It’s no secret Mercedes-Benz’s family of Electric Vehicle Architecture-based models – the EQE, EQE SUV, EQS and EQS SUV – have failed to fire.
Now, Mercedes-Benz is offering huge discounts across the range of curvaceous large and extra-large sedans and SUVs with savings of between $23,814 and $69,839 based on a Victorian postcode.
The company has over 100 new vehicles listed in stock across these four model lines on its website, and a look at in-stock vehicles reveals the largest discounts can be had on the Mercedes-AMG EQE53 sedan and Mercedes-Benz EQS450 limousine.
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The smallest discounts are actually on the most expensive member of this EVA-based lineup, the Mercedes-Maybach EQS680.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s currently on offer, as of the morning of August 13, with pricing based on a private buyer with a Victorian postcode.
EQE300 SUV
- 12 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $106,501 to $106,804
- Savings of $24,735 to $27,956
EQE300 sedan
- 1 vehicle in stock
- Drive-away price of $106,409
- Saving of $23,814
EQE350 SUV
- 2 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away price of $107,246
- Saving of $32,623
AMG EQE53 SUV
- 37 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $123,417 to $136,825
- Savings of $52,912 to $56,828
AMG EQE53
- 4 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $134,551 to $142,239
- Savings of $66,677 to $69,839
EQS450
- 3 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $128,719 to $133,893
- Savings of $64,278 to $66,405
EQS450 SUV
- 36 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $126,927 to $140,128
- Savings of $53,405 to $57,970
Maybach EQS680
- 12 vehicles in stock
- Drive-away prices of $333,457 to $419,211
- Savings of $8786 to $9273
Of this quartet, the EQE SUV is by far the most popular. Mercedes-Benz has delivered 594 this year to the end of July, up 5.7 per cent on the same period last year.
It’s followed by the EQE (90, down 13.5 per cent), the EQS SUV (22, down 72.2 per cent) and the EQS (2, down 66.7 per cent).
Mercedes-Benz removed the ability to configure a new EQE and EQS from its website last year, and while the model pages for these vehicles are still active, they stopped appearing in the vehicle range menu in March – something which the company has blamed on a technical issue.
Now, the EQE SUV and EQS SUV can no longer be configured via the website.
The EQE and EQS entered production in 2021, with their SUV counterparts following in 2022. All received styling dramatically different from equivalent combustion-powered Mercedes-Benz models, with more curvaceous – some would say blobby – styling.
Responding to criticism, Mercedes-Benz gave the EQS a facelift in Europe, bringing a more conventional grille, but this has yet to be confirmed for our market.
Earlier this year, Mercedes-Benz paused deliveries of all EVA-based models in the US due to slow sales.
The German automaker has said it’s moving to a “coherent design language” across its portfolio, and is also ditching separate EQ nameplates.
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