2022 Mercedes-Benz EQE EV Spotted Testing At The Nurburgring

Although Mercedes is in the middle of its big electric push, it’s a relief to see that no matter what powers its vehicles, they still need to put in a good performance at the Nurburgring.

Indeed, our latest shots of the upcoming Mercedes EQE show it torturing tires at the famed race track. Like the EQS but smaller, this new model is the electric equivalent of the E-Class.

Styled in much the same way as the bigger car, it will be hard to tell them apart without having them side by side. Some differences are already evincing themselves, though. Whereas the EQS’s third brake light is high up on the window, it sits on the trunk on the EQE. It also appears to be a real trunk, when the EQS gets a hatch.

The EQE may also be a little less smooth than the EQS. In shots of it rounding a corner (above), the car seen here appears to have two character lines down its side. With one per door, this could be a slightly busier design, though we’ll reserve judgment for when the camo comes off the car.

Under the skin, we know that the EQE will be based on the same EVA platform as its larger sibling. Unveiled earlier this month, the EQS gets up to 479 miles of range (on the European test cycle) and can hit 62 mph in just 4.3 seconds for the bi-motor version.

We would expect similar performance figures, though the smaller EQE may not be able to fit the larger car’s full 107.8 kWh battery. The interior is expected to be as fancy as the EQS’s, though, and will feature Mercedes’ impressive new hyperscreen.

The EQE is expected to make its debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September with deliveries starting in 2022.