Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

It has 520L of boot space, expanding to 1675L with the rear seats folded.

All EQE SUV models come standard with the following safety equipment:

• Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
• Autonomous emergency braking
  • Vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist detection
• Blind-spot assist
• Front and rear cross-traffic assist
• Driver attention alert
• Active Steering Assist
  • Lane-keep assist
  • Active emergency stop assist
• Safe exit warning
• Speed limit assist
• Surround-view camera
• 10 airbags
• Turning manoeuvre function
• Congestion emergency braking function
• Intersection start-off function

The EQE 300 SUV and EQE 350 4MATIC SUV use an 89kWh lithium-ion battery, while the EQE 500 4MATIC SUV and EQE 53 AMG+ SUV use a 90.6kWh battery.

Mercedes-Benz says the EQE SUV offers up to 539km of range on the more lenient NEDC cycle, but has yet to detail range claims by variant for the Australian market.

A look at Mercedes-Benz’s German website reveals the following claims, under the stricter WLTP cycle:

• EQE 350: 461-551km
• EQE 500: 464-552km
• EQE 53: 408-455km

The single-motor rear-wheel drive EQE 300 SUV produces 180kW of power and 550Nm of torque.

The dual-motor all-wheel drive EQE 350 4MATIC SUV produces 215kW of power and 765Nm of torque, good for a claimed 0-100km/h time of 6.3 seconds.

The dual-motor all-wheel drive EQE 500 4MATIC SUV produces 300kW and 858Nm, for a 0-100km/h time of 4.7 seconds.

The dual-motor all-wheel drive EQE 53 4MATIC+ SUV produces 460kW and 950Nm, for a 0-100km/h time of 3.7 seconds or 3.5 seconds with the AMG Dynamic Plus Package.

The EQE SUV range rides on independent four-link front and multi-link rear suspension, although non-AMG models can be optioned with air suspension with adaptive damping that’s capable of raising suspension by 30mm in the off-road setting.

AMG Active Ride Control air suspension is standard on AMG models.

Rear-axle steering is also available on the EQE SUV, allowing up to 10 degrees of rotation (nine degrees on AMG models due to wider tyres) to increase dynamic handling and also reduce the turning circle from 12.3m to 10.5m.

While it hasn’t detailed specific servicing prices and warranty terms for the EQE SUV, Mercedes-Benz backs its EQE and EQS with a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and provides a 10-year, 250,000km warranty for the high-voltage battery.