Mercedes EQS vs Lucid Air: Redefining Luxury for the EV Era 

The Lucid Air, hands down!

The EQS looks really nice, but the Lucid... OH MY GOD, that's a sexy car

I would buy the Lucid! Hands down better performance, charging times and luxury.

Lucid Air... Much more appealing and luxurious looking. Also there seems to be more bang for the buck.

The Lucid. I’m very focused on range and faster charging times. Those meet my families’ plans. Plus, I love the look, both interior and exterior. And, I won’t complain about the power output.

Lucid seems more " peaceful"...too many lights inside the EQS, they overdid it!

The lucid air looks clean, sleek and elegant. I respect Mercedes as an established car company, but I think they couldve done better in the design, and something is off with that 2 tone. Interior screens are crazy though. But those ac vents are eye sores.

Lucid Air !

Definitely the Lucid Air! What a DREAM!

LUCID wins for me. eqs is visually loud and noisy, it almost gives me a headache just seeing the interior lol

Lucid Air because of the Formula E racing battery tech; 900+ volt architechture (faster charging); and the former Tesla Model S chief engineer now CEO at Lucid Motors - Peter Rawlinson.

EQS: 400 (478 WLTP) miles of range, RWD, 0-60 in 4.3 sec, top speed 130mph, 186 miles of range in 15 min. Lucid Air: 517 (EPA) miles of range, AWD, 0-60 in 2.5 sec, top speed 217mph (9.9@145mph quarter mile) 300 miles of charge in 20 min. Lucid is superior when it comes to battery tech and performance.

Lucid Air. Btw, you have such a nice voice!

Lucid in the sky with Diamonds!

Excellent work! We linked your comparison in our EQS vs Lucid vs Tesla specs comparison video. Of course you also mentioned the WLTP driving range in your video, but we thought we need to get deeper into this. And it turns out the EQS driving range is most likely not even close to the Lucid Air.

Lucid for sure !

Great video with very good information.

Very nice comparison. I like it when you say:“ The well known car manufacturer Mercedes.“ it’s not just well known Mercedes is the inventor of cars in the world my friend.There is no question the Mercedes is first choice. If you are willing to spend above 100.000 dollars would you trust the inventor of automobiles or a startup with zero reference and reputation in building a car?

The lucid Is about infinitely better looking than the EQS

Lucid just looks so much sleeker and it has a cool factor

Lucid looks more sleek. I used to like the older look of the Mercedes. I understand we are loosing the sleek design to drag coefficient. You can't always get best of both worlds but Lucid did better job in this category.

i take whichever is cheap.. the price wins in this battle

I’m going with Lucid, great video!

Wow what a review - thanks Mike

I would personally go for the Lucid Air but I would think most people would go for the EQS since Mercedes is an established brand. But if the Air is marketed right and it is as impressive as it seems to be, it could definitely sell better.

Lucid 100% Buy American!

I really liked the eqs concept a lot more than the one finally made but the interior is really nice and I like the dashboard too

Would love to get the Lucid but with the Benz there are dealers everywhere.

Great comparison. You forgot to include the fact that Lucid is only building prototypes. Mercedes has a real production car that journalist have driven. I’ll believe Lucid when they let a real auto journalist drive one.

MBZ needs to improve mileage to compete with Lucid. That's the only thing buyers are looking for. Specially stated mileage is always much lower in real driving situations. And slow charging is a pain in the neck

Lucid air

The Lucid looks stunning, but I'd give them a few years to get their feet wet as in releasing more models and gaining experience ala Tesla. Lucid is impressive, but Mercedes-Benz is much more established with a bulletproof reputation. My S-Class (W126) when I sold it in 2010 had 350K miles on it and I never had a moment of trouble from the engine or the transmission and my W123 coupe (300CD) was the best diesel I'd ever owned as it was glorious to drive. Granted, Mercedes-Benz doesn't build cars like those two platforms anymore but I'm confident that their engineering expertise and established quality will be present in the EQS so my biased nod is for the EQS as I'll give Lucid a few years to establish themselves and us with their products as did Tesla....

Depends on the lease programs.

Lucid !!

The EQS has a functional sunroof that actually opens. Lucid lets you bake under glass. For entertainment, the EQS features Apple CarPlay and SiriusXM radio, both features are missing on the Lucid. Mercedes has been building cars for 100 years and is likely to be here in the future. The future for Lucid is a lot less certain. For service, I can take my EQS to my local Mercedes dealer. I have never seen a Lucid dealer.

