Mercedes EQB 2022 review - why ICE cars are DEAD!

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    Introducing the new Mercedes EQB!
    If you think the EQB looks pretty familiar... Well, you'd be right! This all-new electric car is based on the petrol-powered Mercedes GLB. The question is, with so few 7-seater electric cars available at the moment, does the EQB offer enough to turn you away from the Tesla Model X or Y?
    Well, for starters, let's check out the stats. There are two versions of the EQB available, and both come with two electric motors. We've got our hands on the range-topping EQB 350, which can deliver 292hp.
    Both editions come with a 66kWh battery pack, and they're good for a claimed range of 257-miles.
    Once you take a look inside, the interior is pretty familiar to all recent Mercedes releases. But that's no bad thing! It means you'll find two large infotainment screens throughout, along with high-quality materials throughout the cabin.
    But is it worth the £52,000 starting price? And does it really offer enough to turn you away from choosing a Tesla instead? You'll have to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
    Chapters
    00:00 Intro
    00:50 Motors & Price
    01:35 Exterior Design
    03:22 Interior
    05:06 Back Seats
    06:15 Boot
    07:10 5 Annoying Things
    09:12 5 Good Things
    11:44 Batteries & Charging
    12:12 Driving
    16:02 Verdict
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  • @carwow
    @carwow  2 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    What's the greatest car of all time? Wrong answers only...

  • @philip1470
    @philip1470 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1061

    The star isn't heated so you can see the emblem in icy/snowy weather. It's heated so that the sensors like the radar behind always got visibility obviously.

    • @sunnydee2751
      @sunnydee2751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Lol I cant believe the reason Matt believed the star was heated 🤣

    • @JamesCook76131
      @JamesCook76131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Can confirm, the distronic system relays on the array to keep sensors working. My car gets too dirty, my e class will let me know to clean the sensor

    • @zakelwe
      @zakelwe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just another thing to go wrong for the third buyer and be butt banged at the local Mercedes dealer.

    • @JamesCook76131
      @JamesCook76131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@floki1664 I’m sorry? I also own a 2020 GLE. What Mercedes-Benz do you have again? I also have a 70k e300, I had the option to buy an amg but choose not to, as I drove 3 hrs for work everyday.
      Please next time you want to insult someone, make sure you can back up the insult.

    • @JamesCook76131
      @JamesCook76131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@zakelwe not true, my e class has 65k miles on it, as long as you keep up with maintenance, these cars are phenomenal.
      I’ll easily hit 128, in both mine daily, these cars are built much better then you understand.

  • @carcontent8214
    @carcontent8214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    The badge at the front is heated because it houses the radar, nothing to do with keeping the Mercedes badge visible.

  • @JackMaslovCZLive
    @JackMaslovCZLive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    8:50 Must be the Audi bag you left in the front "trunk" before, getting now consumed by the car.

    • @mrdize
      @mrdize 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Poor audi bag is crying in the back

    • @ikeherbst9356
      @ikeherbst9356 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am still worried about the bag!!

    • @mrdize
      @mrdize 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I just came, is it still crying!?

  • @ashhadmalik8594
    @ashhadmalik8594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Mat is a walking meme with his BMW flask, Lexus hat, Audi bag and Mercedes vehicle. Reminds me of that one meme where a person has every car companies badge on the back of his Toyota

    • @alhit007
      @alhit007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any time someone says anything negative about “Mat Sandwich Board Watson” you will get a shitload of mad dodgy replies,,, So do they purposely target any negative replies?? I recon so, 🥸

    • @ilovechocolatebutihategrapes
      @ilovechocolatebutihategrapes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Yule Calma Hondas and Corollas lmao🤦‍♂️😂😂😂

    • @danielgordon8736
      @danielgordon8736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alhit007 Sit down

    • @Hitycooking
      @Hitycooking 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/vTfeyDyH7IQ4/w-d-xo.html

  • @make.oxtail.cheap.again1
    @make.oxtail.cheap.again1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I just can't get on with the front of the EQ series mercs... love the back though

    • @777RY
      @777RY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      If you've seen one in person they're very nice.

    • @ImTehRiZe
      @ImTehRiZe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      imo it does look better in person

    • @gribbles1146
      @gribbles1146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Cover the face bang the base

    • @Olympiann
      @Olympiann 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay

    • @tsakitx8190
      @tsakitx8190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me too but this one looks descent tho

  • @JoeBidenEnthusiast
    @JoeBidenEnthusiast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    People complaining about the price being too much for most UK citizens are forgetting this is still a Mercedes. It’s not supposed to be affordable for most people.

    • @danielgordon8736
      @danielgordon8736 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly...

    • @brentcrane6632
      @brentcrane6632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@danielgordon8736 I think people are just disappointed that the price wasn't lower given Mercedes don't need to add 11 emission cheating devices to their electric cars. :D

    • @user-ei3kz5dv4u
      @user-ei3kz5dv4u 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brentcrane6632 Look up "Mercedes Emissions Claim". Lmao.

