New Electric Mercedes AMG EQE 53+ 678bhp Take On Porsche Taycan

The brand new electric Mercedes-AMG EQE arrives in 43 and 53 guises with as much as 678bhp and 0-62mph in as little as 3.3 seconds.

We’ve already seen the primary efforts of AMG to adapt to a world of electrical powertrains with the EQS, and now we get the arrival of its baby brother with the reveal of the Mercedes-AMG EQE 43, Mercedes-AMG EQE 53 and Mercedes-AMG EQE 53+.

When the AMG EQS launched, that it was right here to tackle the Porsche Taycan, however the reality is that the AMG EQE is aimed extra firmly within the route of the Porsche – and its Audi e-Tron GT sibling – than the larger electric AMG S Class. And it appears to have what it takes to do it.

The ‘entry-level’ AMG EQE is the EQE 43 (though the UK isn’t getting it) with an electric motor back and front delivering 469bhp and 643lb/ft of torque, with the EQE 53 (which the UK will get) getting AMG-specific electrical motors good for 617bhp and 701lb/ft of torque, with the EQE 53+ upping that to 678bhp and 738lb/ft of torque.

All that energy means 0-62mph of 4.2 seconds for the EQE 43, 3.5 seconds for the EQE 53 and three.3 seconds for the EQE 53+, and high speeds respectively of 131mph, 137mph and 149mph. All fashions get a quartet of driving modes – Slippery, Consolation, Sport and Sport Plus – with the EQE 53+ getting a Race Begin mode too. All fashions get a 90.6kWh battery with vary anticipated to be round 300 miles.

Below the pores and skin, there are new suspension tweaks to make the AMG EQE deal with, with new rear axle bearings, suspension hyperlinks and wheel carriers, greater anti-roll bars, tweaked adaptive damping, decrease suspension and upgraded brakes (with carbon-ceramic possibility).

Beauty tweaks embody the same old AMG stuff together with new grille with vertical chrome louvres, butch bumpers, bugger air ducts, boot lip spoiler, prolonged sills and wheels as much as 21″ and elective styling packs together with AMG Night time Package deal.

Inside, the AMG EQE will get a flat-bottomed steering wheel and drive mode selector, AMG digital instrument graphics, AMG sports activities seats Alcantara and a Hyperscreen possibility, and standard-fit AMG Sound Expertise to interrupt the electrical hush with BAlanced, Sport and Highly effective modes.

Jochen Hermann, Mercedes CTO, stated:

“The compact format of the EQE forms the perfect starting point for realising a highly agile and very emotional driving experience with our AMG-specific solutions. This applies in particular to the areas of drive, chassis, brakes and, above all, sound. This ensures that our customers can also look forward to our brand’s hallmark Driving Performance in our second all-electric model series.”

No costs but for the AMG EQE 53 but, though they are going to be a bit decrease than the £155k AMG EQS 53, however anticipate them quickly forward of the EQE 53 arriving in Mercedes’ UK showrooms later in 2022.