I’d love one but I just don’t like the outside! Too blobby

@shaidurrahman8575

Жыл бұрын

And you can’t afford it

@jettseoldam4160

Жыл бұрын

@@shaidurrahman8575 and what if he can?

@jootai

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@manoz6194

Жыл бұрын

wonder what it would look like in estate form?

@GudieveNing

Жыл бұрын

This is why Hyundai/KIA will own the future. Just look at the IONIQ 6 and how well received it has been. And then there is Genesis, relatively affordable ICE and EV luxury that shows Merc a thing or two, even if the front grill on the Genesis 60 looks awful. (Saw and sat in it it at Fully Charged. Interior is very Merc, a good thing.)

“if you are rich enough” (for the home chargers). sorry what? this is an AMG 53 by definition, the buyer is rich.

@chm1701

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. It’s over £100k to buy this car, so you’d have to be rich to buy it.

@Cresanova

Жыл бұрын

Rich enough to own a stately home and have your own charging station at home

@senoow4215

Жыл бұрын

@@chm1701 10k to lease 😂😆

@chm1701

Жыл бұрын

@@iannealcole. You’re trying to tell me that £100k is average for cars sold nowadays? That’s rubbish. More like 30-40k.

@Rapido20

Жыл бұрын

@@chm1701 you don’t get it’s very very different to afford a 100k financed car than to be rich how on earth you don’t realize that is beyond me

It's still impressive how much electric cars have improved in a span of 10 years. Imagine another 10 years, with denser solid state batteries and more compact engines, I'm sure the weight is going to go down a lot.

@Taylor___

Жыл бұрын

Imagine we spent that time improving hydrogen instead?

@aviator-kn8zq

Жыл бұрын

EV’s are a fad . Hydrogen yes 🙌🏽

@jochem1986

Жыл бұрын

Any propulsion system where you have to convert to another energy carrier is a fad, because that's how you lose efficiency. That's why BEVs are the way forward.

@goncalotr

Жыл бұрын

@@aviator-kn8zq hydrogen? With what motors, the ones that only work with ideal tolerances? Or to use it as range extenders make only an worse electric car while being worse to the environment than using fossil fuel in the same situation?

@stormwindchampion3992

Жыл бұрын

Hydrogen cars still need batteries and motors as well as fuel cells. The processing of hydrogen isn't particularly efficient either, making it wasteful. As hydrogen is a gas it has a low density so storing enough for use in a car needs high pressures which is dangerous as hydrogen is explosive. There are alternate hydrogen storage methods that could be safer and prove more fruitful but they may still be under academic or early industry research. There is an autotrader video discussing why hydrogen has fallen off for now. It's simple but it's enough for the majority to understand. There will also be more in depth videos from the educational content creators. Hydrogen is a long way off for cars. For larger vehicles, mass transit and energy storage it may be more suitable

This was built and DESIGNED by engineers. Sometimes engineering isn’t pretty.

@lachie5687

Жыл бұрын

Which is exactly why designers exist... Also, it's not just the overall shape that is ugly, all the lines and small details are shit too, as is the case with all the new generation Mercedes bar the G-Class.

@ashishkalam9337

Жыл бұрын

Actually it's poor engineering, the lucid air achieves the same drag coefficient with better design and better use of space and better performance at similar or better price.

@pinkikoley397

Жыл бұрын

Mercedes forgot there are something called designers or maybe they fired all their designers.

It's good that it's fast, so you don't have to look at it for very long

@manoz6194

Жыл бұрын

oooh burn!!

@xxz1434

Жыл бұрын

Seen it in real life and its not bad looking at all.

@lassebauer

Жыл бұрын

@@xxz1434 I'm sure it does. I just don't understand why most electric cars look like an ergonomic shoe..

@xxz1434

Жыл бұрын

@@lassebauer Battery tech is still not the best, so they try make them as aerodynamic as possible while complying with pedestrian safety laws for maximum efficiency

@RemoteSpeed007

Жыл бұрын

@@lassebauer For Efficiency, allowing longer range and less recharges.

The battery size isn’t the limiting factor… it’s the efficiency.. 2 miles per KWh is pants.. if this could do 3.5 miles per kwh, like it’s competitors, then the battery could be 30%+ smaller, saving considerable weight while giving the same range. The weight saving would improve the driving dynamics of this car would massively. Balance of battery size and efficiency is what’s needed for a performance EV vehicle.

