Mercedes EQE

Mercedes EQE: which version to buy and why

If the choice is which Mercedes EQE to buy, the first generation (from 2021-09-01, still in production, Sedan, 7 versions) is the whole field. There is no second generation to wait for in this data. The decision is between battery labels in the names (89 kWh, 90 kWh, 100 kWh), rear-wheel drive versus AWD, 245–408 hp, and two chassis types.

If the choice is which Mercedes EQE to buy, the first generation (from 2021-09-01, still in production, Sedan, 7 versions) is the whole field. There is no second generation to wait for in this data. The decision is between battery labels in the names (89 kWh, 90 kWh, 100 kWh), rear-wheel drive versus AWD, 245–408 hp, and two chassis types. All seven versions are Electro, Automatic, 1-speed, top speed 210, CO2 0. Consumption, tank, and ground clearance are not measured on every version.

Which generation changed what

One generation only: 1 generation, start 2021-09-01, stop not measured, body Sedan, 7 versions. There is no restyling listed as a separate generation. What “changed” is not a facelift year; it is the spread inside the same generation: two EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh cars that are not the same car, two EQE 350 89 kWh cars that share a name and 292 hp but not drive or weight, and two EQE 300 cars that differ by both battery label and power.

Specs table: every version, named exactly

Displacement, cylinders, layout, and boost are not measured on these Electro versions. Fuel and engine type are Electro. Gearbox is Automatic, 1 speed.

Weight, payload, wheels, chassis

Kerb and gross mass are measured. Ground clearance and tank are not measured. Wheels are listed. Front and rear brakes on every version: Ventilated disc (front), Disc ventilated (rear).

City, highway, and mixed consumption: not measured on all seven. Power per litre: not measured, because displacement is not measured.

EQE 300 vs EQE 350 vs EQE 500: what the extra power buys

EQE 300 89 kWh is the slowest and least powerful: 245 hp, 180 kW, 550 Nm, 7.3 to 100, RWD, 2385 kg. Versus EQE 350 89 kWh RWD (292 hp, 565 Nm, 6.4): you give up 47 hp and 15 Nm and 0.9 s to 100, for the same 210 top speed, the same Automatic 1-speed, the same RWD, the same 2880 gross. Kerb is 30 kg higher on the 300 (2385 vs 2355), so the 300 is both weaker and heavier than the RWD 350 89 kWh. Mass per horsepower: 9.73 kg/hp versus 8.07 kg/hp.

EQE 300 100 kWh is not “the same 300 with a bigger pack and nothing else.” It is 265 hp / 194 kW (plus 20 hp / 14 kW versus EQE 300 89 kWh), still 550 Nm, 6.9 to 100 (0.4 s quicker), RWD, kerb 2300 kg — 85 kg lighter than EQE 300 89 kWh (2385). Payload is the largest in the table: 675 kg (2975 − 2300), 180 kg more than the 495 kg on EQE 300 89 kWh. If the question is “which EQE 300,” the 100 kWh nameplate is the stronger, lighter, quicker one on these numbers. It still trails every 350 and the 500 on power and 0–100.

EQE 500 100 kWh is the performance end: 408 hp, 300 kW, 858 Nm, AWD, 4.7 to 100, 2475 kg. Versus EQE 300 89 kWh that is +163 hp, +308 Nm, +1.7 s saved to 100 (7.3 − 4.7), and AWD instead of RWD. Versus EQE 350 89 kWh AWD (292 hp, 6.3): +116 hp, +293 Nm, 1.6 s quicker (6.3 − 4.7), kerb only 10 kg more (2475 vs 2465), same 2970 gross, same 495 vs 505 payload. The 500 is the lowest mass per horsepower: 6.07 kg/hp. Top speed does not rise: still 210 on every version, so the 500 does not buy a higher limiter in this data.

The two EQE 350 89 kWh: RWD or AWD

Both are named EQE 350 89 kWh, both 292 hp / 214 kW / 565 Nm, both Automatic 1-speed, both 210. They are not interchangeable.

• RWD: 6.4 to 100, kerb 2355, gross 2880, payload 525, 8.07 kg/hp.
• AWD: 6.3 to 100, kerb 2465, gross 2970, payload 505, 8.44 kg/hp.

AWD costs 110 kg at the kerb (2465 − 2355) and 90 kg of gross (2970 − 2880) for 0.1 s on 0–100. Payload falls by 20 kg (525 − 505). If the only measured gain is a tenth of a second and AWD, the RWD EQE 350 89 kWh is the lighter, higher-payload 292 hp car. If AWD is the requirement, this AWD 350 is 10 kg lighter than EQE 500 100 kWh and 116 hp down.

The two EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh: 292 hp pneumatic vs 320 hp spring

Both are named EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh. Distinguish them by power.

