The online car market has found information on the technical transformation project of The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV of Beijing Benz Automobile Co., Ltd., which means that this pure electric large SUV will be put into production by Beijing Benz. In this category, the BMW iX is currently sold in China in the form of imports, and the price is expected to be much higher than that of the Beijing Benz EQE SUV, so the domestic X5L is more likely to become the main competitor of the Beijing Benz EQE SUV after the listing, in addition to facing the challenge of SAIC Audi Q5 e-tron.
(The picture above is a hypothetical picture of the EQE SUV, only for illustration)
The Beijing Benz EQE SUV can be seen as a pure electric version of the Mercedes-Benz GLE, which and bmw X5 are on a par with the luxury mid- to large-sized SUV market. However, the emergence of bmw brilliance X5L this year will put a lot of pressure on the price of Mercedes-Benz GLE, which still maintains import status. At the same time, after a significant length, BMW Brilliance X5L also has a great advantage over the Mercedes-Benz GLE in terms of body size. Not surprisingly, the Beijing Benz EQE SUV will also be further extended in size of the Mercedes-Benz GLE.
The EQE SUV is currently in the road test stage, and it can be seen through spy photos that the appearance of the new car follows the design style of the Mercedes-Benz EQ series, and the front of the car is equipped with a large bright black closed grille with a lightly black LED headlight. The body side design is relatively simple, with a black side skirt under the door. The interior of the new car may be in a 5-seat layout. According to the spy photos, the EQE SUV center console is equipped with the same suspension LCD instrument and large-size LCD central control screen as the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which is highly technological and luxurious.
In terms of power, the EQE SUV will match the power battery pack with a capacity of 90.6kW·h or 107.8kW·h, and depending on the version, the new car will be equipped with a single motor or a dual motor, of which the maximum power of the single-motor entry-level version is expected to reach 214kW, and the peak torque is expected to reach 530N·m. Under the WLTP test condition, the single-motor rear-drive version has a cruising range of about 650 km.