Mercedes EQS SUV | Doubling Down on Tech 

Auto manufacturers be like: "Let's add more distractions." Auto manufacturers also be like: 'Let's add more safety features to save you from the distractions."

‘The technology is a circus sh*t show.’ Concise and accurate description!

I appreciate Jack breaking it down for us during the test drive, but the look on Marks face was during the drive was all I needed to hear.

I’ve never seen Mark so enthused about a car! He’s dripping with enthusiasm and excitement!!!

Mercedes: We heard you like things that break, so we put things that break on things that break, so when your things break other things can break.

I appreciate the honesty. Every other review just throws some subjective garbage at it and then repeats what's in Merc's description.

That exposed foam is embarassing... i hope this is a prototype

It's a shame and ironic that these "sustainable" cars are truly "disposable" like they said, since tech will age very very quickly.

I'm only liking and commenting to support you guys, because this vehicle brings together everything I hate the most.

The Mercedes s580 i had for about a year had so many glitches in the tech that i had to sell it. Best one was when the computer wouldn’t let me close the gas door.

When a company makes products like this it exposes their values

I'm really happy Mercedes is getting back to their roots with quality, durable cars that can be passed down for generations. I feel at peace knowing my children's children will be learning to drive behind the wheel of one of these. All for a reasonable price.

Based on the title I have a bold prediction about how much the boys will like the car, and how much I would like it.

$139k. Ah. How nice an appliance vehicle costs almost as much as my first house.

150k for poking out foam is wild…

I genuinely felt bad for Mark while I was watching this video. I can’t imagine having to hold my tongue in such a way. Appreciate you guys very much.

Ugh. Between the amount of tech that *will* fail and the janky seats, I'm out.

Mercedes needs to step it up. The overall quality is not what it once was.

Auto manufacturers have lost their way SO HARD. It's insanely sad.

I'm surprised safety regulators haven't put restrictions on what can and cannot be used for touch screens like cell phone regulations

The industry is slowly moving away from the "Piano Black" that you couldn't touch to screens everywhere and touch GUI. The irony! If you get in a bad wreck with all the fingerprints on the screens, they will likely find out who you are/were.

Cars like these is the reason why I bought an old school V8 SUV. SG nails it talking about disposable vehicles and this is the definition of it. Mighty MB has shyte the bed with this thing. Great review as always…

Doubling down on tech and doubling up on price

Zero interest in this overpriced appliance, but I have all the interest in your take. Thank you for another HDR video!

That hyperscreen is as big as my ex wife Debra

They're trying to produce these vehicles as physically cheap as possible and trying to see what we will put up with in terms of quality

Prices have gotten absolutely stupid.

$1,000 to paint a car white, do these people respect their customers?

:13 Thirteen seconds in and a kick in the nads for Mercedes. As a fan and owner of their classics, I say BRAVO. Their vehicle build quality and service experience are worse than average, certainly far from luxury.

Can you imagine buying this over a Cayenne. Hell soon the Lotus Eletre will be offered at competitive pricing and that seems quite a bit more interesting and composed design wise.

Remember when people laughed when Pimp My Ride shoved as many screens as possible into a car?

I absolutely love how you guys just tell it like it is… No sugar coating👍🏾

Damn, it’s like these manufacturers are so desperate to barf up EVs they’ll cut corners and slap lipstick on any pig for the dumb masses. Note: I am NOT against EVs, but am against this whole ‘gee whiz’ shiny objects for people with more money than brains. Case and point, this product.

I hate screens and intense tech pushed at you.. give me simple analog looking clean design. Porsche has it down, this is going to get tired soon. Plus this car just looks so average.

This video looks so good, better than other previous HDR videos. I guess you guys invested a lot into the colour grading, etc.. Appreciated

All of Marks complaints are valid and true. So much screens etc. It’s overwhelming. Cars are technology on wheels. As a younger buyer, who’s coming into my “spending years” who’s grown up with technology, I love it. All the screens, technology, etc. So much you can do etc. I love that shit. I wish there was more tactile and physical controls but so be it. I do appreciate the analog era and miss it, but because I’m younger, it’ll be a lot easier for me.

I love the audio tests! THANK YOU SAVAGE GEESE!

Exactly! You’re the very first person to mention the problem with trees etc being distracting as they reflect off the dash while driving. I have the same problem in so many modern cars. Both piano black trim and screen real estate are culprits. I actually looked for a matte film to reduce the effect, but haven’t yet found any.

As always -- I appreciate the SavageGeese perspective of a vehicle. Thanks for being there for us!

I also get the vibe that in order to cut costs even more beyond the materials they are really trying to cut costs on the design labor by having fresh engineers design this aka how general motors does it

Wonderfully shot and scripted thank you for the content SG!

