2022 Mercedes Benz EQS 580: Not a Tesla. Not a Taycan. The first true luxury EV! 

It looks like a generic NPC vehicle in any semi-future video game.

@@RAZGR1Z you’re right!

Thank you very much!

Thank you, Will!

Have you seen the estate renders people have made? I want one sooo baaaad!

@@Cloxxki Could be possible for the EQE! That, now *THAT* would be spectacular.

I hope there's an EQE Coupe! That would be the bad ass car to get! These sedans are too big for me.

And I miss the hood ornament. They went for low coefficient of drag. This EQS has a 0.20 drag coefficient; lowest of any car as I recall from another video featuring one of the MB designers for the vehicle.

@@dporrasxtremeLS3 Cant even spell Porsche right, dismissed as clown.

A Fusion had better seats.

yeah but a c-class doesn't make fart noises

Totally agree with you, I love Tech as much as anyone but some things deserve a good weighty knurled clicky knob lol...I don't know if knurled* is an actual word lol, bare with me, I'm on my first cup

@@mithritades for better or worse we are in the age of the iPhone. Touch screens give more options and customization. Just like the people that prefer books will soon be forced to screens

@@andrewwoulfe6579 I'm anti- iPhone but I see your point 😂

As an engineer working in the car industry, I'll tell you that it's not the automakers who fail to understand it, it's the mindless zoomer generation of wanna-be tech nerds who don't understand the advantages of knobs and switches and just want everything to be about showing off, RGB lights and lots of screens and touch surfaces, and they're the ones demanding this. Automakers (the financial side at least, not the true car enthusiasts) are just happy about it because screens and software are much cheaper and faster to develop and build than a lot of high quality switchers, knobs and buttons. The profits in cars that have digital dials vs. analog are higher, yet, in most cars, digital dials are sold as an extra option. Just another way to trick the opinions of people and make them believe they're buying something better. Unfortunately, we live in a time period where the trends in the car industry are NOT decided by the educated and knowledgeable experts, but by the clueless average Joe's who make up the majority of the market...what the majority wants will sell the most, by default, it's just tragic that the majority is clueless when it comes to just about anything, especially cars. I can't put it into words how frustrating it is to work in the car industry today, because you're not allowed to do what you know is best, but what the market demands, even if you know it's worse. The car industry is now in a state that the hand watch industry was in in the 80's, with the digital watches coming out and becoming popular. It was a flashy novelty for a while, but then people quickly realized that mechanical watches are just better and cooler, and they became even more appreciated. I'd bet that in about 20 years, cars that will have physical buttons, analogue gauges, etc. will be luxury cars only, and those features will be considered luxury features.

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It's really a shame they cheap out on the heated steering wheel! How will people survive the winters in Florida without?????

@@dukeofspeed2072 How will the New Yorkers that haven’t moved to CA with Kumo or to Florida screen select. Suffice it to say it’s an option cold New Yorkers will still need 😁 and warm ones won’t.🤣

Great ideas on preventing curbing the rear wheels! I wonder if they can do this as an OTA update?

I am sure down the road, it will have more problems than Tesla

@@MalamIbnMalam I wouldn't be so sure of that but even if it does, there are plenty of MB dealerships to service them. Ever seen a Tesla dealership?

@@GunnyPhillips Tesla has service centers.

@@MalamIbnMalam I know that but they aren't actually equipped to do anything other than order parts and new Teslas. At least that the case where I live. I test drove one there years ago.

@@GunnyPhillips I just took mine to a service center last week and they rotated tires, filled up the washer fluid, did a paint touch-up and then checked for OTA updates (I already had the latest one).

Thank you! Cheers!

Be careful what you wish for because you may get it:)

From what I was told, it is about two months behind Europe.

Came from many years of pain.

I think they are going for aerodynamic efficiency. I think buyer would give up 50 miles of range for an exterior as nice as the interior.

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just wait a year or two...there are charges being build everywhere. I guess in the US they will have a good deal with Electrify America .

