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2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign, Dimensions, Review

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign, Dimensions, Review – The S-Class EV is a technological powerhouse and true luxury car. Mercedes-Benz has unveiled several cutting-edge automobiles in recent years, but none are more important to the brand’s standing or prospects than the EQS.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Review

This premium automobile, which is Mercedes’ first electric vehicle to be offered in the US, was designed to be an electric version of the. It was built from the very beginning. I’ve driven a base EQS450 Plus, so I can attest to the quality of Benz’s latest flagship. 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior & Interior

The 20-inch tires on my test car featured wider sidewalls, which helped the EQS’s adaptive dampers and adjustable air suspension provide a very smooth ride. The wheels, incidentally, have hundreds of tiny Mercedes stars and are aero-optimized. They’re amazing.) While the Sport driving option hardly stiffens the suspension, the EQS absorbs a range of road disturbances. A little amount of wind and tire noise can enter the cabin via glass that is shielded from heat, noise, and infrared light. On a long road trip around the California coast, it feels as nice as an S-Class should.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Interior

The only issue with the EQS’s driving is its brakes. The EQS’s maximum regenerative braking setting can occasionally bring the car to a complete stop as long as the creep mode is off, even though it isn’t a true one-pedal mode. When the regen is set too high, controlling the throttle to slow down is easy; the problem is with the brake pedal itself. When I need to use the brakes, the pedal doesn’t always go where I think it should since it moves under regen as if the driver applied pressure with their foot. It’s a little unsettling and challenging to get used to.

Both EQS versions are powered by a 107.8-kilowatt-hour battery pack, despite the EQS450’s Plus name implying that a lower battery capacity will be available in the future. However, the reality differs from Mercedes’ first estimates of the EQS450’s range, which were far more than the EPA’s projected 350 miles. At 70% charge, the EQS shows an estimated 320 miles of range left, while at 20% charge, it still shows a range of about 100 miles. Going 400 miles on a full battery should be simple, even without hypermiling.

Instead of a traditional trunk like the S-Class or competing cars like the Lucid Air and Porsche Taycan, the EQS has a sizable motorized door at the rear. The back seats fold nearly flat, and the cargo area is huge, despite a little bulge where the seats meet the trunk. The disadvantage of the hatch and the EQS’s standard panoramic sunroof is that they drastically reduce rear headroom. In an S-Class, taller passengers are unable to avoid banging their heads against the headlining. On the other hand, the EQS has a flat floor and plenty of rear legroom. At the very least, back seats with cozy headrests are ventilated, heated, and operated.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Changes

Similar to the new S-Class, the EQS450’s basic dashboard arrangement includes a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, a 12.8-inch touchscreen, and an expanded trim panel that extends the breadth of the interior. The EQS differs from the S-Class in terms of cabin design thanks to a number of characteristics, including a wing-shaped dashboard surround, amazing turbine-style air vents at the corners, narrow vents across the top, plenty of open space beneath the center console, and unique door panel designs. I think the EQS’s cabin looks best in bright colors, even if my test car’s $1,515 “yacht-design” matte wood trim and Sable Brown leather accents provide some flare.

Our test car had Mercedes’ well-known Hyperscreen, which is standard on the EQS580 but an available $7,230 upgrade on the EQS450. The whole dashboard is replaced with a massive 56-inch Gorilla Glass panel with three separate displays: a 12.3-inch gauge cluster, a 17.7-inch center OLED touchscreen, and a 12.3-inch OLED touchscreen in front of the passenger. It seems rather smooth, but for little glare and the gaps between the panels that show up when the light hits the glass exactly. The Hyperscreen is one of the EQS’s most incredible features; it’s a real marvel.

The MBUX operating system’s zero-layer architecture means that, regardless of the menu, program, or setting you’re using, the primary home screen can always be accessed with a single tap, and the temperature controls are always situated in a bar at the bottom of the screen.

Various floating widgets will appear in the corners of the massive navigation map, which functions as the home screen itself, depending on what you are using, such as music or seat massagers. In addition to the front-camera display, Mercedes’ augmented reality navigation technology works well on the Hyperscreen, displaying a top-down map with directions. Another advantage of the center screen is the biggest display I’ve yet seen for wirelessly connected Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Dimensions

I think the Hyperscreen is speedy and easy to use once you get the feel of it, even though it can handle a lot of activities. It also has a customized favorites menu that may be used for a number of things. Lastly, using the “Hey, Mercedes” voice assistant every day is beneficial. Since the automobile can recognize a variety of voices and knows where you are sat, if the front passenger says, “turn my massage on,” it will just turn it on for that seat.

