2027 Mercedes-Benz EQS Launches With Yoke Steering Wheel, 926-km Electric Range

2027 Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan launches with optional yoke steering wheel, 926 kilometres slectric range. 

The new 2027 Mercedes‑Benz EQS has debuted as the first series-production car to feature the steer-by-wire technology, albeit an option for the flagship electric sedan which now has 25 percent of its components newly developed, updated, or refined.

Available in four variants – the EQS 400, EQS 450+, EQS 500 4MATIC and EQS 580 4MATIC, the refreshed flagship sedan now boasts new batteries with 122 kWh (from 118 kWh), which allows the EQS 450+ to go a range of up to 926 kilometres (575 miles) without the need for charging stops.

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Its new 800-volt technology allows achieve a charging capacity of up to 350 kW and a recharge of up to 320 kilometres (199 miles) of range within 10 minutes in the EQS 450+ and 305 kilometres (190 miles) in the other three models.

The new EQS retains its familiar look with the black radiator grille with wide chrome slats, though this can be replaced with a more dynamic radiator grille with a backlit star pattern when customers opt for a new EQS in the AMG Line version.

Inside, it boasts a pillar-to-pillar, 55-inch hyperscreen that incorporates the 12.3-inch driver display, 17.7-inch central display and 12.3-inch passenger display while rear seat passengers gets two 13.1-inch screens with new, individually configurable MBUX remote controls.

Options includes the Steer-by-wire tech, which provides better handling and maneuvering when driving and offers a flatter, yoke-style steering wheel, making it easier for the driver to get in and out of the car.

For the first time, the MB.DRIVE PARKING Assist now allows diagonal parking. The system, which also detects free spaces that are not marked by white lines, can now park at speeds of up to 5 km/h, making it around 60 per cent faster than the previous system.

Pricing hasn’t been announced, but series production of the new electric EQS will begin this month at the Mercedes-Benz’s state-of-the-art “Factory 56” plant in Sindelfingen, where the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class are currently being produced flexibly on a single production line.

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