    • @shreyass2447
      @shreyass2447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @markyes so you expect them to be priced like a dacia😂

    • @fabolousjada5070
      @fabolousjada5070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shreyass2447 umm no but like a Honda accord look how cheap the front looks straight plastic

  • @williamdrijver4141
    @williamdrijver4141 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Without subsidies EVs are dead, well until prices come down in a few years. Even here in Holland sales aren't as good as they used to be because of...fewer tax incentives.

    • @krzysztofcwik5347
      @krzysztofcwik5347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eu thinks about lowering VAT on eco goods, maybe they allow members to zero VAT on electric cars and all EU members do so.

    • @michaelheadley2041
      @michaelheadley2041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      One way around this is to get one on lease, I did 👍🏿

    • @_7.8.6
      @_7.8.6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The whole system is a con and the EV revolution with fail

    • @ewadge
      @ewadge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know what you mean but you have to realize that without subsidies ICE cars would be dead also. The subsidies paid by the government on fuel are astronomical without which fueling up a car would be extremely expensive. Take away all subsidies and suddenly EVs would be a great deal.

    • @berk6123
      @berk6123 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Future is renewable fuel not ev’s We cant change billions of cars on the road to EV’s

  • @Box0rz
    @Box0rz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    It's funny how electric cars are still obsessed with these blue "ELECTRIC" styling details. We don't need blue lines everywhere to remind us.

    • @haruyanto8085
      @haruyanto8085 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      It's a Merc and BMW thing

    • @achasilas6535
      @achasilas6535 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      It's not an EV thing but a merc and BMW thing.

    • @Box0rz
      @Box0rz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nah many other manufacturers still do that aswell, not just Merc and BMW.

    • @44Bigs
      @44Bigs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It's amazing. Not a single blue detail in a Tesla, yet everyone knows it's an EV. And people that don't know, don't care.

    • @ForcesNL
      @ForcesNL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@44Bigs it isn't blue though. Well not just. It's "ELECTRIC" blue. Just saying.

  • @carlodanese9120
    @carlodanese9120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Ice cars are not dead, they will be when batteries won't be fazed by temperature. Currently in Sweden and ev don't fare well in cold climates...40 electric cars stopped working on the highway because people needed to keep warm while stationary because of an accident. Temperature was -15°C outside. In the future I'm sure they'll fit cars with better battery technologies/chemistries, which is already available but car manufacturers do not consider them

    • @bernhardleopold6702
      @bernhardleopold6702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You forgot to count the iced ICE cars...

    • @edwardvalivonis23
      @edwardvalivonis23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My electric car project is self charging electric car. Heat as much as you like, it won't drain battery

    • @goldaxe91
      @goldaxe91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Also Sweden is burning diesel to generate electricity atm.

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      batteries without liquid cooling (and thus heating) capacity are very bad in cold climate.
      also the shitty vw ID3 can even get as optional the heat pump making the car very impractical with sub zero temperatures

    • @_TrueDesire_
      @_TrueDesire_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it was not 40 it was 2.

  • @ez3034
    @ez3034 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Love the EQB! I’ve been now driving this car for 4mths and it’s truly a pocket rocket! It’s soo easy to handle on little country lanes or towns and great on motorway too!

    • @andrebellodi
      @andrebellodi 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      How do you find the range on the charge? Do you have the 300 or 350? Thanks in advance

    • @kieliopinkuningas9577
      @kieliopinkuningas9577 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But it’s way too massive

    • @Assarkask
      @Assarkask 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      U see..this reviewer can p..s off!

  • @MrLense
    @MrLense 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Bold statement - at £52,000 no normal person is affording that. UK average full time salary is £31,000. Most working class people are already priced out of new EVs and second hand EVs that aren't Zoes or Leafs. On top of that a third of the UK population live in property without off road parking, that rules those people out of being able to charge their potential EVs at home which is a serious barrier to adoption. So in this case unless you're in the 50k club, don't live in a terrace or flat, a lot of us are sticking to ICE cars.

    • @edwardvalivonis23
      @edwardvalivonis23 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Have you tried finance?

    • @kickingkenno
      @kickingkenno 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@edwardvalivonis23 These are coming in around £600 a month, still steep

    • @liammills5463
      @liammills5463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Even still a “normal person” can’t afford the ice version of this car

    • @Char1ieC
      @Char1ieC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even after the UK ban on new ICE cars happens, the used market will keep growing. Most cars on the roads likely cost less than £15k, new electric cars are exclusive to either the rich(er) folk or company car drivers. It's just not at all viable for the average person.

    • @varunsoni6106
      @varunsoni6106 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think an average worker would buy a mercedes anyway.

