SPIED! What Does Mercedes' Tesla-fighting EQS NEED To SUCCEED?

Mercedes-Benz's electric vehicle product lineup expansion is starting to take shape, Spies. Now that the EQC sport-utility vehicle has seen the light of day, it appears that the three-pointed star is poised to see more EVs coming down the 'pike.

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that every automaker is playing catch up right now with Tesla. It's just that no one has delivered something competitive just quite yet. Porsche may be the first.

That doesn't mean that automakers aren't trying. Mercedes is positioning to drop an all-new, S-Class-like EV. Dubbed the EQS, sources are saying it will have the luxurious qualities of an S without actually being the brand's full-size luxury sedan.

Go figure.

In its latest spy shots, the EQS is certainly not taking after the next-gen S-Class. It looks more like a modified CLS-Class. That means sweeping lines and a rather aggressive four-door coupe-like greenhouse. One major difference is the rear windscreen treatment. The EQS almost looks to have a fastback-like hatch — perhaps this will assist in lowering its coefficient of drag?

That said, we've got to ask: What do YOU think the Mercedes-Benz EQS NEEDS to SUCCEED against the latest iteration of EVs?



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SanJoseDriver - 7/31/2019 3:19:18 AM

-4 Boost

Tons of polish and luxury because it won't compete well on performance and range based on the current specs.

Car4life1 - 7/31/2019 9:19:28 AM

+2 Boost

Or just the Mercedes badge like the current EQC which is sold out until 2021, it pays to have badge appeal and the fact that you invented the car period doesn’t hurt either LOL

runninglogan1 - 7/31/2019 3:20:46 AM

+2 Boost

Yes. I think this looks very promising.

MDarringer - 7/31/2019 9:45:28 AM

-2 Boost

Far better styling. This is absolutely hideous in its stance.

cidflekken - 7/31/2019 11:22:47 AM

+1 Boost

This is good. Instead of basically turning an existing design into an EV, Benz is differentiating the car from the rest of the lineup with its own distinct styling direction, just like the EQC is different than the rest of the Benz SUV lineup. Whether that turns out to be an attractive design or not will remain to be seen. But that was part of the strength of the Tesla - it stood out from every other higher-tier sedan with its own styling theme. Different than Audi where you can't distinguish the e-tron from a Q3, Q5 or Q8. And different than BMW's take with the i3, which looks like a toy, an ugly toy.

SuperCarEnthusiast - 8/1/2019 8:27:54 AM

+1 Boost

This going be a big seller for Mercedes! Buyers are waiting for something sexy to finally make it as a BEV other then the 2012 Tesla Model S!

Hauerg - 8/1/2019 1:19:05 PM

+2 Boost

What does it need?
RANGE.
And the numbers I saw in German sources are, hm, underwhelming.