If you want to sell EVs don’t make them look like EVs!

@filthyfrankblack4067

14 күн бұрын

Said no Mustang MachE owner ever.

@GoldenDoom

14 күн бұрын

I would have to disagree. Yes a classic look of a gas car looks great (except the newer bmws). But when it comes to electric they have less milage than gas so reducing aero is important. Also loon at hyundai. They used electric cars to redefine themselves pretty well. Also their cars look sick.

@synaesthesia888

14 күн бұрын

Ford tried that already, and failed hard, no ones buying their EV trucks

@joez.2794

14 күн бұрын

@@GoldenDoom Did you even watch the video? We tried it your way. It doesn't work if nobody will buy them.

@GoldenDoom

14 күн бұрын

@@joez.2794 the existance of tesla proves my point.

"started at $180,000 and looked...like this" cracked me up!

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

It’s actually a disgrace for the price 😂

@Rncko

14 күн бұрын

If this isn't Mercedes but China made car, my first impression would be..... "potato"? By just flying that Mercedes logo in front, it upgrades into ...."premium elegant.... potato"?

@Chamieiniibet

14 күн бұрын

@@LogicallyAnswered have you checked their other vehicles? Mercedes is making a lot of butt ugly cars like that, ESPECIALLY in the premium segment. I always thought I just don't get the "rich people car aesthetics" or whatever.

@DaBadNewz

13 күн бұрын

@@LogicallyAnswered definitely! And a really weird for them to not know their market

@oceanwave4502

13 күн бұрын

I have a feeling that European cars will only become luxurious brands, in light of affordable chinese cars flooding the world market. Luxury brands: sell around 1000 cars per year, with 1 million dollars per car. 😅

I still like physical buttons. I don''t particularly care to be searching for the function I want on an iPad while driving.

@stevemartin7464

12 күн бұрын

I agree, aircon can just have a button, so can cruise control, and many other things, who over complicate things? Also what worries me is that when I look at faults in cars it is very often electrics that fail. I simply think people have overreacted with EVs, slow and steady would be better, but I can understand manufacturers being afraid of being left behind I suppose.

@macnibnob

11 күн бұрын

Or just tell your car what you want, and it will happen... unless you don't have a Tesla. (To be fair, it doesn't always get it right... yet) 🖖

@Ottobon

11 күн бұрын

The important thing with buttons and why i honestly wish screens as used today weren't legal is you can manipulate buttons without looking at them. The current trend of pretending drivers don't need to look at the road but contrary needs to stop, we aren't anywhere near that yet.

@stevemartin7464

11 күн бұрын

@@Ottobon I agree, thats why they made buttons of different sizes and shapes; you can identify them by feel. its a huge safety advantage. Also, if the screen breaks you can adjust nothing at all, a total loss of all functionality, I just can't see the sense in that at all.

@4g63t8

9 күн бұрын

You are not alone

I don’t mind the egg shape, but the 2003 Windows Media Player UI design is a crime.

@raylopez99

14 күн бұрын

Ford Taurus was an egg and a best seller. So was Windows 8. But Harry is right, people who buy a new car every other year are into status and not thinking of the "common good" like saving the planet. Give them what they want.

@thexht7927

14 күн бұрын

MBUX looks great. What do you mean?

@onsokumaru4663

14 күн бұрын

It's miles better than current soulless boring UI designs.

@Jeez001

14 күн бұрын

Given how lucid pulled off the egg shape design it s not excuse why Benz couldn’t do the same

@miss_bougie6653

14 күн бұрын

It’s so tacky and childish

What I wouldn't give for a Mercedes that has a long-range reliable diesel engine, simple design, and an interior with buttons, knobs, anything tactile. I want to buy a Mercedes, but unfortunately the only ones matching that description are about 3 decades out of date.

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Ah, looking for a classic I see

@Reminisciences

14 күн бұрын

@@LogicallyAnswered Only problem with classics is that, even "million mile" old cars need maintenance. I'd love to see them take their old designs as close to modern tech as possible without trimming them beyond recognition.

@K1Kamikaze

14 күн бұрын

Mercedes is like the single most high-tech brand in autmomotive history. Not the brand to go to for buttons, knobs and anything tactile.

@TheBossStudioZ

14 күн бұрын

their steering gesture control is unreliable to say the least

@lDavidl

14 күн бұрын

I have a 1993 W124 300D Turbo (OM603 Turbo). It is perfection. Or, at least it would be if it was brand new. What I wouldn't give for a brand new W124... Currently looking into getting the cleanest 400E that I can find. I'm also considering swapping my OM603 Turbo to a less used OM606 Turbo and tuning it to 400-500HP...

Toyota nailed being patient

@andyandreou

14 күн бұрын

As long as they are preparing themselves. I bought an early electric car (I sold that piece of cr@p Nissan Leaf, 3 months later before the battery died on me). If I had an actual electric car with a good battery I would be happy. My solar panels are overpowered for this reason. I’m ready. Guess I’ll have to get a Tesla or a Chinese car.

@lucidpolygons

14 күн бұрын

@@andyandreou You should check out rivians R2 (suv) and R3/R3X (crossover/hatch)

@davidk.d.7591

14 күн бұрын

Toyota's EV's did even worse than Mercedes

@loganricherson3749

13 күн бұрын

@andyandreou the prius prime, while a plug in hybrid, is equivalent to an ev most of the time. It has around a 40 mile ev range just on battery. Unless you do lots of round trips greater than that, it's functionally an ev

@delbroox

13 күн бұрын

Mercedes EV sales increased by 61% in 2023. This guy is just misleading. Not doing bad after all…

Fun fact, my neighbor bought an EQS. She came back to the car a month later with a bunch of electrical problems due to the wires being wrapped in a factory soy-based material that was chewed on by mice any chance they got, inside, outside, everywhere. In fact the EQS even attracted mice to the garage for that reason. Now the car needs a whole new wiring harness and she is lemon law ing the car as result.

