Yahoo Autos A New Mercedes S-Class EV Will Replace the EQS Sedan, CEO Confirms
The Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan will not survive into a second generation, according to Mercedes CEO Ola Källenius.
Instead, according to a new report by Autocar, Mercedes will sell two S-class sedans concurrently—one internal-combustion and one battery-electric model.
The story further states that while the two models will share similar designs, they won't be built on the same platform.
It appears that someone reminded Mercedes-Benz of the old saying, "You need to break a few eggs to make an omelet," because the egg-shaped EQS sedan will be killed after its first generation. There's no need to mourn, though. According to a new report by Autocar, the EQS will be succeeded by a new S-class EV that will be sold alongside the next-generation internal-combustion version. Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius confirmed the news to Autocar. "There will be two S-classes in the future—ICE and electric," he said.
As BMW does with its 5- and 7-series sedans, the new-generation S-class cars will share similar interior and exterior styling. It won't be the first time Mercedes has offered ICE and EV variants of the same car, since the poorly named G580 with EQ Technology joined the G-class lineup earlier this year.
However, the two S-classes aren't expected to be built on the same platform. We expect the electric version to be built on a dedicated EV platform, with the ICE car continuing on an updated MRA architecture. Speaking to Autocar, Källenius clarified recent reports that the brand stopped developing the new MB.EA Large EV platform. "We're already planning with MB.EA Large," he said.
The new generations of each model are expected in 2030—which lines up with Mercedes' stated goal of plug-in and full EVs accounting for 50 percent of the brand's global sales by the same year. The EQS just got a larger battery and a new front-end design, but the combustion S-class could still be in for a major refresh before the new generations arrive at the turn of the decade.
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