Yahoo Autos 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE sedan and SUV get better in small, key ways
We've talked so much and so long about Mercedes-Benz's EQ lineup — including the chance of the EQ name going away in 2024 — it's hard to forget that the EQ sedans and SUVs are only one or two years old. That makes them ripe for upgrades, and Mercedes has obliged with the EQE sedan and SUV. All variants of both body styles gain the benefits of a heat pump, boosting powertrain efficiency in changing climates. Engineers also addressed a common complaint among reviewers, braking that becomes difficult to modulate at low speeds. Mercedes hasn't laid out the nitty gritty changes here, but called the improved setup a new braking system. On AWD trims, a new disconnect function shuts down the front motor when it isn't needed for traction. Mercedes is making its Hyperscreen standard equipment on the EQE 500 in both body styles, the 56-inch display formerly limited to the EQS.
In the 2023 EQE SUV, the standard battery has been a 90.6-kWh unit. For the 2024 EQE SUV, the entry-level rear-wheel-drive EQE 350+ gets a larger battery of 96 kWh, the AWD trim sticks with a 90.6-kWh pack. Motor output isn't changed on either car, the rear-driver making 288 horsepower. The EQE 500 that comes with AWD, however, picks up the bigger battery as well, peak output carrying on at 536 hp. In the convenience and cosmetic departments, the EQ sound experience for the cabin is included in the purchase price, as is a powered charge port door, and new 20-inch wheels.
In Europe, the EQE 350+ SUV with RWD added 20 miles to its WLTP certification, rising to 390 miles on a charge. The EQE 500 4Matic SUV added 32 miles thanks to the larger battery, getting up to 375 miles on a charge.
