Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV inside revealed

Mercedes-Benz has been sustaining an in depth visible resemblance between its EQ electrical fashions, and nowhere is that this extra obvious than of their interiors.

The German model has revealed the cabin of the EQE SUV forward of the car’s international debut on October 16, and it’s just about an identical to that of the EQE sedan, EQS liftback and EQS SUV.

This consists of the non-compulsory MBUX Hyperscreen, which is a curved-glass display that spans from A-pillar to A-pillar.

The German automaker refers back to the five-seat EQE SUV because the “multi-purpose variant” of the EQE sedan, with “one of the crucial spacious” interiors by way of headroom, legroom and elbow room in its class.

Measuring over 141cm vast, it includes a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, 17.7-inch central touchscreen, and a 12.3-inch passenger touchscreen.

There are additionally turbine-like outer air vents, a free-standing centre console and a “floating management cluster” for the seat controls and door handles on the door panel.

Mercedes-Benz says there are “5 co-ordinated color mixtures” for the EQE SUV’s inside, with a spread of heat and funky tones.

There are additionally picket and aluminium components, in addition to a laser-cut three-pointed star sample trim component on the centre console that’s backlit.

Though Mercedes-Benz has now proven off official imagery for the EQE SUV’s inside, we’re but to see photographs of the outside past spy photos of prototypes.

The EQE SUV is about to be the fourth mannequin constructed on Mercedes-Benz’s devoted Electrical Car Structure (EVA), following the EQS, EQE, and EQS SUV.

In less complicated phrases, consider the EQE SUV as an all-electric different to the inner combustion-powered GLE.

It’s anticipated the EQE SUV will mirror the drivertrain and battery specs of the prevailing EQE sedan.

At present, the mid-size electrical sedan is out there in EQE 350 guise with a 215kW electrical motor driving the rear wheels.

Subsequent step up is the AMG EQE 43 4Matic, which has two electrical motors, all-wheel drive, and a complete system output of 250kW and 858Nm.

The flagship AMG EQE 53 4Matic+ sedan can also be powered by a dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrain however produces complete system outputs of 505kW of energy and 1000Nm of torque with the AMG Dynamic Plus package deal chosen.

High-performance AMG versions of the EQE SUV are expected and have previously been spied in prototype form close to the Nurburgring.

All EQE sedan fashions, at current, include a 90.6kWh lithium-ion battery pack that, in response to the WLTP testing, has a driving vary of between 518km and 660km relying on the variant.

Count on rather less vary from the EQE SUV because the EQS SUV has much less vary than the EQS liftback due partially to its extra upright, much less aerodynamic physique.

It’s unclear what the scale of the EQE SUV shall be at this stage, however anticipate it to be round 5 metres lengthy, because the EQE sedan is 4946mm lengthy and the bigger EQS SUV is 5125mm lengthy.

The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV shall be constructed alongside the EQS SUV on the German automaker’s Tuscaloosa, Alabama plant alongside the GLS and GLE, and use batteries produced at a “state-of-the-art manufacturing unit in Bibb County”.

This ramp-up of battery manufacturing follows Mercedes-Benz’s announcement that it’ll go all-electric by 2030, wherever market conditions allow.

The Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV may turn out to be a crucial mannequin for the German automaker as manufacturing of the current EQC is reportedly ending in 2023.

The EQC is the model’s first electrical car from the EQ household and is derived from the outgoing GLC.

It’s unclear if there’s going to be a second-generation EQC as of but, which may imply the EQE SUV might need to the choose up the slack earlier than a second-generation mannequin launches.

From 2025 Mercedes-Benz will launch three all-electric architectures. The principle platform shall be MB.EA, which is able to underpin all medium to giant automobiles.

This shall be complemented by AMG.EA for efficiency automobiles, and VAN.EA that can kind the premise for vans and light-weight business automobiles.

Mercedes-Benz may even debut the “electric-first” MMA small car platform in 2024.

MORE: 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV spied undisguised
MORE: 2023 Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 SUV spied