@lonerider5315

Жыл бұрын

Very true, also a great leap in battery technology is needed

@MyMednas

Жыл бұрын

When driven economically rather than on a road test, it will easily get more than 3 miles /kWh.

@AutoTraderTV

Жыл бұрын

@@MyMednas we managed 1.6 mpkwh sustained cruising at 60-70mph.

@manoz6194

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoTraderTV laaammmeeeee

@iantullie

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoTraderTV Wow, that's awful, especially given how streamlined the thing looks. It should be able to achieve well north of 4 mile per kWh like Tesla, Hyundai and Kia do routinely. No excuses really.

A midnight 🕛 upload is always great here in the UK 🇬🇧 Rory! 🔥👍

Great video! Your team's video production quality is always top-notch!

Given what Lucid is doing with the Air I think Mercedes really could do better with how they designed the car. No frunk AND less interior space in a car roughly the same size is just proof of that

Nice presentation Rory as always , classy and quality, entertaining and informative 👌👏

The interior screens and the part for the passenger to play video is awesome. I love it.

@GudieveNing

Жыл бұрын

Thing is, if I was a passenger, and I have been in as well as owned EVs, I would be enthusiastically keeping an eye on the driver screens to monitor all that telemetry!

Because of Rory , im watching auto trader. Keep up the good and funny reviews.

As an E55 / S63 owner, it's sacrilege what MB has done to the Affalterbach brand. SMH

@metrix9125

Жыл бұрын

Lets keep our old benzes, the future is scary....

They should put a microphone next to the motor and use that noise in the cabin

This or a Taycan? No contest, the Porsche every time in every category.

@bluemonstrosity259

Жыл бұрын

This has way more roomy back seats

@christhompson4630

Жыл бұрын

This car is uglier than the competition, certainly when compared to the Taycan or etron GT but Mercedes are showing up the competition in terms of technology and interior design (though the placement of the buttons on the centre console is a bit odd)

@collenmusemwa

Жыл бұрын

True, Porsche managed to make the taycan a good car. Which just happened to be electric.

I think it looks better then the eqs though .

Mhen your car reviews is always on point ✅

Brilliant analysis thanks.

Great video Rory 👌

Always great to watch your reviews...your insight and comments makes it always worth watching....keepit up!!

Nice review Rory….

1:46 The start is so powerful and fast that the trunk opening button even turned 😂

Performance numbers don't lie...but that jellybean bloody looking exterior design and the sheer mass of it give me pause. Thank you for the review Rory!!! That intro had me rolling!!! "You can't fire me mate, ok fine, I will do the review" Legend!!!

I really like Rory's videos.

We need that Bentley update Rory 👀

"in profile it's a bit blobby" Very true

I preordered a Cadillac Lyriq AWD. The only thing the EQS has that the Caddy doesn’t is the passenger side display

@ro1857

Жыл бұрын

show off!

@ld9387

Жыл бұрын

This is an EQE though

I just saw you in Blackout (2013). Awesome special 😊

8:48 I like this angle!

is this the best design Merc could come up with??

1:48 James at Officially Gassed says “Hold my beer/enthusiasm/smile!” :)

I remember driving the old mx5 and every time I shifted to an even gear I operated the windows with my elbow.

Its got the looks that only a mother can love....

For you, well said.

Can't wait for review of the EQS SUV.

The car might be fast, but the "fun" part in driving a car comes from mastering the inputs and the car's reactions to the road. Today's cars are so advanced that driving them is very similar to using a driving sim... you're limited to steering wheel input and accelerator/brake pedal input. Not much to do, frankly. And you can feel the challenge only by going way too fast for it to be reasonable on open roads. Unfortunately if you bring this crop of cars to the track, they'll perform very badly because of their weight. So no, an AMG BEV can't *really* be fun.

@thepericlesof8449

Жыл бұрын

This man knows what's up

@MrKlawUK

Жыл бұрын

ICE is going the same way with 8+ gear auto boxes to improve efficiency and meet emissions standards

@senoow4215

Жыл бұрын

Idk bro i actually love how all EVs feel and drive 🤷 way cheaper to drive and no extra air emissions also

@GAMERIC5

Жыл бұрын

100% facts BEV are very practical and very fast but not fun.

@thisisnotpublic6569

Жыл бұрын

I have had a lot of fun with BEVs. It's a different flavor of fun but fun regardless

Brilliant regeneration

So it's an AMG? So it has a handmade battery 😂😂

@ld9387

Жыл бұрын

Or handmade electric motor. Battery would be the petrol tank.

