I Drive The Magical Mercedes EQS For The First Time!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- Kyle is in California with the brand new all-electric 2022 Mercedes EQS 450+! Join Kyle as he shakes down this luxury EV for the first time.
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0:00 - Intro
0:27 - Interior / Exterior Tour
3:48 - Specs / Setup
6:22 - Low speed / City driving
15:38 - Backroads / Canyons
32:07 - Highway Cruising / ADAS
40:05 - DC Fast Charging Test
47:38 - Charging Thoughts
48:30 - Hyperscreen / User Interface
50:31 - Final Thoughts
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This car is truly the most luxurious EV! While I am not a fan of the exterior styling, the interior is beautiful, comfortable, and relaxing. The biggest takeaway for me was how relaxed I was driving this no matter where I went! What would you guys buy in this category: Model S / EQS / Taycan / e-tron GT / Air?
How would you compare it to the Lucid that you recently drove?
@@MANdoesminecraft I’ll have a video on that soon - I’ve driven every EV in this class within about a week or so. Fresh in the mind!
Q4 50 Quattro e-tron
I cannot afford any but would choose the Taycan.
Taycan Cross Turismo every time.
Dude killing it recently!
Thanks!! Been trying to catch up on all the EVs. Plenty more to come too. Tomorrow will be epic 😬
@@KyleConner Are you already back in US? Hope you had fun in Deutschland 😂
Yep. But the leather remarks. Talk to leather ppl they will explain to you real leather is not smooth. That is just plastic outer layer. Used to be Nitrocellulose in the old days. Don't know what Mercedes is using this days.
This is by far the best luxury EV right now.
Except it looks like a 2005 Honda Civic.
@@PhillipStewartYYZ Wow, this has to be the dumbest thing I've read twice on the internet. Congratulation!
@@humushumus2219 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder but I think it's fair to say many if not most people (would) find the EQS ugly. A big part of that is how they designed the 'fake grille', it just looks so cheap and tacky, really missed the mark there. I get the same feeling with some of the elements in the interior, such as those light bars and the 'hyperscreen' that doesn't even try to hide the fact that it's a piece of glass with three displays underneath. Personally I think it's the most uninspired EV design I've seen, the only uglier one I can think of is the BMW i3, but that at least has some form of character/creativity.
@@PhillipStewartYYZ only in your eyes!
@@ThePredatherion I've seen it on the road several times and no, ugly it definitely is NOT.
Dude your channel needs a lot more subs. Your content and your viewpoints are so relevant, and your point about the "feeling" of the car is one the most important aspects of a car. So difficult to convey. GJ Oh and btw i already subbed
You really do excellent reviews bud . Probably the best non bias there is
True. Very thorough. With a great emphasis on luxury quietness and smoothness
I did a test drive in same car with standard screen …. I bought it and drove over 300 miles when I picked it up I love this car it like driving the future now .
It's not only nice to watch your nicely detailed and eloquent reviews of these EVs, but it's also nice to see you driving around the Millbrae area. I sure do miss the SF Bay Area
Whoa that's proper electric luxury. Mindblowing.
I love how the ambient lighting gets mad at you for accelerating too quickly. Great review of an incredible EV.
Great review. You do the best reviews yet very honest and interesting.
A black AMG EQS with fire rim would look great
I am really excited with you, Kyle! I can feel your energy from my home in San Francisco!
Heck yeah, you literally drove through my neighborhood. I'll need to be on the look out for these cars.
Wow. Now that is a proper EV. Thank you for the video.
Thanks a lot. What a great review.
I recognize that route. One of my favorite driving routes. I believe it is Skyline up the Santa Cruz mountains and down Kings Mountain Road.
I was going to say the same thing. I thought that was Santa Cruz but Kyle was being sneaky about where he was.
Beautiful roads up there.
I'm sorry, but I don't think you should have to give up looks on a car this expensive. I've never seen a car that costs this much look like a Hyundai Sonata. They need to rework this car because I can't see many people who can afford one driving around in this thing.