HDR looks fantastic in this video! Nice work!

I love this channel. I know exactly which vehicles I'd never own.

Love when you upload in HDR!!

These reviews are genuinely good entertainment

Imagine the things that can break down with all the electronics and cost to repair that down the road, keep it simple appears to have been lost somewhere along the design journey. Appreciate the honest review as always.

Three tons! If we were really serious about the environment and efficiency, then reducing weight of vehicles is a good place to start.

Thank you for yet another intelligent, honest and useful review. The interior technology is a true deal breaker. Having to take your eyes off the road is clearly dangerous. Isn't this why it is illegal to operate a cell phone while driving? Having driven extensively on the Autobahn, I found that above a certain speed I couldn't even bring myself to glance at the speedometer and I had my wife call out the speed. While less of an issue here in the States, it illustrated to me how much distance a car travels during a glance away from the road. Further, the glare from the instruments at night is tough on anyone with glasses. Many people over the age of 50 start to have difficulty seeing things up close. If you are far sighted and don't have progressives you will have difficulty. It would be interesting to know how many accidents are caused by driver inattention due to interior touch screens. Does anyone have these data? It would be a fascinating story. Personally I get extremely car sick using touch screens while driving. I may be unusual in this regard- it would be good to know if others suffer from this. Lastly, your long-term review of the MDX Type S now looms large. Normally Acura is not on my radar. But your review of it (except for the transmission) was really compelling. And now the new Cayenne - one of my favorites - just came out and the interior is almost entirely touch screens. As far as I can tell, this leaves the MDX Type S as one of the few SUVs that is nice to drive whose major interior operations can still be performed with physical controls. If that car is truly on par with some of the German rivals, it may be the last refuge for people who dislike or cannot use touch screens in this segment.

I see a lot of EQS sedans and SUVs on the road here in SoCal. Interestingly enough, I've yet to see one with a "Hyperscreen", which honestly doesn't surprise me at all.

9:00 same problem with my 2023 Lexus NX350H. Break modulation is horrible.. My other Toyota/Lexus hybrids had no probs, but NX-h brakes has issues!

Here to watch Mark shit on this pile 🤣

man 125k is absolutely bonkers

A screen to see my maps, a great audio system, ice cold A/C, and good supportive seats. That’s all i need. The rest of the effort can go to safety and driving dynamics.

Perfect review...very objective and honest gives the viewers the decision making if this car is best suited for them or not.

I really appreciate the HDR. It looks so much better than the traditional videos.

Love to see the HDR option back!

I found myself more impressed with the camera equipment and editing proficiency you guys use/have.

I'm going to buy two of these. For the resale value.

man if u guys could get a lucid id love to see it! keep it up!

Did he just say $2,500.00 per month on a lease?

Hell, I'd buy an excellent Rav4 before that Merc POS. Poor Geese, having to review such things. Ah well, guess they can't all be Vettes, BMWs and Porsches 🤨...A Man has to put food on his table.

You can use the MBUX voice system to adjust the parameters (massage seat...), so you do not have to navigate through menus while driving.

Man this HDR video is super bright

I was at a dealership for a GLB a little while ago and my wife had left me to deal with sales after her approval. Didn’t get car but had a bunch of time and asked to test drive the EQS while waiting. God damn it’s nice, however, I think many people like myself prefer a bit more of an analog experience. My wife’s boyfriend prefers the subtle tech of my wife’s XC60. By far it’s leagues behind in regards to tech but after driving the EQS and getting over the wow factor of a new luxury EV, the T8 powertrain on my XC60 is just as quick and preferred the not so in my face amount of tech.

The excuse they give for distractions is that the car can stop itself from crashing. This teaches people that they no longer have to pay attention and leave the responsibility of crash prevention to the car. Sad.

Agree! I did spend my money on a regular ICE SUV, albeit it partners a BMW i3 EV. The infrastructure isn’t there for my needs yet and I’ve a larger, more useable car that isn’t blighted with touch screens

Only Savagegeese is capable of seducing me enough to watch a video about this premium automobile.

I appreciate the 4K HDR option btw.

The wall of screen at 13:55 is wow.

I wish there was statistics to show this is what is needed. Yes touch screen is popular but are they chasing the trend? Honest review! Comment for that algorithm!

This is cool and all but like.... With this much technology there is no way it will all work correctly in 15-20 years. Also, how ridiculous is it that there are electric "AMG" models... So much for 1 man 1 machine.

"I want the whole dash made of reflective glass. It's gonna age really well" -Nobody

More or a reason to save the manuals. Gives you a purpose and reason to be attentive on the road.

