Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS makes Australian debut
German luxury car leader previews its new battery-electric flagship Down UnderThe next step in the electrification of Mercedes-Benz, and a clear signpost for the company’s upcoming battery-powered flagship, has landed in Australia.
It’s the $8 million Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS, the hand-built motor show star of the Benz stand at the 2019 Frankfurt motor show and the car that is expected to join the pioneering Mercedes-Benz EQC electric SUV in showrooms next year.
The EQS is the full-scale proof that battery-electric cars don’t have to be boring autonomous boxes, as it combines elegant good looks with new materials and even an old-school steering wheel and pedals in front of the driver.
It’s also a traditional four-door limousine, with the conventional booted layout that has historically been seen on anything with a luxury badge, as proof that the future of the flagship S-Class is safe at the three-pointed star.
“This car represents a lot of the stuff that is coming down the road,” says Ryan Lewis, spokesman for Mercedes-Benz Australia.
“It’s obviously fantastic to have the car here and be able to show what’s happening. Especially to show customers what to expect in the future, not just from an electric car point of view but also on sustainability.
“These topics are very important to Mercedes-Benz globally and also to us in Australia.”
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS debuted in Melbourne during the aborted lead-up to the Australian Grand Prix, although the plan to have it sitting alongside the latest F1 racer from Mercedes was binned along with the race.
Looking closely at the EQS, its design could have started with a single smooth line from nose to tail. There is plenty of LED frippery with more than 150 individual globes and monster 24-inch wheels that each take a month to craft, but it’s all polish for the basic shape.
The Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS is now undertaking a global tour that’s likely to include Car Week at Pebble Beach in the USA as well as the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy, provided they are not rubbed out by the Coronavirus too.
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