It’s Butt ugly for sure
I love the all electric Mercedes eqs, it’s amazing!! I love all of the Technology! Can y’all review the all electric Chevy Silverado when it comes out?
Great videos. As always
Loving a review on Skyline Blvd! Making me miss home! I have no doubt the bay area will gobble these up. Nice car!
Hi from London, UK. Excellent video, thank you.
Awesome review 👏
I think the charge speed is very good and it might be one of the fastest changing EVs when instead of looking at kWh charged per minute or hour you look at kWh per mile.
Taycan 4 ST! Can’t wait for that review!
Great looking car... Good presentation! The driver lane assist distronic extended restart in stop and go traffic (auto pilot) is better than Tesla in some ways... Very impressed so far. Yes, I own one of these.... and traded my Model 3 performance FSD for it... And it even came with a steering wheel!
I don't think it's really Kyle, because there's no red Starbucks cup in the cup holder. Only a Just WA container.
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Great video .. but at 11:15 I'm just curious... How would one ride around with their knee in the center console leather? 😂 Just curious? I'm trying to picture that, but I can't imagine how that's possible.
However, I do agree with you, I suspect the leather on the center console is a different texture because of durability reasons. I suspect that will last longer than a smooth textured leather. 👍🏼
What a huge, fully circular steering wheel.... would just want to bite into it:) Wonder when the full wheel for the plaid mod comes.
Black interior looks better than the white
I kept seeing a strong reflection of dashboard, groves, and vents in the windshield.
This video cost me $100k when I bought the EQS 450+ based on this review in June. I am in love with the car, especially features that are not available with Tesla, like a sunroof that opens and has a motorized screen plus Apple CarPlay and SiriusXM radio. The adaptive cruise control works great and you can change lanes with a simple flick of the turn signal. The 4 wheel steering is insane and makes the car feel like a compact when making tight turns. My only regret is the poor quality of the free Electrify America chargers that are frequently out of service and make me cautious about taking a road trip. Thanks for the tip, Kyle!
That looooooooooong bridge around the 35 to 36 minute mark is the San Mateo bridge. Driven that many a time :-)
As a frequent used car buyer, the future cars are starting to scare me. Full screen dash, full roof glass, etc. Seems like very high repair costs. Will need a lot of research before purchasing anything.
Seems unsafe in crashes too, with glass everywhere. Maybe it’s just me though :)
@@jatterhog Not unsafe if Mercedes and Volvo are doing it. I think the glass shatters outward and it's all laminated. Plus the glass is very strong.
This is all planned by Elite who will have full control of your life plus it will cost you lot more money.
@@keksi6844 🤣
I have Mercedes GLE 350de (not sure if you get it in the US). After 8200km rotors don't show any signs of wear at all. Even the groove which pads usually grind in rotors is not there. This means that regen braking is enough and almost never blended with hydro.
Ya know Kyle, I like the way Mercedes-Benz thinks. If you want a car that looks good, they gotcha covered. If you want a car that drives good, same deal. All you really have to admit is how much money do you want to spend. Performance by the dollar - the EQS made you smile! Thank you Kyle for your excellent analysis. 👍
There’s also other ways to make it look nicer anyway. I have seen variants that look very boring and some variants that looked really awesome. Like last week I saw one drive next to me that looked really beautiful with great road presents. So you can have both.
For those wondering the flashing light on the screen is the face recognition infrared cam
The angle at which the rear wheels turn depends on the size of the rims, as I have seen in other reviews
Can you talk about what reliability means? I'm coming from a family that loves Camrys. I've always heard that my options for a car that's not breaking down constantly are Toyota and Honda. Is that true?
I actually love this design, looks like my 2021 Honda Odyssey.
When do you think you'll be able to try the EQE?
Anything about the consumtion?
The Best EV sedan coming to market.
