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2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 electric car arrives with lower price – Drive


Mercedes-Benz’s flagship electric sedan has added a more affordable – and less powerful – model, due in showrooms next month.


  • 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 pricing and specifications
  • Regular Benz-badged version of electric car added
  • Less power but longer driving range than AMG version
  • Priced from $219,900 plus on-road costs

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS electric sedan range has been expanded with a cheaper EQS450 model, due in showrooms next month.

Priced from $219,900 plus on-road costs, it is nearly $110,000 cheaper than the sole AMG EQS53 variant offered since the EQS arrived in Mercedes-Benz showrooms this time last year.

It is $5000 more expensive than the top-of-the-range AMG version of the smaller EQE sedan that launched earlier this year.

Compared to the EQS53, the EQS450 quotes less power in exchange for a longer driving range, and is not as well equipped as the flagship AMG version.

Powering the all-wheel-drive EQS450 are dual electric motors developing 265kW and 800Nm, and a 107.8kWh battery pack driving all four wheels for a claimed 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.6 seconds, and 664km of claimed driving range in lenient NEDC lab testing.

The EQS450 can charge at up to 200kW on a DC public charger, or 22kW on an AC socket.

Standard equipment includes 21-inch alloy wheels, AMG Line exterior styling, Digital Light adaptive LED headlights, a 12.8-inch touchscreen, 12.3-inch instrument display, heated and cooled front comfort seats, a panoramic glass sunroof, head-up display, rear-wheel steering, 15-speaker Burmester stereo, and a suite of advanced safety systems.

It misses out on the AMG EQS53’s MBUX Hyperscreen – with a 12.3-inch driver instrument, 17.7-inch centre touchscreen and 12.3-inch passenger display – plus AMG-specific styling, AMG performance brakes, sports seats, and other extras.

The 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 is available to order now ahead of first Australian showroom arrivals due in September 2023.

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS Australian pricing

  • EQS450 4Matic – $219,900
  • AMG EQE53 4Matic+ – $327,075

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs / are drive-away.

2024 Mercedes-Benz EQS450 standard features:

  • 21-inch alloy wheels
  • AMG Line exterior styling package
  • ‘Digital Light’ adaptive LED headlights with adaptive high beams
  • Rear-wheel steering (up to 4.5 degrees)
  • 12.8-inch infotainment touchscreen with augmented-reality navigation
  • 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
  • ‘Electric Art Line’ interior design
  • Nappa leather steering wheel
  • Heated and cooled front “comfort” seats
  • Panoramic glass sunroof
  • Head-up display
  • 64-colour ambient interior lighting
  • Keyless entry and start
  • 15-speaker, 710-watt Burmester surround sound system
  • Four-zone climate control
  • Wireless smartphone charging (front and rear)
  • Rear Seat Package with upholstered cushions, “luxury” head restraints, power-adjustable backrests
  • Autonomous emergency braking
  • Lane-keep assist
  • Lane following assist
  • Adaptive cruise control
  • Traffic sign recognition
  • Blind-spot monitoring
  • Rear cross-traffic alert
  • Parking sensors
  • 360-degree camera
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2024 Mercedes-AMG EQS53 additions include (over EQS450):

  • AMG exterior styling with unique grille, skirts, bumpers
  • 21-inch grey AMG alloy wheels with wider tyres
  • 415mm six-piston front and 378mm single-piston rear compound brakes
  • 1.41-metre MBUX Hyperscreen with three screens (12.3-inch driver instrument, 17.7-inch centre and 12.3-inch passenger displays)
  • AMG front sports seats with heating, cooling, massaging
  • Nappa leather AMG Performance steering wheel
  • Brushed stainless steel pedals
  • Illuminated AMG sill plates

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020.

Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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