On any given day, you encounter stupid and distracted drivers. We've all seen them and have avoided (I hope) accidents screaming at them to get their heads out of their butt when they drive. So, Mercedes builds a car whose dashboard is a video game. What could possibly go wrong?

Bravo, Mercedes, for raising the bar yet again!

I’d rather have the gv70 electric for half the price and I’d be happier.

Seeing the number of fingerprint marks all over these giant screens would absolutely drive me insane every day.

Long term watcher and SG cheerleader. Just a consideration for your channel when reviewing 'everyday/appliance EVs', maybe not this luxury one. It would be insightful technical data point for you guys to present 'charging curves' which could be a useful talking point in comparing against competitors when applicable, like against the BMW iX in this case. It seems to be an important datapoint for individuals interested in traveling those short road trips like 2-4 hours out and back (charging once at your destination), like a local ski / weekend trip out of town.

The moment a breakthrough in battery technology occurs all these BEVs will be obsolete much like PCs in the 90s with the big YoY improvements.

Every MB vehicle used to have exposed door handles that could be gripped and hooked for easier opening, especially after a crash. Maybe the door handles on this car are programmed to pop out when an airbag deploys, but this is certainly not a "safety first" design.

Ik this isn't related but does the 4k HDR look a tad bit "off" in this video? Maybe it's something that OnePlus fucked up on my end but compared to other vids this looks sorta blown out.

Thank you for not parroting MB and acting like the dashboard is a single screen.

The more I look this type of cars the more I appreciate the Japanese cars... Im a Toyota/Lexus & Honda/Acura type of person

I am not a fan of the interior - I drive a GLE with the new-ish style MBUX tech - just a screen for driver's dash and one for the middle, but I still have physical buttons for climate control. I like it - they should have kept this design. The big screen at the center console in this vehicle is too much. Then the new GLC looks a bit silly because of this too. Hope they tone it down for newer gens. Always love how Mercedes cars drive, very smooth and quite compared to competitors.

What are those enormous star-shaped fasteners used on the front LCA/ball joint?

I do like my ev suvs showing a bit of foam 🔥

It looks like a very nice Acura. That’s the nicest thing I can say.

I wonder if it is possible to have in a car speed recorder or something like the black box in plane for safer driving

HDR FTW!🎉

Holy smokes, these colours are great. I thought I had seen HDR content before, but this is on a whole new level. Great video!

Seems like regular car makers have drastically improved and become far more luxurious whereas “luxury “ makes haven’t been improving. Certain basic features should be a minimum to have a brand classified as luxury.

I hope you will have a chance to look at one of the italian options competing against the germans today

Your the only channel I will willingly watch videos of vehicles I would never buy even if I had the means to. To me...this car would barely impress me if it was 65k. Well over 100k for that? Nah I am good...if I had a 100k to spend on a electric luxo barge id be looking at Lucids

It's crazy to see that the manufacturer actually promotes the new Ux as "less distractive"

I think the more basic 12.3 screen available on lower spec trim levels to be vastly superior to the Hyperscreen. While Mercedes is doing some amazing work with efficiency and with actually maintaining a high charging rate (when you can find a charger that can deliver), they price themselves beyond the competition.

I wanna see you guys reviewing the newest El Cheapo Mercedes EV model which does not have all those screens.

So since im not hear just to complaind about evs or Mercedes because im not a hater. Ill say i do care much for the hyper screen however i understand the wow factor that can have. The eqs car and suvs are the 2nd most common luxury ev i see and they cost alot of money. Clearly the buyers like it but i doubt many have the hyper screen though.

Wow!! Not sure if he just got a shitty EQS thats not outfitted with all of the comforts and options that comes with but I totally disagree with him. I have owned my EQS 580 and it has all I mean all of the options available on the EQS. As of today I have driven 17,072 miles and drive 40 minutes in the morning and an hour in the afternoon. I can tell you that this is the absolute best car I have ever driven. Yes it's expensive and its not for everyone but those who can afford it should get it and not listen to this review. This car is so beautiful from the inside and out. The comfort is the reason I spent past $150K and comfort is what defines this EQS. Its so quite inside that a business owner like myself has time to think and not be distracted by all of the noise outside. The music!! Oh my god it's love love love. The sound system is amazing (once you finally get it fine tuned to your liking). It took me about 6 months to figure out how to actually enjoy this car and I think I am about 50% there. There is so much to this car and so many options to make you comfortable that test driving it for a day or so will not give you the driving or the comfort experience that it offers.

Lease specials make it very attractive. Worth all the negatives

How much is it to replace the batteries in 8 years. The resale value would be close to zero unless you replace them which I hear is around 20-30 thousand dollars