Living With A 115-Year-Old Mercedes-Simplex 40 HP
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- We brought together Mercedes’ most pioneering cars - the Mercedes-Simplex 40 HP and Mercedes-Benz Concept EQ - to see how far the car world has come since the early 1900s.
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'This is 1903!'
'What year were you made?' XD
2003.
Aurimas Knieža i read that as it happened
Ádám Zalabai same
Lol ikr
2003
Will it V-TEC in reverse though??
don't know if it will do it in reverse, but every car has its way to hit the v-tec forwards
AutoAgitator 200th like
how did some people not see that it is a joke lol
Well that sticker said it would
oh it will definitely
1903 : four pedals.
2019 : twelve toutchscreens, even some to OPEN THE DOORS
Yeah, no thanks.
Onivlas Brony I almost crashed driving a Tesla Model S P100D
@@dylanthevillain2666 how is that possible? 😂
@@nirhaber6149 Because of instant torque and ridiculous acceleration?
Aston Martin introduced their Lagonda in '74, with all-touchsensor dashboard... and *they* went well...
And it goes half the speed of the Simplex, just for the comfort of shiny lights 😅.
40 HP is very WOW for 1903
Xtreme Gamerz not very wow for 6.800cc engine😂
JacoFox gaming difference between something that works and something that works effectively
Yep, I still daily drive with just 26 HP :D
you mean efficiently
@@MetalTrabant same with fiat 126
THE SIMPLEX IS THE WAY TO GO, new technology will never keep up to this horn.
So true
lukas peleckis Simplex horn is Leif
Simplex or Evo?
Can't choose can you?
The car actually suits you Alex and much cooler than that modern tinder machine ;)
i know right probably 1K for a damn brake job
He should daily it for a week
*no, what he needs is the car of the future! a tesla! the ICE is dead now.*
Fezza I
doktorbimmer just give a alex a e36 m3 and he will be happy
the difference here is the simplex has lived 10 times longer than the new mercedes ever dreams to
^
thats true, but imagine the fuel consuption with a 6.8l 40hp engine!
People probably said that about the Simplex when they were comparing it to horse buggies, "Oh look at how complicated it is and how much maintenance it needs".
Wel that car does not have a lot of miles my granddad in Morocco stil driving his Mercedes Benz 240 with over 1.000.000 km on it and it's still Running good
@@Dongonzales123 it gets gallons to the mile instead of miles per gallon
I think Michael is terrified of you racing a car from 1903
5:08 you can see how much scared he is
Real men drive with 4 pedals
Real men have a German chauffeur.
*Real men have a German turn signal person
Real men are the badass German driver
Real man use their muscle to start the engine
Real men need no windscreen
So what's the doug score
Greek Boi lets talk about the quirks and features
Greek Boi Doug's the sorta guy to not drive the simplex
No mention of an article on autotrader/oversteer?
I'm guessing around 53
It's easily 100.
One thing that the simplex can do that the concept eq can't is survive an EMP
------ Message -----
*USArmy*
Stay right where you are
It also would survive driving through 2 feet of water which would damage the EQ.
Patchuchan Tbf I doubt Mercedes didn’t implement waterproofing in the design.
Probably only within what would be considered what would be expected during normal use so resistance to being splashed vs complete immersion.
@@Patchuchan I'm pretty sure this beauty could drive under the sea, while the EQ would probably burst into frames the second it goes near a puddle
year is 2120. simplex still alive and running. complex? long dead
Battery dead
Even my 97 accord will be going longer than that EV.
@@EvilTurkeySlices Anything with a mechanical core will outlast it lmfao
Simplex, only driven 3 times a year, with full engine rebuilt after 20 hours of engine time
@@tyebando5123 Complex, scrapped 4 years after production because of numerous faults.
Am I the only one who is wondering why the heck all futuristic cars need to have blue lights everywhere????
