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I don’t think he meant to confuse viewers but his enthusiasm led him to choose a confusing approach.
A typical run for me will mean a twisty 400 foot drop (that I now drive in M2, to minimize brake pad wear), into town, with resulting recuperation, but not generating additional miles in range. It’s an ameliorating effect.
Then, returning home up that 400 foot hill will consume more far more energy than I gained going down the hill.
At best, it’s not like my dad telling me his walk to school in the ’teens (1912-1919) was “uphill both ways!”
As always a great tease with a let down production model if and when.
The EQXX isn't a production car, nor is there a plan to make a production EQXX. It is rather a study concept for technology and efficiency that will impact and influence future EQ-products.
The EQXX isn't a production car, nor is there a plan to make a production EQXX. It is rather a study concept for technology and efficiency that will impact and influence future EQ-products.
Those wheels look great on a black EQS but I've always been partial to multi-spoke wheels. Those are great looking wheels in general. Reminiscent of ALPINA wheels which makes me wonder if and when ALPINA will do their version of an EQS.
Test drove EQS450 a few days ago. When people say it's an S-Class of EQ... please don't believe them. The car has nothing to do with S-Class whatsoever, it's actually very small, I would even compare it to CLS more than S. It has about the same dimensions and headroom inside as CLS. It even has the same frameless doors. It doesn't have a lot of space in the front seat, I almost hit my head on a roof. The design is a little different from a typical car. It has a long front dash going forward (since there is not much under the hood). But all this extra space can't be used for anything. Just a big long dashboard. Instead of a trunk, there is a hatchback. The central display is big and nice, but I thought it was a bit of a distraction because it's located very low in the central console. So, you really need to take your eyes off the road and look down into the screen.
On the test drive, the acceleration was decent, although we hit a little traffic. Then I saw the shift pedals on the steering, forgetting that car doesn't have a transmission, and when I hit the "minus" pedal... I thought this car had died on me! Then I was told that's how you engage the regenerative brakes. Overall, I think I'm still keeping my GLS and E Cabriolet! However, I liked the presents they gave me: MB Cap, a pen and a mask! EQS pass EQS hat EQS pen and a mask
Test drove EQS450 a few days ago. When people say it's an S-Class of EQ... please don't believe them. The car has nothing to do with S-Class whatsoever, it's actually very small, I would even compare it to CLS more than S. It has about the same dimensions and headroom inside as CLS. It even has the same frameless doors. It doesn't have a lot of space in the front seat, I almost hit my head on a roof. The design is a little different from a typical car. It has a long front dash going forward (since there is not much under the hood). But all this extra space can't be used for anything. Just a big long dashboard. Instead of a trunk, there is a hatchback. The central display is big and nice, but I thought it was a bit of a distraction because it's located very low in the central console. So, you really need to take your eyes off the road and look down into the screen.
On the test drive, the acceleration was decent, although we hit a little traffic. Then I saw the shift pedals on the steering, forgetting that car doesn't have a transmission, and when I hit the "minus" pedal... I thought this car had died on me! Then I was told that's how you engage the regenerative brakes. Overall, I think I'm still keeping my GLS and E Cabriolet! However, I liked the presents they gave me: MB Cap, a pen and a mask! EQS pass EQS hat EQS pen and a mask
Nice review. I haven't driven one yet but I did spend some time inside of the cabin and agree, definitely nothing close to an S class. That's just marketing.
Just looking at these numbers, S-Class has almost 2 inches more headroom, and legroom is TBA, but I would expect to be significantly more. But when I sit inside of S-Class, I feel so ridiculously spacious, but when I sat inside EQS, I felt less space than inside E-Class.
Don't forget, you're sitting on top of the battery in EQS, which takes a lot of space. Just look at the side picture of your comparison pic. You can notice right away how low is the side window in EQS compared to S-Class. Actually, it's very similar to CLS.
Also, notice the position of the steering wheel on both images. You can see the steering inside the S-Class is not even visible from outside, but inside EQS it's almost next to your face.
