Mercedes-Benz’s next EV is this 7-seater EQS SUV

Enlarge / The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV is an all-electric three-row and will be built in Alabama. (credit: Mercedes-Benz)

The next all-electric Mercedes-Benz was revealed on Tuesday morning. It's called the EQS SUV, and the name says it all-after releasing two sedans, the company's latest electric vehicle will be a large SUV with up to seven seats.

The EQS SUV will come to the US in two powertrain configurations. The cheaper of the two will be the single-motor, rear-wheel-drive EQS 450+, which generates 355 hp (256 kW) and 419 lb-ft (568 Nm). The more powerful EQS SUV is the twin-motor, all-wheel-drive EQS 580 4MATIC-this one packs a combined 536 hp (400 kW) and 633 lb-ft (858 Nm) from its permanently excited synchronous motors.

The single-motor and twin-motor EQS SUVs use a battery pack of the same size, in this case, one with a useable 107.8 kWh. That should be sufficient for a WLTP range of more than 373 miles (600 km)-an EPA range estimate should follow as the EQS SUV gets closer to arriving in the US toward the end of 2022. Mercedes seems pretty sure of its battery, too; its warranty covers 10 years and 155,000 miles (250,000 km) rather than the industry-standard eight years or 100,000 miles (160,000 km).

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