The Car Connection Expert Review
Likes
- Serene ride
- Slick handling
- Lots of options
- Distinct styling
Dislikes
- Too much screen inside?
- Tight rear seat
- So-so range
- Some design quirks
Buying tip
features & specs
Blending sports-sedan poise with EV silence, the Mercedes-Benz EQE can be a compelling choice for those looking for electric power and a Mercedes-Benz badge.
What kind of vehicle is the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE? What does it compare to?
The 2024 EQE is a midsize electric sedan. Compare it to the Tesla Model S and Audi E-Tron.
Is the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE a good car?
Though not our highest-rated electric car, the EQE appeals for its trick screen tech inside and overall composure. It’s also quite pleasant to hustle down a winding road. It earns a 7.8 out of 10 on the TCC scale. (Read more about how we rate cars.)
What's new for the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE?
The EQE sees some efficiency-oriented tweaks for 2024, including the new ability to disconnect the front axle ostensibly to save electrons.
Essentially the electric companion to the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the EQE is a midsize sedan with slippery styling and electric power. It’s sleek to the point of anonymity outside, though its available 56-inch screen inside makes a serious impression.
Mercedes offers a few EQE variants, all of which use a 90.6-kwh battery pack. Base EQE 350+ versions have a single rear motor for 288 hp; a version with a front motor offers far more torque but only slightly more rapid acceleration. The EQE 500 and AMG EQE deliver far more thrilling performance, with 0-60 mph times of 4.5 and just 3.2 seconds, accordingly.
Silent, serene, and smooth, the EQE mostly drives like a gas-fueled car. An available rear-axle steering system improves agility at lower speeds and tracking on the highway.
EPA test range estimates don’t impress, though. The AMG version is estimated at a limited 230 miles. Other models nudge 300 miles, though.
The high-tech cabin has decent space inside, but Mercedes seems to have lost some of its luxury magic when it comes to screen integration. Sure, the big display has some serious wow factor, but those accustomed to old-world luxury will find it to be downright stark inside.
Safety-wise the EQE comes with typical driver assistance tech, but limited outward vision to the rear makes it tough to see out of. The best highway driving tech including adaptive cruise control that can handle stop-and-go up to 35 mph is optional.
How much does the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE cost?
Mercedes-Benz wants $76,050 for a base EQE 350+ Premium, or $3,000 more with the second motor that gives it all-wheel drive. We’d consider spending up for the far zippier EQE 500 at $87,050, and even then it’s worth budgeting a few grand for screen and trim upgrades, plus more driver-assistance tech.
Where is the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE made?
In Germany.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Styling
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE is as slippery as it looks.
Is the Mercedes-Benz EQE a good-looking car?
Shaped by the wind tunnel, the EQE sedan is a slippery choice. Its almost unadorned exterior gives way to a similarly plain—but modern—cabin. We grant it points above average for both its body and its cabin.
The EQE is sized about like a Tesla Model S, yet it manages to look both more modern and more bulbous while offering an astoundingly low drag coefficient. Its cab-forward design gives it a short front section and pert overhangs with a big greenhouse, though rear-seat riders will find limited head room from the sloping roofline.
It’s a dazzler inside when fitted with the 56.0-inch Hyperscreen, an enormous trio of displays housed under a single glass pane. Tick the right options boxes and Mercedes will install beautiful laser-etched wood with metallic or blue star hints, which give the EQE a far more sumptuous look than you’ll find in a Tesla.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Performance
While lacking the pin-back thrust of some EVs, the EQE offers balanced handling and good ride.
The novelty of rocket-fast electric car acceleration may have passed us by, at least if the Mercedes EQE is any indication. It’s plenty quick, but not as ferocious in most forms as some other EVs. Still, we give it points above average for its electric motivation, its refined handling, and its luxury-grade composure. It’s an 8 on the TCC scale.
Is the Mercedes-Benz EQE 4WD?
Most versions are. The base EQE 350+, however, has a single electric motor that delivers power only to the rear axle.
How fast is the Mercedes-Benz EQE?
That depends on how many motors are on board and what state of electric tune you’ve specified. The base EQE 350+ offers up a modest 288 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque, which pours on in a delicate manner to run the sedan to 60 mph in 6.2 seconds. The 4Matic version’s extra motor up front boosts torque considerably to 564 lb-ft, yet it’s only a bit snappier to 60 mph. It’s better for passing, though.
