Thank you TFL for making these excellent videos. It is hard to watch any other car related videos on TH-cam. TFL has it all. What I like about TFL is cooperation with different people. Like Mr. Paul famous car racing celebrity to present sport cars.
I, sincerely, clicking on this, was expecting to write something negative. This video, Paul, everything about this was enjoyable and appreciated. Thank you TFL for some quality entertainment/infotainment.
So weird that you can't open the hood of your own car? Do you actually own it? I understand saying it's not recommended or that opening it voids the warranty.
IMO, it either shows how inefficient engineering is at All of Legacy Auto OR Lack of desire to cannibalize ICE sales with too good of an EV. Good first attempt, although MB seems unsure of direction.
Can you open the interior of the door cards on your car? No? Weird! lol I imagine your car maker would tell you that there are no user serviceable parts behind the door cards so they don't offer a user accessible means to remove them. Same with the MB EV... Nothing user serviceable under the hood. You CAN get in there, but you have to know how - just like behind the door card. Above the headliner. Etc...
Next time on TFL the FORMER Stig drives a Rolls Royce Phantom Extended around IMI for a "hot lap" and tells everyone it is not good for a go cart track. Duh. Might as well send them out to the ranch onto the CUV course and say they are not designed for off road work. Duh. 🤣
Is brake boosting necessary on an EV during a launch? It seems like I’ve seen other tests where they got faster 0-60 in EVs just flooring it vs trying to brake boost. I get brake boosting a combustion engine but not sure I understand why you would do this on an EV, the torque is instant.
@@aussie2uGA exactly, so not sure why I see all these reviews with them brake boosting before launch. Wondering if that’s why he’s not getting the stated 0-60 time
@@mattbrew11 strange, I’ve had several EVs (M3P, MYP, EV6) and I have never needed to hold the brake to keep the car still when coming to a standstill with regen on max or auto hold on. Also you can hear the augmented sound increasing (and the power bar on the dash) as he is pressing the accelerator down and brakes are held. 🤷🏻♂️ . In my days of drag racing that was brake boosting
@@optimusoff-road2770 in “launch mode” the car wants you to stand on brake and accel pedals and it throws in some audible drama. There is no brake boosting going on
Great review & enjoyable video! Specs are the specs, good or bad; appears to be a decent car for someone, if that someone wants a AMG EV. Seems like EV fans might be looking elsewhere.
Use luxury cars like this for traveling comfortably. Use actual, purpose-built sports cars for hustling around a track. I’m sure that applies to EVs as well as old-fashioned ICE cars.
Let’s be honest, who’s trying to set up lap times with an ICE S63 AMG let alone an EQS AMG? This is not what these cars are designed for anyway, the weight doesn’t really matter that much in this car as long as road comfort, luxury and fast acceleration are present (which they are).
@@jonpetter8921 well I’m not a fan of illegal racing on public roads, are you? So 0-60 is perfect for racing to get groceries, racing to soccer games, racing to the gym, etc… 🤣🤣🤣
Question for folks in the comments or TFL. Has anyone heard of stories yet where owners of these 3 Ton ev’s being told they. Can’t drive on certain roads? Cus this exceeds the weight a few roads I can think of in my area in northern California , I’m sure there are similar weight rules elsewhere. Have they just not caught up with the fact that these cars exist? Will there drop soon?
Gtfo of here. A 60s Lincoln contential weighed more than this car does. A ram trx or raptor loaded on 35s fully fueled weighs more. 😂 Average car weight since 2020 is over 4,100# average truck&SUV weight is over 5,500# you concern troll those owners to?
@@4literv6 yea for real. or how about literally any delivery truck. the last time you bought an appliance and it got delivered, that truck probably weighed at least 10,000lb. lol.
@@protovack indeed, the local boss of our waste collection services. At an event talking about their hybrid trucks. Said they run them constantly overloaded to get everyone's trash in 1 day. Supposed to be 26,000# max load in residential neighborhoods. He said 20% over that easy every single week just to pickup trash&recycling.
