2024 Mercedes Maybach EQS SUV, Ultra Luxury, Elegant, & Refined Masterpiece Representing a Signature
The all-new 2024 Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV represents the future of ultra-luxury: an elegant, refined masterpiece that harnesses all the benefits of an electric powertrain to enfold its passengers in a cocoon of sumptuous, high-tech comfort.
The Maybach EQS dazzles on first impression: An upright Mercedes emblem on the hood, a modern and sleek black panel at front, bold chrome elements, and available two-tone paint, painstakingly applied by hand and representing a signature aesthetic for the brand. Inside the vehicle, rose-gold accents, natural wood trim options and — for the first time ever — vegetable-tanned Nappa leather give the cabin a rarified atmosphere of prestige and power.
Technological innovations put driver and passenger perfectly at ease. The central display allows the driver immediate access to the vast majority of interactions, and the system reacts to specific situations, learning over time to offer the right suggestions. The displays can be customized with three different styles: understated, sport and MAYBACH. In the rear, two 11.6-inch displays allow passengers to interact, as does the MBUX rear tablet, which works beyond the vehicle. And with MBUX Interior Assistant, passengers can trigger vehicle functions (like switching on reading lights) with a simple wave of the hand.
There are two Manufaktur wood options – brown birch and brown walnut – as well as a lacqured piano black that you can choose if you have no taste. The woods are warm and beautiful and match perfectly with the rich leather. Detailing overall in the cabin is stunning, with real metal accents and more Maybach logos than you can shake a stick at.
More important to the Maybach EQS’ passengers, of course, will be the modified air suspension, which benefits from a dedicated Maybach driving mode. Replacing the Comfort setting, Maybach mode focuses on improving ride quality “entirely” for the rear passengers, according to Mercedes. That includes limiting body movements and their impact on the rear chairs and adjusting an “oscillation node” to reduce the amplitude of any impacts.
The next age of elegance and luxury is about to arrive. Watch for the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV later this year.
Key Highlights
Two permanently excited 484 kW synchronous motors
649 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque
0–60 mph in 4.1 seconds (est.)
Top speed of 130 mph
AIRMATIC Air Suspension with continuously adjustable damping
DYNAMIC SELECT drive modes
Driver Assistance Systems
Mercedes isn’t sharing pricing on the Maybach EQS, which will be built alongside the standard model at the automaker’s Tuscaloosa, Alabama, factory, but considering the GLS600 starts at $170,000 and there’s a $20,000-to-$25,000 price difference between equivalent GLS and EQS SUV models, a starting price near $200,000 seems reasonable here. North American sales should begin in late 2023 or early 2024.