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00:00 Mercedes EQS now S-Class?
02:16 Suspension and rear-axle steering
02:52 Motor versions RWD vs AWD
03:17 Battery upgrade and range
03:56 Heat pump
04:48 Recharging
05:20 Light signatures
06:20 Interior
07:21 Cockpit and seats
10:54 Rear executive seats?
14:49 Trunk / boot and towing
#Mercedes #MercedesEQS
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Data & Facts:
Mercedes EQS facelift
Star on hood and chrome in grill standard in electric art, AMG with integrated star
Obsidian black
19-22”
5,22 m 205”
Small battery now 96 kWh (+ 6 kWh) in EQS 350
170 kW
Big battery now 118 kWh (+ 10 kWh) in EQS 450+
200 kW 31 Min 10-80 %
Price 110.000 Euro
Good for some 600 km / 370 miles
same base prices like before
Added heat pump now standard
AWD models offers front-axle uncoupling
Acceleration figures
350 RWD 6,7 sec
450+ RWD 6,2 sec
450 / 500 / 580 AWD 5,7 / 4,9 / quickest 4,4 sec 0-100 km/h
AMG 53 AWD less than 4 sec
Stronger recuperation in D-
Rear axle steering 4,5 standard, opt. 10 degrees
Hyperscreen standard now for EQS and EQS SUV
Interior Artico leatherette in Germany and microfibre AMG sport seat but not in UK or USA - animal skin only there
Rear ventilation with chrome frame now
Updated rear bench standard
Rear Comfort Package Plus offers executive seats, footrest and front seats can be moved forward (3900 Euro)
1,7 t towing AWD (was 750 kg)
Automatic lane change on Autobahn between 80 and 140 kmh
610 l - 1700 l
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00:00 Mercedes EQS now S-Class?
02:16 Suspension and rear-axle steering
02:52 Motor versions RWD vs AWD
03:17 Battery upgrade and range
03:56 Heat pump
04:48 Recharging
05:20 Light signatures
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07:21 Cockpit and seats
10:54 Rear executive seats?
14:49 Trunk / boot and towing
#Mercedes #MercedesEQS
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We love only petrol cars! No crappy electric😁
I couldn't think of anything more relaxing than driving my work monitors home.
It's technology, it's geektastic, either you love it or you hate it, loads of people love it including me. That screen is stunning. 🤩🤩🤩
LOL !
@@JohnScarrott 🤡🤡🤡🤡
Same! I personally love technology, but the Mercedes Hyperscreen is super tacky. If I were to option it I would actually prefer the base infotainment package. With the wood dash trim. It looks so much classier.
@@ruffmadmanHyperscreen is standard now.
I was wrong in your Taycan review... THIS is the ABSOLUTE KING of value loss in the world!!! ;)
hehe so far this is actually the case when I look at used cars prices, ye
Indeed! Here in NL you can already buy a two year old EQS for 40keuro less than it was new.
@@mischadebrouwer9855 is it different for a regular S Class? Just wondering what is the proxy
@@FGGiskardThe loss value doesn’t differ much from a regular S class as all luxury cars depreciate fast. For sure there’s a depreciation about depreciation comments and notoriously negative comments on electric vehicles.
@@mischadebrouwer9855same with ICE S-Class > 40-45k euros
The car needs an entire redesign, not just a new front facia. Very nice car to drive and interior is nice, but still an odd looking car.
Interior is nice if you like strip clubs
yeah no that interior is horrifying lmao
Why can’t they just make an electric s class. Looks exactly the same as an s class but electric.
The S Class is not as aerodynamic as the EQS so the electric range would not be as good. It is also on a different platform that probably can’t be fully electrified. Hopefully the next version of the EQS will be a proper S Class.
@@gregrich I mean bmw managed to make an i5 which is basically 5 series electrified. The i5 although uglier than the g30 lci still looks better that an eqe or eqs. Mercedes needs to admit that they jellybean design of the eq lineup is not working and change it.
@@BobBrown. Agree 100%. Mercedes said they will no longer build egg-shaped EVs. Google Mercedes and egg-shaped EVs. Road & Track wrote an article on it.
@@gregrich I d take a 50km hit on range from 600+ to 500ish for the car to actually look good. I think most previous S class owners would. The interior is also to loud stylisically, it really has lost it's elegance and feeling of refinement.