  •  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can't fold the seats from the boot, because they can be moved forwards and back.
    Also for the one pedal driving, maybe check if there's a way to turn creep off.

  • @ricemagician
    @ricemagician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Good thing about buying a Mercedes is that whichever model you get, it will look similar one another. Bad thing about buying a Mercedes is that all Mercedes look similar.

    • @ricemagician
      @ricemagician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @Yule Calma In fact, I think that is a good thing (and a bad thing) about buying any Two-door Porsche too! For Porsche, even the production year doesn't matter!

    • @ricemagician
      @ricemagician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @Yule Calma You buy EQE and if people say "Oh that is EQS" , that is good. But when you buy EQS and people saying, "is that a Supra...sorry EQE?", that's bad. That's what I mean:)

    • @Horizon301.
      @Horizon301. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ricemagician exactly right, the S class is pointless for the same reason.

    • @ricemagician
      @ricemagician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Horizon301. You can enjoy the S-Class effect while driving C-Class though.

    • @Horizon301.
      @Horizon301. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ricemagician yeah, but I don’t fancy driving an entry level vehicle to be fair, especially from Mercedes. I would rather drive a 4 series or A5, I know quality is better in these cars and they aren’t replicas of other vehicles. But yes, the C and E will give owners a cheap s class while the flagship owners are screwed over

  • @onAwesome
    @onAwesome 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    Is it just me or mercedes EVs have not great exterior design? 🤷‍♂️

    • @djagofficial
      @djagofficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Eqs looks fine

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      honestly not so many EV have great exterior design...

    • @poseidon8662
      @poseidon8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@djagofficial eqs looks shite from outside. only eqe is presentable

    • @poseidon8662
      @poseidon8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tonyx.yt. e-tron, q5 etron, xc40, lucid air, G80, bz4x, taycan says high.
      its subjective on merc, bmw and tesla ev's all that look unpleasant to me

    • @searic3203
      @searic3203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@poseidon8662 yes but the interior makes up for it 100% the eqs looks incredible on the inside

  • @GalenlevyPhoto
    @GalenlevyPhoto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    ICE cars are not dead until the electric vehicle prices go down to equal ICE cars. $30k for a tiny car in the USA. Forget it. You can buy a ICE car for under $20k new.

    • @aditya5474
      @aditya5474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ICE is not dead they're just evolve to become an eco friendly combustion

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      before used car prices ramped up later in 2021 i getted a 5 years old mid size diesel sedan for 9k €, with 9k € maybe i could buy a 10 years old crapy electric citycar with half dead battery and 100km of range left

    • @chrisness
      @chrisness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Electric cars are getting cheaper every year

    • @mudman6156
      @mudman6156 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chrisness No where near enough to compete with gasoline powered vehicles. But what’s far worse is the almost complete LACK of infrastructure in the United States to deal with EVERYONE owning an electric vehicle. People are already complaining when they have to wait for a charging station to open up. Imagine there being a line of cars waiting at EVERY CHARGER. Just 2 cars ahead of you would have you waiting 1.5 hours at the very least. At a gas pump you would have to wait about 7 minutes. We’re NOT EVEN REMOTELY READY for the public to start buying electric cars in mass. Imagine if all our cars were electric and the traffic suddenly slowed to a crawl because of a snow storm. That happens all over the country every single winter. Only, all those electric cars will run through their batteries much, MUCH faster than their gasoline powered counterparts, because using electric heat to keep all those occupants warm uses far more energy than is required to keep a gasoline powered vehicle idling to generate the same amount of heat.

    • @chrisness
      @chrisness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mudman6156 no different than a gas car running out of gas in traffic

  • @ca46717
    @ca46717 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    ICE cars are not dead, it will take years, maybe a decade or more until infrastructures are good enough to replace them with EVs.
    People living in houses might have access to installing a wallbox and charge at home easily but many people leaving in flats and parking in the streets will not have that so easy. Also autonomy will still be a problem for a while and many places specially in not very populated areas will lack necessary infrastuctures for a while.
    Last not least prices are too high and I don't see that coming down so easily either. We'll see if there is capacity to build batteries to replace a zillion ICE cars

    • @mohammedazzam9157
      @mohammedazzam9157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Car journalists live in a bubble

    • @Cookie2k
      @Cookie2k 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Only when solid state batteries become mainstream will EV cars become viable. Even Samsung say that will not happen realistically until 2028. Politicians both local and national think the answer to carbon emissions are EV vehicles but in reality the carbon emissions are pushed up the chain to the generating plant. Long live fossil fuels!

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      imagine forcing low income people to buy a 30k EV instead of a small and simple 10k brand new car just because EV it's cool...
      also there's litteraly not enought lithium in our world to replace every single car and truck in the world with an EV one.
      lithium recycling? quite complex and expensive and as batteries become cheaper, recycling it's becoming less and less profitable

    • @basil5863
      @basil5863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its super easy to live with an EV. Absolutely no problem. We have one. A breeze to live with. Dont talk about things you dont know anything about.

