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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 04:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Motorola
A 0-60 time of 4.5 seconds is pitiful for a car with a battery that large.
My lc500 0-60 is around that time too... doesn't feel pitiful.

Also i think mb has said there will be different versions including an AMG one (hand built electric motors? Lol )
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 04:59 AM
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Unfortunately the EQS isn't all that competitive spec-wise even compared to current and other upcoming EV's,.
How do you know this? The full range and pricing has no even been released.

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The only advantage the EQS will have over a Tesla Model S or Lucid Air is the fact that it'll be a proper flagship luxury car with a German badge. In that regard, I have no doubt that the next 7 Series will match it.
How do you know any of this? I have already noticed that the feature content of this new MB is far superior than that of the Tesla S....a Tesla S doesn't even have a sunshade, nor does it have 4 wheel steering like this new EQS
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
i agree! it is not CURRENTLY a replacement. my point is as they end the ICE cars, the EQS will become the new S-class, because there would absolutely be no point in having an EQS and an EV s-class.
This car in this design will never be a replacement for the S Class. There are absolutely many buyers who would buy an EV S Class and wouldn't buy this. Check out the MB World forums and the reaction to the car. Now in a future generation could they blend the models together into a car that has the proportions, beauty, stateliness of the S Class? Sure. This design however will never be that. This does not target the current flasghip sedan buyer who is not specifically interested in EVs (i.e. the buyer who is at risk of leaving to Tesla already).

no, the fact that the EQS without hyperscreen is like the s-class shows that the EQS *is* the next gen S-Class.
C Class is just like like the S Class too. Thats just Mercedes new corprorate interior layout, as the dual screens under one glass has been.

i'm not up on EV 7 series or A8 - are they out? more importantly what are the specs/ranges?
They're coming in the next generations, you can look at the Audi eTron GT as an idea of where their EV language is going to look like for sedans.
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 09:49 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 09:54 AM
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 10:00 AM
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Looks pretty damn good
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 10:52 AM
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I hate the giant screen dash, hate it. Looks like a giant glass coffee table you wish you didn't own. Too bad because otherwise much to like.
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 10:57 AM
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Final product looks great.

other than that the most surprising thing was you cannot open the hood, or maybe rather you aren't supposed to. Washer fluid has its own little exterior door like a mini gas cap.
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 11:26 AM
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that carwow video did a 0-60 in 3.98 seconds with three passengers
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by sg021
Final product looks great.

other than that the most surprising thing was you cannot open the hood, or maybe rather you aren't supposed to. Washer fluid has its own little exterior door like a mini gas cap.
That's kind of disappointing. Frunks are awesome
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 11:38 AM
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The EQS looks nice, but I still like the sexy lines of the Model S more.
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by vednam
The EQS looks nice, but I still like the sexy lines of the Model S more.
Front end of the S is bad. Rest of the Tesla S is nice
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 12:52 PM
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Is this an April fool’s joke?

It has FWD econobox proportions.
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Old Apr 15, 2021 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
Is this an April fool’s joke?

It has FWD econobox proportions.
Its really ugly. The interior is super nice though. Maybe it looks better in real life...
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