@@BobBrown.The 5 series is made on a platform which is on purpose made to cover combustion engines, hybrids and fully electric. So they already thought about electrify, which isn't done with the s class platform
Some fancy scatter cushions and foot rest that looks it came from an IKEA clearance bin isn't going to cut it.
Some brands have withdrawn from subscription-based hardware features, but Mercedes stands firm. This approach seems excessively greedy to me. Not considering a Merceds until they stop this madness.
Why anyone would want to feel like they are sitting inside a computer while on their way to an office to sit at a computer for another 7-10 hours is beyond me.
If you drive that car, you are either a chauffeur or a businessman. Either way, you wouldn’t be sitting in front of a computer.
@@arefkr Businessman dont use computer?
Not everyone who drives a class is being driven@@arefkr
Luxury interiors are dead. Only Rolls Royce keeps tradition going.
@@JJ-vy2rh Where did you see an A Class in this video? Don’t take magic mushrooms so much
One of the few cars that make the 7 series look good…
This makes anything look good
Only for I7.
haha no
Although you’re a fake Jeremy but you’re right.
We love only petrol cars! No crappy electric😁
Data & Facts:
Mercedes EQS facelift
Star on hood and chrome in grill standard in electric art, AMG with integrated star
Obsidian black
19-22”
5,22 m 205”
Small battery now 96 kWh (+ 6 kWh) in EQS 350
170 kW
Big battery now 118 kWh (+ 10 kWh) in EQS 450+
200 kW 31 Min 10-80 %
Price 110.000 Euro
Good for some 600 km / 370 miles
same base prices like before
Added heat pump now standard
AWD models offers front-axle uncoupling
Acceleration figures
350 RWD 6,7 sec
450+ RWD 6,2 sec
450 / 500 / 580 AWD 5,7 / 4,9 / quickest 4,4 sec 0-100 km/h
AMG 53 AWD less than 4 sec
Stronger recuperation in D-
Rear axle steering 4,5 standard, opt. 10 degrees
Hyperscreen standard now for EQS and EQS SUV
Interior Artico leatherette in Germany and microfibre AMG sport seat but not in UK or USA - animal skin only there
Rear ventilation with chrome frame now
Updated rear bench standard
Rear Comfort Package Plus offers executive seats, footrest and front seats can be moved forward (3900 Euro)
1,7 t towing AWD (was 750 kg)
Automatic lane change on Autobahn between 80 and 140 kmh
610 l - 1700 l
"Automatic lane change on Autobahn between 80 and 140 kmh" was that also mentioned in the video, if so under what chapter (watched almost everything but was really searching for this specific option so first went to "cockpit and seats" chapter). Is this now the 2nd mercedes who has that? After the E-class. Or are there more (i know the new E-class was the first to have that)? My mercedes B from 2019 - and all other current mercedes - just have lane change assist.
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Imagine spending that much on a car in which you need pillows to sit relatively comfortable in its seats. Madness.
What a terrible solution. I don't see how the original seat passed design phase. This is the same group of people who make the S_Class and it has arguably the most comfortable seat in the world outside of a Phantom.
Unless they fix the rear seat it will never be success. Another problem is height of seat should also be more, not comfortableat all.
Did you ever drive a S class? You don´t need the pillows - seats are great - also in the EQS. The pillows add to the comfort - if you tried it with a Mercedes you will love it.
Dumb comments like these are the reasons I don't like entering comments sections.
@@patrickamponsah679, well just don't read your own comments and you'll be fine.
I freak out with the screen lag!
More screens = less luxury
Agreed 100%, where is exotic wood, leather, exotic materials... screens are mass made in cheep chines factories... and the best of all is that you almost certanly have one in your pocket...
The Jellybean EQ design language is a failure that the CEO just refuses to accept. The EQ-Line up should be an excellent case study for other manufacturers of how giving the people what you think they want vs what they're willing to accept in lieu of efficiency (ie G-Wagen Brick vs aero smooth-GLS)
If they made the current gen or any future gen S-Class look like a traditional sedan shape, it would be their best seller since the first gen ML(reliability aside).
lmao the AI didn't copy the comment perfectlly from @Rascofresco11 above.
Lmfaooooooooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂no wayyyy 😂😂
@@Rascofresco11 i always look for them funny af and terrifying at the same time
So true! If Merc would have added batteries to their current E and S design, they would have sold so many more EV cars. The problem with the current EQ design is that it is just weired and already old and odd. So sad they went this way...
lmao all the smooth brains upvoting a bot
The Jellybean EQ design language is a failure that the CEO just refuses to accept. The EQ-Line up should be an excellent case study for other manufacturers of how giving the people what you think they want vs what they're willing to accept in lieu of efficiency (ie G-Wagen Brick vs aero smooth-GLS)
If they made the current gen or any future gen S-Class look like a traditional sedan shape, it would be their best seller since the first gen ML(reliability aside)
Argh this new CEO of Mercedes is running the brand to the ground. They don't listen to customers at all. And cost cutting is so evident in every single model. I've driven cheap Chinese cars with more solidly built interiors that don't creak and groan when pushing on panels.
Let's all go back to mobile phones with no touchscreen because we don't like change LOL! This IS the new S Class, get used to it, as the brick is not coming back.
@@JohnScarrott When it doesn't sell well, which it isn't, they'll bring back a more traditional design. This is ugly to most people.
That CEO who apparently refuses to accept it has also said that the next S-class will be fully electric with more traditional styling. This change to EQS also reflects that, you just can't change the whole shape of the car in a facelift.
@@JohnScarrott Yeah and remove 1 wheel also so we only have 3 wheels because we like change and that's the new thing now.
Thank you Thomas for calling out the customer ripoff.
The front end says Dodge Caravan to me.
oh most definitely it would for you
and the side profile is a large 9th gen Honda Civic
You are both right but the back is pure Mercedes
all the americans moaning about cars I never heard of lol
@@ridingdriving meaning…?
Everybody, let´s all salute the new kind of depreciation.😎
Screens =/= Luxury
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I won’t say is beautiful, but in my opinion is better than the previous design.
It certainly looks more like a Mercedes saloon now.
it has a clutch to deactivate front motor from powertrain in dual motor variants which will lead to 16 percent greater range in dual motor variants and increase of 11 percent in single motor models which is impressive and it will closer the gap between dual and single motor models in range,so you can get similar range in long highway trips in dual motors to single rearwheel drive motors which is impressive indeed,very well done mercedes
Looks so much better than the old one
I can't spot anything new apart from the grille.
True, you can’t spot a bigger battery, you can’t spot a heatpump and you can’t spot that the hyperscreen is standard now.
it is a marked improvement. Now it has proper presence. Very good restyling.
Great review
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Last week I started working at Mercedes-Benz Dealership and I had the opportunity to drive the current EQS 450+, oh boy, one of if not the most comfortable car I have ever driven, it goes over the bumps like no other car!!! It looks quite weird from outside but the AMG package makes it look better though, the interior looks gorgeous, every person that sat inside was super impressed. So yeah, EQS is an amazing luxury vehicle. I also had the opportunity to drive EQE SUV, it was the base model and man, it drives great!!!
Nice video 👌 great that you can still open the roof.
Anyone complaining about price or depreciation...it wasn't designed for people who even mention price......style? Beauty in the eye of the beholder ...
Dont like it .
Neither do I. Old cars are better shape, love to living the old world.
Ugly!
@@traduly1997 I saw them in person and they are growing up on me. Especially the eqe.
The 7 Series looks more like a proper saloon but the graphics on that car are akward and a bit overstyled
One to grow on indeed
Its definitely an improvement, i just wish the front looked closer to eqs vision concept, it was more upright. With that said any time you add a hood ornament it improves the look, especially the view from the cockpit.
Im not a huge fan of the EQS, but I do like the EQE! I think this style looks better with a smaller car.
So basically with this executive seating plus blablabla you will get:
1. 4 basic cushions
2. 2 plastic-based/carpet-glued footrests
3. 1 button to fold the front seat
For 4000 EUR.
Definitely worth every single cent of it! 😂
Just a free idea for the next gen advanced executive seats - offer EQS-branded earplugs for 1000EUR extra.
Love your content from Australia Thomas! The design of this car is simply odd but I will say, having seen a few on the road they certainly have presence.
thanks my friend, best greetings !
I LOVE it!! I currently have an EQE and get tons of compliments on my car. People stop me all of the time with questions about my car. I will admit that it took some time for me to love the car, but after driving it for a year, I can't see myself going back to a gas car.
That infotainment lag is horrendous! Should be illegal in a car this price.. UX design also looks like Windows Vista. 😮
Looks great. I am a classic 5series, E class and A6 driver. I would definitely buy it.
