Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV (2027)

Car and Driver views the 2027 EQE SUV favorably, though its appeal is more luxurious than exciting. The cabin impresses with premium materials, comfortable seats, sophisticated technology, and useful available driver aids, while the EQE320+ earns particular praise for combining a 302-mile EPA range with a lower price. Real-world testing also produced encouraging results, including 260 miles from the 4Matic and strong charging performance. Still, the jellybean styling, limited engagement behind the wheel, compromised visibility, and merely decent cargo space hold it back against rivals such as the Lucid Gravity, Rivian R1S, and Porsche Cayenne Electric. The ride can turn harsh with the optional air suspension, and Mercedes’ warranty lacks complimentary maintenance. Overall, it is a polished, comfortable, quietly capable luxury EV, best suited to buyers who prioritize refinement over driving thrills or maximum practicality.

Autocar’s Greg Kable is strongly impressed by the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, while keeping its compromises in view. He portrays it as plush, beautifully built and remarkably easy to live with, especially on poor UK roads where its air suspension and well-integrated four-wheel steering make a large SUV feel unexpectedly agile and manageable. The smooth, silent powertrains, spacious cabin, useful 520-litre boot and sophisticated technology—including the optional 56-inch Hyperscreen—add to its appeal, and Kable even considers it potentially Mercedes’ best EV yet. However, its braking feel is disappointing, performance is brisk rather than thrilling, and rivals offer greater range and faster charging for less money. The EQE SUV’s weight, lavish equipment and expensive pricing are therefore meaningful drawbacks, but the review’s overall mood remains clearly favorable: this is a highly polished, comfortable luxury EV whose taller SUV format genuinely improves Mercedes’ larger electric cars.

What Car? gives the Mercedes EQE SUV a favorable but clearly qualified verdict. It praises the SUV’s exceptionally quiet cabin, strong performance, impressive official range, spacious interior, comfortable seats, and easy low-speed maneuverability, while its high driving position and useful 520-litre boot add everyday appeal. The review also appreciates its generous equipment, excellent safety rating, and stronger predicted resale values than key rivals. However, the enthusiasm is tempered by a surprisingly abrupt ride over urban bumps, vague brake pedal, mediocre material quality, expensive pricing, and only average rapid-charging speed. Compared with the Audi Q8 e-tron and BMW iX, the EQE feels refined and practical but less polished dynamically and inside. The entry-level EQE 300 in AMG Line trim is considered the sensible choice, making this a good—but not irresistible—luxury electric SUV.

Auto Express is broadly positive about the Mercedes EQE SUV, while remaining firmly aware of its costly imperfections. It praises the near-silent running, exceptionally smooth low-speed ride, effortless controls, roomy rear cabin, and practical square boot. The 90kWh battery, 285–340-mile WLTP range, and 170kW charging also make it a capable long-distance EV. Yet the review’s enthusiasm is tempered by disappointing cabin details, including misaligned trim and sagging lighting, an awkward high-set driving position, motorway resonance, and body movement on twistier roads. At over £90,000—and nearly £108,000 in the tested specification—the EQE SUV feels insufficiently polished beside rivals such as the BMW iX. Overall, it emerges as an impressively refined and comfortable electric SUV, but one whose rough edges and price prevent an unqualified recommendation.

Top Gear is sharply unimpressed, rating the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV just 5/10. It credits the car with solid construction, a quiet ride, usable technology, generous luxury, and respectable range, especially from the rear-drive 350+ model. But those strengths are overwhelmed by its bland styling, steep £75,495–£124,995 pricing, excessive weight, vague steering, seasick air suspension, poor efficiency in real-world use, and lack of a clear purpose. Top Gear argues that the EQE SUV feels like Mercedes reshaped existing engineering simply because it could, rather than creating something genuinely useful or distinctive. It is a calm, comfortable cruiser, but the review finds no charisma, fresh thinking, or compelling reason to choose it over Mercedes’ own EQB or EQS, or rivals such as the BMW iX and Polestar 3.

The Car Connection’s Andrew Ganz views the EQE SUV as an appealing, well-rounded luxury EV with meaningful compromises. He praises its comfortable, spacious cabin, polished ride, strong acceleration, abundant standard equipment, and impressive 302-mile range in the efficient EQE 350+. The interior is the standout, blending upscale materials with excellent seating, though the optional Hyperscreen feels excessive and less intuitive than it looks. Ganz also appreciates the AMG model’s genuinely sharp handling, while recommending the more sensible 350 4Matic with adaptive cruise control for most buyers. Still, the EQE SUV is expensive, its sloping roof limits cargo space, all-wheel-drive versions sacrifice range, and its 400-volt architecture trails faster-charging rivals. With crash-test results still unavailable, the review remains measured rather than glowing, but its 8.0/10 rating reflects solid approval of a comfortable, tech-rich family EV.

Digital Trends’ Stephen Edelstein views the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV as polished but ultimately underwhelming. Its cabin feels genuinely luxurious, with stylish ambient lighting, excellent voice recognition, plush air-suspension comfort, and an impressive suite of available technology. The practical case is helped by a $79,050 starting price, standard all-wheel-drive availability without an upcharge, and potential federal tax-credit eligibility. Still, Edelstein is far from enthusiastic: the SUV’s nearly anonymous 1990s-inspired styling makes it forgettable, cargo capacity trails key rivals, acceleration is merely adequate, and its 253-mile all-wheel-drive range cannot match the BMW iX or Cadillac Lyriq. The driving experience is competent rather than engaging, while important driver-assistance features require expensive upgrades. He ultimately sees the EQE SUV as a reasonable choice for Mercedes loyalists seeking luxury at a discount, but a less compelling and less distinctive alternative than its competitors.

Carwow’s Tom Wiltshire views the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV as capable but ultimately poor value. It is a superb motorway cruiser, with excellent soundproofing, smooth assisted driving, strong comfort at speed, useful rear-seat space, and clever touches such as augmented-reality navigation. However, the appeal fades around town, where the air suspension can thud, and on winding roads, where its weight, body lean, and lifeless steering undermine confidence. Wiltshire is also unimpressed by the styling, disappointing build quality for such an expensive car, awkward touch-sensitive controls, limited cabin storage, and the largely showy Hyperscreen. Real-world range is respectable at roughly 290–300 miles, but efficiency and 170kW charging lag behind rivals such as the BMW iX, Audi Q6 e-tron, and Kia EV6. With better alternatives offering stronger value, quality, and driving dynamics, the EQE SUV earns a measured 6/10 rather than a recommendation.