Same key takeaway - Electrify America is so unreliable… Stunning interior though of the EQS
EA worked perfectly as designed here. This was a plug and charge activation issue likely because the car isn’t set up from the media fleet
Has anyone noticed how the shape of the hyperscreen is the same as the front headlights and "grille"?
I'm not sure if it's just the camera, but at @ 21 minutes, the cars looks like it is moving like a boat on ruff seas.
An area of technology that still has a **huge** room for improvement: handling light reflections from screens, especially in bright sunlight. It's a real problem on things like EV chargers and gas pumps.
Good luck installing a screen protector on that!!! Especially for fingerprints
The concept was so much better. this looks like an older prius or a volt in the front
Great video! You will catch up with Doug Demuro!
I actually like the looks. It does look really luxurious, and something about it makes it a step above the s class.
Starting at 54%+ is far from ideal. I've seen tests where they started at 10-12% and it stayed near 200kW almost until 80% and was above 150kW _over_ 80%!
I even can confirm: The 450+ (Jan 2022) can do 207kW with SOC 10% and holds it near 200kW almost until 80%.
So you have 29min to charge from 10% to 80% = 500km back in or 15min for 300km back in!
Kyle can you please SHOW the hyperscreen?
Question are the lights on the dashboard blinking constantly.
As that would drive me mental.
I do like the look of the car
And the style of the interior.
I was always to
Mercedes-Benz is not a car to drive its a car to experience.
you only see the blinking on the dash because of the camera frame rate. is this the first video you've seen w/ this stuff? it's the camera. you don't see it in real life.
It looks like a really big A-Class.
What's with the flashing light on the front screen?
Of course I’m no expert and could be wrong but I feel the brake pulls away so the brake lights can actually engage. When I’m driving behind a tesla and it regin (or however you spell it lol) brakes lights don’t come on, until they actually hit the brake, which could be dangerous for cars driving behind it
Would like to see you drive the Lucid car and compare it with the Mercedes Benz
Good video and no need to pander to Lucid because they invited you to see their car. The top of the line spec models for the electric sedans with 100kwh to 140kwh battery packs and 230 to 520 mile range:
- Porche Taycan is $185K
- Lucid is $170K
- Audi E Tron is $140K
- Tesla Model S is $130K
- Mercedes EQS is $126K
🤔 just not sure if the range of the Lucid with the large 140 kwh battery will push the Lucid over the other sedans as the interior/tech imo was not impressive not to mention with no air suspension as its standard when compared to others for the price and Rawlinson did say it's just not about adding more batteries I guess that changed!
why is the tech not good on the lucid? seems to have everything all the other high tech car has. it's just a more understated luxury design. some prefer that and some don't. I think new money will want to floss with lucid and older money will go for the benz and then some mix in between.
I dont see the need for ranges of more than 400 miles actually because after that distance you absolutely need a break anyway
You keep spamming this 140 kwh all over youtube. How about waiting till someone actually confirms what the Lucid batterysize is.
Lucid 112 MB 107
san mateo bridge?
Just maybe the "Charging Station" is not allowing 200 kw at this specific time??? Just a thought... Mercedes charging station may allow the 200+ kw charging.
these 200+ KW can only be reached on low battery power.
"I've never driven a car that drives like this. Floor it!" Awesome dude. If I could pick a person to explain cars to time travelers from horse days, I'd pick him.
Do they have a SUV electric vehicle
It's magical because it doesn't break down every five minutes.
and also is the worst looking vehicle ever made
Awesome vehicle. I notice you have Just Water. That’s from my area here in upstate NY! Very sustainable water company invested in by Will Smith and his son. He actually was here before
That's awesome! I didn't know that. - Kyle
I might be the only one who likes the exterior lol. Funny because I hate tesla exterior and interior, this exterior looks like a tesla but a little better to me. Not great looking but good.
