Mercedes 2022 EQS review: Too much technology

We are in stage now with Electric Car As we did in 2015, Samsung has included Wi-Fi in its washing machine. So the tech company is enamored with the ability to just add an internet connection to a device that you have to physically interact with, thus eliminating any need for a remote, which is anyway. put it in and hailed such a dubious move as the real start of the “smart home”.

In fact, it is anything but smart. Samsung doesn’t even make it into a washer dryer, so when their glitchy app sometimes connects to the machine and sends you a completely useless message that your little thing is clean, you there was nothing to do with this information but upset because they were sitting there in the bathtub in a silent tumor.

Just because you can technically do something now doesn’t mean you should. Today’s electric vehicle design would fit this maxim very well, especially when it comes to in-car technology. Which brings us directly to Mercedes’ flagship all-electric luxury sedan, the EQS. So much technology has been thrown into this car, I honestly don’t know where to start, so let’s get to the digital overload later and start with the specs.

Intended to adopt something similar to Audi e-tron GT, Tesla Model S and Porsche Taycan, EQS is Mercedes’ statement of intentions for future electric cars. After all, the firm has confirmed it will offer EVs in every segment by 2025, and then put its entire range fully electric by the end of the decade.

Designed to look like an executive limo instead of a sports car, it has the largest battery pack ever fitted to a production car (107.8 kWh) and this means it delivers The 484-mile WLTP rated range beats the Tesla. The range is aided by the fact that it’s rear-wheel drive, not all-wheel drive, and a drag coefficient of 0.20 (which Merc claims makes it the most aerodynamic car in the world). Despite having only two power steering wheels, the 5.2 meter long, 2.5-ton giant with 333 hp can hit 62 mph in 6.2 seconds and then hit 130 mph hour.

The luxury driving factor is most evident at low speeds, where the EQS is remarkably silent, with only the slightest bit of wind noise appearing when you exceed 80 mph. The driving experience is very pleasant, with refined bags and a serene ride. Cracks in the pavement are easily absorbed. Concrete seams will be more visible than felt. Multiple levels of regenerative braking, including a “smart recovery” setting that uses different EQS cameras and computers to decide when to draw power back to the battery, which means virtually no need to touch the brakes . This is doubly lucky, as the brake feel here is not the best.

Interestingly, despite the weight from that massive battery pack, the EQS is agile and light to drive, with less body roll thanks to its low center of gravity. But the overall feel is more of a wobbly feel than an overly engaging drive — that’s the point of this EV, to be fair.

As for battery management, if you can find a 200 kW charger the car will charge from 10 to 80% in just 32 minutes. Helpful note: On long trips, using this car will be quicker two 80 percent charge more than one to 100 percent full. This doesn’t come close to Kia EV6, or fit Taycan or Audi e-tron GT, mind you. And then consider this $100,000 car that’s $41,500 more expensive than the Kia. At this price point, and considering the EQS is built on Merc’s first bespoke EV architecture, you’d really expect your charging to be better than a Kia or Hyundai. Recharging via the 7 kW home wall box takes just over 17 hours, but if you can take advantage of the EQS’ 22 kW built-in charger, that will drop to five hours and 45 minutes.