@@4literv6 lol thanks everyone’s just so kind to eachother in comments 😅🫠. There are weight rules on roads but what you are all saying is no one follows them, but then we get mad at all the constant road construction 🤷🏾♀️ I know nothing I’m apparently stupid for even bringing it up lol. Best wishes have a good rest of your Sunday y’all just cracks me up, we are just eachother punching bags at this point
@@LafemmebearMusic basically that's it in a nut shell. All those amazon trucks are also over the weight limit in many areas for surface streets. Doesn't stop any of it from happening though. fwiw I do agree with the weight wearing out roads faster but evs are NOT anything any of us mere mortals should be concerned about either. 👍🏻
Sir, you know like I know that doesn’t wash out as clean, and they have a decent way to go before engineers figure out how to do that, but we can dream. It also is showing in recent tests from magna that it might not be the best solution either.
Excellent review! No cheesiness.. I appreciated his knowledge and explanation of the motors, tire tech, etc.
Thank you TFL for making these excellent videos. It is hard to watch any other car related videos on TH-cam. TFL has it all. What I like about TFL is cooperation with different people. Like Mr. Paul famous car racing celebrity to present sport cars.
I, sincerely, clicking on this, was expecting to write something negative. This video, Paul, everything about this was enjoyable and appreciated. Thank you TFL for some quality entertainment/infotainment.
Great commentary! Always glad to see Paul do his thing!
Great video paul. You have an amazing amount of knowledge about cars and how they work.
TFL covers all bases. Awesome channel
Paul........... welcome back.
Some big comfortable girls are not meant to be race cars. Nice smooth ride that is super quick at a heavy chunky weight.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️
So either get a base Model S, saving $50k and getting better performance, or get this and have an extremely plush EV GT experience.
4:20 What if you have something with three wheels?
they need Andreas Preuninger to solve the weight problem, the Taycan can chuck corners like the battery doesnt exist
So weird that you can't open the hood of your own car? Do you actually own it? I understand saying it's not recommended or that opening it voids the warranty.
IMO, it either shows how inefficient engineering is at All of Legacy Auto OR Lack of desire to cannibalize ICE sales with too good of an EV. Good first attempt, although MB seems unsure of direction.
You can actually open it, they just chose not to in this video for some reason
Can you open the interior of the door cards on your car? No? Weird! lol I imagine your car maker would tell you that there are no user serviceable parts behind the door cards so they don't offer a user accessible means to remove them. Same with the MB EV... Nothing user serviceable under the hood. You CAN get in there, but you have to know how - just like behind the door card. Above the headliner. Etc...
Where do fill the liquids? Everyone can do it! Why you can't open the frunk? Some great idea: you could make some space for your charging cable 🤓
Public liability is the issue
Next time on TFL the FORMER Stig drives a Rolls Royce Phantom Extended around IMI for a "hot lap" and tells everyone it is not good for a go cart track. Duh. Might as well send them out to the ranch onto the CUV course and say they are not designed for off road work. Duh. 🤣
So does the car make that Jetsons noise or are you editing that sound into the video?
Is brake boosting necessary on an EV during a launch? It seems like I’ve seen other tests where they got faster 0-60 in EVs just flooring it vs trying to brake boost. I get brake boosting a combustion engine but not sure I understand why you would do this on an EV, the torque is instant.
No, the a/c motor is absolutely instant torque, no preload needed.
@@aussie2uGA exactly, so not sure why I see all these reviews with them brake boosting before launch. Wondering if that’s why he’s not getting the stated 0-60 time
They aren’t brake boosting. They are holding the car still
@@mattbrew11 strange, I’ve had several EVs (M3P, MYP, EV6) and I have never needed to hold the brake to keep the car still when coming to a standstill with regen on max or auto hold on. Also you can hear the augmented sound increasing (and the power bar on the dash) as he is pressing the accelerator down and brakes are held. 🤷🏻♂️ . In my days of drag racing that was brake boosting
@@optimusoff-road2770 in “launch mode” the car wants you to stand on brake and accel pedals and it throws in some audible drama. There is no brake boosting going on
Great review & enjoyable video! Specs are the specs, good or bad; appears to be a decent car for someone, if that someone wants a AMG EV. Seems like EV fans might be looking elsewhere.
