Mercedes-Benz EQS 53 4MATIC+ Sedan EV Beta
Price
- RRP
- $315,000
- Price basis
- Driveaway: includes on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 107 kWh
- Range
- 526 km
- Energy use
- 23 kWh/100km
- Peak DC charging
- 200 kW
Range in the real world
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 53 hadds about 10 km an hour
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 16 hadds about 30 km an hour
- 50 kW fast charger, 10–80%
- about 1 h 30 min
- Hyper charger (150 kW+), 10–80%
- about 40 min
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Running costs
| Per 100 km | Per year | |
|---|---|---|
| Charging at home | $16.80 | $2,020 |
| Public fast charging | $28.30 | $3,400 |
| Petrol car, for comparison | $24.85 | $2,980 |
At the official energy use (real-world use is usually higher), home power at 40c/kWh, public fast charging at 90c/kWh and road user charges of $76 per 1,000 km, over 12,000 km a year. The petrol car uses 7 L/100 km of 91 at $3.55 a litre. Your power plan may be cheaper, especially overnight.
Performance
- Motors
- Dual motor
- Power
- 484 kW
- Torque
- 950 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 3.6 sec
- Drive
- All-wheel drive
Practicality
- Body
- Sedan
- Kerb weight
- 2,721 kg
Safety
- ANCAP
- Not rated by ANCAP
Ownership
- Warranty
- 5 years / unlimited km
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160,000 km
- Roadside assist
- 3 years
Registered from 1 Aug 2022, private use. Commercial use 5yr/200,000km
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.