Mercedes 2022 EQS review: Too much tech

we are at stage now electric car Just like we did in 2015, Samsung pushed Wi-Fi into the washing machine. The tech company is so obsessed with simply adding an internet connection to the device you have to physically interact with, thereby removing any need for remote control, it puts it in anyway, and praises such a questionable The move is truly the beginning of the “smart home”.

In fact, it’s not smart at all. Samsung didn’t even make it a washer-dryer, so when its unstable the app would sometimes connect to the machine and send you an unhelpful message that your little things are now clean, in addition to these messages, There’s nothing you can do to get mad at them sitting in the tub, a cloud of static, drenched.

Just because you can technically do something right now doesn’t mean you should. Today, electric vehicle design follows this guideline well, especially when it comes to in-vehicle technology. Which brings us directly to Mercedes’ flagship all-electric luxury car, the EQS. There’s so much tech thrown into this car, and frankly, I don’t know where to start, so let’s discuss the digital overload later and start with the specs.

Going to take over Audi or something e-tron GT, Tesla Model S and Porsche Taikang, EQS is Mercedes’ statement of intent for future electric vehicles. After all, it has confirmed that it will offer electric vehicles in every segment by 2025, before fully electrifying its entire range by the end of the decade.

It’s designed more like an executive limousine than a sports car, and it has the largest battery ever installed on a production car (107.8 kWh), which means it offers a Tesla-beating 484-mile WLTP-rated range . That range benefits from being rear-wheel drive rather than all-wheel drive, and a drag coefficient of 0.20 (which Merc claims makes it the most aerodynamic car in the world). Despite only having two powered wheels, the 5.2-meter-long, 2.5-ton, 333-horsepower behemoth can hit 62 mph in 6.2 seconds before continuing on to 130 mph.

Luxurious driving elements are most evident at low speeds, the EQS is nearly silent, and only the slightest wind noise is present as you go over 80 mph. The driving experience is very pleasant, refined and serene. The bumps in the road are easily absorbed. Will see rather than feel the seams in the concrete. Multi-stage regenerative braking, including a “smart recovery” setting, uses EQS’s various cameras and computers to decide when to put power back into the battery, meaning there’s little need to touch the brakes. This is doubly lucky, as the brake feel here isn’t the best.

Interestingly, despite the hefty weight of the huge battery, the EQS steers nimble and light, with minimal body roll thanks to a low center of gravity. But the overall feeling is one of drifting, not overly engaging driving — which, to be fair, is what this EV is all about.

As for battery management, if you can find a 200 kW charger, the car will charge from 10% to 80% in 32 minutes.Helpful Note: On Long Trips, This Car Does It Faster two 80% costs more than 1 to 100%.It’s not close to Kia’s EV6, or to match the Taycan or Audi e-tron GT, mind you. Then consider that this $100,000 car is $41,500 more expensive than Asia. At this price level, considering the EQS is built on Merc’s first custom EV architecture, you can rightly expect your charging capability to be better than that of a Kia or Hyundai. Charging via a 7 kW home wallbox takes just over 17 hours, but if you can take advantage of EQS’s 22 kW car charger, it’s down to 5 hours and 45 minutes.