It still looks like a jelly bean with a lot of chrome accents. The EQE Sedan looks a little better to me, but probably due to the shorter overall dimensions.
The more I see it the more I like it. I had the EQS for some time - and the best part is to drive it over distances, very lovely elegant car and everything comes together - especially the Hyper screen which shocks you at first glance - if you got used to it - and step into a normal car without it - its a lesser experience, especially at night.
Do you know when the suv facelift will release?
nice lighting
I personally don't understand the hate for the EQS and EQE. Both look incredible from inside and outside. I love the aerodynamic design a lot. It looks futuristic-luxury while the petrol S-class gives me old man vibes (who hates changes) lol. The EQS tells me that the person who drives it, is modern but sophisticated.
I drive an EQE and the number of people who come up to me in public to ask me about it is insane. They look amazing in real life and look super sleek when parked against previous generations of cars.
I've always wondered how much drag that upright emblem on the bonnet creates. Maybe something you could ask them for us Thomas. 😁
well the range is amazing regardless
@@MaticTheProto That's not what interests me. What interests me is the impact of the little emblem. :D I mean if you're trying to make the car as aerodynamic as possible, it's pretty counterintuitive to "ruin" that with a badge that sticks out. So either the impact is so small it is negligible or they just figured it's a staple MB thing, so they did it anyway.
@@michalsvihla1403 It's an S-Class thing, which fits this electric S-Class. It's a design choice and a statement, which is worth the minor aerodynamic loss.
Cars could be more aerodynamic overall, but they would look ugly to most people.
@@goncalo33 I know what it is, but how big of an impact does it really have?!
The refresh grill looks better. But will it hold its value . The current EQS can be obtained sub 60k for used .
What a masterpiece! Can't wait to buy it. Thank you Thomas.
Cheers m8 !
Love it ❤❤
the rear leg room is quite limited why?😅
The UI is still disgusting, as it has been for the last few years. The steering wheel buttons, the middle console buttons and the seat controls are all awful. They look and feel cheap.
There's even more ambient lighting, for some reason. I guess if we're all blinded by the LEDs, we won't see all the nasty fingerprints and scratches everywhere in the interior.
I can't wait to see more of these cars rot in dealership parking lots.
This must have been an absolute nightmare to properly expose with those crushing blacks and dazzling white interior! Good job cameraperson/editor! 🎉
So true. Horrible conditions, thanks for appreciating!
The only things I don’t like of the outside, the thing sticking out of the bonnet. Used to drive an 2010 E350 and bonnet thing was a constant worry, on what it would snag next. And the 21” wheels - why sacrifice ride for looks?
As to the cabin - not convinced adding cushions instead of comfy seating by design.
I admit that the grille was one thing that would have stopped me buying an EQS. I generally only like Mercedes with a standing star on the bonnet. But the main thing I don’t like is the flashy interior; something I don’t want is a shiny glass dashboard. Am I the only one who doesn’t need a cheap nightclub in my car? This looks like an American limo you’d hire for a drunken bridal shower. My living room doesn’t have purple lights, white vinyl and screens everywhere. Why would I have that in my car??? Not classy… Less equipment and warmer, more natural and more analogue materials. Also a lower-power version. Even with cloth (good quality wool? A tweed?) seats. I think I’d rather have a 124 or 126 and have it converted to an electric drivetrain. I’m really not a fan of screens everywhere. It’s a big thumbs-down for me having a dashboard completely covered in screens. It’s a real shame. I drive a lot in the country with no street lighting. I’d love someone to do what Saab did and have a black panel switch for everything except the speedo.
I agree, but the perception of luxury is different round the world. Believe the Mercedes Benz biggest market may be the Chinese market?
Yes, I guess that’s what I’m noticing: I’m not the target demographic at all. But then there’s not much out there for me!
I'm so eager for the road test drive
In once saw an EQS driving by and it looked like a Mercedes Reeperbahn. People do wild things with the LED interior lighting.
Great car 👍🔋
The minor improvements externally are definitely in the right direction, but I still think not being able to open the bonnet, and that washer fluid that can spill easy with no easy way of seeing when near the top a really bad idea , as for the changes elsewhere the jury is still out , I still don’t like the lack of a rear wiper especially in snow season, the heat pump though definitely a right move to include it it should have been there from the beginning. But I still feel it’s more eque quality than s class w205
Well, washer fluid is sprayed all over the car anyway, so spilling a little while filling is not a disaster 😊
fantastic looking car I I want one
Beautiful better now. A real s class electric.
