AN HONEST REVIEW OF THE MERCEDES EQC 

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It seems like they did the bare minimum they could get away with to create an electric car. Possibly for the EU emissions average regulations 😬

Completely agree TGE, especially seeing the new S class interior design language you’d expect something next level from merc

Subtle bits of rebranding going on here from Mr TGE, looking forward to seeing the next step in your content lad.

Perfect for the mums driving 2 miles to drop their children off to school and love their 4x4’s but also the polar bears.

I think one thing worth mentioning is how cheap an eV is to run. My golf costs me £13 or less per 1000 miles OR LESS, or sometimes it's free or even sometimes I'm paid to charge it. But that's secondary. this gives me so much much more to spend on my weekend car. So as a daily driver it makes a big difference to my weekend wallet. (was running an x5 before)

Liking the podcast, honest opinions are liked 👍

Appreciate the honesty from these reviews

Nice honest review lad. And you're not alone because where I live they really aren't selling. It's so bad that they stopped publishing the sales numbers. For references in the first couple months they didn't even sell 100

They usually put paddles on the steering wheel to adjust the amount of regenerative braking you want. Bit like do you want it to feel like a one pedal vehicle.

Really impressed with your content lately and also the podcast.

Casual reviews are the best. Keep it up this channel deserve more subscribers

Great video. Enjoy the honest reviews you give. Also enjoying podcast. Keep it up lad 👌

Good to see a review thats not a backside kissing job for manufacturers...good content Tom 👌

Legend ! Honest blunt review . Well done mate

Good video as always sir, keep them coming!

Well done. I am tempted to build my new website with this square space. Liked your video like always. Stay safe 🙏

Hello. Do you know what is service A in EQC? What is done exactly? Thanks in advance for your help

Was surprised you did not know what paddles are for after having for a week. You never mentioned what sort of kwph your getting. Did you use the app pre heat cabin before you got in it. The infotainment system seems pretty good. Sat nav shows chargers and it gives you an idea on the map of how far you can go by way of a outline on map. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed your review just think after a week, you would have had more than it's good but I expected more.

Thank you for your honesty, that is what you call real world testing, this is one off the list

Because it's based on the glc but the batteries are on the bottom, the side windows are lower than the inside door frame, once you see it, it looks absolutely ridiculous, that's why one thinks the glass is massive on the outside.

I think it's a good looking car - you have educated me about it's dynamics though. Wait a year for a used one best policy. You've made me think, which is a good thing!

Very surprising that the rear window is so small! For a massive 4x4 that’s just disappointing.

What are your impressions of the first from the ground up EQS, will you buy one if you can afford it

I agree TGE, I like to see-out of a practical car like a SUV (cameras or not), its quite disconcerting otherwise. Tom what is the dial on the right of the dashboard.....looks like a rev counter as you pull away, but recording revolutions of what?! Cant see any close ups of the dash on M-B's website to explain!

The ipace has poor brakes as well. Regen braking but when you hit the brakes for a good reason not great.

It is small inside and have small windows etc for safety in a crash. More space to absorb crash energy and smaller windows is safer because windows doesn't protect as well for intruding objects as the rest of the body. Mercedes-Benz prioritizes safety very much and even has a crash investigation team.

Car manufacturers do share platforms across vehicles within their brands so the GLC sharing a platform with this EQC is standard practice.

I can understand what your saying about Windows and being able to see out to change lanes etc. I don't like wheels, I think slope in the back isnt flattering. For the price they are trying to compete with tesla model Y. Not even close

Excellent video. Enjoying the ev content, I-Pace still remains my favourite EV suv style thing.

I wonder if the high window sills are anything to do with airbag curtains or something. I don't understand why manufacturers are putting the drive controls on a daft plastic stalk rather than on the transmission hump where they've always been since the year dot. The view out of the back window is majorly hampered by that middle head rest as well. Your first podcast was entertaining BTW.

This car is a lease only. But it's still lovely. The point that is missed in these reviews is that Merc, Audi, BMW have gone for using previous known platforms to safely release an EV. Future will produce more options. Paddles are for the regen braking selection etc. RDFM I also had the scraping front on bumps too when I tested it lol

REALLY good review, thanks.

Interested in an i-pace? Getting relatively 'old' now compared to e tron and this but it was a ground up EV design to give JLR credit where due.

I was looking at these last week and i was also underwhelmed. For the money was expecting more.