Jaco2023 adds 50hp
TheProductionOf3 no that adds 25hp+
Blue light keeps you awake :)
yeah its a weird one, but it could be used to detect cars in surrounding areas as an example if it was mass market who knows, but for know they're just blue lights
yep
Forget progress in 100 years! That old Merc has way more power, tech, and modern driving setup compared to the mass production model T! Really interesting how the pedal setup was ALMOST like a modern manual car!
Steve LaForce yesss
You're right it is close, The first car that would utilize the modern 3 pedal set up was the Cadillac type 53, and that came out 13 years after the simplex.
i really don't know much about cars that were made before the great war, but i thought the model t has had an engine with way smalle displacement than 6.8liter from the mercedes. so less power would be obvious, plus it was made to motorise the masses, just like the "KDF wagen" which became the VW Beetle, the Austin Mini or the Fiat Topolino. cheap to produce, and you can't say that about a mercedes from back then.
The model T was the reason why so many cars started having the steering wheel on the wrong side of the car.
I think you're certainly right. But I just think it's really interesting that, while the Model T made (maybe) 12hp, this beast was making over 40. And I think more interestingly, from what I've seen, the Model T has really interesting controls, which are not like a modern car at all. For example, acceleration was controlled though a throttle on the steering wheel, and there wasn't really a clutch pedal per say.
Not to ramble on, but I think the more interesting part is how this vehicle has a lot of "modern" similarities, as compared to the T which seems more archaic.
Touch interface door handles? Isn't that a really bad idea?
Imagine the computer completely blocking every. Single. Door. Handle... That's just depressing
if u get in a rollover and computer faild u die
@@jamesdean9120 the doors have capacitos and open automatically after an accident. But yes, traditional doors are quite sufficient for that.
Ikr, just like the Corvette, the door handles are electric powered (except there is a manual handle under it)
the whole thing is a really bad idea. I'll just buy a Tesla and swap in an LS, that'll fix the whole "electric" problem
This is 1903 !!!! What year are you made?? This killed me : DDDDDDDDD
My parents call me every time they need help with their computer, god help me if they ever buy this thing.........
shay paul same with my step father
Every 5 seconds when he pays bills
" Chris i did something i need help"
Hahahhaa 😂😂😂
Which one? Both are equally complicated for them. They only differ in how.
6:15 this reminds me trying to pass more than 65km/h on my scooter :D
Lul
Aurimas Knieža relatable
Aurimas Knieža buy tuning parts
Aurimas Knieža ahahah so true :D got a 70cc cylinder and Stage6R/T Vario, Stage6 clutch and Doppler S1 crank, and can go 100-110 now :d.
J0keR_ nice
People on the road must've thought, "Who is that British guy yelling out of some old car"
King George
But does it have dat horn🤔
Mercedes simplex and Mercedes complex😂
Toyota Hachiroku and the simplex is the complex one lol
MaxPlayAll I tried telling that ti my ex
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Lol
Well said by Toyota.
6.8 Liter..... I4? dang.
TheFiremonkeyman "Fuck downsizing" 😂😂😂
40hp x)
If this same engine was here today then Mercedes cars would fly on the road!!!
That's why it's lasted so long lol. Huge engine with massive pistons, made out of old battleships. Probably doesn't even have any proper seals or gaskets. Just pisses fuel and oil wherever because no one gave a crap in 1903.
you would be surprised. i have seen alot of old cars from the early 1900s and when maintained they leak less than a chevy
relying on touch controls in a car is a bit inconvenient, isn't it? I need to be able to feel the button I'm about to press and some feedback. And digital mirrors? Why?! Good luck when they break and they will.
At this point they're just cramming as much technology in there as possible, just for the sake of it.
Digital mirrors and normal mirrors brake too.
pfannkuchengesicht42 no shit its the future
@@balazszsomboly5314 yeah but it won't cost as much to replace a plastic shell with a mirror then all that electric stuff only actual mercedes centers will be able to replace
coolboybryan303 It is easier to brake a normal mirror than a digital mirror. And if you haven’t know it already the point of having a digital mirror is to decrease drag.
