EQS (V297) [Official] Mercedes-Benz EQS

[Serpens]

That is a long estimate.....

It's the end of the decade. It's hard to find a manufacturer that hasn't made a "by 2030" claim of sort, including BMW. At least BMW had a more realistic goal of half of their sales being EVs by 2030.

Also one big caveat in Mercedes' goals is that they always say "where market conditions allow".

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

It's the end of the decade. It's hard to find a manufacturer that hasn't made a "by 2030" claim of sort, including BMW. At least BMW had a more realistic goal of half of their sales being EVs by 2030.

Also one big caveat in Mercedes' goals is that they always say "where market conditions allow".

He was joking, because in german it is written "by 20230".

 

[dalab]

Also one big caveat in Mercedes' goals is that they always say "where market conditions allow".

There is also that, the environment will continue to surprise almost everyone, the idea is to miss as little as possible

 

[Tourbillon]

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[dalab]

Level 3 presents a complicated, 'mushy middle' in automated driving
Can motorists read a book while using Mercedes-Benz's new Level 3 automated driving system? Text friends? Watch TV? Level 3 brings many questions and legal risks, experts say.

Level 3 presents a complicated, 'mushy middle' in automated driving

Can motorists read a book while using Mercedes-Benz's new Level 3 automated driving system? Text friends? Watch TV? Level 3 brings many questions and legal risks, experts say.

www.autonews.com

 

[leylandi]

Level 3 is blamed because Mercedes, not BMW, launched it first

 

[dalab]

Level 3 is blamed because Mercedes, not BMW, launched it first

?? BMW notify the authorities of the risks?
I only posted it because it has a nice Livery

Being the first in something implies risks, otherwise there is no reward

 

[Tourbillon]

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This was definitely an interesting video. Put it up on ramps and started poking around explaining things!

 

[Mick Briesgau]

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This was definitely an interesting video. Put it up on ramps and started poking around explaining things!

The position in which she “explained” the frunk was… different.

 

[Pagani]

Call me crazy but these EQS automobiles are starting to look acceptable. I saw a 580 earlier today in white with some of the black trim and I can’t say I hated how it looked. Could it be this taste takes two years to acquire?

 

[Centurion]

Call me crazy but these EQS automobiles are starting to look acceptable. I saw a 580 earlier today in white with some of the black trim and I can’t say I hated how it looked. Could it be this taste takes two years to acquire?

Now rinse your eyes by looking at a w223 sclass in person and get back to us.

 

[Pagani]

Now rinse your eyes by looking at a w223 sclass in person and get back to us.

Haha, I did not say I was in love, or rushing to buy one. I am just trying to say they no longer look butt-ugly in some of the specs.

 

[Tourbillon]

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Daimler I believe as opposed to Mercedes Benz/AMG bought out English OEM YASA awhile ago (the supplied the Koenigsegg Regera with it's electric motors!) and this is a documentary about them.

It does come recommended but I'm going to have to come back to it.

Anyway it's best section for it as the EQS is mentioned, near the start.

 

[Giannis]

It's been quite a while since the blob came out, but I finally managed to see one in real life only yesterday. I guess, living in a poor country does have a small upside.

My opinion on design has shifted a bit, after the sighting. I don't consider it terrible, any more, just un-designed. It's indifferent, uninspiring and anything other than exciting. It could drive live like Aladdin's magic carpet, for all I care, but it doesn't look the part.

I guess, my disappointment is still unaffected.

 

[lukeswiss]

It's been quite a while since the blob came out, but I finally managed to see one in real life only yesterday. I guess, living in a poor country does have a small upside.

My opinion on design has shifted a bit, after the sighting. I don't consider it terrible, any more, just un-designed. It's indifferent, uninspiring and anything other than exciting. It could drive live like Aladdin's magic carpet, for all I care, but it doesn't look the part.

I guess, my disappointment is still unaffected.

I wonder if a heavy facelift could fix this car ?

 

[Giannis]

I wonder if a heavy facelift could fix this car ?

I doubt it.

There's an Audi e-tron GT driving around town these days and I expected it to look bland. Instead, it looks more dramatic than the latest Lamboghini, it has an amazing and athletic profile and it looks brilliant. The lines are sharp and the side profile suggests a fastback.

Compare this to the soft lines of the EQS and the profile front to back symmetry, that would make the Citroen Ami jealous. The EQS's exterior design is a non-event, and I think it's on purpose. The car emphasizes on serenity and transportation in supreme comfort. It's not meant to be exciting. It's meant to be comfortable and disposable. It doesn't have the gravitas of a typical S-Class design, because MB intends for buyers to change their cars as frequently as they change mobile phones.

An automotive icon turned consumer electronics.

 

[lukeswiss]

MB intends for buyers to change their cars as frequently as they change mobile phones.

this is a sad reality, it's what they all want.
It's why I would never justify purchasing an electric car based on reduced emissions, if I truly cared, I would keep the one I have in good condition for a lifetime.

 

[Giannis]

this is a sad reality, it's what they all want.
It's why I would never justify purchasing an electric car based on reduced emissions, if I truly cared, I would keep the one I have in good condition for a lifetime.

It's sad from an enthusiast's point of view, but the needs of people change.

I have friends in their 60s that are avid driving enthusiasts, but due to old age choose something less absolute, more comfortable and easier to get in and out of. Not everyone can pay to feed a high power I6 or V8 gas engine, with gas prices exceeding 2€/lt and choose smaller diesel engines, because house bills. Also, not everyone likes driving.

The modern world is way too complex and mechanical complexity has given its place to electronics. Technological progress makes life easier, this is an indisputable fact. We don't live in the age of carburators and manual chokes any more, when firing up an engine on a cold morning was a 50-50 gamble. Modern cars are safer and faster. They deliver more with less effort.

The mechanical complexity of earlier cars is now left to romantics. That, and the pure joy of applying hard earned driving skills into changing a gear or taking a corner.

There's a place (and a car) for everyone in this world and thank God for older BMWs.

 

[Mick Briesgau]

I doubt it.

There's an Audi e-tron GT driving around town these days and I expected it to look bland. Instead, it looks more dramatic than the latest Lamboghini, it has an amazing and athletic profile and it looks brilliant. The lines are sharp and the side profile suggests a fastback.

Compare this to the soft lines of the EQS and the profile front to back symmetry, that would make the Citroen Ami jealous. The EQS's exterior design is a non-event, and I think it's on purpose. The car emphasizes on serenity and transportation in supreme comfort. It's not meant to be exciting. It's meant to be comfortable and disposable. It doesn't have the gravitas of a typical S-Class design, because MB intends for buyers to change their cars as frequently as they change mobile phones.

An automotive icon turned consumer electronics.

My sentiments exactly and that Audi e-tron GT indeed looks very special; for me easily the best looking BEV in production, by a mile.

 

[Merc1]

I wonder if a heavy facelift could fix this car ?

No. The shape is the issue.

M