Great video. Was a little surprised though that they emphasized the ride quality, but didn’t say whether their test car was on the air suspension or the standard setup.
Good for CR for an all women panel of reviewers. Not only are women involved in over 50% of car purchases, but they are also very knowledgeable and have distinctive preference. For example, my wife has no idea what CVT , dual clutch, turbos, etc. are, but she definitely can tell you which vehicle drives better, fits her needs, etc.
Thank you for this detailed engaging report. It is interesting the EQS family qualifies for the $7,500 tax credit but the EQE family is not listed. On the other hand, MB is giving $7,500 off the the residual value for a lease. Maybe to compensate for this issue. Thanks again.
The engaging of the acoustic reflex is a great innovation that I have not scene reported before. That’s probably because most automotive journalists don’t understand it. Thanks for bringing it up here. It would be easy to add this to any brand and at any price point.
“I just want to know the range?” Really? That’s your advice? As EV’s get more entrenched in our lives it is very important to know which car A or car B both with the same range will cost more to charge.
They completely missed this point and I came here to say that!! They don’t understand that the efficiency plays into how much it costs to run the vehicle. I guess we know who pays the electricity bills in those homes 😂
Don’t understand what’s all the hype in the comments about women talking about cars. Why does society think women can’t appreciate cars. Great discussion and passion shown by the women in the video.
MPGe allows one to compare the efficiency of EV’s to gas cars or other EV’s. A Hummer EV is much less efficient than a Hyundai Ioniq 6. MPGe allow you to quantify that difference.
Mean CLA, GLA and A class is more confusing. I feel EQE Sedan / SUV is more straight forward - It says what it is I don’t have to know what GL or CL means.
The confusion is only among the Mercedes neophytes. Mercedes has traditionally offered 3 broad categories; S (sonder klasse), E (executive) and C. In english: Large, medium and small. There has been for decades, an SUV for each category GLS, GLE, GLC. For now, all full electrics in the Mercedes "stable" are the EQ platform, therefore, EQS and EQE. As before, for both of those there is an SUV version. The GL moniker has been dropped thus now E SUV, and S SUV. Finally, you are missing a big difference that you don't quite get until you actually live with an EV, the biggest advantage of the S vs the E is RANGE, most particularly, when the temperature is below freezing, and your range is now 30% less than it was in summer! Those extra 50 miles or so make an enormous difference when you are taking the rugrats to an away game 150 miles from home. The S will save you an extra half hour sitting at a charger or making an extra side trip without worry. BTW, really tired about the whining about buttons, face it, they are going the way of the dodo. Most settings can now be controlled by voice, of which MB offers the latest and greatest powered by chat GPT. As it to sing you a song, it's pretty entertaining😉
I've been driving an EQE SUV loaner while my EQS SUV gets repaired. Neither one is good with bumpy roads / pot holes. You WILL feel the bumps. The suspension is stiff even in comfort mode! The EQS's massaging seats features a weak massage. So if you're looking for a plush ride and with a good deep quality massage, look elsewhere. Oh, and I was firmly told by Mercedes Benz staff that if I switch the original air suspension to a more plush after-market one, it will void the 4 year warranty.
Miles per gallon energy equivalent Around 35 kWh more or less, depending on metric, imperial gallon, and it varies again with gas or diesel etc And the mpge is the electric range on that gallon energy equivalent This is 2011 basics
I like seeing three women talking about cars. It is 2023; that should not seem unusual. Any vehicle which costs $77K+ should not only have real buttons, sliders, and knobs but should have the best quality buttons, sliders, and knobs. Tesla, which gets the credit and blame for minimalism, even has physical, albeit multi-purpose, scroll buttons on their steering wheels. Mercedes-Benz went the cheap route by replacing steering wheel buttons with nearly-unusable capacitive touch areas.
Thanks to Dr. Thomas for allowing me to feel like I was back at a Stapp Conference. The industry has made monumental strides in safety - this was a great episode! I also appreciate the HFE input from the former NASA scientist, Ms. Funkhouser.
Wow has MB lost their ways in terms of aesthetics. What is going on with these designs? What happened to the Mercedes look of luxury? These all look like every other car out there, just much uglier.🥱