@@balazszsomboly5314 As if you're going to use this (the car in the video) SUV to drag race, there's no point in reducing the drag, it's literally a City Car. Why make everything complex and impractical tho? A lot of car drivers are already used to having a back mirror, and imo it's better to have them as backup than not
Why can’t electric cars look normal?
Sam Gadoury why wont people act normal lol 😂 theyre all bent and extra looking hahaa
'Cause they want to look futuristic. For that much money, you wouldn't want just a normal car, you want a piece of the future. Anyway, there are normal looking electric cars that are just modified versions of petrol cars.
finlay morrison Except very unlike a Jaguar
Sam Gadoury : Tesla is pretty normal.
Tesla does :P
Best car on Car Throttle yet.
was basically an ad tho
That's how the world works
I agree! and way better than the electric car POS!
Would still keep my Evo
The 115 year old car still works today, but how will the EQ fare in that same amount of time?
Innovation is good, if it's an improvement, but all I see is fancy lights and good looks instead of something that will last and be reliable.
and good luck when the electronic system starts to fail........oh wait thats the whole car.
Yup. Was thinking the same. Lets see if that new one is around in 100 years.
Strawbs Dragn It's an electric waddya think? Electric Cars are straight up rubbish, and I wouldn't wipe my arse with their owners manuals.
Just as long if it's well maintained.
Can you imagine the amount of special (obsolete) tools will be required to keep that modern car rubbing in 100 years.
9:49 "Why would you use a mirror while you could use a digital?"
A: Because you waste all of the energy you can use to drive on a goddam stupid 'mirror'
I think he told you that a crank-started engine must be cranked with your left hand and your thumb out: since it rotates clockwise, if it backfires and you are cranking it with your right hand, you'll end up with a broken elbow
Elia Pozzani I think Alex don't care if he loses his finger and breaks his elbow. But it would be hilarious if he loses his finger or breaks his elbow in a video. Because i say he a fucking pathetic petrol-head and doesn't respect other opinions about modern cars like all petrol-heads doesn't respect other people either!
Was it not by 2 hands :O
Thorbjørn Madsen just because he said that he doesnt like automatic fwd doesnt mean you have to get butthurt over it.
i need this. as my daily. fuck my amg, i want a 115 year old car!
Lol ye
AMG #210life wow you must have money with that old car
The gearbox is fucking with me right now, the fix is like 2k usd ;C
I'm guessing the car is automatic, in which case it has a transmission not a gearbox ;)
AMG #210life THATS THE SPIRIT FUCK MODERN EV SHIT LETS ALL BUY CARS PRIOR TO 1920!!!!
Touchscreens are cancer in modern cars... I just hate those. There are fingerprints everywhere and you have to look on the screen to know what are you pressing, so it makes driving more dangerous, because you're not looking at the road. I WANT BUTTONS FOR AC AND RADIO AN EVERYTHING ELSE. Maybe except the navigation. It works well.
QuattroRMT they might come up with detail toutch feel give it another while
Thats why i bought a 2012 Audi A7 instead of a 2014 CLS
You got some dirty ass fingers if you leave finger prints everywhere.
No just add matte panel
Not to mention when they break, you won't be able to use the car.
"What year were you made?" Made Me laugh xD
I would daily drive the old one, no kidding I love it.
"when were you made?" That got me so good.
It's probably safe to say that car design has come a VERY long way in 115 years...
honestly really cool to think about
nah they look similar
Well... a lot of touch screens isn't what would call great design. I think buttons are much simpler and faster to operate, especially while driving.
Josh Bacon I see you everywhere lol
not mechanically. cars already had 12 cylinder engines, double overhead cams and everything else in the early 20th century. everything else is just cosmetics
I want real buttons and switches. At least for things I use more often like air conditioning, volume and opening my doors. Can we please stop this trend?!
Yes please!! With touch screen you need to take your eyes off the road to see what you're pressing.