@JohnWiku

14 күн бұрын

Merc has been doing very DUMB things with their wiring, did they forget the bio degradable harnesses a few decades ago? Soy based insulation on electric wires? REALLY??? Fucking hell merc 😂😂😂

@thabzmad7265

14 күн бұрын

Well, it is an environmentally friendly material, too friendly in fact, mother 🌎 sends some of her best soldiers 🐁 to do the direct cleanup 😅

@larryc1616

14 күн бұрын

Mercedes are tasty 🐀

@rainbowshulacorns3666

14 күн бұрын

If this is true, that’s sad oversight in procurement

@BTC909

14 күн бұрын

Squeak, sweak, sweak, sweak, translation "do you smell smoke?"

You mentioned the cars’ look but I think you missed a point: the EQ models look actually CHEAPER than their ICE equivalent. After so long, I do think that car designer should have learned that piano black is not a premium material: it’s only cheap, glossy plastic. It looks like MB has been pinching Pennie’s to recover some of the higher costs of the electric drivetrain.

@honor9lite1337

10 күн бұрын

Hmm 🤔

@BosonCollider

9 күн бұрын

This. They should have taken a hint from Tesla and just gone with a steel nose instead of a fake plastic grill

If you're buying a luxury vehicle, efficiency is the LAST thing on your list. Luxury in itself is the opposite of practicality and efficiency.

@obsidianjane4413

14 күн бұрын

Its not about efficiency. Its about virtue-signaling. This was aimed at those for whom a Tesla was far too pedestrian.

@churblefurbles

14 күн бұрын

@@obsidianjane4413 yep and those butthurt about Elon. The Teslas are the only financially viable products.

@ruthlessrude6014

14 күн бұрын

you want a car that last...... Go Diesel! Most luxury starts to get problems at 100,000km. Diesel trucks just getting warmed up!!

@Real_MisterSir

13 күн бұрын

It's not about efficiency, it's about range. People who buy luxury, see range as a luxury aspect because few EVs can afford to offer good range and still be competitive, so it's usually reserved for the premium brand that have price tags and status to support it. However, the issue isn't the efficiency, it's just that the look they went for is trying to blobify a dated Mercedes idea of what their DNA is. It's a fallacy of many current automakers, where they correlate "family feeling" and "brand DNA" with very specific graphic looks and details. How does the grill look, what's the shape of the headlights, do we do cuts and angles, or sloping surfaces -etc. And that's the real issue. The companies have forgotten that the lines they design aren't their DNA. The REASON behind the lines, that is their true DNA. Mercedes presenting their star logo proud and prominently in the center of the grille and on the hood, the DNA isn't the placement or the shape of the grille. The DNA is the fact that they're proud of the symbol their heritage carries. But modern design departments and execs are too focused on the style of graphic design without considering the reason behind it. They could easily have made a vehicle that would rival Lucid in efficiency, while carrying the air and presence that the Mercedes heritage deserves. yet they didn't. They simply lost touch with what the Mercedes brand means, and now they're suffering from it -as are many other companies like BMW and Alfa Romeo etc.

@obsidianjane4413

13 күн бұрын

@@Real_MisterSir AMG shill bot lol.

The music in the last chapter was very loud. Couldn't barely hear you.

@MiranHlede

14 күн бұрын

i just wanted to say the same thing

@VarvorSG

14 күн бұрын

HE HAD TO MAKE THE POINT!!!!! (Sorry for screaming)

@onsokumaru4663

14 күн бұрын

It's what you call bad editing

@s.s.j5046

14 күн бұрын

WHAT!!???

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Oops, appreciate the feedback guys

$50K for an EQS sounds kinda nice tbh

@stormtrooper9404

12 күн бұрын

Only if you have another $50k to repair the Benz junk in the years or better say months to come 😂

@michaelnash2972

10 күн бұрын

The battery costs more to replace than the car itself.

@mitchellbarnow1709

10 күн бұрын

Some Dealers wanted $50,000 over MSRP when the EQS first came out! They are getting back what they sowed!

@mutkaluikkunen3926

9 күн бұрын

Except I'd never waste 50K on a Mercedes.

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

​@@michaelnash2972 EV batteries are warranted for 100,000 miles or 8 years, and obviously most won't fall apart the day the warranty runs out.

It turns out even the iconic 3 pointed star can't sell Ugly Expensive stuff!

@strangerdanger8462

14 күн бұрын

They can. It's called a G wagon 😂😂

@Real_MisterSir

13 күн бұрын

@@Jlw79 I would hardly call that car a success. It sold, yes. Successfully so? No. There's a reason it didn't last as a staple vehicle in their lineup.

@user-eg3zs6oi7c

12 күн бұрын

electric cars are useless in major cities where nearly NO ONE lives in a home. you cannot charge a car out of your apartment!

@winzfeld1

10 күн бұрын

BMW do though

I think you are over dramatizing how bad the EQS is. It's still a decent car and outsold the audi etron gt substanically.

