German car maker Mercedes Benz unveiled EQS 580 4Matic in India on Friday at a price tag of INR 1.55 crore. It is an electric vehicle (EV) and the third from Mercedes Benz India to be introduced in India. It is based on a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) route where Mercedes Benz India imported parts of the car from its German facility and assembled it at Chakan, Pune, under the Make in India movement. The offering was launched in the presence of the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways – Mr. Nitin Gadkari.
Mercedes Benz EQS 580 4Matic launched at INR 1.55 crore
With a price tag of INR 1.55 crore, this luxury EV has a 107.8 kWh battery under the hood that releases sheer power of 855nm torque and 516.3bhp along with 385 kW of power. It has a top speed of 210kmph and takes mere 4.3 seconds to reach from 0 to 100 kmph showcasing just how powerful an EV can be.
Moving on, we have a 200 kWh DC fast charging support onboard. It takes around 35 minutes to get the batteries charged from 10 to 80% using a 110kW DC fast charging while a 240v unit across households in India will take up to 10 hours for the full charge.
Mercedes Benz EQS 580 4Matic uses a giant touchscreen instead of a dashboard dubbed as a 56” curved MBUX Hyperscreen which has a size equivalent to running from right A-pillar to left A-pillar. Other features that you will find on the EQS 580 4Matic are Predictive Route Planning, Dynamic Select, and 10-degrees steering angle adjustment among others. Perhaps, the car uses most of its construction material recycled from the old ones making EQS synonymous with sustainability.
According to the German carmaker, it aims to own the EV market by selling 25% of its total sales portfolio consisting of EV cars over a period of the next five years.
