2023 Mercedes-benz EQS SUV: An EQ for the whole family
The EQS sedan has been a highly significant vehicle for Mercedes-benz, headlining the company’s burgeoning EQ electric subbrand while pushing the limits of automotive technology, aerodynamics, and luxury. Yet as monumental as that car is, it’s still a car adrift in a sea of SUVS. Which makes the new 2023 EQS SUV an entirely unsurprising development, though one almost certain to have an even greater significance in the marketplace.
With base prices ranging from $105,450 to $127,000 — the same as the low-roof EQS — the EQS SUV is a sumptuous people mover that operates in near silence. Think of it as an electric Gls-class that’s 3.2 inches shorter overall but with a 3.0-inchlonger wheelbase. The practicalities of SUV use mean that it swaps the lozenge-shaped exterior of its four-door counterpart for a more conventional, upright design that potential buyers should find comfortably familiar. That it also can swallow up to seven occupants via an optional third row of seats won’t hurt. With a drag coefficient of just 0.26, the EQS SUV is sleek for a utility vehicle, which, along with its solid black nosepiece dotted with three-pointed stars, helps it tread the line between traditional and futuristic. From certain angles, its cab-forward proportions and a roof 4.2 inches lower than a GLS’S gives this EQS the vibe of a minivan, albeit with an elegance that Benz’s old R-class never attained.
As the first SUV to be built on the company’s EVO 2 platform — a job that takes place at Mercedes’s plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama — the EQS SUV rides on