All the pieces are in place.
All eyes are focused on the EQS fullsize, electric sedan. However, Mercedes has also been capturing the complete production look including all body panels and final taillights.
The new EQE has a slightly smaller footprint than the EQS, making it appear more athletic. It also looks more like a reduced version of the range-topper. You’ll see that it has a classic trunk lid with a third brake light built in, while the Mercedes-electronics crown jewel will be a liftback with this brake light mounted at its top.
The trunk lid appears to have a small spoiler, while the camo reveals what will most likely be the reverse lights. This could mean that the taillights extend onto trunk lid, as they do on the EQS’ tailgate. It was previously seen on the 2019 Vision EqS concept. The EQE’s platform is dedicated to electric cars, and the overhangs are relatively short. The thicker black side skirts may conceal the battery pack.
Mercedes will continue to go for the swoopy side profile with the EQE, even though the roofline is more coupe-like than its larger brother. We don’t see the tiny fixed glass sections at bottom of front and rear pillars that we saw on the EQS. However, this is to be expected considering the car’s smaller dimensions.
For a design feature we saw recently on the Hyundai Infinitiq 5, the front seems to conceal a large hood almost as large as the car. The prominent three-pointed star badge is hidden behind the closed-off grille. There are also cutouts in camo to conceal the front parking sensors. The camo conceals a large headlight that peeks through the camo to reveal an LED bar at the top for daytime running lights.
In 2022, both the EQE & EQS will produce equivalent SUV models . We’re surprised that the high-riding models have not been released first in today’s SUV-hungry marketplace. The EQS will debut next month, and the EQE will follow it this fall. Mercedes has just announced the C-Class-sized, electric sedan. However, it will not be available for purchase until 2025.