You must be quite tall. I am 5' 10", plenty of head room in the front. The back seat is another story. See my comment on the owners thread re: seat adjustments. You may not have had your seat to the lowest possible level.
I’m very sorry. I should have known better. I thought it was new since Motortrend was the first item that showed up on Apple News+.
You're all good, Apple News tends to recycle articles for their front pages/recommended feeds, the discussion of the article can be found in the EQS vs Lucid Air Thread.
You're all good, Apple News tends to recycle articles for their front pages/recommended feeds, the discussion of the article can be found in the EQS vs Lucid Air Thread.
The EQS is a fabulous car, can't believe all the negative postings. It's like on the BMW forums about what is a "real M car"....owned a "real M car" and an M550, which was a better car (though, apparently, not a "real M car"). . The EQS is new, it's innovative, and it's fabulous. I'm sure the 580 is even more so. I've driven a lot of cars, owned a lot of cars. There may be better ones out there....Lucid Air seems fabulous as well. I, personally, didn't want to beta test that one, when I was not sure who to turn to if there were problems. I'd rather throw my beans in the MB pot where there is at leasrt a history of great cars and service. YMMV, but I just don't understand nitpicking the EQS.
The EQS is a fabulous car, can't believe all the negative postings. It's like on the BMW forums about what is a "real M car"....owned a "real M car" and an M550, which was a better car (though, apparently, not a "real M car"). . The EQS is new, it's innovative, and it's fabulous. I'm sure the 580 is even more so. I've driven a lot of cars, owned a lot of cars. There may be better ones out there....Lucid Air seems fabulous as well. I, personally, didn't want to beta test that one, when I was not sure who to turn to if there were problems. I'd rather throw my beans in the MB pot where there is at leasrt a history of great cars and service. YMMV, but I just don't understand nitpicking the EQS.
I agree! Additionally, I don’t see what’s so great of the Lucid exterior look. I actually like the EQS exterior (especially the front end) better. And for me, it’s not even close on the interior look. The EQS 580 looks a lot nicer.
The EQS is a fabulous car, can't believe all the negative postings. I'd rather throw my beans in the MB pot where there is at least a history of great cars and service.
+1 on that. The car is gorgeous, drives very well, and everything was working as advertised from the beginning. No software glitch, no issue so far. Lucid may be a nice car, but I actually like the interior of the EQS better. They most certainly have teething issues, just jump on the Lucid owners' forum.
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Originally Posted by storm10
Test drove EQS450 a few days ago. When people say it's an S-Class of EQ... please don't believe them. The car has nothing to do with S-Class whatsoever, it's actually very small, I would even compare it to CLS more than S. It has about the same dimensions and headroom inside as CLS. It even has the same frameless doors. It doesn't have a lot of space in the front seat, I almost hit my head on a roof. The design is a little different from a typical car. It has a long front dash going forward (since there is not much under the hood). But all this extra space can't be used for anything. Just a big long dashboard. Instead of a trunk, there is a hatchback. The central display is big and nice, but I thought it was a bit of a distraction because it's located very low in the central console. So, you really need to take your eyes off the road and look down into the screen.
On the test drive, the acceleration was decent, although we hit a little traffic. Then I saw the shift pedals on the steering, forgetting that car doesn't have a transmission, and when I hit the "minus" pedal... I thought this car had died on me! Then I was told that's how you engage the regenerative brakes. Overall, I think I'm still keeping my GLS and E Cabriolet! However, I liked the presents they gave me: MB Cap, a pen and a mask! EQS pass EQS hat EQS pen and a mask
Careful with the mask. I already had several other black masks, but now I can't find my Mercedes mask from my test drive. I have come to the conclusion that it disappeared because the first wash removed the Mercedes text and now its just another black mask.
Careful with the mask. I already had several other black masks, but now I can't find my Mercedes mask from my test drive. I have come to the conclusion that it disappeared because the first wash removed the Mercedes text and now its just another black mask.
LOL!! I hope EQS quality is a little better than EQS mask!
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