The new Mercedes EQS is already on sale in Spain. The new luxury saloon from the star brand, completely electric, has been released with two versions of great power and with a very high autonomy. An offer that will be expanded in 2022 with new versions and a lower capacity battery that will reduce its sales prices.
The sales of the Mercedes EQS They have already started throughout Europe, with prices in only two versions. And it is that, the German brand remains faithful to its principle of starting the commercialization of the most powerful and more equipped versions to, later, expand the range with more affordable options, if it can be called that to a model of this category .
The more sustainable alternative to the Mercedes S-Class has opted for a completely different format since, instead of a traditional three-volume saloon, as is usual in the representation segment, the EQS has opted for an attractive four-door coupe with a hatchback . Today, Mercedes offers only two options for this models, the «EQS 450+» and «EQS 580 4MATIC» which will soon be completed with a high-performance one, the AMG EQS 53 4MATIC, which will reach dealerships in mid-2022.
New more basic version of the Mercedes EQS 350 2022
The first two are offered with the most powerful battery that the star organ bank has today, with a capacity that offers a net capacity of 107.8 kWh in a dozen modules. One of the highest capacities on the market and that provides nothing less than 780 kilometers of maximum range on a single charge to the EQS 450+, somewhat less in the case of the «EQS 580».
However, the star brand already has a third mechanical variant in its portfolio that will be offered from next summer, that of the “EQS 350”, which is the same that has been released in the recent Mercedes EQE. Its electric motor yields a maximum power of 292 hp in this electric, marking a logical distance with the 333 CV of the «EQS 450+». This option will also benefit from the 210 kW charging power, requiring hour and a half to reach 80% of the total capacity.
And only 15 minutes to have energy for 250 kilometers. The “EQS 350” will not only be cheaper for the lower power, but also for its battery. Its 10 internal modules will add a net -useable- capacity of 90.5 kWh, with a maximum autonomy of 650 kilometers. Thus, if you are interested in the Mercedes EQS and in this version that will be considered one of the most basic, you should wait until the summer 2022 for order books to open, with deliveries expected before the end of next year.