The passenger screen also has additional features. When it senses your look, it dims the screen and uses eye-tracking cameras to prevent the driver from using it. Passengers may examine driving data, play games like Tetris, adjust the temperature, play their own music through headphones, and select navigation routes and submit them to the central screen.

The screen may also be completely turned off or set to one of many screensavers, such as one with an animated star motif and three that emphasize the Vision AVTR concept. Even at night, when the ambient lighting is at its strongest and the panels are at their brightest, I don’t find the EQS displays to be too loud. However, you may turn everything off or down completely if you don’t like the idea of a nightclub in Berlin. 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Specs

Engine & Performance

The EQS450 Plus has a single electric motor at the rear axle that generates 329 horsepower and 417 pound-feet of torque, just like previous EVs. It also has a single-speed gearbox. The reported EQS450 0-to-60-mph speed of 5.9 seconds is reasonable and suitable for a high-end car, even though it lacks the gut-punch acceleration of a Polestar 2 or even a Polestar. Additionally, two different “soundscapes” are broadcast through the speakers; they sound more like the noises of spaceships in the Jetsons than internal combustion engines.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign

If you truly need more performance, Mercedes has the dual-motor EQS580 with 516 horsepower or the upcoming 751-hp AMG version, but the EQS isn’t really designed for acceleration. Although the EQS450 isn’t a corner carver either, its standard 10-degree rear-wheel steering gives the impression that it is more nimble than its size and heft would suggest. No, the EQS450 is excellent for comfort and serenity.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Fuel Economy

Additionally, I don’t think the EQS’s range is significant given how well it charges. Mercedes claims that it takes 31 minutes to charge the EQS450 from 10% to 80% on a 110-kW DC fast charger and less than 12 hours to charge it from 10% to full on a 240-volt wall charger. But according to Mercedes, the EQS can reach 200 kW of charging power and 186 miles more range in just 15 minutes. Using a 150-kW fast charger, I was able to extend the EQS’s range by 208 miles, taking 20 minutes to get from 13% to 60%. At that time, who wants to know the entire range estimate?

One of the main reasons for the EQS’s longer range is its incredibly smooth cab-forward body, which has the lowest drag coefficient of any production car. The EQS’s distinctive characteristics, such as its star-pattern ‘grille’ and helix-shaped LED taillights, make me one of the few people who truly like the way it looks. I like the smooth, blobby design. Even if white isn’t the best color for the EQS and the front-end air intakes give it a fishy mouth if you don’t have the AMG Line appearance package, I still enjoy it overall. In the best way conceivable, the EQS makes me think of concept cars from the 1990s. 2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Redesign

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Safety Features

The EQS is loaded with luxuries, as one might expect from a vehicle like the S-Class. Despite having all-wheel drive and a few other standard features, the EQS450 is $7,490 less expensive than a basic S500.

The ‘basic’ Premium trim, which costs $103,360 plus a $1,050 destination fee, is what I’m testing. The EQS450 Premium model comes equipped with six USB-C ports, a fingerprint recognition system, a Burmester 3D sound system, 64-color ambient lighting, heated and ventilated front seats, a 360-degree parking camera, and a number of other driver-assist features like adaptive cruise control with steering assist, stop and go, automatic lane changes, lane-keeping assist, and much more.

Speaking about auto lane changes, when the EQS is equipped with this capability, its LED headlights illuminate the road at night, indicating the junction and destination. Mercedes’s first use of its state-of-the-art headlamp projection technology in the United States is astounding.

A $250 110-volt charging cable, a $450 HEPA air filter, a $1,100 massaging front seat (part of the midrange Exclusive trim), $450 rapid-heating front seats, the amazing $590 active ambient lights, and a $350 MBUX interior assistant that uses motion sensors to activate lights or suggested screen functions are all now included with my EQS450. The S-Class only has a few features that the EQS does not, giving buyers at least some justifications for selecting the traditional flagship choice. Furthermore, even without the Hyperscreen, the S-Class’s amazing 3D gauge cluster is unattainable, and the EQS is incompatible with the excellent Burmester 4D audio system.

2026 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 Release Date & Price

The total of my EQS450 is $115,245, which is $2,105 less than the S580 and $5,365 less than the original EQS580. A fully outfitted EQS450 also costs around $130,000, which is a great investment in my book. The EQS450 is a sophisticated device that is quiet, cozy, and unobtrusive. It is a great example of Mercedes’ electric efforts due to its long range and recharging capacity. Most importantly, it evokes a sense of the future. I would always pick the EQS over an S-Class.

Note: The details included in this blog post are derived from pre-release material that was accessible when the article was written. If you want the latest information, you should check official sources or call your nearest dealership.

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