic transmission, all-wheel drive and a combined output of 617 horsepower. It rides on 21-inch tires. The AMG Dynamic Plus package increases the engine to 677 horsepower and produces a 0 to 60 mile-perhour sprint in 3.4 seconds. The EPA estimates are 77 MPGe in city driving and 74 on the highway. The range is the SUV’s biggest downfall, an industry sub-standard 235 miles.
The EQE has an onboard charger that works up to 9.6 kW for at-home or Level 2 public charging. Mercedes reports peak power for DC fast charging is 170 kW. It’s not a top value but sufficient to charge the battery from 10 to 80 percent is slightly longer 30 minutes.
Sport utility vehicles are increasingly popular because of their good overall vision and their stuff-hauling capacities.
The latter isn’t AMG EQE SUV’s best characteristic. The rear luggage compartment is only 18.4 cubic feet with the rear seats in position, and a maximum of 59.2 cubic feet with the