Average people don’t need anything other than a Corolla/civic on the road. They don’t even know what tires they have, which is almost the most important part of a vehicle. I often laugh when I hear someone tells me their cars have 400 500 600 700hp or more. 90%+ people can’t even handle a 300hp car on track.

@flashthefalcon948

14 күн бұрын

as someone who tracks their car on the weekly, you are 100% right. I have a 455hp tuned gs300, that is more than hard to control. ive seen people with cars making under 250hp be absolutely overwhelmed

@BillLaBrie

14 күн бұрын

Most people can’t handle a 90 hp car on the street.

@uthopia27

14 күн бұрын

Average people can't even afford a 500 bhp car

@tshegofatsokgoroba6753

14 күн бұрын

Personally, I think 300 - 350 HP is the sweet spot. Fast enough to be fun but not fast enough to scare yourself half to death.

@N4CR5

14 күн бұрын

@@tshegofatsokgoroba6753 Agreed for daily driver/grocery getter if you are an enthusiast unless it's really light. You can still have fun without endangering people. I used to daily modified, 9s superbikes. You are looking at jail every day you play around on them.

I’ve seen an all black EQS on the road and thought it looked stylish and fresh. That’s coming from a BMW person. Complimenting a rival?

they took a very steep gamble and lost it, just like VW with the ID lineup.. at least, by doing a whole different linup for the electric cars, it's easier to just cut the ties and pretend they never existed and it was a collective hallucination 😆

@MrXelaim

14 күн бұрын

luckely for vw, they have the etron gt, wich i find to be the most beautifull car driving around currently.

@GHOSTSTARSCREAM

14 күн бұрын

@@MrXelaimAre you speaking as in VW owning Audi?

@Zoltan1251

13 күн бұрын

@@GHOSTSTARSCREAM Well they do own Audi. Also Taycan looks fine as well. No idea what Mercedes and VW were thinking? Total mystery

@SamuelLanghorn

12 күн бұрын

@@Zoltan1251 it's part of the German culture. They think they need to save the planet (see lowest possible drag coefficient). They do not comprehend that the EV (especially Tesla) is a new status symbol.

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

Spending $billions on EVs is a gamble car companies have to take. Tesla took 1.8 million car sales away from combustion engines; Hyundai/Kia EV sales are going great; Chinese cars are making excellent EVs at all price levels. And transportation is one of the easiest economic sectors in which to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, so governments will correctly continue to push electrification of cars. And despite all the fossil-fuel-funded misinformation people spew in KZread comments, every car owner who cares about the environment and can afford one will buy an EV.

What are you talking about? Mercedes selled 2023 60% more ev than 2022. They also sold more Premium Cars than 2022 and more Cars in total.

On the point of change of CEO, I used to work at Mercedes during that period, and Ola brought in a LOT of changes which were purely on operational efficiency. His tenure brought an engineering driven company to sales driven company as it was his background. There were a LOT of structural changes, like major ones like splitting of Daimler into 3 subsidiaries for cars and vans, trucks and finance. In management side lot of departments we split and reformed. It was a chaotic time and Tesla was a boogieman throughout the quarterly meetings and decision making.

That SUV looks like a 15 year old Chrysler mini van lol

@elizabethnguyen4910

14 күн бұрын

True that! Given that Mercedes / Daimler once owned Chrysler...

@SamuelLanghorn

12 күн бұрын

how many of those did they actually sell? hilarious.

@Amunium

11 күн бұрын

I thought it looked like the Toyota Previa from 1990. And that van was always embarrassing.

I roll my eyes at calling it ugly I think people problem it looks exactly like value cars about $35k

@Horus070

14 күн бұрын

That seemed the main problem to me priced way too high

@marcosdheleno

14 күн бұрын

thought the same thing, was expecting something like the homer mobile the way they were describing. when it just looks fine.

@filthyfrankblack4067

14 күн бұрын

imo Most modern cars look like self replicating blobs in colors of grey black and possibly beige. I can tell you how many times I mistaked a honda civic with a hyandai forte.

@quandaledingle113

14 күн бұрын

"It's very gorgeous to me!!!!!🤓☝️"

@thatvexiol

14 күн бұрын

​​@@quandaledingle113 ""It's not one of the best looking cars to me!!!!""🤓☝️

Ford understands its core demographics? Lmao 🤣

@NONO-hz4vo

14 күн бұрын

Their core demographic is trucks and judging by the F-Series sales it is hard to argue they don't understand them.

@jordanschellhase2952

14 күн бұрын

@@NONO-hz4vo there are still hundreds if not thousands of brand new ICE 2022 F-series trucks still on dealer lots and they’ve halted construction on new EVs.. I wouldn’t exactly say sales are booming by any means. If it wasn’t for fleet sales ford would be completely SOL

@NONO-hz4vo

14 күн бұрын

@jordanschellhase2952 They still sell more than anyone else and fleet sales are next to zero profit. You can't argue They are at least doing something right to be selling as many as they are.

@jagersama9792

14 күн бұрын

​@@NONO-hz4vo They are mainly selling ICE vehicles while losing quite some money per EV sale, wouldn't say that's exactly a win for the EV department.

@NONO-hz4vo

14 күн бұрын

@jagersama9792 that is true. Almost no one is doing well with the EVs. Probably need a few more battery refinements before the capacity and charge rate is good enough to sway people.

Music is way too loud on this

@alanwayte432

12 күн бұрын

I thought Americans did not understand sarcasm

Well, efficiency in EVs and ICEs are completely different. Charging a battery is not as fast as filling the tank. So I’d argue it is an important factor in very expensive cars.