    • @chrisness
      @chrisness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Tonyx.yt. You're wrong on every point

  • @annahenrietta9517
    @annahenrietta9517 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The bulbous shape of the camera(one that was blanked) is for self cleaning purposes, if it were flush mounted dirt ans grime could easily stick, that shape allows for the wind to clean the camera when driving, works best when it's raining obviously.

  • @alvismyat8747
    @alvismyat8747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Mat, if you instead wear a Benz hat, Benz bag, and Benz flask, it'll give you an extra +5 horsepower 😉

    • @eq55
      @eq55 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It'll make him look like a 70 year old being driven in the back seat.

  • @skylarsoundsroom
    @skylarsoundsroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    I love how Matt quoted "electric " throughout the interior review 😂

  • @Mooorino
    @Mooorino 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well, regen increases when you put it in "D-" on my A250e and the EQC i have tried. There is also "D--" in my A250e, witch put the regen on max. By putting it in "D+", it will remove almost all regen.

  • @marcusthestarlord4936
    @marcusthestarlord4936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ahh Mat 😅😅just love your reviews...watched them from the beginning...priceless👍

  • @andrewfield8562
    @andrewfield8562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'll stick with ice for as long as I possibly can need to come down in price massively before I'm tempted

    • @Chris675R
      @Chris675R 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Nothing is tempting me to buy electric, I´d rather take the train, if I want to go from a to b without any emotions. I stick with the ICE for as long as possible

    • @phcollins101
      @phcollins101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Chris675R agreed. EV’s aren’t for us petrol heads.

    • @aleksandaraleksic4067
      @aleksandaraleksic4067 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'd hate being forced to buy an EV. No one banned steam cars to push ICE cars so why push EVs? Ecology...my ass it's all about money. They couldn't give a pigs arse about nature!

    • @Chris675R
      @Chris675R 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aleksandaraleksic4067 Amen!

    • @imeakdo7
      @imeakdo7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@aleksandaraleksic4067 boy you are willfully ignorant. What a perfect analogy.

  • @AlphaGT4
    @AlphaGT4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great review as always. Only thing is that D+ is minimum regen, while D- is maximum regen. Also, I found the EQB interior to be fairly poorly made for its price. The ergonomics are fairly poor as well - not sure if it’s because I drove the 7 seater version. The rear seats are effectively benches that I get from small Japanese minivans. Finally, I have noticed a lot of (new) lower model Mercedes are literally rattling with very low mileage, including the test drive EQB I just drove today.

  • @Char1ieC
    @Char1ieC 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    If you look around any area of the UK you'll mostly see cars that people paid £5-7k for, or at most about £16k. Basically impossible to afford a usable EV on that money, even Kia are going 'premium' because they know an affordable EV will have too many compromises and they want to protect their brand image 🙄 rather than actually provide a good product.

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      EV or "how to force unwealthy people to stop owning a car" but hey, at least Greta it's happy, right?

    • @Smileydudekxy
      @Smileydudekxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What

    • @davefitzpatrick4841
      @davefitzpatrick4841 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      At the moment there are a limited amount of second hand EVs available, in another 5 years second hand EVs will be affordable much like ICE cars, we are just at the start of this transportation transformation so prices are high, but in another year or two price comparison with ICE cars will take place, but we haven't had enough time for the used EV market to mature yet !
      I have a second hand leaf , and yes it cost me more than I've ever spent on a car before but it's paying me back handsomely, I'm saving over £1400 a year compared to my previous ICE car , so with three years ownership I've saved £4200 compared to a ICE car !

    • @SDK2006b
      @SDK2006b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Charlie C
      "you'll mostly see cars that people paid £5-7k for, or at most about £16k" -how much were those used cars when they were new !!! 🤔🤔
      Comparing used to new never works out 😆

    • @Tonyx.yt.
      @Tonyx.yt. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@davefitzpatrick4841 i spend no more than 1500€ on fuel, insurance and road tax by year on my car so its hard for me to save 1400£ with an EV

  • @rorypuds
    @rorypuds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Not sure when this video suggested ICE cars are dead.

    • @superleggenda
      @superleggenda 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are dying, not specifically because of the EQB. More thanks to Tesla and VW.

  • @ChrisCross97
    @ChrisCross97 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The heating in the mercedes star is for the radar sensor underneath. These are molded into the badges these days.

  • @okithdesilva129
    @okithdesilva129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this video and it's so cool

  • @okithdesilva129
    @okithdesilva129 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for this video and it's a amazing SUV

  • @olafurjonsson75
    @olafurjonsson75 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    If you set the regen braking to max, do you know if the brake lights go on when you lift your foot of the accelerator? Maybe this question has come up before and I have not seen it, but I was driving behind an electric car the other day and my feeling was that the car slowed down very quickly without the braking lights comming on. Just wondering… 🙂

    • @DctorSkillz1
      @DctorSkillz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It does in America.

