Mercedes Drops the EQE Sedan and Maybach EQS 680 SUV From Its 2027 US Lineup
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Mercedes Drops the EQE Sedan and Maybach EQS 680 SUV From Its 2027 US Lineup
The EQE SUV stays. The CLA EV, from $47,250 with up to 374 miles of range, is the replacement route for the first-generation EQ cars.
Mercedes-Benz is removing three models from its 2027 US lineup: the EQE sedan, the Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV and the Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance plug-in hybrid. A Mercedes spokesperson confirmed to Car and Driver that the EQE sedan is "being dropped for the 2027 model year", according to Electrek, which carried the quote on Oct. 2, 2026.
The cut includes the AMG performance version of the EQE sedan. The EQE SUV is not affected.
Three models, two price tiers
Two of the three cost more than $180,000. The Maybach EQS 680 SUV starts at $180,000 and up, and the AMG S63 E Performance, a plug-in hybrid with 791 horsepower according to Automotive Addicts, starts above the same figure. Neither source gives a starting price for the EQE sedan.
Automotive Addicts, in a piece by Lloyd Tobias dated Oct. 2, reads the cuts as a move away from standalone EQ branding, with future EVs sitting inside familiar model families. The site's reasoning is that buyers now shop across gas, hybrid and electric versions of the same vehicle. That is the outlet's interpretation; neither source quotes Mercedes giving a reason.
What replaces them
Electrek points to the MMA platform. The 2026 CLA EV comes in two versions: the 250+ rear-wheel drive at $47,250 and the 350 4MATIC at $49,800. Both carry an 85 kWh battery and are rated up to 374 miles. A 2028 GLA follows in the second half of 2027 in electric and hybrid forms.
- Maybach EQS 680 SUV (leaving, from)180K USD
- AMG S63 E Performance (leaving, from)180K USD
- CLA 350 4MATIC EV50K USD
- CLA 250+ RWD EV47K USD
Source: Electrek and Automotive Addicts, Oct. 2, 2026, accessed 2026-10-03
The chart makes the denominator plain. The departing flagships sell at roughly 3.6 times the price of the CLA 350 4MATIC (180,000 divided by 49,800), so the revenue per unit that leaves is large even if the volume is small. Neither source gives US sales counts for any of the three, so the volume side of that trade is unknown.
| Leaving for 2027 | Starts at | Replacement route |
|---|---|---|
| EQE sedan (incl. AMG) | Not stated | CLA EV (MMA platform) |
| Maybach EQS 680 SUV | $180,000+ | Not stated |
| AMG S63 E Performance | $180,000+ | Not stated |
What the range figure leaves out
Up to 374 miles is a rating, and ratings and road tests diverge. Another site story found a Jeep Recon covering 160 miles at 75 mph against a 222-mile EPA figure, a 28% shortfall. A 374-mile CLA has not been run through that kind of test in either source.
Market conditions matter as well. UK battery-electric registrations reached 99,199 in September, but that is a different market with a mandate behind it, and nothing in the Mercedes reports ties the US cuts to demand.
What would change this read is a US sales disclosure for the EQE sedan. Until then, the cut says which cars are leaving, and the CLA and GLA dates say which are coming.
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