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The Mercedes-Benz EQE will not see out a full model cycle, with an all-new electric sedan wearing E-Class badges due to replace it in 2027.
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The electric sedan replacement for the short-lived Mercedes-Benz EQE has been spied during testing.
Expected to launch in 2027, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class electric – likely to wear the formal title of E-Class with EQ Technology – wlll be a larger sibling to the recently-revealed GLC EV and incoming C-Class EV.
It will be a direct successor to the EQE sedan, which launched globally in 2022 but will soon reach the end of the line, according to recent reports.
The sedan's high-riding sibling, the Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV, will also be prematurely discontinued, while the larger EQS and EQS SUV are expected to live out a full model cycle.
Overseas media reports suggest the electric E-Class, which will coexist with the combustion-engined E-Class sedan and wagon, has been fast-tracked for production.
It is a newer platform than the 400-volt EVA II architecture, which underpins the EQE, EQE SUV, EQS and EQS SUV.
The E-Class EV will be a rival to the BMW i5, an electric twin to the combustion 5 Series, and the Audi A6 e-tron, which is separate from the petrol, diesel and hybrid Audi A6.
Mercedes-Benz's decision to replace the EQE with an electric E-Class follows the GLC EV, which occupies the same segment as the now-discontinued EQC SUV, bringing an alignment between its internal-combustion and electric vehicles.
If the GLC EV is a guide, the 2027 Mercedes-Benz E-Class electric sedan is likely to feature a range of powertrain options, along with faster DC charging speeds and a combined 'MBUX Hyperscreen' running across its dashboard.
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
