Car prices are soaring these days, fueled by high demand and production glitches. Add dealers’ greed to that and you have a perfect storm that affects all car buyers alike. This was expected when Jon Rettinger ordered his Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4MATIC but what followed took him completely by surprise.
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz EQS, aka the S-Class of electric vehicles, has officially launched in Germany. The zero-emission luxury model is available in two distinctive specifications, and an Edition 1 model for a limited period.
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS Goes Into Production Alongside S-Class Family 12 May 2021, 14:06 UTC ·
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Based on the Vision EQS Concept from the 2019 International Motor Show in Frankfurt, the all-new EQS is the first-ever Mercedes EV developed from the ground up to be an electric vehicle. Revealed in April, the full-size luxury sedan has entered production at the Sindelfingen plant. 17 photos
The Stuttgart-based automaker calls the assembly complex Factory 56, the blueprint for every other Mercedes-Benz plant in the world. The German luxury brand is pouring approximately 2.1 billion euros into Factory 56, capable of performing all of the assembly steps on a single level, regardless of body style and drive system from ICE to electric propulsion.
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UPDATED: April 28, 2021 15:20 IST
The cab-forward design of the Mercedes-Benz EQS with long hoods is a traditional mark for a powerful car.
HIGHLIGHTS
Mercedes-Benz EQS is the electric derivative of the flagship S-Class built on a completely new platform.
The cab-forward design of the Mercedes-Benz EQS with long hoods is a traditional mark for a powerful car.
Optional on the base model and standard on the higher-spec variant is the new MBUX Hyperscreen; a dashboard-spanning display consisting of three screens housed on a single Gorilla Glass panel.