Test drive Mercedes-Benz EQE： 500,000-class luxury electric car. Who else can you choose if you don’t choose it？

In the booming domestic electric vehicle market, there are many options for electric vehicles below 300,000, but when the price rises to 500,000, the selection range is relatively narrow.

500 thousand, buy an electric car, who will you think of?

Recently, I once again experienced the level of a 500,000-yuan electric car, yes, once again. When this car first came on the market, I was deeply impressed by the first test drive. It’s called EQE.

Modeling: elegance and exquisiteness coexist.

EQE still adopts a family-like front face design similar to EQS, but it is slightly different from EQS’s fashion pioneer sense. EQE’s shape takes care of the preferences of daily car users and is relatively more acceptable: the closed grille with the star emblem logo has a very high recognition, and the three-stage design surrounded by digital headlights and bottom makes the front face look more sporty; The 4.9-meter-long car and the 3.1-meter-long car body maintain smooth lines while ensuring enough space. The lower ground clearance and the two-color low wind resistance wheels further highlight the car’s sense of movement. The slip-back body shape and the duck tail design at the top of the rear trunk reflect the sporty atmosphere integrated with the whole vehicle in the roundness.

When you get into the car, you can clearly see that the old luxury enterprises have a unique understanding of luxury and intelligence. The overall layout of the car continues the design style of EQS, but it is different. 12.3-inch instrument screen, 12.8-inch central control screen, with exquisite walnut decorative board, the luxurious atmosphere is full at once.

Mercedes-Benz EQE is equipped with MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system, which uses 8-core CPU, 24GB storage and 46.4GB memory bandwidth per second to ensure the fluency of the operating system. In addition, a group of physical buttons are reserved under the central control screen, including driving mode switching, parking images, EQ energy interface, etc., which can satisfy car owners who prefer the touch of physical buttons.

In terms of configuration, EQE is equipped with L2-level driver assistance component enhanced version, which integrates many driver assistance functions, such as intelligent navigation distance limiting function, intelligent navigation steering function, etc., and realizes the functions of full-screen display of navigation information, AR real-life navigation and 3D indoor map, realizing people-centered convenience, which is the scientific and technological concept that Mercedes-Benz EQE adheres to.

Driving: swiftness and comfort coexist

We can think about it with our eyes closed, and what is the battery life of mainstream electric vehicles now, ranging from 500 to 600 kilometers. Mercedes-Benz EQE is being developed based on the EVA platform, equipped with a power battery with a total capacity of 96.1kWh and NCM811 batteries, thus achieving a cruising range of up to 752 kilometers under CLTC conditions. At the same time, the car also supports a maximum of 128 kilowatts of DC charging, from 10% to 80% in 48 minutes.

EQE 350, which was put on the market in advance, uses a rear-drive permanent magnet synchronous motor, with a maximum power of 215kW and a peak torque of 556 N m. It only takes 6.7s to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h, and the power consumption per 100 km is as low as 13.7kWh.

The first time I drove Mercedes EQS, I had a strong feeling that it was an electric car more suitable for "bosses" to drive themselves, although most of them would have their own full-time drivers. After two test drives of EQE, or out of a more compact body than the flagship EQS, I feel that this car is more suitable for driving by myself. Especially in the case of the blessing of technology such as active steering of rear wheels, this feeling will be more obvious.

In terms of power output, Mercedes-Benz EQE feels linear output in economy and comfort mode, relaxed but not impatient, and can experience the smoothness of driving while driving. When switching to sports mode, the power is abundant and the acceleration is very sensitive. But this sensitivity is also based on the "steady progress" and will not make you feel particularly abrupt. It feels like a large-displacement fuel car, and it is silky.

Mercedes-Benz EQE’s power steering and shock absorption adjustment are also very delicate. After a finely bumpy road section, the chassis adjustment of Mercedes-Benz EQE makes the car basically feel no vibration, while when passing through a large pothole road, the road feel will be clearer, but the front seats can absorb most of the shock. I deliberately chose some sections with continuous speed bumps to pass through many times, and even the photographer sitting straight in the back row did not feel too uncomfortable bumps.

Write at the end:

In the electric vehicle market segment of 500,000 yuan, EQE, which has the advantages of endurance and brand influence, is one of the "star" projects that will definitely be taken seriously. In this price range, who can choose without EQE?

Original title: "Test drive Mercedes-Benz EQE: 500,000-class luxury electric, who else can you choose if you don’t choose it? 》

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