Mercedes Benz EQE - A brilliant or boring Benz?

Mercedes-Benz has built a reputation on its mid-sized executive saloons, nowadays known simply as the E-Class. But by going all-electric, at first, all it appears to have done is simply downsize the excellent EQS. Is that enough? After all, the E-Class is more than a small S-Class, so what have they done to make the new all-electric EQE stand out from its more luxurious, and not much more expensive, sibling? As always, we put the car through the now industry-standard road test that actual car buyers are trusting when it comes to choosing their new EVs, the AutoEV one.
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0:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Titles
01:30 - Meet the car
04:15 - Styling
10:39 - Practicality
14:52 - Interior
30:33 - Usability
32:58 - Performance & Handling
47:51 - Pricing
49:21 - Competition
51:17 - Pros & Cons
52:10 - Summary
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Website: autoev.co.uk

[@nealy2815]

Very detailed review as usual.

[@grahamevans3635]

Your summary really sits with my car at the moment also which is an Audi E tron, when you first see it and drive it you think hmm not sure what this is all about....however when you spend time with it (on a decent journey) it starts to make sense. The comfort, the cosseted feel, the space and overall feeling the car is "looking" after you. Great review as usual and keep up the good work 👍

[@kengormley4530]

super review really enjoyed 👏👏👏👏

[@Petelmrg]

If I was a passenger who had nodded off then woke to see that dashboard I would assume it was Sunday morning after a hard night out.

[@adrianhetmanski1832]

LOL, glad to see that the voice controls are just the same as when Jeremy Clarkson reviewed it about 20years ago

[@AutoEV]

Yup......

[@max-timothy-lev9834]

I have an EQE 350+, RWD, Pinnacle Trim, 4 degree rear wheel steer, Airmatic Suspension, and a few more options all under 86K. The only thing it won’t have is the new decoupling of the motors and new thermal mgmt system… The car is geared toward couples w/o kids, no race track necessary, and enjoy the ambience of driving no more than 300 miles to visit family and friends…

[@RuiGramacho]

Same here. Totally agree. The review's conclusion, in my view, was not the best. How do you gauge a new car against used ones? I would not spend 85k on a used car. Additionally two wrong comments were made. 1) the rear view is limited yes. "why design a car like this if you have no limitations?" I guess aero does count to this gentleman here. 🤷‍♂ 2) he doesn't like the EV platform. Really? 380 miles WLTP? Yes, its not a race car... If needed one I could easily get a faster car for less....a Model 3 performance for example. But that's a pile of crap (PS: I own a Model Y too... so I know the car I have).

[@stevejlouis5446]

Why without kids?

[@dingbatt]

I am glad I’m not the only one who noticed the steering wheel arc obscuring the driver’s display (as soon as I powered it up). It smacks of lazy design, where the look of the cabin outweighs practical usage. It needs a display mode where the important info (like speed) is in the centre and in a large font. I would have to have a HUD, which in the EQE is good. The car is too big, so I was encouraged when you said there is an EQC sedan in the offing. As someone who rarely has rear seat passengers, to have an long range executive EV sedan that is a foot shorter than the EQE would be a better ‘fit’ (pun intended).

[@Michaelh844]

About the options to the EQE, i think it is a English problem :) Here in Denmark i bought it with headup display as a option, stand alone for 16.000 DKK Just to let you know :)

[@oatzman213]

I just ordered one as a company car, £150 per month is an absolute steal for an £82k specced car

[@aakeister]

You have to gauge the market, you don’t want to annoy your core buyers. Like Range Raver, BMW 7 series, these buyers don’t want a car to look any different to their last one, they are not buyers for wacky designs,they go to meetings in business looking cars not clown cars like the EV6 even Hyundai know this, hence the Hyundai premium named cars.

[@warsawtugger]

I’m going mad. I started to play, or thought I did, a new video of you in the snowy Cotswolds and the new Atto3. Now I can’t see or find it anywhere. Did I imagine it?

