Overview
The Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 occupies the apex of the luxury EV market in Australia: a flagship sedan built from the ground up as an electric vehicle, with no compromises made to accommodate a combustion drivetrain. The result is an interior environment — and an exterior form — unlike any Mercedes that preceded it.
780km of WLTP range from a 107.8kWh battery is the longest range figure of any production vehicle sold in Australia. The Cd 0.20 drag coefficient (the world’s lowest for a production car at launch) contributes directly to this result. At 110 km/h with climate control, real-world range of 620-680km is achievable — enough for Sydney to Melbourne without stopping.
The Hyperscreen — a single curved OLED panel spanning 141cm across the dashboard — represents the most ambitious in-car display engineering in production vehicles. Three screens are embedded in a single curved glass surface: the instrument cluster, the central infotainment (MBUX), and the front-passenger infotainment display. The physical experience of sitting inside the EQS is unlike any other car currently sold anywhere.
Air Body Control with road surface camera scanning anticipates imperfections and pre-adjusts the suspension before each wheel encounters them. The result is a ride quality that redefines expectations for what road noise and body movement can mean in a production vehicle.
Key Specification
Battery: 107.8kWh. WLTP: 780km. Drive: RWD. DC: 200kW. 0-100: approximately 6.2s. Price: approximately $299,900.
Verdict
The EQS 450 is the definitive luxury EV — a car that uses the electric drivetrain’s packaging freedom to create an interior environment and ride quality impossible in any petrol equivalent. 780km range resolves charge anxiety completely. The 200kW DC charging, while slower than the Porsche Taycan’s 270kW, is entirely adequate for a car whose buyers recharge overnight. For buyers at this price point, the EQS 450 is the most complete expression of what electric vehicles can achieve.