I agree. Touch screens are so much less useful while driving.
Yes buttons are way easier and faster to operate.
Yes i want to be able to feel what i press
Those still exist. Not all cars with touch screen take those out. They do a hybrid of both... So its touch but you still have turning knobs for those things you mentioned.
6:28 ild guy was like "Oh hey I remember these" XD
10:30 What if I told you the 2019 EQ Concept was the one making the creaking and engine noises
4:26 There is More mercedes's On the side
"What year where you made"
Alex is too funny haha
Prius driver drives with two pedals
Real man drives with three pedals
*real car guy* drives with four pedals
HYRI Music There is not such thing called "real men" or "real car guy" idiot!!!
Thorbjørn Madsen Prius driver detected
Jason Voorhees I'm NOT a Prius driver you fucking idiot. Just because my dream car it a front wheel drive car with automatic transmission, doesn't meant my dream car fucking Prius.
Manual cars are for people who wants to rest their hands on a stick shift, which looks like a penis!! The good thing with automatics is that you don't rest your hand on the stick shift while driving!!!
Looks like some people can’t handle a joke, you must be fun at parties
Thorbjørn Madsen you don't drive a Prius for sure, but the comment... it shows that you are a non car guy
BTW people should really not rest their hand on stick shift, it's actually dangerous
Kids in 2117 - driving a 115 year old Mercedes.
215 years old
@@Govt.Of_Wakanda he's talking about the electric Mercedes you spaz
In 2117, car drives you.
I hate touch controls in cars.
I wish a car manufacturer would bring back a 6.8L NA 4cyl.
The horn is the best part :D
Best horn ever.
Gosh it's older than my village
Where
MrDucky i live in a 500+(its confirmed till 500year old) year old village, older than america. I have a standard 98MB/download and 72MB upload. I pay 20€(+modem for 700channel included)and that's pretty decent amount for it's money. Plus my village has one of the most amazing twisty roads you can drive. driving school use it for testing new drivers. + i get to enjoy on a beautiful morning and honestly the air is fresh and. I have a house and I'm only 3minutes away from the city. Which means village rules for good living
oh geez when he held the crank
That new car sucks. Having no physical buttons and knobs to push or turn means you'll have to turn your attention from the road to whatever the heck you wish to change in some menu, on some touch screen or whatever. It's too distracting from the road, so much so that you could just as well use your mobile phone in your current car as well instead.... which in a lot of countries isn't allowed. So why should a touch interface in a car be allowed to be operated as well?
This silly trend will pass soon, I hope. Normal knobs and buttons are much better. I can stand LCD speedmeter etc, but not a lcd control panel.
That's what I'm thinking. I can FEEL my heater knob and my volume dial and the radio preset buttons, and if my muscle memory doesn't bring my hand straight to them, I can feel around a little while keeping my eyes on the road and my hand on the steering wheel
Good point, but that's why we have voice recognition.
I disagree, even if you have normal buttons and knobs, you usually still have to look down to see for example the temperature setting, radio channel, etc. And it seems te climate control is rellly easy to use, you just swipe left-right, so it's not that distracting. And most cars already have GPS navigation, so you already have touchscreens on-board. But yes, in my opinion, everything should be engineerred in a way to minimize distractions. One thing to remember is that all new cars will soon have to be equipped with AEB, so even if you miss something on the road, the car should see it and brake automatically and I think this will drastically decrease the number of fatal crashes.
I thought I was the only one to think like this. I recently drove a rental car with no physical button and it was SO annoying… I just don't get why anyone thought this was a good idea… It's even worse in the sun, it takes so much time to navigate to the desired function, so much time not looking at the road… They really need to stop this trend and go back to normal buttons.
How many people are still asshurt over Trevor being crushed by a tank? That's the million dollar question.
I corrected soooo many people on that POSs condition.
Ghost Assassin what? What are you referring to?
trevor the honda
Trevor the brave honda accord
Me.
6.8L I4 HOLY FUCK I'll never make fun of 4banger's again!