Far more impressive is the EQE 500, which has dual motors that boost power to 402 hp and 633 lb-ft of torque for a 4.5-second run to 60 mph. Topping the lineup is the AMG EQE with its 328-volt high-zoot battery and dual-motor all-wheel drive that, with the optional AMG Dynamic Plus package, can supply up to 677 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. Its 3.2-second run to 60 mph is downright fast.
All models are silent operators, so long as you shut off any of the goofy video game-like settings. Opt for 21-inch wheels and you’ll get hear tire humming in the cabin, but that’s about it.
Underneath, the standard coil springs ride well enough, but we recommend the available air suspension as well as the optional adaptive dampers—particularly if you’re after bigger wheels. These are heavy cars, and they benefit from air springs when they’re hustled down a winding road. Various drive modes can stiffen up the suspension without going overboard, too.
Optional rear-axle steering can tighten the turning radius at low speeds or aid highway stability. Either way, these cars have a properly athletic—but refined—feel absent in some competitors.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Comfort & Quality
The Mercedes EQE’s rear seat is a tight squeeze despite its generous proportions.
While these are big sedans—stretching nearly 197 inches long—they’re not particularly roomy inside. We award them a 7 out of 10 thanks to comfy front seats and a classy feel.
The front seats come with power adjustment and heating. They’re plenty supportive on their own, though available massaging will make long trips more palatable. Curiously, the front windows don’t drop the full way into the doors, so the EQE is not the best windows-down cruiser.
Rear-seat passengers will find decent legroom but limited headroom. Short door openings further complicate things.
The trunk offers good room, but don’t look for a front trunk (or frunk) here. That’s where the front motor and all of the HVAC bits live.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Safety
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE has not been crashed by federal or independent testers.
How safe is the Mercedes-Benz EQE?
It’s well equipped and it offers plenty of driver-assistance options, but the 2024 EQE has yet to be tested by the NHTSA or the IIHS. We’ll withhold assigning a rating until one or both of those agencies smacks it against a wall.
All models have a surround-view camera system, active lane control, blind-spot monitors, and automatic emergency braking. Mercedes charges extra for a particularly good adaptive cruise control system that can help center the vehicle in its lane and execute lane changes autonomously at the tap of a turn signal.
Less impressive is rearward vision; the low roof and big pillars make it hard to see out back.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Features
The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE meets luxury car norms when it comes to its features.
While far from lavish, the base version of the Mercedes-Benz EQE includes big screens, premium Burmester audio, heated and power-adjustable front seats with memory, and a massive panoramic sunroof. It is also fitted with a fingerprint sensor that can store driver profiles for up to seven people. The lineup kicks off at $76,050 for the EQE 350+.
We rate the lineup at 8 out of 10, with points above average for standard features, optional fare, and big screens.
The 4-year/50,000-mile warranty is typical for a luxury car.
Which Mercedes-Benz EQE should I buy?
Add $3,000 for the EQE 350 4Matic, which has a second motor for more range and slightly better acceleration. It’s not hard to skyrocket the price tag with real leather trim, heated steering wheel, cooled front seats, massaging front seats, an air suspension,
The $2,100 upcharge for the Exclusive trim with its driver-assistance tech and augmented navigation seems reasonable once you’ve reached this level of Benz.
That said, we’d consider the upgrade to the $87,050 EQE 500. It’s outfitted about like the rest of the lineup, but it’s so much quicker. It also includes rear-axle steering.
How much is a fully loaded Mercedes-Benz EQE?
You’ll need at least $108,000 for an AMG EQE, which has sportier seats, a special steering wheel design, and alloy pedals—plus the highest power output in the entire lineup.
2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE Fuel Economy
Revisions this year mean the most efficient EQE is estimated to offer just shy of 300 miles of range.
Is the Mercedes-Benz EQE good on energy?
It’s all right. The base EQE 350+ offers 96 MPGe combined, or a 298-mile total range. EQE 500 4Matics are estimated at the same.
The EQE 4Matic sees range dip to 280 miles and an MPGe estimate of 90. That’s a lot better than the AMG, though. EPA estimates peg it at just 230 miles of total range and a mere 73 MPGe.
Charging-wise, the EQE needs 9.5 hours to go from 10% to 100% on a Level 2 charger at 32 amps with the standard 11-kw onboard charger. A DC fast charger can top things up from 10% to 80% in a reasonable 32 minutes.
Overall, those numbers earn a 9 on the TCC scale.