    • @kylecoolky1189
      @kylecoolky1189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Most countries have laws where the brake lights come on during deceleration events over a certain threshold. This would mean it applies to both ICE cars and EVs. When an EV slows at the rate that a gas car would usually hit the brakes, it’s brake lights come on. Teslas do this extremely well for example. They even flash if you hit the brake hard enough.

    • @TheWinstn60
      @TheWinstn60 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mine come on it’s standard and even shows on the in car graphic. Also emergency braking will cause the brake lights to flash again that’s been a requirement for a number of years on all cars

  • @ssomzebra4515
    @ssomzebra4515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Ice cars Are not dead! Come on carwow...

  • @thescentleman8810
    @thescentleman8810 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hope you enjoyed your time in Milton Keynes driving through my estate Matt! Great review, as always.

  • @azuspointofview5110
    @azuspointofview5110 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Could you please show the sunroof in your reviews. It would be interesting to see if it opens or whether it is just a panoramic roof. Thanks for the great reviews.

  • @reodorranders2864
    @reodorranders2864 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There are quite a few eletric suvs with 7 seats. You perhaps have the Nio es8, the Hongqi E-HS9, the Maxus Euniq and lastly the Byd Tang, just to name a few. The starting price for these 4 suvs in Norway are: Nio around 43700£ without the battery (renting the battery) and 50400£ with the battery. The Hongqi is around 50500£. The Maxus is 33700£. And lastly the Byd is around 50500£. Prices in Norway for these in December 2021.

    • @adyvanbasten
      @adyvanbasten 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is the shipping free, from aliexpres ?

    • @Allan13k
      @Allan13k 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      None of those are in RHD though sadly

  • @Nidhoggrr
    @Nidhoggrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh just what I wanted for the new year! A half assed electric car that STARTS at $70k but lacks features $30k cars have and can't even beat said cars at a 0-60.........

  • @DNHarris
    @DNHarris 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your air quotes and emphasis of *blue* was a hoot and a good laugh. Fun. I look forward to seeing a full-size EQGL (or whatever the full sized one will be called) out on the road too.

  • @sheridanbucket
    @sheridanbucket 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    if they are going to have a bug-splat grill, make it magnetic... so you can craft your own favorite splats and move them around

  • @damilolaakanni
    @damilolaakanni 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I'd rather get the GLK. I can't say I like the styling of this and the GLB.

    • @markmzn6217
      @markmzn6217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      mercedes is expanding his fleet of seriously ugly vehicles

    • @MrInternFTL
      @MrInternFTL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The GLK is fugly in general I think this looks pretty good

    • @MotorsByHG
      @MotorsByHG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/LwYeowXDh-k/w-d-xo.html

    • @ase7837
      @ase7837 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i think the glb looks fine but the glk and eqb are ugly

    • @purwantiallan5089
      @purwantiallan5089 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrInternFTL why GLK is ugly?

  • @StreetFerrari
    @StreetFerrari 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Those rims feels like a nightmare to clean!

  • @JAMEZJEE
    @JAMEZJEE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    D-- is actually for maximum regen - and goes up from there, so D- is slight regen, D is normal, and D+ is 'gliding'.

    • @MotorsByHG
      @MotorsByHG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/LwYeowXDh-k/w-d-xo.html

  • @neemanon
    @neemanon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best part of the video was the changing of the scenes with the beat of the song at the end

  • @DaveAdams222
    @DaveAdams222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Can we get a 10-minute version of Mat just going "blluuuuu 'electric'"

    • @Abebe345
      @Abebe345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Add some EDM and its there w some editing.

  • @afnanmazumder6492
    @afnanmazumder6492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wonderful Review, Great Job Matt

    • @aymanahmed3376
      @aymanahmed3376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You just haven’t watched it tho

  • @gadgetfuture9866
    @gadgetfuture9866 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drove this car and what an experience. If you can afford it but it you won’t be disappointed

  • @madjamjar
    @madjamjar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reminds me of one of those new electric London Black Cabs!

  • @GERntleMAN
    @GERntleMAN 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I don't get it. Why do new cars since the middle 2010s feel and look so cheap? It's really a bummer, that maximising profit is depriving us of well engineerd and high-quality cars.

    • @ian2183
      @ian2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Because companies don'd care. The sheep will continue to buy them and think they are cool and classy. 🤣

    • @Abebe345
      @Abebe345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are they targeting the middle class w high volume lower prices?

  • @TomPennyUK
    @TomPennyUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ICE cars are dead. The EQB starts from £52,000. OK Mat.

    • @snakeeyes9246
      @snakeeyes9246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The dollar bill, pound coin, Euro, etc are all losing value as we speak. That's why £52K is considered average these days.