292 hp Plus: 214 kW, 565 Nm, 6.4 to 100, RWD, 2385 / 2880, Independent, pneumatic front and rear, four wheel sizes.

320 hp Plus: 235 kW, still 565 Nm, 6.1 to 100, RWD, 2544 / 2975, Independent, spring front and rear, seven wheel sizes including 285/35 R20, 265/35 R21, 295/30 R21.

The 320 hp car adds 28 hp and 21 kW, does not add torque (both 565 Nm), is 0.3 s quicker (6.4 − 6.1), and is 159 kg heavier (2544 − 2385). Payload is the smallest in the generation: 431 kg, 64 kg less than the 292 hp Plus (495). Mass per hp improves slightly (7.95 vs 8.17) because power rose more than weight in relative terms, but you still haul 159 kg extra. Chassis is the other split: pneumatic on the 292 hp Plus, spring on the 320 hp Plus. Wheel choice is wider on the 320 hp Plus (7 sizes vs 4).

Versus EQE 350 89 kWh RWD (292 / 6.4 / 2355 kg): the 292 hp Plus is the same power, same 6.4, same RWD, 30 kg heavier, 30 kg less payload (495 vs 525). The Plus name at 292 hp does not buy acceleration in this table; it buys a 90 kWh label versus 89 kWh and 30 kg.

EQE 300 100 kWh vs the 350s: when 265 hp is enough

EQE 300 100 kWh at 265 hp / 6.9 / 2300 kg is 27 hp below the 292 hp 350s and 0.5 s slower than the RWD 350 89 kWh (6.4). It is 55 kg lighter than that RWD 350 (2355 − 2300) and 165 kg lighter than the AWD 350 (2465 − 2300). Payload 675 kg beats every 350 (505–525) and both Plus cars (431–495). Torque is 550 vs 565: 15 Nm less. If payload and kerb matter more than 0–100, this is the lightest EQE in the data (2300 kg) with the largest payload (675 kg). If 0–100 under 6.5 s is the cut, it misses: 6.9.

The 320 hp EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh is 55 hp up on this 300, 0.8 s quicker (6.9 − 6.1), and 244 kg heavier (2544 − 2300). Payload shrinks by 244 kg (675 − 431). That is the steepest payload trade in the set.

Dimensions, mpg, what is not measured

Ground clearance: not measured. Tank: not measured. City / highway / mixed consumption: not measured — there is no mpg figure to rank versions on. CO2 is 0 on all seven. Top speed does not separate them: 210 on all. Brakes do not separate them. Wheel sets are the same four sizes on six versions; only the 320 hp EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh adds 285/35 R20, 265/35 R21, and 295/30 R21.

Reliability and problems: not in this dataset — not measured.

Which version to choose

• Lightest kerb, largest payload: EQE 300 100 kWh — 2300 kg, 675 kg payload, 265 hp, 6.9 s, RWD.
• Least power, slowest 0–100: EQE 300 89 kWh — 245 hp, 7.3 s, 2385 kg. Only if the 89 kWh 300 is the constraint; the 100 kWh 300 beats it on power, time, and weight.
• 292 hp without AWD mass: EQE 350 89 kWh RWD — 2355 kg, 6.4 s, 525 kg payload, 8.07 kg/hp, best mass/power among the 292 hp cars.
• 292 hp with AWD: EQE 350 89 kWh AWD — 6.3 s, 2465 kg. The 0.1 s versus RWD is the measured acceleration gain; the cost is 110 kg.
• 292 hp Plus (pneumatic): EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh (292 hp) — same 6.4 as RWD 350 89 kWh, 30 kg heavier. Choose it for the Plus / 90 kWh name and pneumatic axle, not for a quicker 0–100.
• 320 hp Plus (spring, more wheels): EQE 350 Plus 90 kWh (320 hp) — 6.1 s, 2544 kg, 431 kg payload. Fastest RWD; heaviest kerb; smallest payload; only spring chassis in the seven.
• Fastest, most torque, most hp: EQE 500 100 kWh — 408 hp, 858 Nm, 4.7 s, AWD, 6.07 kg/hp. Same 210 cap as the 245 hp car. Versus AWD 350: +116 hp, +1.6 s, +10 kg.

There is no price in this data, so “what the extra money buys” is only what the extra numbers buy: 163 hp and 1.7 s from EQE 300 89 kWh to EQE 500 100 kWh; 20 hp, 0.4 s, and 85 kg off from EQE 300 89 kWh to EQE 300 100 kWh; 28 hp, 0.3 s, 159 kg, and a spring instead of pneumatic from the 292 hp Plus to the 320 hp Plus; AWD and 110 kg from RWD EQE 350 89 kWh to AWD EQE 350 89 kWh. Pick by drive (RWD vs AWD), by the 89 / 90 / 100 kWh label in the name, and by whether 4.7 s (500) is worth 116 hp over the AWD 350 at almost the same 2475 vs 2465 kg.