Use luxury cars like this for traveling comfortably. Use actual, purpose-built sports cars for hustling around a track. I’m sure that applies to EVs as well as old-fashioned ICE cars.
Sure, except it’s an AMG.
That track is dusty, that could have affected acceleration compared to sticky prepared pavement
Let’s be honest, who’s trying to set up lap times with an ICE S63 AMG let alone an EQS AMG? This is not what these cars are designed for anyway, the weight doesn’t really matter that much in this car as long as road comfort, luxury and fast acceleration are present (which they are).
Looks awesome
Wheels are way to large. Needs 18 inc. Looking forward to this video!
What was its rank among other cars tested? In this series
13:48 hilarious
When I see these cars all I can think of is how many problems and how much those problems will cost. Better lease these things
70000 dollar car I wouldn't want an idiot touching it either
This is sure not your regular fast old fashioned amg v8
Looks like a Chevy Cruise 🤣
Also 15 min into the video before you drive it? Zzzzzzz
That's a fancy melted jellybean looking car. Since Paul is reviewing I'll watch but I'm not sufficiently affluent to be a customer for this product.
3.99? Something isnt right I can get repeated 3.7 from my EQS 580! I think a mighty lot of ponies are no showing up on your on your AMG.
They’re depreciating fast though. Definitely not worth it. This car a year after this video is going for low 50’s
So those days of working on your own car are over? So says Mercedes. And what is that horrible droning noise? I sincerely hope that can be turned off.
Tesla will destroy this 😂😂😂
This is a better car than Tesla.
@@jonpetter8921 better at hiding its technology 🤣what are they hiding 🙈
@@misterg4059 Having 0-60 in 2 seconds doesn t make you the better car noob
Cars are more than 0-60.
@@jonpetter8921 well I’m not a fan of illegal racing on public roads, are you? So 0-60 is perfect for racing to get groceries, racing to soccer games, racing to the gym, etc… 🤣🤣🤣
Question for folks in the comments or TFL. Has anyone heard of stories yet where owners of these 3 Ton ev’s being told they. Can’t drive on certain roads? Cus this exceeds the weight a few roads I can think of in my area in northern California , I’m sure there are similar weight rules elsewhere. Have they just not caught up with the fact that these cars exist? Will there drop soon?
Gtfo of here. A 60s Lincoln contential weighed more than this car does. A ram trx or raptor loaded on 35s fully fueled weighs more. 😂
Average car weight since 2020 is over 4,100# average truck&SUV weight is over 5,500# you concern troll those owners to?
@@4literv6 yea for real. or how about literally any delivery truck. the last time you bought an appliance and it got delivered, that truck probably weighed at least 10,000lb. lol.
@@protovack indeed, the local boss of our waste collection services. At an event talking about their hybrid trucks. Said they run them constantly overloaded to get everyone's trash in 1 day. Supposed to be 26,000# max load in residential neighborhoods. He said 20% over that easy every single week just to pickup trash&recycling.
@@4literv6 lol thanks everyone’s just so kind to eachother in comments 😅🫠. There are weight rules on roads but what you are all saying is no one follows them, but then we get mad at all the constant road construction 🤷🏾♀️ I know nothing I’m apparently stupid for even bringing it up lol. Best wishes have a good rest of your Sunday y’all just cracks me up, we are just eachother punching bags at this point
@@LafemmebearMusic basically that's it in a nut shell. All those amazon trucks are also over the weight limit in many areas for surface streets. Doesn't stop any of it from happening though.
fwiw I do agree with the weight wearing out roads faster but evs are NOT anything any of us mere mortals should be concerned about either. 👍🏻
Good review. One day, they will figure out that we don't need such a huge battery! Alcohol based fuel cells with half the battery! and plug in capable
Sir, you know like I know that doesn’t wash out as clean, and they have a decent way to go before engineers figure out how to do that, but we can dream. It also is showing in recent tests from magna that it might not be the best solution either.
another rich persons toy ... stupid waste of money