Wait you are here?
Man you need to watch more Visio. Racer lol
@@nevids2086 visio racer gang
EngiNetion Yeaaah boy
fancy seeing you here
I’ll take the simplex before the eq
Brakes? Then again in 1903 you didn't really need them since cars were a rare sight and you didn't have to break for any other cars crossing your path. People probably stood in awe and got out of the way or simply shook their head at these noisy horseless carriages the wealthy owned. Must have felt amazing in 1903 though - driving your own "road locomotive" wherever you wanted to and whenever. Going to other places back then either meant by train or by stagecoach - both of which had their fixed schedules and stops. This car was faster than the fastest racing horse, never mind regular horses.
The fastest race horse ever was clocked at 44 mph. Needless to say that's only what a tiny jockey riding it will experience. A regular horse gallops at 25-30mph and it's a "bumpy ride" literally. How long can a horse maintain galloping speed btw? I found this: "A well conditioned horse can easily maintain a gallop for a mile to a mile and a half. At two to two and a half miles most horses will feel fatigued." Well, this Mercedes Simplex has 40 horses and they won't feel fatigued after two miles of "galloping" at 30 mph.
yes
Yes
No
Bunker Blue maybe
Maybe
Yes
Damn you youtube. You didnt give me the notification
Sue them.
I think they're wasting more energy on the blue lights than actually driving lmao
2:04 the old guys yell had me dead
That was Ethan
But does it have pop up headlights?
parth patel Even better it has none
moon shine so how do you see where you are going at night? Or are you supposed to carry a torch?
Real men drive with torches.
You don't drive at night, that's what. Also you don't drive when it's raining.
Pure Competizione get yourself one of those LED lights that strap onto your head" problem solved and wear a poncho when it rains.
Haha nice 1:15 Bitte nicht berühren = Do not touch
I guess he did xD
This is 1903. What year were you made?
And they say britts dont have humor
Who says that? They literally have their own kind of humor...
MetalTrabant as a Brit that’s true
Glad you guys get noticed by the companies. You deserve it. :)
Why do engineers assume that future looks like a god damn christmas tree inside and out with all those LED lights for god sake, remember when neon light under car were cool ? And now couple years later we have LED lights in seats even
why not?
Haha Michael seems super chill
I love these cars. I sat in a Ford Model T 1911 a few months back and was in love with it. Get it on the track!
Imagine all the finger prints on all the touch screen of the futuristic car
That horn :D
that electric car is SO boring. the 115 year old simplex is way cooler ._. that steer is gorgeous.
yeah
I love Old Rare Cars ♥
5:37 i sure as hell wouldn't want to be doing over 60 mph on that car.
Hmmm... what if you were to crash the new Mercedes bad and were to survive,and let's say the computer in it shut off? You'd be stuck in the car no? Because the touchscreen door opener would not be working... sometimes oldschool is good in that case! Just some food for thought! :)
NafstaPolarIce I thought that too
sometimes even conventional doors get stuck too in an event of crash :P
thats true, also these cars are becoming so much life a smartphone i bet hackers will go wild once they hit the street o.O
They will
You realize Mercedes produces some of the safest cars available, they won't overlook something like that. Hell on the SLR with the gullwing doors they put bolts with explosive charges in them so the door will come off the hinges on the event of a rollover.
10:40 "Winning's winning." xD
one of the best car throttle videos to date... I was grinning and smiling the whole time... Well done Alex and Co. Well done!
At 7:27 he's advanced 115yrs! Love this channel!
Great video guys. As a Mercedes lover, this made me very happy.
The Simplex might have lost a drag race, but it's still a hero! A veteran of the automotive world.
Wait a second.... ENGLAND ISN'T A CITY!!!!!!!
Daniel Gilbert just stfu
Dumb fucking meme taken from a fucking awful song. It's DEAD. LEAVE IT THAT WAY.
