Mercedes-Benz' EQE SUV is the first AMG treatment

By Naveen October 17, 2022

The Polster 3 delivers 517 horsepower with an EPA-rated range of 300 miles.

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Mercedes calls it the "multipurpose variant of the recently launched EQE executive sedan".

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It actually looks like an SUV version of the EQE, though it's 3.5 inches shorter than the sedan.

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It's also one of the more aerodynamic SUVs out there, with a very slippery 0.26 drag coefficient.

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This, along with the large 90.6 kWh battery, contributes to an expected WLTP range of 342 miles.

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The rear motors range from 617HP or 677 with the optional AMG Dynamic Plus package with boost function.

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EQE says the standard version of the SUV will begin production in December at a US facility in Alabama.

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