A dream car ❤
They need a separate cooling system as well! One for the interior cabin and one for the batteries instead of redirecting the interior cabin cooling to cool the battery! MB has cut so many corners lately and it shows in multiple ways.
My god. What have they done with the EQ line up?
I likethe changes. A beautiful car!
An improvement for sure.
Rear looks moe like the GT AMG. Overall, it looks easy on the eye now, I'd say it's more beautiful than original model.
Is it really a final facelift or just a change of grill? Because in the prototypes we have seen new headlights with mercedes stars inside
those are cla prototypes
In the future less screens please! This is outrageous
Beautiful
8:32 Ignition you said?! 😂
I like the new grill with the star on the hood. I like the normal s class design better but this does not look bad.
Beautiful car!
Any chance to have a fully black interior?
That’s what I want too. All new MBs are coming with grey leather on the dash which is awful
@@arefkr yes it will look really quality if all interior is fully black , seats , doors , dashboard everything. Yes the texture can be deferent material but fully black.
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at czcams.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/video.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
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In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars.
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary:
czcams.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/video.html
they could have done a light mirror tunnel as the front, i think it would have looked way cooler
I have the 2022 model and now I want the star
Ficou muito mais bonito. Adorei e já vai para a minha lista carros
Steering wheel airbag cap is from plastic, not a leather. Wtf- it's a S class or C? :D
The front-end redesign does restore some of the missing S-Class stature of the original EQS.
When will you look around the new Alfa Milano?
Come on Thomas, where do u have Alfa Romeo Milano test?
Look way better than prev gen.
I honestly think that at least expensive, luxury cars should have some (hight quality) real buttons to differentiate from the mass market. The lets-put-displays-everywhere frenzy will be obsolete sooner than later I hope.
fck your buttons, I don't want the interior to look like a boeing cockpit
BMW i7 rear seating entertainment and comfort is far superior but the hyper screen of the Mercedes is amazing.
Now, that’s a Mercedes S-class electrified…..looks more like it 🎉❤
I love how you get to have the same steering wheel as in the cheapest version of A-Klass and those nasty plastic surfaces.
Definitely looks better than before! I like the design and it has very good aerodynamic coefficient. But one thing that I don’t like is why the center part of the steering wheel is still covered in plastic?! Come on Mercedes. You positioning this as Electric S class so cover it in leather then.
Thank you very much for your interest in this topic. I also bought cars with animal skin leather seats before I did my research and got to know the industry. The most important thing is: With today's modern materials, you have nothing to lose, just to gain. You achieve the same kind of luxury and comfort or even better while having the same or better durability with less impact on humans, animals and the environment.
You can use fabric/cloth, microfibre or leatherette. The classic approach is using oil/plastic as source material. Overall, a vehicle contains about 300 kg plastic. A car seat needs about 5 kg plastic. So the overall plastic share for the seats is very low and it is at this moment the most efficient way to produce a car seat. A couple of litres of fuel equals a car seat basically. So if you want to save oil/plastic, rather look at consumption for energy, fuel and heating and to other car parts than the seat. Note that animal skin leather also always contains a plastic coating for durability. However, long-term we should of course find raw oil alternatives. So going further, seats can be made from recyclables (e.g. from PET-bottles or old fishing nets) or even increased share of plant-based materials (like pine oil, canola oil or start-up materials like Pinatex from pineapple leaves or Desertex from cactus fibre or the mixed-plant-based Mirum, so be seen at czcams.com/video/S1aNZeoatmE/video.html). On a calculation base, by ditching animal skin leather from car interiors, the amount of emissions (CO2e) is reduced by 85 (!) % (www.press.bmwgroup.com/africa-dom-easteurope/article/detail/T0403389EN/on-the-market-from-2023:-bmw-and-mini-models-with-vegan-interiors?language=en) - and that is a very conservative calculation. So it is at this moment the most important thing you can do to make car interiors more sustainable.