@@tzarcoal1018 Electrify America, has only a few chargers, most are in bad condition, very low charging speeds, and/or broken, and more often than not are in use for hours, it is not a viable option at all. They have to take the charging network seriously like tesla has, or it's a no go an all fronts. It's like having a car that you can never get gas for, unless you are home.

@@AnarchoHumanism i am not from the US, so i have no first hand experience, but here in Germany, people with Teslas love to trash talk other chargers so i am always a bit sceptical with claims like that. Overall it is pretty alright with other chargers here.

Nope. Other side of the 280 in Silicon Valley. Have a look on a map for Woodside.

As you may have seen in many episodes, I have been screaming for this in other cars.

@@MotoManTV Oh, I know you have and I for one completely agree. It's definitely a safety issue for sure.

Derek Jenkins will be joining me on the show soon.

Will be bringing Derek Jenkins, VP of Design, on for that one.

Solid observation on design!

I have driven a Tesla Model S and a Mercedes EQS. I own a 2017 Mercedes S550. There is no way a Model S is a luxury car. It's more like a mid level Cadillac. Even my son's Mercedes E350 is way more luxurious. I ordered an EQS 580, exclusive trim, in January. ETA is around September. Looking forward to it.

@@robertbrown7563 that's your opinion. One could make the argument that the Plaid, being the fastest and one of the best handling cars in the world is indeed a luxury vehicle. Do Lambos or Ferarris drive like a Mercedes? No. Different luxury cars drive in different ways. Yet, check the prices of some of these Italian exotic cars. With that said, from a technological point of view, Tesla has maintained a strong stance in this part of the arena against other competitors. MB is still playing catch-up. Having an array of 3 or 4 large screens is not going to facilitate things as well.

It’s like 6000lbs 😅😅🤦🏾‍♂️ And that range is trash for a over 100kwh battery.

And a wing?

People seem to forget just how old electric motors are.

007 40th Anniversary:)

@@Wised1000 So who's in charge? You the owner or the car? 😆

@@Wised1000 how often are U blowing by people at the stop light or passing people on the highway

That's what happens when I spend too much time in San Francisco:)

@@MotoManTV Love your video's; when and where I can, I do spread them to other people as they are well done. Just razzing you about the weights and measure because as a Canadian using metric I thought "only 300kg heaving than my C class wagon " that is not that much considering it is a S class carrying lots of batteries but then something did not add up" :) BTW I do know your friend who filled in for you, great guy.

@brianmakse is a proper gentlemen, but don't tell him I said that . . . It will go to his head:)

Some points are not true. In terms of battery cells and battery chemistry a lot happened in the last 7 years. In fact the EQC & EQA still use Mercs old battery tech while the EQS is the first model to use a newly in-house developed battery with a much denser chemistry. The EQS uses O-led screens, not LCD screens which i dont think were a thing for cars 5 years ago. The Augmented reality Head-up display is another thing that only exists since 2 years. The comparison with the Hyundai Ioniq is not how this works at all !!! Also you forget about the drivetrain that takes years to develop. In fact Mercedes is still developing an EV only drive-train with their F1 devision, focusing on extreme efficiency and performance which will be ready ~2025. Another EV platform for every model between EQA-EQC (sedan&SUV) is in development as well and will be ready in 2025. developing platforms and drivetrains with millions of testing miles takes its time, if they sold this car 5 years ago, that means development and battery tech must have started 10 years ago. Certifying an O-led screen for a car takes months or years stress testing by commission until it gets the approval. This car as it stands would definitely not be possible 5 years ago.

this is not really the case if you look deeper into it...The Screen is not rectangular, 5 years ago large non rectangular screens ( and curved) were almost impossible to come by. It is true that 5 years ago they could have made a good EV and they regrettable did not because it was not apparent enough that this is where the market will go ( consider that you would need 2 years developing so it would be 2014. ) But it would have been a different car.

Uhh, the Lucid Air destroys this in range. The Air looks much better too imo.