    • @TomPennyUK
      @TomPennyUK 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@snakeeyes9246 No it isn't average, at all. It's very expensive.

  • @DooMeis94
    @DooMeis94 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah it sounds great to have it so you actaully don't know what is going to happen when you lift the foot off the gas (is the car going to break hard or coast?)

  • @rolandbraithwaite1027
    @rolandbraithwaite1027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A question if the car will slow down quite a lot under regenerative braking and even stop like the Tesla does it show the brake lights to those following, so you do not get shunted??

  • @Lightrealm95
    @Lightrealm95 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    8:07 the tow capacity is still not confirmed as far as I know. Also in the configurator there is no option for a tow hitch. Where did you get that information?

    • @stijnhs
      @stijnhs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a reporter/reviewer he gets much more information early on than others through the press office when he collects the car for testing.

    • @poseidon8662
      @poseidon8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are asking him like he makes cars in his background. Obviously benz gave his company car they gave details about to the writer and mat.

    • @andersrasmussen1985
      @andersrasmussen1985 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Denmark you can not get it with a towbar

    • @MotorsByHG
      @MotorsByHG 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/LwYeowXDh-k/w-d-xo.html

  • @millsey7991
    @millsey7991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Why does Carwow never review or even show what the cockpit does? Matt just always says "everyone will just use android auto or car play". We get more detail about the door bins

    • @Smileydudekxy
      @Smileydudekxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Well he’s right

    • @poseidon8662
      @poseidon8662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      cause almost every car system is ok/well nice enough. you gonna connect that phone anyways

    • @duckduckgoose4111
      @duckduckgoose4111 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Because EVs have absolutely horrid interiors.

    • @Jaykae_t
      @Jaykae_t 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because the same infotainment is used across multiple Mercedes models. He's not gonna deep dive into it over and over again every time he reviews a Mercedes

  • @MotorTorq_ZA
    @MotorTorq_ZA 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great review Matt

  • @tonykono5225
    @tonykono5225 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How often does a person actually fold down the third row?
    I think I might have done it a handful of times a year.

  • @amaguri8446
    @amaguri8446 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    NIO ES8 has been on the Chinese market since 2018 with 7 seats, 560 hp and 100kwh battery pack. It's just sadly never been induced in the UK. Available in Norway though

  • @gooo1762
    @gooo1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks!

  • @blackcatsarenopussies
    @blackcatsarenopussies 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What happens if you are stuck in huge traffic jam, road blocked, middle of the winter?
    Can you save your family of being frozen?How long can the heating run while standing still?

  • @Malc180s
    @Malc180s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    All well and good, but there's _still_ nowhere to charge it if you don't have a house with a driveway/garage (so that's everyone in cities - people for which electric cars _should_ make the most sense (short range, no emissions, great in stop start traffic), and the range is crap for those who don't live in the city and need to (even if it's just occasionally) make a long trip.

    • @bryandavies6074
      @bryandavies6074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Except for cities with on street charging. And charging stations.

    • @Malc180s
      @Malc180s 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bryandavies6074 Also called imaginary cities.

    • @bryandavies6074
      @bryandavies6074 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Malc180s Maybe in your head. But in the real world, it's happened and is happening.

    • @Malc180s
      @Malc180s 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bryandavies6074 Where? 5 chargers and one down near asda? That's convenient

  • @markgeller5900
    @markgeller5900 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another informative and detailed review from Mat. I suspect, this little vehicle from MB, with all the bells and whistles will likely be more like 70+ by the time it's around. As far as range, interesting that they decided 65 KwH was enough and the "around 250" miles U.S. seems a bit light, but no dedicated platform so early adopters may be happy with around 250. It's almost the price of a loaded I-Pace (mid-70's) which gets the same mileage and oh so much nicer (5 seat version of course)!

  • @anthonykahwati5999
    @anthonykahwati5999 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I’m not sure if someone has said below but you CAN NOT TOW….. the best you may be able to do is to fit a bike carrier arm on the back but you can’t fit a proper tow ball. Confirmed by Mercedes themselves.

  • @youssef0319
    @youssef0319 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wish you good luck and success always bro

  • @hakonespehaug606
    @hakonespehaug606 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The new NIO ES8 is electric and has 7 seats. Is pretty nice. Hoping for a review of it soon👀

    • @Neojhun
      @Neojhun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Expensive and low efficiency thus not great range.

  • @epi2045
    @epi2045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ICE isn’t quite not dead yet. Until I see more charge stations then I will take it more seriously. Drove a Tesla Model 3 for 3 days. It was not fun finding charge stations and waiting around when I was charging.

  • @hittori
    @hittori 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mate, you are hilarious. I love your videos. Above everything, what I love is the "electric blue"

  • @BoazAfful
    @BoazAfful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There's more Blue Electric Stitching 💙
    I keep on repeating that part .