What you are looking for is the EQS. Thats gonna be a really revolutionary vehicle. You actually quickly understood what the EQC is. Its just an electric GLC. And I actually like that. Most EVs try to be too modern etc. The EQC is just a regular car thats electric and just their first try and I actually think they just put it out there to have an electric vehicle on the market until the EQS is coming. They probably didnt plan it this way and wanted the EQS to be their first EV, but then realized that people are expecting them to have an EV in their portfolio earlier. They are also already testing the next gen EQC which is gonna replace this one next year.

I think what merc have done with this is give people who are used to a gas vehicle the exact same experience in an electric car, older people you could say. but still overall not very groundbreaking.

i mean the interior is absolutely nothing like the glc and the glc has different head lights, also the glc doesn't have the light bar in the front. The eqc tail lights are also different and the glc hasn't got the light bar on the back either. the grill and bumper are also completely different on the glc but hey, it's basically just an electrified glc with no thought put into it :)

They should have just put a electric motor in a GLC

I actually read that the sales of the EQC have been extremely bad in germany at least. I looked it up because i was underwhelmed with it at the dealership. I don‘t seem to be the only one...

As I have a GLE 350d I would be very interested if they ever make a EQE or EQS

Everyone was busy slating the likes of Tesla, mocking them, joking about them, no one will ever want that whilst we sell superior cars, And then Tesla and others started making moves and doing well and even the energy companies started getting on board and the technology was moving at light speed, The big manufacturers got left behind and now they are scrambling to get in on the hype and it’s too late. This was there chance to do something great and instead they half arsed it.

I’ve just leased one of these because for the price they are now they are a FANTASTIC car, to put in perspective i picked one up for the same price i paid for an i3 2 years ago. and this superior in every way. For the recent commenters who don’t usually watch TGE this is an overly negative and not one of his best reviews but you can see that’s coming from his high expectations. When this car was released studies showed that people wanted their EVS to look more like normal cars (which is why BMW started designing EVs that looked normal at this exact time). The car is an electric GLC if you want an EV that doesn’t look too wild and is incredibly comfortable and fast this is the one for you… I agree with TGE that although its very fast its not a car you’ll be hooning around in (I tried and it and it doesn’t feel safe using the max power of this car), because comfort is the priority you can’t feel the road and and the weight makes the stopping distance more than you might be used to in a combustion car with the same performance specs, combine all those factors and you could easily end up in a ditch if you’re careful. It should be driven like a range rover, it wafts exceptionally well and power should be reserved for straight lines only!

Not a harsh review but possibly relaying the thoughts of many proposed EQC purchasers, hence the reason Mercedes is currently offering 0% PCP deals as they are not selling!

Having driven one myself, I can confirm it’s pretty rapid given the weight!

Best review I’ve seen you do in months

"It's got loads of clever tech in it, like voice recognition," Tom says, as it fires incorrectly

Please rustle endless Jimmy’s on the podcast. I like to hear some aggression we re all thinking but nobody says

What is your thoughts on the BMW iX3 electric suv?

Another TGE rant, love it

Very very nice wrist ware Tom lad

3 toones!! You'll need to get an HGV soon, thats a heavy milk float.

Love the honesty 👍🏾

TGE loving your podcast ! Made me laugh how much you love London 🤣 don’t blame you to get out 👍

Thank you!

That sun is chaos

Put an AMG logo on it and Shmee will be all over it.

You should try the jag I pace

I think it is an amazing vehicle in both looks and execution.

12:36 they probably just grabbed that wheel from a diesel, hoping no one would realise

So which EV did you decide to buy?

I like the car, its beautiful ❤️

100% agree on the visibility and sunk in the car - hope raised by exterior shattered by inside space

Seen one of these at work tonight

Why the flappy paddles if no gears????

respect the honestly. can you get an electric mini on?

To be honest if you look at all there cars they are all the same inside. its only recently that things are changing a very small amount. cheaper production costs. those wheels look a nightmare to clean. Good review Tom. Just watched the review you and your girl friend done on the roller...why didnt you give a bad comment on the gear selector on that car...its the same as the merc mate.

@RU-vid listened and gave the lad the verified tick 💪🏻

With these now being discontinued there are some enticing deals out there despite the flaws. Arnold clark have 30 AMG Line premium in stock pre-reg with delivery mileage at £45,998. Also missed out on a lease deal last month on 12+24, 8k miles per year for £447.55 a month including vat. Especially with the way car prices are now where an equivalent spec Model Y or Kia EV6 are pushing £600 a month with a sizeable deposit.

good video Tom, apart from the squarespace plug mid video. Mate leave it till the very end

I've just leased the 400, Premium Plus one of these, for bobbing round town and they've fixed alot of Tom's Highlighted issues. However, it's £83k spec wise and to buy. It drives good, it accelerates well. They're bringing a new one out but I would never, ever buy this or any of the 2023 range. £300p/m when a year ago they were £900p/m and I made 2 months down-payment. Delivered with 215 miles. The exact spec of the car I know have (as a business pool car) sells at 1-2 years old and under 10k miles for around £35k. Insanely expensive and won't get more than 180-200 miles. In 2 years, I'll be seeing what the market does.