Lucid

Lucid Air Grand Touring for me. The interior is huge.

Lucid has such nice lines and the tech is next level. EQS has a nice interior. Then again so does Lucid. I take Lucid.

I will wait for 2023 Lucid after kinks are worked out. The benz looks small like an A class?

Both cars have their advantages and disadvantages. Although I currently drive an EQC, I orderd a Lucid Air. Driving an EQS is beyond everything: luxurious, smooth, safe and silent. But still, there are 4 reasons that spoke against it: - the overall length of 5,21m (doesn‘t fit into a standard parking lot) - no bi-directional charging in Europe (only Japan) - uncomfortable seating position at the back seats because of the battery pack below - no frunk In all, the Lucid Air has the better specs and all the future technology.

When I spent so much money for a car I would not it buy from a start-up company. Mercedes knows how to build reliable cars. And Mercedes has a worldwide service net. So I would choose the EQS.

Lucid makes Mercedes' EV a joke

NICE 🙂

Hard decision! however, nothing was mentioned on maintenance, flat tires, and roadside assistance . What about the warranty on the car and battery life? The avaibility of the two vehicles and markups ,

Great video! I would buy Lucid. The engineers at Lucid use to work at Tesla.

A cup holder comparison would be nice...

I've had HUD on my last 2 cars - a total of 6 years and I never want a car without it again. On that basis the Lucid is ruled out (a pity because I like it a lot).

Wow! Lucid is the future of American Luxury

EXCELLENT video and your voice is melody. Keep it up. I like EQS's opulence, and love Lucids performance. If i have more money, i will buy both, but for now, I go for Lucid.

I put a deposit on a Lucid Air Pure (RWD) to save a space. So many new cars are coming I want to see how Lucid comes to market before making a final decision. The Audi e-tron RS is also very compelling. New EVs are being announced every week now.

Lucid for me

Lucid is the most technologically advanced vehicle in the entire world. From the motors/ drivetrain to the race proven batteries. Lucid is the future of EV!

I like the 4x Lucid Air series of luxury EV's ($77k to $170k price range) over the 2x Mercedes EQS (450 & 580) models ($120k to $180k).

LUCID👍

Estimated range for EQS: 335 (!?!?) - 406? Could the WLTP figure really translate that low?

Love your narrations. I’ve seen so many of your videos. Keep up the great work.

I'm sure, Lucid Air will be a great EV. Regarding luxury it seams to top Model S clearly, but only if your definition of luxury includes a Model S. Real luxury is something completely different and may start with EQS.

This is an excellent review of the design elements of both cars. You are the first reviewer I've seen pick up on Lucid's subtle homage to the classic cars of yesteryear -- things such as two-tone interiors, contrasting piping on the upholstery, the aluminum roof rails . . . . Even the Air logo is reminiscent of the Bel Air logo on a 1957 Chevy. It's a wonderful marriage of tradition and modernity. I had to laugh, though, when you referred to the EQS interior as Vegas-styled. I had been calling it the Texas whorehouse look, but we're both on the same wavelength. How Mercedes went from the elegant interior of the prior-generation S Class and the gorgeous EQS Vision concept exterior and interior to this over-chromed, quilted leather, plastic faux piano lacquered mess with video arcade lighting in every nook and cranny is completely beyond me. I've had a reservation on a Lucid Air Dream Edition since 2018. Once I saw the EQS Vision, and even though I knew many elements wouldn't make it to production, I began to think that I might end up with the EQS. As soon as the interior was unveiled, my doubts began to grow. With the exterior reveal of the slab-sided profile and the busy, chrome-outlined, rice-rocket front end, the gig was up. I'm staying with the elegant, understated, Lucid. (I've now sat in Lucids in their Miami and West Palm Beach Design Studios, and I can attest that the tactile feel of its interior and the material quality are top-notch.) On the technical front, I'm perplexed why Mercedes stayed with the cheaper 400-volt architecture, which closes off several paths to greater efficiency. Lucid, Porsche, Hyundai, and other EVs are going with the higher-voltage architecture. Even Ford, which is using 400-volt architecture in the Mach-E, has admitted they did it for cost reasons, consciously giving up the advantages of higher voltage (less internal impedance, lower cooling demands across the systems, tighter motor windings, etc.). There is little mention of the fact that the Lucid has an enormous front trunk but that the EQS has a front end crammed with equipment which, unlike Lucid, Mercedes failed to miniaturize. The EQS doesn't even have a hood that opens, which is why windshield washer fluid is put in through a pop-out tray on the front fender. As for power, 516 hp ain't nothing when it comes to electric drivetrains. My 2015 Tesla P90D will blow the EQS away. Of course, Mercedes is already teasing an AMG version -- of 630 hp. Really? The Lucid Dream Edition will launch with 1,080 hp and has already turned in verified quarter-mile times of 9.912 seconds . . . and they have a tri-motor car in the works that will probably pump out around 1,500 hp. I hope Mercedes succeeds in bringing older, well-heeled, unventuresome buyers into the EV fold in order to speed the pace of EV adoption at all tiers of the market. But they really could have done so much better with this car.