@schrimpf

11 күн бұрын

True!

@winzfeld1

10 күн бұрын

I thought this. It is actually a big deal

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

Yes, once car buyers understand miles of range gained per minute of charging, they will care _more_ about efficiency. Even saying "The all-new Allanté charges from 10-80% in only 25 minutes!" misses the point; it's how many miles of range you gain in those 25 minutes.

Trust me, this isn't as bad as the EV versions of Dodge Charger/Challenger will be.

The soundtrack at the end was too loud.

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Oops

You would need a C or C1 license to drive the Hummer EV in the Netherlands, but not like you mention because he is so wide.. But because it weights more then 3500kg.

@cobrabull8289

16 сағат бұрын

Ja,en ?!

I saw an EQS for the first time the day before yesterday. Did not look particularly ugly in person. Mercedes were making far uglier cars all through the 00s.

@thisisranjith

14 күн бұрын

In person its not that ugly. Same with the BMW iX.

@Zoltan1251

13 күн бұрын

@@thisisranjith iX always looked fire. Sometimes people confuse unusual as ugly. Mercedes though is not ugly ugly, it just look like cheap car.

@thisisranjith

13 күн бұрын

@@Zoltan1251 ya that's true. Both looks great in person in my opinion

@edwardfletcher7790

13 күн бұрын

The Ugliness varies a bit based on paint color and if you're American or not. Americans LOVE ugly cars 🙄

@inathoiehohs8551

10 күн бұрын

The rear isn't half bad but the front is horrendous. What's even worse is the spartan interior, we don't buy Mercedes for crap EV interior, should have made it ultra luxurious.

Time to buy an EQS on the cheap 😝

@JohnWiku

14 күн бұрын

Not even if they'd paid me 😂😂 Imagine spending money on it 😂😂

@marshallosantos9035

14 күн бұрын

You’d be paying out the ass for maintenance. Not worth the cost. 2016 c class out of warranty. AC repair 3000. Had enough.

@larryc1616

14 күн бұрын

The maintenance and repairs will not be cheap 🤭

@edwardfletcher7790

13 күн бұрын

Did you forget the hopeless unreliability part??

@inathoiehohs8551

10 күн бұрын

rent it for a week lol

I bought an EQS 580 with rear wheel steering as a replacement to a Lucid GT. The Lucid was loaded with bugs and grossly over priced at $155K so told them to take it back. Already owning a Tesla model S, there were no other luxury EVs to consider than EQS and we had a long history with MB. I don’t mind the egg shape because range is paramount, not economy. I get about 380 mi range on average and sometimes over 400. A big chrome, fake front grill is a turn-off. Give us a light bar and star on the hood. Their rear wheel steering is fabulous and will look for it in our next EV. No more gas cars. Hyper screen is great because spouse can make adjustments more easily. Mercedes standard autopilot on highway is better than Tesla because it does smooth lane changes. I hate the stop/start button and want walk-away locking like Tesla.

Youre wrong, f150 lightning didnt sold in the us very well.....

@bondgabebond4907

12 күн бұрын

I think owners of the F150 lighting consider it no more than an expensive accessory. It's basically useless as a truck for truck work.

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

​@@bondgabebond4907 2 to 9 kW of onboard power supply for work sites is very useful. Many contractors don't drive long distances or tow much in the Lightning is fine for them.

I think the issue wasn't styling its price. The EQS featured the same tech found in the C class. Then BMW and Tesla did really well on their cars, offering more range, more tech, more performance, for less money. Mercedes just didn't read the market correctly. I would've bought a EQS if it was E class priced, not at 100k though.

Actually I prefer the exterior and hate the interior, because that interior is the exact opposite of focused, driver-centric cockpit.

Older Mercs were stately and handsome-looking because they were distinctively 3-volume-esque. You had engine bay, you had driver/passenger bay, you had trunk bay. Today everything is so 1-volume that I struggle to define which body type the car is: sedan or coupe? Liftback or hatchback? WTF? Give us back streamlined 3-volume designs and make sure the car doesn't look overly aggressive or as featurless as EQS was.

Background music was WAY too loud!

@rilesthegiles

14 күн бұрын

Yeah please repost video with less music

@markotrieste

14 күн бұрын

Agree

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Oops, my bad

@jeffmcdonald101

14 күн бұрын

@@LogicallyAnswered Yep, not here for "hype" videos. Keep it serious and technical without distractions.

I'm on all sorts of online Mercedes groups and there was no love lost when it was announced the EQ line was being axed. A couple people prefaced their comments with "I love my EQS, but..." and then some variation of "...yeah that makes sense" or "...but I can't wait to trade it in."

just to inform you, the title is a bit clickbaity. MB cancelled their MB.EA Large EV platform which is suppose to launch in 2028. The MB.EA Med is still there. the MB.EA Large is for the S-class, GLS, E class and GLE. if you wanted a C-class, CLC or the EQB that is in the MB.EA MED. They are still going forward with their current EV platform EVA2. which the current EQE and EQS are using. a simple websearch could have brought up the articles that would bring up the relevant information. if you want to say "MB's EV platform demise" make sure its all their EV platforms, not basing it in SEO headlines.

At least they understood their mistake and are now actively trying to fix it. That's something!