[@AutoEV]

No Chris, you aren't going mad. It was this week's video that went live yesterday at 7pm, however due to some technical error I hadn't realised whilst loading, it chopped off the last 9 minutes of the review. I only knew about it when a viewer contacted me asking what had happened! Anyway, I'm reloading (the full version!) which should hopefully go live later this evening. Apologies to you and everyone who tried to watch it. Bryan.

[@wojciechmaajowicz4240]

Same issue with brakes in EQC.

[@Versus_-dx4bx]

Hi. Thank you for a great road test. May I kindly ask for a EQE53 AMG test?) It will be great to see how performance and battery life go hand in hand. Thanks.

[@AutoEV]

As soon as MBUK have one on their press fleet, we will test it.

[@jasoncatt]

Amazing that Mercedes blundered so badly on the screen placement. I noticed that on my test drive and immediately ruled out the standard model. I had to order the hyperscreen, which although expensive, fixed the problem for me.

[@RedBatteryHead]

On aerodynamics. Let's slab a plate on to ruin the windtunnel cW 😄 Plate ruin many intended design. I like the car as a luxury package. Not the interior design perse.

[@nwsuk]

Honestly that looks like a Mercedes Prius 😂

[@KM-st7zh]

Is there EQ GLE ？

[@AutoEV]

There’s an EQE SUV coming out. And that’s what it’s called- the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV.

[@davidmordecai9890]

“To be honest with you” I wish I hadn’t wasted a half hour on this review.

[@AutoEV]

But you did, and your view counts. So thanks anyway. Appreciate the comment.

[@RuiGramacho]

The review's conclusion, in my view, was not the best. How do you gauge a new car against used ones? I would not spend 85k on a used car. Additionally two wrong comments were made (in my perspective): 1) the rear view is limited yes. "why design a car like this if you have no limitations?" I guess aero does count??? 🤷‍♂ 2) he doesnt like the EV platform. Really? 380 miles WLTP? Yes, its not a race car... If needed one I could easily get a faster car for less....a Model 3 performance for example. But that's a smartphone on wheels... not really a luxury car (PS: I own a Model Y too... so I know the car I have).

[@-Derp-]

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[@siddharthassinha]

I test drove Audi-Q8 Etron and EQE SUV. Audi looked so cheap compared to EQE.

[@stefan2796]

Expensive vaporware. Depreciation on EVs is extreme, like 10-15% per year. EV sales are tanking...

[@paulh5854]

Hello, a very thorough review, but you could do it in 30 minutes. Nearly an hour is far too long. I skipped most of it. I hope you take this feedback in the spirit that it is intended!

[@jkmsaturn]

Exterior design team will need to have a ‘come to Jesus’ moment prior to the second generation. Interior design is a strong point at Mercedes, of late.

[@joaopedrofonseca2300]

Since when is the taycan and e-tron price lower than the EQE? Those are at the price range of the EQS. Inform yourself when before spreading misinformation

[@AutoEV]

Porsche Taycan RWD starts from £75,000 and the Audi e-tron GT starts at £85,000. This EQE was £89,000. Perhaps I’m not the one who needs informing? But thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.

[@joaopedrofonseca2300]

@@AutoEV the model base of the EQE starts at 74,345£... why comparing the price of a car without extras, to a full extras?

[@AutoEV]

@@joaopedrofonseca2300 because I’m comparing them to the car we tested which was £89k. But even at that price, you can add quite a bit onto a base Taycan, or even move up to a Taycan S and still be better off. It’s a comparison to the car we are testing. Don’t change the rhetoric to suit your argument. An EQE300 in base trim at £75k is a different car to what we tested.

[@ianmaher4348]

I think you are unfairly negative!

[@AutoEV]

Even though I like the car???

[@tsint]

The front looks somewhat ok, but the rest of the car just ugly… 😟

[@nextdaycatering]

Ruined by Way 2 many adverts, F off with these crappy ads for shampoo when im looking for a car!!!

[@AutoEV]

Apologies, but that isn’t our doing I’m afraid. We don’t control the adverts on KZbin.

[@sainthefty]

Steering wheel controls are rubbish