Also the exterior is that way for aerodynamics it's a reason for it. Love this car. Best one out there
Mercedes doing what they do best, making a super sheek interior design. Hands down the best looking EV interior out there but when it comes to EV's, interior isn't at the top of the list of importance, software is! Then charging network for obvious reasons.
So you would prefere it to be bad issolated against noise and without rearwheel steering and massage seats for long haul rides? I realy don't see where it has a weakness. Well I do see 2 weaknesses. It's pricetag and the fact that Mercedes doesn't allow you to get under the hood. That's realy a nono. Stupid politics of the company.
I'd buy this over model s.
Wonder what you would think driving at night in disco mode.
how does this drive compare to the lucid air kyle?
He briefly said in the video compared to the lucid he drove last week the EQS is on another level of luxury. So kinda what I expected from Mercedes. Nothing will come close to this luxury in quite some time.
He said the EQS is the most comfortable car he has ever driving even better than a rolls roys.
This statement explain everything
I don't get the hyperscreen at all. It's just an old tech packed to look like new tech. I would really be impressed if they were able to do the whole panel. Specially when the current UI and on screen elements just feel like 2010's android phone.
All is good if you like to sit low but my experience was the seat would not go high enough and the view forward out of the windscreen was like looking through mail slot. Way too limited a view.
It’s kind of shape like my Honda Civic 😂🧐
ID4 in regen mode pulls the brake pedal
Dear Kyle, next time position the camera so we can see the entire front screen. The steering wheel was blocking the center of the screen. I know it's difficult, but it's really important we are able to see the front screen. Thanks.
Nice care to buy.
*NICE HONDA CIVIC YOU GOT THERE!*
You have to be a jealous Tesla fanboy with a comment like that!
You have to be a jealous Mercedes fanboy with a comment like that!
exactly.. all i see is civic
You clearly have not seen one on the road yet.
Do you plan on doing a cannonball run with the EQS?
I don't think he would because the EQS doesn't charge as fast as the Taycan which holds the record now.
The wheels make very happy moment for me
Their website actually states charging from 10%-80% in 30 minutes, not 100% as you stated. FYI.
Mercedes Benzs interpretation of the model S; guess they started working on it from the moment the model S was out
Now that you have experienced the Tesla Model S Plaid, Mercedes EQS, Lucid Air, you only must test the NIO ET7. A good comparison video of 1 hour and a half in between those 4 cars will get millions of views.🤤
I want one of these cars so bad. I'd never be able to afford one though
Your reason for not liking the hyper screen MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. The hyper screen is amazing!!!
Why do I even watch videos like this? I couldn’t afford this unless I lived out of it.
31:40 PM2.5 means particulate matter that’s around 2.5 microns in size (PM10 is particles that are around 10 microns in size). And the unit for measuring it is microgram per cubic meter.
So you had as little as 1 microgram of PM2.5 per cubic meter of air at that point.
I love your content, bur seriously, you need to up your game. the glare makes it almost unwatchable at times.
Time to place a Put Order on Tesla options , So I can get that Beast 😬😬😬😬😬
Thank you for your sharing your video, love the entertainment!
Honestly, I would have considered the EQS, but I was extremely disappointed at the look of the car. Mercedes mentioned that they were targeting the Chinese market more, which is why it looks so round! I absolutely love their hyperscreen though and how they lined the interior lights on the inside-it definitely has more ambient lighting than the Lucid. However, I'm not sure how the interior quality will hold up. From my past experience of owning a few Mercedes in the past, it didn't do so well, we would gave squeaks and rattles here and there within the year. The biggest drawback for me on the EQS is the range compared to Lucid, which is why I myself, ended up being a Lucid reservation holder. The EQS doesn't have any security features like sentry mode or built in dash cam like Tesla, not sure about Lucid yet, but I was hinted that they do have a similar feature. It would be ironic if Peter Rawlinson didn't put a system like that in the Lucid. The efficiency is that all German manufacturers have to work on, their efficiency, is one of the reasons why people have reserved the Lucid or people owning a Tesla. 🙂
Mercedes EQS has 785 km of WLTP range despite its mindblowing level of luxury and you dare say it has poor efficency?