@rmyrie5963

10 күн бұрын

They are trying to fix it by Axeing it 🪓🪓🪓 .. You have child like comprehension

Wheni first saw the eqs, it looked exactly like my 2012 honda civic. I was utterly shocker. It was destined to fail

The thing not really addressed in this video is that MB really half-a**ed all of them when it comes to the EV parts. On launch there were THE WORST performing EVs on the market while being also the most expensive. Low range, low power, small batteries, not particularly practical and costing 10-20% more than the comparable e-trons or teslas. Anyone cross-shopping them would rightly put them at the bottom of their shopping list. Nickel and dimming customers for extra range or power for a monthly sum also didn't help. The 100% touch interiors are now after a few years making automakers realize people still want buttons. They learned the hard way that just because it says MB on the front it doesn't mean it's an instant buy for wealthy customers.

They need to put the 4.0L V8 back in their AMG C63/ E63.

@graveborne8724

14 күн бұрын

I think they are. They sold next to zero 4 cylinder AMG's so the idea is going back to a V8. I read this about a week ago.

@thecompanioncube4211

14 күн бұрын

Emission standards be like: force everyone to downsize engines while everyone chasing bottom dollar and offloading manufacturing to Asian countries and mining lithium for batteries increasing emissions in process.

@herrtichy

12 күн бұрын

@@thecompanioncube4211 I know, right? I mean, why not use gas and diesel that basically grows in green fields while the petrolflowers also feed the bees or something, I don't know. Point is: Petrol good, Lithium bad, no need for numbers or anything.

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

​@@thecompanioncube4211 you are utterly lacking in common sense if you think the emissions from making a 1/2-ton recyclable battery pack are remotely equivalent to the emissions from mining, refining, shipping, spilling, then BURNING the 5+ tons of fossil fuel that it saves over 100,000 miles. Every recent analysis agrees an EV is better for the environment than a comparable gasser; the only debate is whether it pulls ahead after 30,000, 15,000, or only 10,000 miles of driving

@mynameisnobody211

Күн бұрын

Keep believing untruths if it makes you feel better. EV’s are vastly worse for the environment.

i don't like egg design

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Who does? Hahaha

What's funny about the ending of this video Is at the beginning when he was talking about the massive depreciation of the EQ sedans, I looked them up, saw they would work okay as a third car price-wise, but immediately started looking for either a body kit or a replacement front grill to see if they were available. Sure enough at the end of the video, that's what Mercedes did to fix the g wagon. Normal grill. Normal stuff.

Germany lived off the momentum created by the marshall plan post ww2. It lasted for a long time but it is just running out.

i wonder if this ceo is the reason we ended up with a 4 cylinder c63, as far as ive heard that decision has gone poorly with customers as the car isnt selling well. plus the chinese (everyone else too) are confused by them selling cars with the 53 badge that have a 6 cylinder then the 63 badge which is a 4 cylinder.

If you gave a damn about the environment you wouldn't be buying a 100k luxury sedan. Get a bus pass.

@dquzmanovic

10 күн бұрын

If you give a damn about the environment you would keep your car and instead invest 50 of your 100k in renewables and with the rest help the poor and sick.

@mutkaluikkunen3926

9 күн бұрын

I don't give a damn about the environment and I drive an old toyota :D

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

Sure, we can all make better choices to reduce environmental harm. But someone who "has to" drive a lot and buys a 95 MPG equivalent Mercedes-Benz EQS will cause substantially less environmental harm over the life of the car than if they bought a 24 MPG S500 gasser.

The EQG G-Wagon looks pretty dope. The Maybach looks like a 90’s minivan. 😂

Double clap for your narration, fast paced, concise, and not a lot of repetition, most other talk like they are on sedation or trying to talk to small children and repeat the same message three to five times, making this really interesting. And no, the Mercedes EQ egg shape cars are an affront to humanity.

"Current customers don't buy cars with spare tires" -an industry that doesn't sell cars with spare tires

Trying to beat Tesla? Jesus, talk about aiming low.

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

Model S remains an excellent premium sedan for the money, Model Y is the best selling car in the world, and Model 3 is an excellent midsize sedan for the money. It's trendy to dump on Tesla for many reasons, but 1.8 million car buyers bought one last year instead of a gasser. Car companies were right to panic over the threat from Tesla, and now even more so the threat from Chinese EV manufacturers.

Have you checked how the F150 lightning sales are doing? Yes, I wouldn't use that as an example of success of Ford understanding their customers.

Check out the 1954 Mercedes coupe. It's one of the most beautiful cars ever made. Forget what they're making now.

These EV disaster news gives me hope to be able buy my dream car with a V engine one day. The tech and thinking about environment is ok but there is a word called 'feeling' which is missing in these cars. I hope in the future somebody fix the issue by giving both and hopefully brings back physical buttons and knobs like Bentley, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce.

@mistermood4164

14 күн бұрын

even if EV become mainstream ICE vehicles will still be able to be bought.

@Lucas_Antar

14 күн бұрын

The thing is everyone with eco cars and cars just for transport need a EV or public transport. Everyone who like cars and driving will either get fast EVs or used/niche new ICE cars.

@larryc1616

14 күн бұрын

I love the feeling of the 20k rpm of the Plaid baby! ⚡️🇺🇲

@delbroox

13 күн бұрын

It’s not a disaster. This guy is bending the story to fit his narrative. Mercedes EV sales increased by 61% in 2023.

@codyrap95

12 күн бұрын

Maybe we just need to grow up. I also like everything about older cars, design, buttons, engine sound, apparent simplicity, metal on metal, but with a bit of emotional intelligence you can quickly realize that it's mostly nostalgia and the ideas and "feelings" that YOU have assigned and attached to them.