@Under_Construction100

Жыл бұрын

Oh noooooo 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Given that it is a merc E class, I think it's just fine as an EV. Sure AMG is sportiness, but in this case it's added sportiness to a comfort-biased car. The discussion will be different probably for a GT (R) or for Porsches, Ferraris and Lambos. Personallly, I don't believe it's a wrong direction.. I just wish all the main daily cars were EVs and then have a few ICE sport cars from each brand.. and not just the supercars.. I mean just keep a good ol' fashioned manual Miata in production, for the fun of it and have the rest of the Mazda lineup electrified :)

Great to see AMG are working on the new EV's and making them great fun.

@markt9023

Жыл бұрын

Fun for 30 mins then stand around waiting for it to charge 8hours!! I'd rather stick with fuel ones!!

@garethedwards2883

Жыл бұрын

@@markt9023 Hi Mark with rapid DC charging at hopefully around 150 to 200 Kwh it shouldn't take too long but what fun it will be when it is charged

@markt9023

Жыл бұрын

@@garethedwards2883 Yep but most are AC charge so 😴😴😴 while you wait!! And to change them everywhere how green is your car? Not every at all!!

@garethedwards2883

Жыл бұрын

@@markt9023 Hi Mark I know EV's are the future so it is great to have performance ones but I am a petrol guy as you can't beat the sound of a C63 AMG V8 or a Lamborghini V12 😁

@markt9023

Жыл бұрын

@@garethedwards2883 Cars in the United Kingdom are now being fitted with speed limiters as part of their mandatory measures, with the most commonly used variety being the Intelligent Speed Assistant (ISA). The ISA works by using GPS data alone, with cameras for traffic sign recognition fitted to the front of the car - or a combination of the two. A speed limiter could also affect the engine power, which decreases the speed. Speed limiters are designed to prevent drivers from exceeding certain speed limits and prompt them via audio, visual and haptic. that performance will come in handy!!🤔

I like engine and exhaust roar

Imagine getting an AMG badge for effectively getting a software update

You know what, this thing kinda grew on me, you can absolutely not complain with that much power, its just the round front part that doesnt do it for me. amg is suppose to be aggressive in the front or just sharp and long sharklike, amg gtr gt gtc, im sure the electric ones after this will look much more beautiful

That lock/unlock tune is literally the beginning of the Jaws theme tune 🦈

Ev's are fast but it's only the torque and acceleration that they have going for them. You can't be doing 90 on the streets and expect to have no run ins with police so it's not even worth it. The lack of any meaningful sound kills it for me. The sound of a car is a big part of the enjoyment.

This company made the FIRST CAR ever. Impressive how the adapt and use their knowledge to make new cars for new ages. I think that this car looks GREAT and much interesting than most other EV-s on the market today that have no distinct features and mostly look like japanese cars from the 90's!

What's with the gap in the plastics between the steering wheel airbag cover and the topside of the steering wheel column? It's at least half a centimetre. It's not between any moving parts so it doesn't need clearance for movement. I haven't seen a gap like that in any Dacia review

Another nice vid from the reid❤️😂😂

2.6 tonnes! Has any engineer calculated the safe load weights for multi-storey car parks? At around a tonne extra per car (compared to the ICE equivalent) this could become an issue - especially as they will need to be parked there whilst recharging. It may become the norm to only allow EVs on the lower floors?

@louisbebensn2886

Жыл бұрын

No. Don’t think so.

@briananthony4044

Жыл бұрын

Good point, never crossed my mind.

@nathanyeo2621

Жыл бұрын

Thats a super valid point.

Great video Rory, I never realised the electric E class was over £100k now!!

@FrozenDung

Жыл бұрын

AMG one yes, regular one is about 70k I think

@toms_garage

Жыл бұрын

@@FrozenDung Still a huge jump from the £40k ICE equivalent

Love these Merc EV's but they have to improve the front design of these machines. I suspect they might want to leave the looks with the combustion engine machines for now and improve the EV design when the combustion gets fazed out

@fastfish6307

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the back looks pretty good what do you think?

@Hyrppa95

Жыл бұрын

@@fastfish6307 In my opinion front and back are good but the side profile is weird.

@fastfish6307

Жыл бұрын

@@Hyrppa95 yeah i agree.

@nathanyeo2621

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

You mention something over 450 bhp for each motor but then say total power is 6 something? Which is it? Or are they leaving power on the table for the AMG63?

