View Photos of the 2022 Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX

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More than a showpiece, the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX is a long-range electric concept car that doubles as a rolling development platform for a range of advanced future technologies. Proven in the real world, its slippery shape and ultra-efficient powertrain let it go more than 700 miles on a charge.

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The Vision EQXX is a surprisingly well-integrated concept car, especially considering it was developed in just 18 months.

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More than just a show car, the EQXX showed its capability on two long-distance treks across Europe, the longest of which saw it travel 747 miles on a single charge of its roughly 100.0-kWh battery.

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Mercedes’s new radial-flux motor, which produces 241 horsepower, drives the EQXX’s rear wheels.

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The EQXX slips through the air with a drag coefficient of just 0.17.

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At roughly 3900 pounds, the EQXX is impressively light for an EV.

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Developed by Mercedes’s Formula 1 engineers, the EQXX’s lithium-ion battery is some 50 percent smaller and 30 percent lighter than a similarly powerful pack in the EQS production sedan.

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Performance is a relative term in the EQXX, what with its casual 7.0-second 60-mph time and electronically limited top speed of 87 mph.

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Because it is so light and responsive to regenerative braking, the EQXX can get away with ultralightweight aluminum brake rotors.

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The EQXX’s interior is show car worthy yet surprisingly functional. Environmentally friendly highlights include trim panels derived from cacti, mushroom-based seat inserts, and bamboo-fiber shag-carpet floor mats.

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Dominating the EQXX’s driving experience is a broad 47.5-inch touchscreen that is rendered in brilliant 8K resolution by a video-game engine.

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