Think you gotta dial down the music volume like 20% while you are talking.

@jeffmcdonald101

14 күн бұрын

Dial it to zero on channels meant to be serious technical analysis. It undermines it with subliminal stimulation to create "hype".

@The-Cat

13 күн бұрын

@@jeffmcdonald101 I agree ZERO is the absolute sweetspot

@user-eg3zs6oi7c

12 күн бұрын

we think HE would know how youtube works by now... this is not a music video. let's hear the guy talk instead of some random bs music used to fill bg noise...give me a break. this is why smart people are really stup id in real life.

I think the worst thing about the recent Mercedes styling is that they decided to put probably hundreds of three-pointed stars all over the cars.

Great content. I am wondering where these depreciation numbers are coming from. If I go on to Autotrader, the asking price for a used EQS is nowhere near 40% lower than new. How did you get these numbers, and where can I buy such a depreciated car (in reasonable condition from a reliable shop that support my purchase if I need service, etc)? I understand the trade-in value may be terrible, but that isn't where I can purchase a used car with such great depreciation. Pls help me find these discounts :)

"Ugly"? Am I the only one who thinks it looks OK? Maybe it isn't a _beautiful_ car, but "ugly" is a stretch.

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Fair enough, but when you’re paying $100,000, you want a beautiful car haha

@ZeeengMicro

14 күн бұрын

It literally looks like a grandpa's car that is trying so hard to fit in with young trendy kids

@jonaspaulius2

14 күн бұрын

Yeah, it isn't beautiful but ok at best. Still better looking than modern BMWs with their silly grills.

@HankHillspimphand

14 күн бұрын

it looks fine for a 35,000 car but not a 100k car(yes the is a differeance ). it doesnt have Mercs benz design "language" it just looks so boring and like every over car. to get people to buy an EV for 100k you better make it look dope as hell

@K1Kamikaze

14 күн бұрын

They are hideous. Gas powered S Class looks horrible this generation too tho. Mercedes styling is very bad rn

Mercedes and other car companies were invited to a government meeting hosted by Jim Jones, they served big glasses of grape Kool aid.

The interior quality and level of detail was about a galaxy away from how an S-Class should be, and the price was ridiculous. Very happy that they didn't sell many of them. People are luckily not completely dumb yet (but we're getting there)

Porsche Taycans are riddled with problems too and residuals are equally terrifying,Mercedes Benz are feeling the same pains.... Maybe if the car makers took all the gizmos out and built a simple ev that worked...

What Happened? "I'm from the Government, and I'm here to help" - EV Subsidies

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Hahaha

@greenrico10

14 күн бұрын

EV subsidies have made China the most dominant player in the ev market

@1bridge11

14 күн бұрын

@@greenrico10 China uses slave labor.

@Lucas_Antar

14 күн бұрын

The government always does that for emerging industries so we can get a head start before other nations. Unfortunately china outspent us and now they have way cheaper EVs than us.

@P2B_JC

14 күн бұрын

People don't understand just how bad those subsidies are running the auto market.

I prefer the eq design by a lot over others like BMWs cars or porches

They offered 15k lease discount on the EQS in my area but nobody bought one.

I'm in R&D at Mercedes Benz and you summarized the issue pretty well. There are definitely a lot of differing opinions about Ola's strategies among the employees. For a few years now I have been conviced that this wouldn't work as imagined and I think these changes in strategy are a big step towards the right direction.

Bruh the car looks good why people calling it ugly?😮

@ezomelik6111

14 күн бұрын

Uuhh..because it is ugly?💁

i actually find EQ series looks great. youtube creators can say anything...

Thank goodness! A KZread video without a fake AI narration. You're a great narrator!

The first EQS Prototype they made looked amazing with glowing grills. Later they had to change it completely.

Why get a EV when you could get a V8 or a V12?

@nihilriv3r

14 күн бұрын

Because with my EV I’ve spent roughly $700-$1000 a year on total registration, maintenance, and charging costs. My Pontiac Grand Prix with a V6 cost me at least $120+ a month in fuel costs before anything else. The biggest reason though, is that I’m a tech guy and not a car guy. EV’s fit much more with what I am personally into. My stepdad is a total car guy and has done mechanic work as a hobby his whole life, so of course he should get an ICE, it’s what he’s into.

@divitkarekar5803

14 күн бұрын

i'm young and fairly new to cars and have rarely driven an ice car in my life and i don't get it when people say they want these buttons and knobs and car's machine noise and vibrations my cost for driving an ev is really very low, maintenance is low as well,driving and maintaining an ice is way more expensive EVs acceleration at any given price point is way more than an equivalent priced ice car,and i really love fast acceleration

@lDavidl

14 күн бұрын

@@divitkarekar5803 Wait until it's time for a battery replacement. EVs hit you hard with that cost instead of requiring small continuous investments. Also, EVs feel dead. That is no fun to car people (which, to be clear, I am not).

@edward_lee

14 күн бұрын

Ev batteries last longer than ice engines.. so take your pick, a bad battery or bad engine

@rainbowshulacorns3666

14 күн бұрын

@@nihilriv3ryou forgot insurance

Interesting, but this video forgot to mention the most powerful project - UNIMANTIC PROTOCOL

The new grill and raised star emblem absolutely do not change the way the EQS looks LOL.

The EQ line look like suppositories on wheels. Part of the problem is that none of the EQ line has a front trunk, or 'frunk', like Teslas do.

