Mercedes has delivered huge range with its new flagship EV - but it is deserving of the S-Class mantle?
I know I'm an idiot, but I do know how to drive a car. And I don't mean that in an arrogant I'm-the-best-driver-in-the-world-don't-question-my-manliness kind of a way. I mean I've been operating machines with a steering wheel and pedals since the age of 11 or so, having grown up driving tractors and cars on a farm. So when Mercedes said I need to set aside an hour to learn to drive its new Mercedes EQS - which is essentially the new, all-electric S-Class - alarm bells rang.
Consequently, after gaining entry with the key, pressing the start button, selecting drive - all the normal things you have to do in a car - the EQS requires an extra layer of interaction: placing a paw print on the scanner, or punching in a four-digit code, before being allowed to use the infotainment system in the manner in which I'd left it. And I'm not convinced that my choice of temperature settings or radio station needs that level of encryption to be honest.
So the software is gimmicky. It's trying to wow you - but a lot of the time it's just getting in the way and distracting you. Tesla has loads of gimmicks, too: driving games, whoopee cushions, log fires etc. I am not a massive fan of these in a car, either, because I am not 12, but at least they are well executed and have the power to fascinate a 12-year old. The EQS has Tetris, which, I believe, originated in the USSR in 1984.
Now, I have read many people describe the EQS's impressive build quality as impressive. To me, build quality is how robust something is, and parts of the EQS really aren't. If you press lightly on the outer air vent surrounds, they move. The same is true of the top of the dashboard by the centre vent. And the top of the door cards. And the seat control panel. Even the doors open and close with a hollow sound that's uninspiring for a car with a starting price of £105,000.
To help maximise its range, this entry-level 450+ is rear-wheel drive. You can buy a dual-motor version - the AMG EQS?53 with 658hp that'll hit 62mph in 3.8 seconds - but the 450+ has 'just' 333hp and 419lb ft of shove. It does 0-62mph in a relatively sedate 6.2 seconds. But you know what, who cares? The EQS is a luxury limousine, and it feels more than fast enough to do that job well. It's also supremely driveable.
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