—such is the state of the current EV race when the EQE53's claimed 3.2-second run to 60 mph is merely a midpack figure in its segment.
The 53's chassis does a fine job of handling both its power and considerable tonnage. A big chunk of its mass comes from the low-mounted 90.6-kWh battery pack, and the car's ground-hugging center of gravity can be felt in its willingness to change direction and a marked lack of body roll. Still, despite good overall balance and huge amounts of grip from Michelin Pilot Sport 4S summer tires, the EQE53's bulk is obvious in tighter corners.
Our test car also featured the optional carbon-ceramic brake package, which is reassuringly powerful yet seems a bit unnecessary given the car's ability to harvest up to 260 kW through its motors under regenerative braking. There are three levels of regen that can be selected via paddles behind the steering wheel, the weakest of which allowing the car to coast when you let off the accelerator while the strongest equates to a one-pedal driving mode.
MercedesAMG cb125e acceleration
MercedesAMG Looks better than the EQS but this melted candy bar design doesn’t do it for me.
MercedesAMG It's like Mercedes has taken their inspiration from the kind of cars we used to hate.
MercedesAMG Mercedes has sacrificed design for practicality. I realise the need to set the drag coefficient as low as possible, but in this case, Mercedes is not doing it's aesthetic heritage any good. I would've rather they sacrifice effeciency than create this dome shape outline.
MercedesAMG what do you mean? they shake the car back and forth a few times when you activate launch control and play some .wav files, is this not exciting enough for you?
MercedesAMG That’s nice…