Mercedes - Benz EQS May Be '10 Years Too Early' and Set to Be Replaced by Next - Gen S - Class

2025/07/03
New car dynamics
Mercedes
Malaysia
Mercedes - Benz chief design officer Gorden Wagener has admitted that the EQS sedan may have been "10 years too early" for its radical styling to be well - accepted and suffered from comparison with the S - Class. Launched in 2021 and arriving in Malaysia in 2022 as the flagship of Mercedes' EV range, the EQS never sold as well as the S - Class. In an attempt to address this, the carmaker facelifted the EQS in April 2024, giving it a more traditional - looking grille and a three - pointed - star bonnet ornament. However, this did not significantly boost sales. According to Autocar, the EQS will be discontinued in the next generation, with ICE and EV versions of the S - Class taking its place. The EV version is expected to feature a solid - state battery with a range of around 1,000 km. This situation has sparked a debate on whether luxury sedans should have more conservative styling or embrace future - forward, avant - garde designs.
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