Ladies and gentlemen, fasten your seatbelts (electronically adjustable, heated, ventilated, and memory-enabled, of course) because we are about to take a ride into the electrifyingly luxurious world of the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV—a vehicle so posh it probably has better health insurance than you.
This is not just any electric SUV. Oh no, this is a rolling palace on wheels that makes your local millionaire’s GLS look like a carpool mom’s minivan. Launched in 2023, this is the first generation EQS 680 4MATIC, and at INR 2.25 crore INR ex-showroom, it costs more than your neighborhood—probably including the school and the grocery store.
Design & Size: Like a Mansion That Did Yoga This beast is 5.1 meters long, 2.1 meters wide, and weighs 3100 kg. That’s roughly the size of a small country. It’s so heavy that if you accidentally park it on someone’s foot, you may owe them a new foot and a lifetime supply of Crocs.
Designed by Lukas Haag and Slavche Tanevski, the EQS SUV follows Mercedes’ Sensual Purity design philosophy—which basically means it looks so smooth and sleek that you want to rub moisturizer on it. The pin-stripe inspired black panel grille proudly wears the Maybach logo, because subtlety is overrated when you’re driving a car worth more than a Bollywood wedding.
Wheels & Brakes: Fancy Circles That Cost a Kidney It comes with 21-inch Maybach 5-Hole Forged Alloy Wheels (worth INR 3 lakh) as standard, or you can upgrade to 22-inch alloys for INR 4 lakh—because why not spend your child’s college fund on rims? Wrapped in 275/45 R21 Goodyear tires, it has disc brakes on all corners, because stopping is important when you’re hauling a 3-tonne electric spaceship.
Performance: Electric Rocket Underneath that regal exterior, you get a 122 kWh lithium-ion battery powering two asynchronous electric motors, producing 658 horsepower and 955 Nm of torque. Translation? It hits 0-100 kmph in 4.4 seconds—because sometimes you need to escape the paparazzi or just beat that annoying dude in the Fortuner. The top speed is 210 kmph, which is also the speed at which your bank account drains when you floor it.
Range? A claimed 611 km. In reality, that’s probably 450 km because you’ll spend most of your time showing off the Burmester sound system and reclining rear seats.
Suspension & Handling: Magic Carpet or Yoga Mat? With Airmatic air suspension that can raise by 25 mm, rear-axle steering that turns up to 10 degrees, and a 4MATIC all-wheel-drive system, this behemoth handles like a ballerina—albeit a very wealthy, slightly overweight one.
Tech Overload: Beam Me Up, Mercedes The dashboard is dominated by the 56-inch MBUX Hyperscreen, which is more screen than your average middle-class living room. There’s also a 12.3-inch instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch OLED passenger display, and a 17.7-inch OLED infotainment display. There are probably more screens in this car than in your local electronics store.
Oh, and don’t forget the 11.6-inch rear-seat touchscreens and the 7-inch Samsung tablet, because why should the driver have all the fun?
Comfort: Rolls-Royce Who? The rear seats recline to 43.5 degrees, have massage functions, and can give you a calf massage. If that’s not enough, you can add a First-Class seating package for INR 10 lakh, complete with champagne flutes and folding tables—so you can sip bubbly while stuck in Mumbai traffic.
There’s also Nappa leather upholstery, with a vegetable-tanned option (because cows deserve spa treatments too). And let’s not forget the air balance package with a custom scent, so your cabin always smells like success and freshly printed cash.
Sound System: Shake the Neighbors The Burmester 4D Surround Sound System has 15 speakers and 790 watts—so crisp and loud that you can probably hear your Spotify playlist in the next state. Warning: Playing rap music at full volume may cause your neighbors to file noise complaints.
Safety: Bubble Wrap on Wheels This SUV is so safe it might qualify as a personal bodyguard. With 11 airbags, Active Parking Assist, 360-degree camera, Active Distance Assist, Active Lane Keeping Assist, and even an Interior Monitoring System (to make sure your kids aren’t eating chips on the Nappa leather), it’s got everything except a parachute.
Charging: Plug In, Zone Out Charging times vary from 18.5 hours on a 7.4 kW charger to 31 minutes for 70% on a 200 kW fast charger—just enough time to update your Instagram with #MaybachLife.
Final Verdict: Do You Need It? Absolutely not. But do you WANT it? Hell yes. Because nothing screams “I’ve made it” like a car that can massage your calves while you sip champagne, all while silently zipping past peasants in their diesel SUVs.
So, if you have INR 2.25 crore lying around and feel like treating yourself to the ultimate electric chariot, the Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV is waiting. Just don’t be surprised if your friends start asking you for loans.