A good example for high-end luxury with ventilated animal free seats is the BMW X7 with Sensafin: czcams.com/video/1pRNkW9nrrw/video.html
And the Kia EV9 with plant-based oil share: czcams.com/video/6vXePQi_MAk/video.html
New leatherette materials can be superior in every aspect, even for cleaning: czcams.com/video/u94YXJ72UTA/video.html
More and more natural materials are rising: czcams.com/video/nRSsXEnwHDo/video.html
Also check out what the animal skin leather industry tried to with our channel: czcams.com/video/nP_CvLlaFlI/video.html
For seeing how the animals are being treated and transported in the global leather industry, watch this footage: czcams.com/video/tkjCAmq1_8E/video.html
Note that the footage is genuine and was recorded by a highly decorated investigative journalist in Germany I know myself personally.
Also a group of researchers and German journalists from public media could recent directly trace the connection between car animal leather production and illegal burning down Amazon rain forest:
www.daserste.de/information/reportage-dokumentation/ard-story/videos/illegales-leder-video-100.html
In a high animal skin grade, the animals are specifically raised for this matter. However even if meat is the "first" misuse case, the hide remains a profitable body part. That means: If manufacturers put animal leather in a car and you demand it as a customer, you give your money to an industry that earns money by oppressing humans, animals and harms the environment, you make them more profitable. Alternatively, you could support industries with your wallet which try to improve the sustainability of materials. Also, if you turn the argument around to "meat is the waste of the leather industry" you realize that it doesn't make sense (and is ethically doubtful) to discuss the primary use of individual body parts of mammals. Mind experiment: You are getting slain down on the street; would it matter to you if it was for your smartphone or for your purse? Remember that animal skin leather is no different to fur, fur is just leather where the hair is still on. And fur is widely not accepted for clothing anymore, and of course not for cars.
We cannot change what we have bought in the past, but with more information and compassion we can change how we decide in the future.
For a great insight into sustainability in the automotive industry, you can also check out our extensive documentary:
czcams.com/video/-8gNXlRGngA/video.html
The A pillar badging still looks cheap. Needs to go.
The EQS doesn't lose 50% range in winter. Even at temperatures of -30 C, my EQS 580 nominally gets 240 miles of range. A loss of 25%. In fact the EQS has one of the smallest cold weather losses of any EV even without a heat pump. The only reason they are adding one is to make the "internet experts" shut up. In addition, it has never bricked even when left outside in those temps overnight. In those conditions the only hint you get that the battery has been through a deep freeze is that the power is limited to 80% while it warms up.
Jesus… you must be mad to have thrown away so much money on a very soon old tech gadget
@PFBNS
Best car I've ever had (and I've had quite a few excellent ones), plus for me, it's pocket change. Instead of buying an S580 or similar car that will spew 50 tons of CO2 over ten years, I bought an electric equivalent. Given that I pay about 5 dollars for 300 miles if range, the car is a bargain in the long run. BTW, the EQS is faster, has a better ride, is quiter, and handles better than an S580 if you were wondering. ERGO better car, much cheaper to run and better for the environment. Now, do you get it?
@@Wised1000do you need ikea pillows to make it tolerable to sit ?
@@agreatd
Not at all. But they are nice! And my passengers love them!
How do you have time enough to produce all these videos? And still be so prepared 😮
mercedes designers thought process.
" why don't we design a car to look like this egg?"
"that's a fabulous idea"
Vehemently against paying subscriptions for anything in a car that you have bought. If you buy a car, you should buy the whole of the car, including the entirety of its functionality.
Great review as always Thomas, but not on my lottery win fleet at all.
Gorgeous in the two-tone black and silver, less so in the mono-colour.
We'd like to see the original S class with the EQS interior
It’s a cool car, I like the 118 kWh pack and heat pump. Benz is listening to people. However I would not get the executive seat pack if it prevents you from folding the rear seats…
A lot of ppl complain about the lighting but you can turn that always off and it is basically invisible 😅
I don’t think it’s much a change. I wouldn’t mind having one, but it’s not stunningly gorgeous. I recall the artwork some put out before the EQS’s release and that was a stunning car. Wish they’d have given us that.
Much better looking front.
It finally looks like a mercedes, it took them so many years, at least.
Not an S-class though, but a pretty EQS.
I am amazed the EQS was launched without a heat pump.
I can imagine Mercedes might regret having developed two different S classes. I also can imagine they must have battled quite a bit about this decision internally.
This kind of premium BEV, should have 800V system. Far better charging for travelling and more efficient !
Greetings :)
This is an improvement, but still the format is more suitable for E Class
To me, they nailed the interior. The exterior still doesn’t do it for me! It just doesn’t scream Mercedes. We will see what happens with the revised model in a few years.