THE NEW LUXURY

It was inevitable the S-Class would go electric. The EQS concept gives us a heads-up on what to expect

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This is the Mercedes-Benz EQS. Essentially, the fully electric S-Class of the future. Don’t believe us? Mercedes calls it “a trailblazer for the entire Mercedes-Benz EQ family,” meaning it does for Merc’s electric range what the S-Class has traditionally done for, well, almost the whole car industry. Given Jaguar’s making the next XJ electric, it’s also further proof that the luxury car market as a whole is going silent. And possibly self-driven. But while the EQS comes equipped with Level 3 autonomy, we’re assured it’ll still be a satisfying thing to drive. This isn’t Ludicrous Mode quick, but it’s ample. Peaks of 350kW and 760Nm are spread across both axles for torque-vectored AWD, and allow 0–100kph in 4.5secs. Mercedes claims a WLTP-tested range of over 640 kilometres and says the…

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Top Gear South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2019

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