Tsingtao
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While running my Macan loaner through the car wash today (sorry Porsche, no hand wash for the loaner) look what popped out right behind me, an EQE SUV.
The driver said that he worked for MB and was responsible for training dealers on the new tech. He also claimed that the SUV would show up at dealers in about 8 weeks. I was intrigued as we have been waiting for the Macan EV for a long, long time, and thought that perhaps the MB EQE SUV might be a suitable alternative.
In person, it is not much different looking than the EQS SUV, i.e. it is not going to win any beauty contests. It is however a reasonably attractive car. I did not have much time to interrogate the driver as the car wash guys kept yelling at both of us to get our cars out of the way. But the driver stated that it had a 90.4 kWh (useable) battery, would accept 170 kW while charging, and that if the weather was nice and warm he could extract about 270 miles of range, which is not too bad for a 5,700 lb. car. He also claimed that the CoD was a respectable .025.
The car I inspected had the "Napa" leather which seemed pretty nice (actually just about on par with the Macan T loaner I was driving -- not any softer). It also had 21 inch 265 wheels/tires which were fully rotatable -- nice touch. The backseat legroom appeared a bit better than the Macan, but not by much. The fellow also said that MB would be introducing all the EQE SUVs with standard displays and that the Hyper-screen would come later. As can be seen in the pics, there is a nice storage space under the center thing -- which I guess would be a nice place for the ladies to put their purses.
Overall, the EQE is a nice enough car, but it has a strong "family truckster" vibe (fake wood paneling on the sides would not seem entirely out of place) and looked downright dowdy when parked next to a Porsche Macan.
Conclusion: MB did not exactly set the bar too high for a mid-sized EV SUV. Even if we have to wait another 18 months to get our hands on a Macan EV rather than jumping on an EQE in the next few months, it will be time well spent.
Disclaimer: We have had a few MB's over the years and now that we are a Porsche family (EV and ICE) we always tend to feel sorry for, if not take pity upon, the misguided people who drive MB's -- so take my 5 minute, highly prejudiced, EQE review with a grain of salt.
The driver said that he worked for MB and was responsible for training dealers on the new tech. He also claimed that the SUV would show up at dealers in about 8 weeks. I was intrigued as we have been waiting for the Macan EV for a long, long time, and thought that perhaps the MB EQE SUV might be a suitable alternative.
In person, it is not much different looking than the EQS SUV, i.e. it is not going to win any beauty contests. It is however a reasonably attractive car. I did not have much time to interrogate the driver as the car wash guys kept yelling at both of us to get our cars out of the way. But the driver stated that it had a 90.4 kWh (useable) battery, would accept 170 kW while charging, and that if the weather was nice and warm he could extract about 270 miles of range, which is not too bad for a 5,700 lb. car. He also claimed that the CoD was a respectable .025.
The car I inspected had the "Napa" leather which seemed pretty nice (actually just about on par with the Macan T loaner I was driving -- not any softer). It also had 21 inch 265 wheels/tires which were fully rotatable -- nice touch. The backseat legroom appeared a bit better than the Macan, but not by much. The fellow also said that MB would be introducing all the EQE SUVs with standard displays and that the Hyper-screen would come later. As can be seen in the pics, there is a nice storage space under the center thing -- which I guess would be a nice place for the ladies to put their purses.
Overall, the EQE is a nice enough car, but it has a strong "family truckster" vibe (fake wood paneling on the sides would not seem entirely out of place) and looked downright dowdy when parked next to a Porsche Macan.
Conclusion: MB did not exactly set the bar too high for a mid-sized EV SUV. Even if we have to wait another 18 months to get our hands on a Macan EV rather than jumping on an EQE in the next few months, it will be time well spent.
Disclaimer: We have had a few MB's over the years and now that we are a Porsche family (EV and ICE) we always tend to feel sorry for, if not take pity upon, the misguided people who drive MB's -- so take my 5 minute, highly prejudiced, EQE review with a grain of salt.
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- I don’t think many SUV’s purchases tend to buy on looks, more practicality, space and range. That’s why I ended up with mine, now my boys can drive their own cars and they no longer want to go holidays with parent (far too uncool and restrictive), it’s time to get a car I want…..result Taycan on order…..although a 70kg Rottweiler has steered me to the CT.