I got one in December and its brilliant, but we all have our own views.

I Pace is the only electric car I would currently buy 👍🏻

Model X Performance still trumps any competition for an electric SUV, despite having the build quality of a mashed potato

outro song name please

This is actually a good consumer advice video. 👏

Yep

Yes TGE TV, sorted 👍

The Merc/BMW/Audi collective have a very definite strategy with the vast majority of their electric vehicles, to make them look like their mainstream models or derivatives. I imagine the idea is to get their more conservative customers to accept electric vehicles and thus sell in better numbers. My guess would be in a few years time when the majority of 'normal' sales are electric we will see some production models looking more like the concept cars to provide the 'halo' effect, M4e anyone?. Two things need more development; range - perhaps once we get past the novelty of neck snapping acceleration, manufacturers will build electric cars with 450 miles range and 9 seconds to 60 times. However, the main issue is the charging network, the Government need to hang their heads in shame over that.................

The forthcoming Mercedes EQS saloon is a better comparison to the Tesla Model S saloon you are thinking of. And for some balance....not mentioned is Tesla slow repairs, noisier buggier cars with some surprisingly undeveloped tech like their basic headlights and frost-prone doors and missing Apple carplay/Android Auto and stiff suspension Tesla suv model type the Model Y also has letterbox rear window. Anyway the Mercedes has 360 degree birds eye view option so visibility much less of a problem. Tesla does not even have this as an option Tesla suv aesthetics is like an uncosy 1 star hotel room "you get a tv". It also has plastic gear stick (copied from Mercedes). And less privacy Tesla acceleration is far better if comparing Mercedes AMG *trim* line (not "real" AMG) to Tesla Plaid, and eventually can bring driveline shudder. Tesla range is also better for equivalent suvs but generally only means stopping for a charge 2 times instead of 3 on the odd long journey

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Those are the nicest wheels I've seen on any EV

Finally someone addresses that cramped feeling in this car. I got it for a full day test drive, and everyone who rode in the car with me felt slightly nauseous and was pretty stressed out - that cabin does not feel right. From the outside, it's freakin amazing. But that interior needs a lot of work before I'd get one.

Im concidering getting this but this has really put me off from getting it. I have a 2019 C-class now and Im disappointed by the visibility I get outside. Its mid sized car and pilars are massive and you have to really stretch to see outside. The worst thing was almost caused a terrible accident with a family. I honestly couldnt see them at all an ran right infront of them. I pulled over to a shop and the guy driving came up to me and was pretty upset. After that I was scared to go to that interection and spend a lot of time looking around when stopping at it. I also want more boot space and an EV. I dont really know what to buy.

What are the flappy paddles for??

Christ, just ordered one of these! Burst my bubble here lad haha!

MB's other "first forays into electric vehicles: B250/B Class Electric, all 550e's, and pretty much all of tesla car's parts except for the badge.

Nice rant I enjoyed.

I'm not defending them, but cars like this are part of why 'tesla fanboys' get a bad rep. This car was not designed as an EV from the ground up, just like a lot of early EV's, and it shows in all the areas you pointed out. It was tossed out for emissions changes in the EU. I'm sure you'll like the next electric series more as those have been designed on a platform uniquely for EV's. I have to add you are becoming a better car reviewer, this was very complete.

Na - it`s not really a petrol car turned into an EV. It`s constructed from the start to take both options so you can produce it on the same assembly line. That`s a different thing. - Mercedes has that kind of EVs to react flexible to the demand and they have pure EVs which come from another specialized production line. Those are the models that get presented now and you can see Journalists test driving in camouflage (three different models).

2.5 ton transfers energy to most other vehicles in a crash and it has some of the best crash test scores ever recorded, you'll never see it's best feature hopefully

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How can he even consider Tesla if build quality is a thing for him? Or road noise... I didn't even consider one personally.

Nobody going to mention the Hulk appearance?? Cash!!

Back window fake?

If you didn’t know what the paddle shifters are for, I’m not surprised you said the ride wasn’t smooth 😂

He is right it looked cramped inside

Wait, are you the one car RU-vidr that does not cover the SSC controversy? Chaos move, mate!

A really good review.. really funny without u trying to be funny 👏