  • @BomberFletch31
    @BomberFletch31 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I think the Mercedes range only truly starts to feel posh from C-class upwards. The A and B class and its associated derivatives just don't feel posh in comparison, when you consider how many features it is missing.

  • @snowhawk4049
    @snowhawk4049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    For some reason, when someone tells me about environmental friendly cars which are worth governmental subsidizing in order to help the climate, an enormous Mercedes SUV doesn't really come to my mind. I hope the battery will last for more than 10 years.

    • @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB
      @IRTEHLEETOKNPBB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      it wont.

    • @KingofInterns
      @KingofInterns 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Even if it doesn't the huge amount of electronics won't rendering the car useless eg all gauges in modern cars are now a screen which won't last and will cost more than value of car to replace when it gets even vaguely old.

  • @ramelsen
    @ramelsen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here in Denmark, in a town near by we have a Mercedes EQB 2022 edition as a emergency car.

  • @user-er2uk8gz7s
    @user-er2uk8gz7s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hey Matt. Why didn’t you do launch control test on EQB?
    I would like to know how quickly it can do 0-60 with a verified measurement

  • @H4n583
    @H4n583 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    2 more electric 7 seaters come to mind : Peugeot e-traveller and Mercedes EQV.

  • @zargorn
    @zargorn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Who would have thought that some day, having your storage space split into two separate trunks, or having a trunk where you have to open and close the front hatch to get to it would be seen as a good thing.

  • @philiplai129
    @philiplai129 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The back seat base IS the deal breaker for my case, tested it at dealer, wife immediately notice the feet has been pushed up into uncomfortable position (my wife is only 1.62m). It is such a failure for a family car.

  • @user-yn5sk5ru5g
    @user-yn5sk5ru5g 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The badge in the front is also the radar, thats why it is heated. Derp
    I like the EQB, vegan interiors are 🤟. Too bad about the steering wheel though.

  • @gcm747
    @gcm747 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    ‘Hey Mercedes’
    ‘How can I help you?’
    ‘Send Matt some Mercedes Merch’.
    ‘I’m sorry. I can’t help you with that’.

  • @maestro8766
    @maestro8766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    When would the Merc started building the EVs from the ground up, they are falling seriously behind the competetion for the range and storage capacity. Any ideas @Mat?

    • @stijnhs
      @stijnhs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Uhm, they have an EQS...

    • @maestro8766
      @maestro8766 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@stijnhs yep they do but I meant more for the common masses. They have released EQA, EQB, EQC etc. but they aren't anywhere close to the competition's offerings in fully EV platform from VW, Audi or even Ford and Hyundai-Kia. I am not even going to mention Tesla.

    • @maestro8766
      @maestro8766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @brotinger_1 Definitely agree, you and I are of the same mind. That was the key takeaway for me too. I wonder if they have beaten Tesla in terms of battery efficiency per kWh. Defnitely with 50% more charge per cell size they have an upper hand for weight reduction. Looking forward to the new gen EQA/B/C as the current ones are nothing to boast about for BEVs.

    • @maestro8766
      @maestro8766 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @brotinger_1 that's incredible.

    • @michaeleppler202
      @michaeleppler202 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @brotinger_1 It's less incredible when you consider that your numbers are just dead wrong - you're comparing the energy density on a pack level for the Mercedes and on a cell level for the Tesla. I didn't find any values for the model 3 on pack level, but it is certainly less than 200 Wh/kg, probably in the range of 160.

  • @saptorshimukherjee8532
    @saptorshimukherjee8532 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow, carwow is now making Mat do a crash course in chemistry!!🤣🤣

  • @mohamedabdullahi1474
    @mohamedabdullahi1474 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    the Toyota Yaris bit got me really good lol

  • @gr750M
    @gr750M 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mat says to click on the popout so many times, it almost seems like he wants me to click out.

  • @kazoz2154
    @kazoz2154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    If i have $50000 to spend on a car im not buying this 😂

    • @ag.3820
      @ag.3820 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      No, because $50k is not enough since it starts at 52k GBP ($61k). The Tesla Y start at $73k.. I think this a much nicer option in comparison.

    • @brandonalfonso8406
      @brandonalfonso8406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jorgino

    • @bayern1806
      @bayern1806 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Spending 50k on something else than Porsche or Mercedes is waste of money. You prefer Dacia? 😂

    • @boomboys9425
      @boomboys9425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@bayern1806 bro what😂

    • @henryviiifake8244
      @henryviiifake8244 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Of course not.
      1) It's over $50K because
      2) It's over *£50K.* 😎👍

  • @headers12
    @headers12 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the wheel design.

  • @ressalnaffaa982
    @ressalnaffaa982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome man

  • @oxii99
    @oxii99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    will matt ever stop bumming EVs

  • @bonzobonanza
    @bonzobonanza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So happy to see the EQ brand expanding. Mercedes about to enjoy a lot of sales, especially towards its SUV range.