EQS Every time, years of experience building world beating motor cars.

I think Lucid Will do better in US market and EQS in Europe. I like both but i would pick EQS.

Lucid air 💎😍💙

The EQS!!

Definitely Lucid... Mercedes Benz needs to reinvent itself... they underestimated the EV potential and need to adjust their prices in order to be be competitive and especially against the likes of Tesla and later on Lucid, Rivian... all of them have higher technologies than German car manufacturers...

LUCID AIR!!!

Lucid not for the looks but the hardware tech inside

Lucid Air Hands Down!!

3:26 wow who is this beauty?

It's premature to say anything until one has driven either of these vehicles.

Lucid exterior, EQS interior.

As for the looks, the Mercedes is alright from all sides minus the front and if not that aluminium panel on top, is I'd say Lucid looks alright from the front and bad from all other sides so I guess I don't like either.

Lucid 💯

I love lucid air

I choose Lucid Air

The competition will be between the Mercedes EQS and the Audi A6 e-tron

It’s a tough call not having driven either car...but I’m going to have to go lucid Air. It just appears to float in the Air....

LUCID FOR SURE!!!! I love this company and vehicle 👍🇺🇸

Is EQS already on road?

Lucid for me - I mean my boss

Oh my God, I can't watch this. I have stock in both companies.

Lucid 💜💜💜

Shit, I think sometimes ago Lucid didn't expect that from Mercedes-Benz! Now in near future Lucid have to change a lot for them next model! To be serious EQS just killing it! Nio ET7 is not bad also! To much competition in EV market next year! Will be fun!

DAM,FUCKING INSANE... i will get the lucid but THE WAY THE WAY MY BANK ACCOUNT IS SET UP, I GOT A CHECKING AND SAVINGS BUT ALL THE MONEY IS IN MY CHECKINGS..

nice video and non-toxic comments

There is too much estimate in the comparison on figures that are known by now..

I will be looking at the EQE vs the Lucid Air Pure. The Mercedes Hyperscreen is a bit much. But, I like the heads up display for Mercedes. I like the Lucid's range. But Mercedes will survive, while Lucid ??? (even Tesla almost died at one point). So, let's see once they come out.

Lucid. I'm so intrigued by the Lucid, that I wouldn't mind getting RWD. Now, it said "OPT" AWD, so I wonder how much more it will cost? Either way, both vehicles destroy the Model S.

EVs are the true supercar, nothing else comes close when combining practicality and performance

How many of you Lucid fanboys went out and bought the CCIV stock?

I like lucid air

Lucid 💎😍💙for sure ..because The big screen in Mercedes is subject to scratching by children..

LUCID nail it !! I will choose Lucid no doubt

Mercedes. Imagine paying 130k for a 1st run vehicle with no service network.

There's nothing better than an EQS except a Maybach.

Lucid is better looking for me

Mercedes Interior is a warmer interior.

Lucid the best!!

Your Euro to USD has a very small gap but in reality 1 euro is $1.20974 (current) which means 160,000 Euro is $193,560.80. US made cars has more safety features than Non-US made auto. Therefore, If any European made cars shipped to US will cost even more. Providing EQS is made in the US which it will, the price gap between Lucid will still be astronomically more. $120k -$140k on EQS will fall short.

Lucid 👍👍👍

You mistake rout for route! It makes your comments misleading and slightly comical! No real comparison regarding safety is made! This would seem far more relevant than the design etc. Mercedes have revolutionary rear airbags (for forward protection) this will put them way ahead of anything else, at least for a while! Perhaps adult buyers would put this safety improvement much ahead of subjective, aesthetic impressions.

I agree Mercedes Interieur Looks Like Las Vegas and Lucid Looks Like modern Museum. One Point for Lucid