Mercedes is not a status symbol. Its a brand for people who like depreciation and poor reliability.

@DsFk80s

14 күн бұрын

It's a total opposite of what the old mercedes were.

@hEXordo

13 күн бұрын

every car depreciates, and they are more reliable than most cars if properly maintained.

@DsFk80s

13 күн бұрын

@@hEXordo True but the fact that you need to put more effort to maintain modern cars compare to the old ones are just insane. You need to stand by a scan tool to reset each and every parts that you replace which takes longer hours of labour. And they are very sensitive too. That is what I heard from a few mechanics with years of experience.

@CoolHand273

13 күн бұрын

@@hEXordo Sure but the problem with MBZ "maintenance" is it requires replacing expensive worn out parts like air suspension components, modules, and engine mounts at 100K miles that on other cars would last 200k miles at a minimum. I guess what you call maintenance would be called repairs on more reliable cars. Some enthusiast cars appreciate but yes in general cars depreciate. Its just Mercedes depreciates faster and a larger total amount than say a prius due to the initial cost of the car. Finally I feel MBZ is not a luxury car but it has luxury prices and luxury upkeep costs.

@hEXordo

13 күн бұрын

@@CoolHand273 lemmie dissect that because you’re wrong imo, not all mercedes have air or hydraulic suspension, ive owned both had no issue with them and the benefits of them are very nice, that itself is a luxury item. Engine mounts are a couple hundred bucks, ive never had to replace a module you speak of, ive owned 6+ mercedes in over a decade between 90-200k miles. Idk why you would argue mercedes isnt a luxury brand when they stuff their interiors with the latest tech and cover everything in leather and alcantara, I dont see any mercedes with hubcap wheels or cloth seats. You may argue the first gen cla gla and a classes not to be up to standard but they are marketing tools to get younger buyers into the brand. So i dont really get the, MBZ is not a luxury car, what are you comparing it to? Cuz mercedes shits on audi bmw Cadillac lexus acura lincoln Infiniti interiors which are all considered luxury brands.

One of our neighbors works for Mercedes here in my hometown (in Germany) and of course he drives a current EV. Always when he enters our Cul-de-sac and I'm on our driveway close to my VW Passat with an age of 10 years, I think "damn, the Passat is such a nice looking car". Don't know what they thought, the strict and clear design line is gone and the look is anywhere cloned from organic looking asian cars together with some parts from "the future". Strange, very strange.

@obesetuna3164

14 күн бұрын

These are bland times. Back in the day, I can remember when a Mercedes looked like a Mercedes, a Jaguar looked like a Jaguar etc. Bland times indeed.

If you don't mind the jellybean look for three years, the leases on the EQ stuff are outrageous. They lease for an amount equal to gas cars costing half as much.

This is the micro view. The larger picture is that the entire car industry is a convoluted stagnant mess and they simply slept when Elon Musk quietly built Tesla into a Manufacturing Juggernaut. Even today most people don't understand what is actually happening. They simply can't compete anymore and are slowly dying. This will take many forms but the real reason is that Tesla has built the machine that builds the machine. It baffles me that even today the fact that Tesla's day to day operations aren't run by Musk or any other human but by an fully Integrated Artificial Intelligence, called Tesla1 is not talked about or that it's entire company structure is radically different than that of anybody else. "It's just a car manufacturer". No, it's not.

the styling was not the issue, the EQB is nice, but it was the price and quality was the issue, mostly price.

@fredthebulldog529

14 күн бұрын

Yeah this whole video seemed to be a bit of a stretch and was done just for the sake of putting out some content. We are to believe Mercedes spent hundreds of millions (or billions as per the video) and completely gave up the entire line simply because the outside design wasn't great for some people? I'm pretty sure they could have whipped up some new body panels if that was the problem. I watch these videos hoping to learn something but this is the third or fourth video now where I wasn't impressed with the accuracy. Especially the one on PayPal.

@cjmhall

14 күн бұрын

The EQB is just an electric version of the ICE B class so it avoided the jelly bean shape of the EQE and EQS.

@obsidianjane4413

14 күн бұрын

@@fredthebulldog529 Yeah. They spent the "gazillions" on the technology, not just a few models of cars. That is why its not really a big deal for Big D.

@blankseventydrei

13 күн бұрын

@@fredthebulldog529 agreed, i am skeptical thwy just gave up on the EV technology. but one thing they need to do is design something from the ground up to have a correct platform that takes advantage of EV potentail. now they are fitting ev technology in older platforms, therefore you do not get a frunk like other EVs.

Hey bro just a little rec from me, please refrain from making the background music so loud that you are bearly understandable (e.g. minute 12). Other than that great video as always, you are easily one of my favorite KZreadr creators right now 💪

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Oops, my bad man

Toyota company are smart enough to watch where this EV is going before they decide to follow this path.

I hate the design of the EQ limousine.but I love the design of the EQ SUV’s (EQE SUV, EQS SUV).

The sad part is this is nothing new. Mercedes has been churning out ugly cars since the 90’s. Boring and homogenized.

@21stcenturyozman20

10 күн бұрын

Yep. Nowhere near as good looking as pre-1990s Benzes. Just more jellybeans.

@mynameisnobody211

Күн бұрын

Americans should know all about what an ugly car looks like with their vast experience.

I own an AMG a real one with a V8... all other AMG's are fake...

If you cannot drive and operate Radio, AC, Windshield Wipers/Washers without taking eyes off road and by moving a physical control, I’m out.