There is a German range test video by Alexander Bloch for the EQS 450, he drove the German Autobahn from Munich to Berlin (635km/395mi) with a single charge and had 48km/30mi range left in Berlin. Average speed was 104kph/65mph, with a few construction zones limited to 60kph, and driving at 120-130kph (75-81mph) when there were no restrictions. He stated that the EQS was more efficient than a Model 3 at these speeds.
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@@wernerdaghofer4056 Mindblowing performance from the Mercedes. Longest range EV on the market without doubt
I currently own and drive a 2015 Mercedes S550 with 70K miles and it is wearing beautifully with ZERO squeaks or rattles. Still looks and drives like new. I was initially going to replace it with a new S-500, but am now seriously considering the EQS. I am 1-2 years away from my next purchase, so will have time to drive both and see how they hold up in reviews, etc. No vehicles we have owned have been as reliable as my former Lexus LS460 or my wife's current ES350, but my Mercedes is the best overall vehicle we have ever had if you are willing and able to maintain it and pay the price of doing so.
@@jeffwilliams7351 You feedback is from a serious owner and not a stupid internet keyboard warrior that won't buy anything unlike too many comments here
The first time I saw the HyperScreen I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Now I’m thinking it’s a little gimmicky. I don’t that often have passengers, so that screen would go largely unused. And the fingerprints….
You can take of course the non hyperscreen model like S class
The exterior looks like an electric version of the CLS.
Beautiful design and driving features. Great dashboard and consoles. Good pricing. The Lucid Air is no match with this car.
Just ordered mine.
Must be nice to have money 💰
I enjoy watching your videos, seriously how many are willing to spend 100,000 dollars for an electric vehicle not me. Then the hassle of charging how much charge does an electric vehicle lose if it doesn’t move or on a charger for a week or goes only a short distance daily. Even though the government wants to eliminate ICE vehicles what about the population who street park don’t have a garage or live in an apartment or condo without a charger at every parking spot. It’s hard to imagine rush hour traffic in downtown Atlanta and every car is electric and everyone needs to find a place to charge.
This is exactly the issue. In NYC charging is mad as it is. Trying to find a place to charge your car on top of that 😡😡😡
If lucid improved nvh which would you choose? Interesting that it really falls short of the car class that lucid has said publicly they’re targeting.
Like the lucid better.
43:48 a tesla model s at 55% it would charge with less than 100kw😅😂
You’re talking the old 2015 bro. My 2020 model x at 55% still able to charge 146 kw, and my friend have the model s plaid. That’s car still charge at 160 kw at 60%!!!
This "thing" is technologically totalled from day one.
People have been saying that for years and that is yet to happen.
Looks like a cross between a Buick lacrosse and a Toyota Avalon.
Give me EQS with Teslas infotainment/navigation/supercharging/selfdriving! I think our only hope is that Tesla becomes the Windows of cars and licenses everything to other manufacturers, so we get the best of both worlds.
Interesting. Last time I drove a M3 I thought, please give me the Navigation and the ADAS of my mercedes. For real!
OK, but then I’ll buy the Mac of cars.
I own an EQS and would NEVER want to swap it for a Tesla infotainment system. Why would I want to give up Apple CarPlay and SiriusXM? I simply say Hey Mercedes open Sirius Channel 74 and my Burmeister sound system fills my car with classic 60s rock and roll.
I don't like the hyperscreen. The idea of a tight turning circle is great, especially on a massive car.
This is such a comprehensive review and I'm surprised the car is ultra-refined, especially in the chassis/suspension.
EQ is Mercedes future. EQS, EQE, EQC and the crossover variants. Will Mercedes go to "sustainable" cars and emphasize alternative materials? I think in time they will.