Compare the2025 Genesis Electrified GV70VS 2025 Mercedes EQE SUV

Both the Electrified GV70 and EQE SUV have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Electrified GV70 has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The EQE SUV’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

Using vehicle speed sensors and seat sensors, smart airbags in the Electrified GV70 deploy with different levels of force or don’t deploy at all to help better protect passengers of all sizes in different collisions. The Electrified GV70’s side airbags will shut off if a child is leaning against the door. The EQE SUV’s side airbags don’t have smart features and will always deploy full force.

The Electrified GV70 has standard Anti-whiplash Front Head Restraints, which use a specially designed headrest to protect the driver and front passenger from whiplash. During a rear-end collision, the Anti-whiplash Front Head Restraints system moves the headrests forward to prevent neck and spine injuries. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, All-Wheel Drive is standard on the Electrified GV70. But it costs extra on the EQE SUV.

Both the Electrified GV70 and the EQE SUV have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver knee airbags, front seat center airbag, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

The Genesis Electrified GV70 (built after April 2024) has achieved the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) highest rating of “Top Safety Pick Plus” for the 2025 model year. This distinction is based on its exceptional performance in IIHS’ rigorous battery of safety tests. Specifically, it earned a “Good” rating in the latest, more stringent moderate overlap front crash test, a “Good” result in the updated side impact test, and an “Acceptable” score in the revised pedestrian crash prevention test. The EQE SUV has not yet been evaluated by the IIHS for 2025.

The Electrified GV70 comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The EQE SUV’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Genesis’ powertrain warranty covers the Electrified GV70 6 years and 50,000 miles longer than Mercedes covers the EQE SUV. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the EQE SUV ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

The Electrified GV70’s corrosion warranty is 2 years longer than the EQE SUV’s (7 vs. 5 years).

Genesis pays for scheduled maintenance on the Electrified GV70 for 3 years and 36,000 miles. Genesis will pay for tire rotations, cabin filter replacement, brake fluid replacement, inspections, and any other required maintenance. Mercedes doesn’t pay scheduled maintenance for the EQE SUV.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Genesis vehicles are better in initial quality than Mercedes vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Genesis above average in initial quality. With 22 more problems per 100 vehicles, Mercedes is rated below average.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Genesis vehicles are more reliable than Mercedes With 18 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Genesis higher than Mercedes.

The Electrified GV70’s electric motors produces 141 more horsepower (429 vs. 288) and 99 lbs.-ft. more torque (516 vs. 417) than the EQE SUV 350+’s standard electric motor. The Electrified GV70’s electric motors produces 141 more horsepower (429 vs. 288) than the EQE SUV 350’s standard electric motors. The Electrified GV70’s electric motors produces 27 more horsepower (429 vs. 402) than the EQE SUV 500’s standard electric motors.

As tested in Motor Trend the Genesis Electrified GV70 is faster than the EQE SUV 350+ electric motor:

On the EPA test cycle the Electrified GV70 gets better mileage than the EQE SUV:

The Electrified GV70 can travel longer on a full charge than the AMG EQE 53+ 4MATIC (236 miles vs. 230 miles).

The Electrified GV70 stops shorter than the EQE SUV:

For better traction, the Electrified GV70 has larger tires than the EQE SUV (265/45R20 vs. 255/45R20).

For greater off-road capability the Electrified GV70 has a 1.7 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the EQE SUV (6.9 vs. 5.2 inches), allowing the Electrified GV70 to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Genesis Electrified GV70 may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 450 to 800 pounds less than the Mercedes EQE SUV.

The Electrified GV70 is 5.9 inches shorter than the EQE SUV, making the Electrified GV70 easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Electrified GV70 Prestige uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

The Electrified GV70 has .7 inches more front legroom and .3 inches more front shoulder room than the EQE SUV.

For enhanced passenger comfort on long trips the Electrified GV70’s rear seats recline. The EQE SUV’s rear seats don’t recline.

The Electrified GV70 has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat up than the EQE SUV with its rear seat up (28.7 vs. 14 cubic feet). The Electrified GV70 has a much larger cargo volume with its rear seat folded than the EQE SUV with its rear seat folded (56.5 vs. 55 cubic feet).

Pulling a handle automatically lowers the Electrified GV70’s rear seats, to make changing between passengers and cargo easier. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the Electrified GV70. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

The Electrified GV70’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the EQE SUV’s (3500 vs. 0 pounds).

To improve rear visibility by keeping the rear window clear, the Electrified GV70 has a standard rear fixed intermittent wiper with a full on position. The rear wiper standard on the EQE SUV only has an intermittent setting, so in a hard rain visibility isn’t as good.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the Electrified GV70 to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

The Electrified GV70 has a 115-volt a/c outlet in the cargo area, allowing you to recharge a laptop or run small household appliances without special adapters that can break or get misplaced. The EQE SUV doesn’t offer a house-current electrical outlet.

The Electrified GV70’s Smart Parking Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. Remote Smart Parking Assist will park and retrieve your car remotely: press a button and watch it park itself. This is ideal for tight locations. The EQE SUV’s automatic parking system does not offer parking by remote control.

Motor Trend performed a comparison test in its January 2024 issue and they ranked the Genesis Electrified GV70 Prestige higher than the Mercedes EQE SUV 350+.

The GV70 was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2025 and 2 more times in the last 3 years. The EQE SUV has never been chosen by Car and Driver in their “10Best” issue.

Motor Trend selected the Electrified GV70 as their 2022 Sport Utility of the Year. The EQE SUV has never been chosen.

The Genesis GV70 outsold the Mercedes EQE SUV by over two to one during 2024.