The EQ is great for the advancements it shows but we all know that Simplex is way more fun
They add so much screen's and other futuristic looking things that take so much power of the battery
love old cars, much more interesting than bland modern rubbish
rob allen someone speaks my englush
6.8L inline 4? its a big block 4 cylinder!
idiot
That old Merc, has a great stance. Especially for something that old.
3:54 I want that horn 😃
This is easily one of my favorite CarThrottle video's ever! It is interesting and well made. Great work!
The Mercerdes EQ still has less LEDS than a riced Honda.
I dig the cable tie at 3:35. so retro!
Oh how far cars have come. It really is amazing. Awesome video. Really shows the lengths automotive technology has come.
That 6.8L engine *ONLY* produces 40HP??? Wow. That really makes me appreciate what we have today.
Petrol engines were barely 25 years old when this car was made and were not widely used before. 40hp in a car like that is actually quite decent. Only 20 years later Mercedes introduced the first supercharged production car and their 1926 630K put out 140hp. Technology advanced very quickly during that time as gasoline cars became increasingly popular. That's why I'm excited to see what electric cars will be like in the future. It's not a modern concept by far (some delivery vehicles in 1920s Germany were electric) but it's just now getting so popular that people may consider switching over.
interesting that mercedes made a 5.6 liter making 640hp just 20 years later (w125)
Foto4Max why are you telling me this?
+potatis97 The W125 was built 35 years after the Simplex entered production...
true got my numbers wrong
Spoiler Alert:
Mercedes wins
Ah!
But which one?
Brodie Bennett Mercedes car ahhh
Car Octane its a joke guys pls dont get triggered
Why is my spoiler alerting me, I don't personally have one?
What's the point in watching it now
*BuT CaN It RuN WiNdOWs XP?*
Go home that is fucking car
Someone woooosh me
@@Jaakko67 r/woooooosh
@@Passt949 r/whooooosh
@@alphaaltu7185 r/wooooooosh
Nice video CT!
I dont want the electric vehicles to replace the old combustion vehicles. I just like my cars with gas.
well you have until, 2040, to enjoy them
That only applies to new cars. Though if all petrol is used we can always switch to moonshine.
Pixeld _ then move to the U.S. At least we are safe (for now).
we have way more gas then to that date xD we have enough oil in my country to last 1000 years.
soon or later, the gas will replaced. I hope to keep the gas vehicle produced at least until 2040 or few years after I am too old to driving a car
I love the horn. Alex u need this horn
Cars nowadays are too smart for their own good. I work at a body shop, and we have a Tesla right now. The hood is bent on it from the crash it was in, so every time you try to start moving the car says the hood is open and the stupid thing puts itself back in park. It's super annoying
Definitely would file that under too smart for it's own good as it just just trigger a warning light like every other car.
Maybe you should learn how to work on a Tesla then a good mechanic doesn’t blame the cars , I get it your probably the wash boy
@@FirstGendodgegarage some people don't have the money to shell out on every repair n shit. don't be a twat.
You can prevent it from shifting into Park. It is under "Service" menu.
"want to race?"
"This is 1903"
"What year were you made?"
6.8 LITER!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
in the early days engines weren't really that refined, so they had to be really big to produce some power
like the 2015 dodge viper x)
Look at Fiat S76. 28.4 litres....
The true pioneer is still the mercedes 35hp, this was an improvement, you should've mentioned that!
Not been watching this chanel long but this team are brilliant. And this lad is better then most presenters on TV.
Brillant Video!
Love the car and the video! Keep it up guys! :)
Great video and super enjoyable to watch. haha
1903 already keyless entry
This is amazing. Thank you.
I'm so early that..
I don't even have any jokes left...FUCK
"Just blew a stop sign but it's all right because I'm driving a car from 1903!"
German guy looks at him with blank face
Couldn't describe anglo-germanic cultural differences any better :)
Alex is German
The Simplex is a really great looking and mechanically exciting machine. I fell in love with it.
From Simplex to That one..hands down to Mercedes 💓