‘For me, the jury’s still out’. - Rory. Yes. Me too. Not that I can even afford one in the first place.

Okay, here's a simple idea: You got like a ton of speakers in your AMG and there are videogames that can mimic the sound of different engines pretty well (not just idling! (sorry Tesla)) and it can't be that hard to have an Option to make the inside of the car sound like the inside of any petrol AMG as you're accelerating. (Or to make your VW EV sound like a Lamborghini V12 on the inside) And maybe putt a rumble function in the seat, or something like that to make you feel, like you'd be driving the AMG GT Black Series, but without the emission and without waking up your neighbors, when you start the car at 7 in the morning. Note: this is just a theory. I don't know, if it would actually enhance the driving experience, but I don't see why they're not doing it and at least give it a try. You could only have the sound from your back speakers or front speakers, depending on where the mimicked engine's usually positioned to make it feel even more realistic and you could alter the volume of just the engine sound. I'd just like to see if it was cool.

@MyMednas

Жыл бұрын

Like an i8. It's horrible and unnecessary in my opinion. In the real world, nobody would turn it on.

Well said, "AMG stands for noise, fury, and understated aggression".

Does it have the new ISA which keeps it to the speed limits??

They had a chance to really deliver a very dynamic looking car.. (what the heck happened..)

@wordtothewise711

Жыл бұрын

They wanted to make a stamens amd build the most aerodynamic car. Now they got all eyes on them for both good and bad reasons.

But I like the sound of that monster V8 in the Audi Q7 and BMW X7 and GLE amh

Ok now because these have fewer moving parts in terms of the engine and gearbox, is it more reliable? And if they were mechanically, is the software running this thing programmed to just shit the bed in 2 years?

Please mike the sounds the car is making when you're trying to show them to us. Right now I have to turn the volume way up to try and hear the quiet sounds the car is making and then back down before you start talking.

The sounds are really appealing to the 9 yr old me. Idc what anyone else around me is thinking, I am in a Star Wars movie😂😂

Merc should've went with 800V system like the J1 & e-GMP cars

Only issue is the looks, and they should do a simulated manual with clutch, and v8 6.2 sound and the option to still drive auto with no sound.

Great review Rory, Few things - Did you see the lag in that screen?!!! On a £100k car?? Wow. Also that hyper screen is a £8k option! You have to be slightly mad to walk into Mercedes and buy this car. 250 miles from a 95kwh battery is also terrible. Do better Merc!

@Calle28

Жыл бұрын

I drove it. What lag in the screen ?

8:27 It's obvious the entire interior was designed to market the useless tech overload instead of practicality. The new Mercedes are probably the least practical interiors right ahead of the new VWs.

Why isn’t Mercedes going to offer the Dynamic Plus package in the UK for now?

i wish if you record 0 - 60 acceleration when you have performance cars.

one of the only electric cars to carry a distinguished shaped from gas vehicles. This is unique to the design language one imagined years before electric cars came out

@richardlabeja

Жыл бұрын

But it looks awful from nearly every angle. Same with the EQS.

I actually do like the design!

Yes it is soulless! For a performance car I’d continue using a good old combustion engine until I can’t no more!

@sizwemavundla9599

Жыл бұрын

Perfect description... it lacks soul... it's a battery on wheels...

@sunnohh

Жыл бұрын

Idk I would consider a porsche ev at this point

@joebloggs4191

Жыл бұрын

@@sunnohh Each to their own I guess but for me if I was to pick a Porsche I'd have the Cayman GT4 or GT4RS or 911GT3 / GTS / Turbo etc. all way more fun than the EV and if I needed 4 doors the BMW M5CS or the up coming BMW M3 Touring but heck I wouldn't buy new so there are plenty of tasty fantastic machinery available second hand, for a performance car I just wouldn't. Now for my everyday workhorse maybe that can be an EV only except my everyday workhorse is an estate car (station wagon) and there ain't any of those in EVs yet.

@marvinm4676

Жыл бұрын

yessir

Just imagine how disgusting the dash will look with all the finger prints! I do not understand the purpose this car serves? Much more expensive, certainly not fun to drive, absolute nightmare for charging, much heavier, way more wear and tear, tires that will die sooner, roads that will damage faster by weight....oh I forgot quite dumb looking as well.

@goranmancevski5550

Жыл бұрын

Mercedes new material is on its way comes soon. Stay tuned.

