We poked fun at German automakers in the 1990s for making the “same sausage, but in different lengths” – the contemporary C-Class, E-Class, and S-Class were pretty much the same design, just scaled up and down. And all that’s old is new again, only now it’s electrified. Following up on the attention-grabbing EQS full-size luxury sedan is the new 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE, and if you’re not looking at measuring tape, it’s not easy to tell them apart.
That might not be great unless you’re a fan of the big, space-pod Mercedes EV. Its polarizing, one-box shape demands attention, but some can’t get behind its shapely curves. At the very least, the full-size sedan drives very well, and the mid-sized EQE is built on the same EVA2 platform as its flagship sibling, with similar EV drive and infotainment technology. It carries the weight of Mercedes’ heritage and the pressures of a cleaner, greener future on its shoulders, but luckily the EQE is up to the task of convincing both electric apologists and loyal Benz drivers to consider its polarizing, one-box design.
