When it comes to Mercedes-Benz AMG, the first impression that comes to many people's minds is the high-pitched and sweet sound, the roaring engine sound and the ultimate acceleration performance. AMG, which is as famous as the BMW M series and Audi RS series, is the symbol of Mercedes-Benz's top performance cars.

However, recent overseas media reported that Mercedes-Benz-AMG has officially submitted applications for the EQE?43, EQE?53 and EQE?63 trademarks to the European Union Intellectual Property Office, which means that Mercedes-Benz AMG is also going electric.

Judging from the trademark application, EQE? AMG models may continue to use the 43/53/63 naming system of the internal combustion engine era, while there is no precise information about the naming rules of other models. In addition, according to relevant news, Mercedes-Benz EQS may also launch AMG models and use the same naming method as EQEAMG.

According to overseas media, the Mercedes-Benz EQE is expected to be released in 2022. The new car will have a cruising range of more than 600km and the price will be close to that of the Tesla Model S. This new car is positioned as a medium-to-large pure electric sedan and is produced and developed on the same platform as Mercedes-Benz's flagship pure electric sedan EQS.

This is also the second pure electric product launched by Mercedes-Benz MEA architecture after EQS. Judging from the previously exposed test spy photos, the new car is similar to the Mercedes-Benz EQS test car, but the EQE body is shorter. But the overall design style is not much different, and the designs are all novel.

Mercedes-Benz EQS spy photos

According to the spy photos, the Mercedes-Benz EQE adopts Mercedes-Benz’s latest design concept. The body shape is somewhat similar to the Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door coupe, with long front overhang and short rear The suspension design, coupled with the coupe tail, instantly brings the sportiness of the entire car to the extreme.

As for the interior, according to reports from overseas media, the interior of the new car will most likely use a large number of color displays, and the design will be similar to the new generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class. It is worth noting that, judging from the spy photos of EQS, the styles of EQE and EQS will be relatively close.

In terms of power, relevant news shows that the EQE is expected to be equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 100kWh and a cruising range of 600km. A dual-motor four-wheel drive version will be launched in the early stage, and a rear-wheel drive version will be launched later. Its book power parameters are expected to exceed the 408Ps and 730N·m of the current model on sale, the Mercedes-Benz EQC.

It is worth noting that the Mercedes-Benz EQE AMG version of the high-performance model is expected to be released from 2023 to 2024. According to overseas media, the horsepower of the EQE AMG model is expected to reach the level of the BMW M5 EV (greater than or equal to 1000Ps).

In response to the rapid development of automobile electrification, Mercedes-Benz launched a new electrified sub-brand - EQ at the 2016 Paris Auto Show. On the basis of EQ, three branches are derived: EQ Boost, EQ Power and EQ, which respectively correspond to the three categories of 48V mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric models.

According to Mercedes-Benz’s strategic plan, it is expected that the sales of its electric models will account for more than a quarter of total sales in the next ten years. The Mercedes-Benz EQ brand will launch 10 electric models by 2025, with a total investment of up to 10 billion euros (equivalent to approximately RMB 77.2 billion).

It is reported that the Mercedes-Benz EQ series products will cover multiple segments of compact, medium, large and SUV. At present, Mercedes-Benz has registered multiple trademarks in China, including EQ, EQA, EQB, EQC, EQE, EQS, EQG and EQX. Among them, at the end of 2019, the first model of the Mercedes-Benz EQ series, EQC, has officially landed in the Chinese market.

In addition, Mercedes-Benz EQ’s first pure electric MPV model EQV has also been officially launched in Europe. In the domestic market, the next models to be planned by Mercedes-Benz EQ include EQA, EQB? and EQS? and other models. At present, the test spy photos of these new cars have been exposed.

EQAamp; EQS

In February this year, spy photos of Mercedes-Benz EQB testing were exposed; not long after, MEA was used with Mercedes-Benz EQB? Test spy photos of the Mercedes-Benz EQA on the EVA2 platform were exposed; in March, the interior of the Mercedes-Benz EQS based on Mercedes-Benz's new pure electric architecture MEA was exposed.

It is worth noting that whether it is EQA, EQB or EQS, the cruising range of these three products has reached 600-700km, solving a major difficulty faced by current pure electric vehicles. Among them, the Mercedes-Benz EQA is expected to be officially launched next year (that is, 2021).

In October this year, Mercedes-Benz announced at an investor meeting that the Mercedes-Benz EQ series product lineup has added three new products: EQE sedan, EQE? SUV and EQS? SUV, using MEA pure Electric vehicle production and R&D architecture The EQS sedan, which will be launched in the British market in the second half of 2021, is currently in the final stages of research and development.

In addition, at the investor conference, Mercedes-Benz also released a marketing video of prototypes of the EQS sedan, EQE sedan and EQS SUV, which were previously tested in the Black Forest region of Germany. . The slightly smaller EQE is scheduled to be launched in 2022, while the EQS SUV is due in 2022.

It is reported that the EQS is similar to the electric version of the S-Class. It is the flagship model of the Mercedes-Benz EQ series of electric vehicles. It is built based on the MEA architecture and is equipped with an electric motor on the front/rear axle. The high-performance sports version The maximum output power is 680Ps, equipped with a 4MATIC all-wheel drive system, and the power will be focused on the rear wheels as the main power output.

Mercedes-Benz EQS concept car & actual test vehicle

The EQE is the second model based on the MEA architecture. According to overseas media reports, its internal code name at Mercedes-Benz is V295. According to In related news, it will be put into production at Mercedes-Benz's No. 56 factory in Sindelfingen, Germany, and will also be simultaneously introduced into China by Beijing Benz. It is expected that Beijing Benz's EQE production capacity alone will reach 70,000 vehicles/year.

In addition, in terms of configuration, it will be closer to Mercedes-Benz's ESF Experimental Safety Vehicles (Experimental Safety Vehicles). There are rumors that Mercedes-Benz EQE, a medium-to-large pure electric sedan, will be equipped with four-wheel steering, air suspension and safety, L3 level automatic driving assistance and other functions.

According to Mercedes-Benz’s previous electrification strategic plan, it is expected that by 2022, it will bring more than 10 pure electric products to the world, and the arrival of the new electrified sub-brand EQ , not only accelerates Mercedes-Benz to achieve its pure electric product layout goal in 2022, but also accelerates the pace of this century-old brand's transformation from the fuel era to a new era.

But car electrification is a new long-distance race, and the road ahead is not smooth. For Mercedes-Benz, which claims to be the inventor of the car, how far can it achieve it? Woolen cloth? Let’s wait and see!

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