@margussakk126

Жыл бұрын

That pretty much sums it up

@jeebus2121

Жыл бұрын

That's the primary issue they're going to have: the excitement from a "performance" electric vehicle more or less only comes from outright speed. You can drive an older Aston Vantage or early Mercedes C63 or Porsche 911 around at 30mph and enjoy the experience from the sounds alone.

@CherylCold

Жыл бұрын

The general purpose is for certain people to make a massive amount of money and the government to control your black box.

Don't forget to review the AMG GT Black Series

The future is coming back. It’s a transition that will be progressive from the weight of the car, range distances or charging times, but most of all the user’s experience to leave the past behind and appreciate the calm and silence of journeying. Many will look back on the old days of donuts and burning rubber, wondering what they were thinking.

Watching this review on my phone below a pic of you with the McLaren and then scroll down to the review with the Lamborghini. For all of the wonderful features of this AMG I cannot get over the astonishing lack of styling and that price is eye watering - whilst I have a few more years of petroleum products these will be the pool of options that I will be choosing from especially when contemplating a £100k purchase. Thank you Mercedes but no thanks

The little door for the washer fluid is horrible. Why not hide it behind the Mercedes emblem on the grill or somewhere else more discrete?

I LOVE the looks of this car. I am not getting the opinion of so many that feel otherwise.

I think they also need to add some sort of artificial vibration to make it more "real". But we are talking about EV's and the environment and energy efficiency etc, etc...

@ajworks5958

Жыл бұрын

As an option yes…

Bet it drive like a dream mans car.. 🥰🤩

Mercedes Needs to Give Honda Its Props Cause they Made the Coolest looking Civic I Have Seen since the Si

I wonder how these EQS models will age? The EQS with Hyperscreen has a better interior and more practicality than a S-class W223. Will these cars depreciate quickly or only after the 10-year Battery warranty ends?

So, which EV is the most efficient with its battery pack?? Talk about range , costs and cost comparisons with other manufacturers. AMG seems super expensive for what it offers.

What’s the name of the music at he very beginning? 🤔

This is so bittersweet.

Is the engine signed by the craftsman who made it? Without that it’s not an AMG, it’s a bodykit with bolt on bits under the bonnet.

As its a Brave New World... Maybe this can only be compared against the Porsche Taycan, KIA EV6 GT, Lotus etc. As price vs performance vs practicality on a battery scale. As clearly measured against a V8 AMG is not a logical contest but an emotional one.

Hie Rory, if possible could we please get more Bentley Brooklands content. Thank you.

Is an E53 Convertible in the works?

Bro i want working with you for free to testting those amazing dreams cars😅Very nice

“No quad exhausts… No twin exhausts… No Exhaust! The world’s gone mental” MADE ME LAUGH HAHA

Another car for everyone. 🤗

A motoring show with Rory (car reviewer for the people) and Chris Harris (car reviewer for the petrol head) would be something to behold.

E is for Ugleeeee

I live in Philadelphia. We have over 155 suburbs. I see this thing all the time now. And honestly, They aren't too striking to the eye. The big benz body moves like a EV and it doesn't have the suspension as a normal benz. Being is a old city with horrible streets you can always see a cars body roll or rattle. And it rattles along bumps. No shade. Not in a sound way but it didnt look comfortable as a normal Benz.

@ydid687

Жыл бұрын

its funny how history and perspective works, in my mind 3-400 year old cities are modern and VERY recent, come to Asia or Europe dude, you'll see millennia year old grand cities

The problem with electric cars is that they are only fun when you are flooring or launching them. Seems like ICE cars add a extra layer of fun with the sound and gear changing while they can still be very fast.

"The jury is still out", I think that's a gentleman's way of saying It's not fun to drive. How often have you thought about it since giving it back?

"If you find a high enough steep slope like a mountain, you could start at the top and then have a full battery by the time you get to the bottom". Sorry what? This can be said for all EVs with good one-pedal driving ... you just need to define the mountain!! Some of the things spouted 😂😂😂

96kWt? i can buy nio et7 or nio et5 with 150kWt battery

Basically you sacrifice 100 miles of range and you pay a lot of money extra, so you can accelerate .05 seconds faster to 62mph and have 10 miles more top speed. Compared with the "normal" EQE

What is the name of the intro song?

The EQS, I’ve driven the 580 BTW, is in a class by itself. My problem is that it’s way too small to be an “electric S-class”