    • @thiccboi1726
      @thiccboi1726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lmao 🤣 Mercedes is dead after they decided to end production of their v8s, no one is even going to want to buy an amg now, why would anyone buy a electric Mercedes

    • @mmsooll
      @mmsooll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@thiccboi1726 Mercedes always sold more 4 cylinders than V8’s, Mercedes is more than just AMG 😅.

    • @d_a_nguyen4027
      @d_a_nguyen4027 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I’m keen to see the EQG wagon when it’s full production in the near future. I kind of electric SUV 👌👍

  • @quockhanhtrinh3312
    @quockhanhtrinh3312 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    hope to see Mat review about the Mercedes AMG GLS 63

  • @newroman116
    @newroman116 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Styling looks pretty cool. Like it.

  • @exileatsushi7165
    @exileatsushi7165 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mat arguing with the Mercedes voice assistant is just pure gold comedy, I can't wait for the next Mercedes car review, just for that 🤣🤣🤣

  • @joshbacon8241
    @joshbacon8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    8:02 - _”Even with the vegan interior the steering wheel is still leather”_
    Not so vegan now, is it?

  • @ufo734
    @ufo734 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The UK version doesn't get electric seats and only part leather. We also can't even choose the colour of the interior. We're stuck with black dynamica fabric with weird red stitching.

  • @neehal2008
    @neehal2008 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was waiting for this review

  • @peterscott2662
    @peterscott2662 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Overall, this review seemed to find more negatives than positives, so it hardly lines up with the clickbait "why ICE cars are DEAD!" title.

    • @NICKCAMP04
      @NICKCAMP04 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah honestly this is the first carwow video since I subbed that I didn't feel like clicking the like button

  • @migzautomobiles
    @migzautomobiles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Let's appreciate that how he makes our days 💗💗🌸🌸💞💞

  • @CTVSHOWREEL
    @CTVSHOWREEL ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Picked up a brand new EQB300 a week ago. It lasted 160 miles...then the rear motor just gave up!!! Had to take it back to the dealership. Since you can´t tow the EQB it had to be transported on a flatbed truck. Unfortunately I had parked the EQB in front of my diesel car so I wasn´t able to get to work in time that day.
    The dealership offered me a rental car (smaller model than the EQB) but I will still recieve the monthly invoices and have to pay for a vehicle sitting in the workshop.
    Mercedes need to do something about their poor quality.

  • @desitravlogs7098
    @desitravlogs7098 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here also we can see Opel Zafira LIFE E also as 7 seats option.

  • @chrissalimi8708
    @chrissalimi8708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    ICE will forever live in our hearts 👊

  • @Mikhail_Devyatkin
    @Mikhail_Devyatkin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hello Mat! I am Russian and I want to drag racing Porsche Taycan and Mercedes Benz EQS thanks

  • @bangalisusmitaRishit
    @bangalisusmitaRishit 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mat I do go to school I will be going to class 8 didn’t know what was astatine I have learnt many things keep up mate

  • @victorcorrea6940
    @victorcorrea6940 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The windshield glass of the GLB250 cracks easily with any small flying object that hits the glass on the road. I have a 2020 GLB250 and so far The windshield has cracked 5 times in less than 2 years. I believe the cause is attributed to a flaw in the upright design of the front windshield. No recall has been announced and MB has not admitted any wrong.

  • @dietznutz1
    @dietznutz1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    They are the opposite of dead they are about to make a comeback while this electric fad blows over

    • @erik1tennant
      @erik1tennant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      It’s definitely a fad, because EVs are total POS.

    • @liammills5463
      @liammills5463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck with that lmaoo

    • @dwade3202
      @dwade3202 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Idk why almost every car reviewer spouts this shit. Are they paying them ? Evs are apsolute trash for majority of the people, how is ICE dead ?

    • @Listen2Concentr8
      @Listen2Concentr8 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dwade3202 Apparantly they think people have 1,5-2 years salary to spend on a car.

    • @snakeeyes9246
      @snakeeyes9246 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am soooooooo excited to be dying from more climate problems in the next 10 to 30 years.

  • @-v33333
    @-v33333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    PLEASE do off road battle, and drag race with merc gls 63, audi sq7 and bmw x7m!!!

    • @joshbacon8241
      @joshbacon8241 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually, speaking of the SQ7, why aren’t the carbon ceramic brakes which are available in other markets offered on UK cars?

    • @snakeeyes9246
      @snakeeyes9246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There is no X7M I though. The highest performing X7 is the Alpina XB7.

  • @willidriver
    @willidriver 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The blue elements are for the Multibeam LED not to signal electricity.

  • @smeshsmesh9695
    @smeshsmesh9695 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The e class hybrid also makes all types of sounds, maybe it's just something with all electric mercedesses