The Mercedes-Benz S-class has long been recognized as the brand’s luxury flag-bearer, and the all-electric 2025 EQS offers an equally opulent experience—but in a body so softly rounded, it looks like it has been melting in the summer sun. Available with one motor and rear-wheel drive or two motors and all-wheel drive, the EQS can be optimized for an extended driving range or outfitted with up to 516 horsepower for maximum acceleration. Speaking of range, even the least efficient EQS580 model was able to travel for over 350 miles in our highway range test—no small accomplishment. Tech lovers will find plenty to like inside the EQS’s cabin too, with a total of three screens embedded into the dashboard and all manner of connectivity and driver-assistance features incorporated into the architecture. Our chief complaints about the EQS are its blasé driving personality and its mushy, disconnected brake pedal feel. If you’re prioritizing a plush, quiet ride the EQS delivers exactly that. That its rivals—a list that includes the BMW i7 and the Lucid Air—offer both similar panache and better road manners makes the EQS a harder sell.
What’s New for 2025?
The EQS receives a new front-end treatment for 2025 that replaces the faux grille and its inset logo with a three-bar motif and a standing hood ornament in an attempt to make the EV sedan look a little more like the gas-powered S-class. A more important upgrade lies beneath the EQS’s floor, though: Mercedes has swapped last year’s 108.4-kWh battery for a larger 118.0-kWh unit to boost range. Changes to the car’s regenerative braking system will also contribute to a longer driving range estimate, according to the company. The cabin has been gussied up a bit too, with more chrome accents and contrasting piping on the rear seat’s pillows. The top-spec Pinnacle trim can now be had with an Executive Interior package that adds a reclining rear seat and a front-passenger seat that can fold toward the dashboard to create more rear-seat legroom.
Pricing and Which One to Buy
The price of the 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS starts at $105,550 and goes up to $130,850 depending on the trim and options.
The EQS sedan is available in three models with three different powertrains and three trim levels. We recommend the EQS450 4Matic in top Pinnacle trim. The sedan is packed with luxury, convenience, and safety features down to luxury rear headrests with a cushy pillow topper. This year that model makes the same 335 horsepower as the rear-wheel drive model, but its extra motor increases torque to 590 pound-feet. The estimated range with all-wheel drive is only ten miles less than the rear-wheel-drive sedan, although the new Intelligent Disconnect feature could shrink that gap.
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EV Motor, Power, and Performance
The single motor on the rear axle of the EQS450+ produces 335 horsepower and 419 pound-feet of torque. The EQS450 4Matic adds an electric motor to the front axle for all-wheel drive. Combined horsepower holds at 335 horsepower, but torque climbs to 590 pound-feet. The EQS580 4Matic makes a combined 516 hp and 611 pound-feet torque. Every EQS rides on an adaptive air suspension and wheels ranging from 19 to 21 inches. Standard rear-axle-steering can angle the rear wheels up to 10 degrees to tighten the turning circle. With the 207.3-inch-long EQS being just three inches shorter than a Chevy Tahoe’s, rear-wheel steering makes the sedan easier to maneuver in tight spots and increases stability at high speeds. In our testing, we found the luxury sedan delivered the kind of quiet and silken ride that one would expect of an electric Mercedes flagship. It’s not as composed around town, however, thanks to our test car’s disconnected-feeling brake pedal. When we get a 2025 model in for testing we’ll see if the EQS’s all-new braking system addresses our issues.