They are shifting to plug in hybrids lately. Same body styling as the full petrol vehicles but they have 15kwh - 26kwh batteries depending on the vehicle vs the 100kwh and up batteries on the full ev's. The plugins are the better way to go right now with minimal price increase over their petrol counterparts.

@0:45 That shape immediately killed the 1996 Ford Taurus, just like it killed this Mercedes-Benz. People won't drive an egg.

@stevemartin7464

12 күн бұрын

True I suppose; we eat eggs, not drive them.

EQSh%t happened seriously the suv looks like crappy version of Caravan 😂

I think this is not just a MB thing, it is a german manufacturer thing. VW also thinks that their EVs need to look they come from a 90's cyberpunk movie. People just want EVs that look and can be used like the cars they are/were using

I chuckle at the fact that the Merc EQS looks a lot like my 2014 Buick Verano.

In 1997, Mercedes Benz came running to a cash rich Chrysler. Chrysler had tons of money and Mercedes Benz was struggling to compete with the new Lexus, Infiniti and BMW takeover. Chrysler saved Mercedes and Mercedes looted Chrysler in return.

The interior of that thing looks like trash, like a child's play toy, there is nothing luxury about that interior lmao

The major problem is price. Noone is going to pay $124K. for an EV

The biggest Mercedes mistake is that as it differentiated the electric aspect from established models 😮

informed customers are not adopting evs!

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

People duped by fossil fuel misinformation won't acknowledge how terrible burning tons of gasoline in a combustion engine is for the environment. If you drive more than ~4,000 miles a year, buy an EV!

@cosmicblox934

8 күн бұрын

@@skierpage even if all pertroleum cars and vehicles were switched to electric tommorow, it would only result in a 29% reduction in emmisions, what's your point?

@wrends

8 күн бұрын

Look it up, EVs are a chemical disaster!

@skierpage

8 күн бұрын

@@cosmicblox934 and 29% would be huge! We need to rapidly reduce emissions from all sectors of the economy to reduce the multiple worsening harms from global warming. Cars and the rest of land transportation are relatively easy; agriculture, air travel, construction, shipping, and many industrial processes don't have low-carbon alternatives that are close to the same cost as emissions-heavy business as usual.

Why are all you people concerned by depreciation ??!!? Do you all keep cars for 2-3 years only ?

@hectornecromancer5308

14 күн бұрын

For me. If I care so much about depreciation, I would instead buy used cars

Egg shape reminds me of something Dr. Robotnik would drive

Does the new one come with an indicator and speedometer?

early gang.

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

Thanks for being early man!

@_Mike.P

14 күн бұрын

A little less early gang.

You say repeatedly in the video that the people who would buy a Mercedes EQ don't care about fuel consumption. If that were the case why would they buy an EV? If all they care about is looks and luxury why wouldn't they just buy a gas Mercedes? I agree that the cars are needlessly ugly and typical looking, but it make's not sense for you to say people shopping for EVs don't care about fuel consumption.

@onlinealias622

14 күн бұрын

Honestly this is a pattern in a lot of this guys videos, he presents himself as knowing what he is talking about and speaks confidently but if you pay attention he really doesn’t understand what he is presenting on

@dolo3

14 күн бұрын

Even if you're not concerned about fuel consumption, there are tons of reasons to consider buying an electric vehicle.. Performance: EVs offer superior acceleration and a smoother driving experience due to their instant torque and fewer moving parts. Maintenance: EVs typically have lower maintenance costs because they have fewer mechanical components that can wear out or require replacement. Future-Proofing: As the world moves towards more sustainable energy solutions, investing in an EV can be seen as future-proofing your transportation needs. Technological Features: EVs often come equipped with the latest technology and features, including advanced infotainment systems, driver assistance features, and over-the-air updates. I could name about 5 others off the top of my head.

@Nope_handlesaretrash

14 күн бұрын

Greenwashing, are you new to the world? The same rich people telling you to eat bugs then take private jets.

@LogicallyAnswered

14 күн бұрын

^^ performance is one factor. Also, a lot of them want to seem like they’re doing good for the world

@mynameisnobody211

Күн бұрын

Because people like to virtue signal to others, obviously. Rich, liberal, green, dei, moronic people follow trends and do what they’re told. Simple. Not that simple for you though.

So I wasn't crazy when I thought that Mercedes models have falled drastically in their desirability relative to their competitors over the last decade.

Our private car picking us up from the palm dubai and taking us to the airport was a mercedes EQS. Exterior had a wow factor with the two tone paint, but the interior looked like a cheap nightclub and kinda gave me a headache. Also i was a little worried the battery might die before we got to the airport. We made it ok but my mrs got a headache.

Remove "Mercedes" from the title of this video to get closer to the truth. All EV's sales numbers are tanking. All environmentalists already have one by now and rationally thinking people will not buy an EV. In a competitive market, EVs only stand a chance when the fundamental problems are solved: - Cost: an EV battery replacement should cost no more than $1500, instead of $20000. - Charging: should be as convenient as filling up an ICE car with gasoline or diesel. - Range: 500 miles. Or more. Let it be on par with an ICE car. - Hazards: should be less than an ICE car. Not worse.

@larryc1616

14 күн бұрын

Everything you said is total BS 💀Legacy auto 💀

@NoelNoL

14 күн бұрын

1500 for a battery lol

@_TbT_

10 күн бұрын

„Rationally thinking people“ buy EVs. They are the only way forward without destroying the planet by burning fuel.