Mercedes-Benz is cutting back its 2027 range, with several high-profile models and performance variants heading for the exit.

The biggest casualty is the EQE saloon, which is being discontinued in both Mercedes-Benz and AMG forms. Originally positioned as the electric counterpart to the E-Class, the EQE has failed to gain the traction Mercedes was hoping for, marking another setback for the brand’s first-generation EV strategy.

The Mercedes-AMG S63 E Performance is also being dropped. The V8-powered plug-in hybrid brought huge performance to the S-Class range, but its complicated powertrain will disappear for 2027.

Then there’s the Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680 SUV, the range-topping luxury version of Mercedes’ electric SUV. Its removal further highlights the company’s changing approach to electric cars.

Mercedes is now moving towards EVs that look and feel more closely related to its combustion-powered models. The latest electric CLA and GLC follow this strategy, abandoning the radically different design language used by earlier EQ models.

The EQS saloon and SUV remain for now, although their long-term futures are far from certain.

There’s also uncertainty surrounding the AMG C43 and C63, which were absent from the reveal of the refreshed 2027 C-Class.

However, the S63 could eventually return—with a simpler, louder and potentially V8-powered formula. For Mercedes, that would be one heck of a plot twist.