I quite like it to be honest I appreciate it may not be to everybody’s taste, I understand why the shape of it make it slippery. The tech is next level. Great video
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
No good angle on it. Don’t know how they let this design language out. It’s a little alike the 5 series GT coming out back in 2009. Just looked ungainly. Ironically the Hatchback 5 series GT ended up a practical large German quality car.
I think reviewers really need to get ahold of two tone EQS models, my neighbor has one and it looks awesome like that. He originally had an all black one and sold it and got the two tone one and that was a great move.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Amazing video Sam! Your experience with charging clearly shows there is a problem. How are those chargers always broken? Whatever company gets that right will make millions! A good podcast idea could be to get a cabbie on who had a petrol cab and now has a electric one…. How long does it take them to charge up. How much does it cost? Have there been times where they have potentially lost hundreds in fares because the charger is broken?
Only Sam can make a video interesting and enjoyable to watch about an electric car. I pray for synthetic fuels to help save the climate and combustion engine cars!!!
160K for a 2.5 tonne behemoth, that will get you 350 miles. That’s not progression in my mind….bearing in mind the target buyer for an S class, might not even drive it, not sure what it’s target market is….great video as ever though, and a considered insight into the real issues around charging and running an EV.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Typical 'electric blob' on outside. To be fair, inside looks nice & at least screen is integrated/designed in, rather than usual laptop stapled to dash. But, the usual 'washing machine syndrome' - 10 million programs when you only ever use 3.
I don't really care much about this car, but you are one of the best automotive youtubers, so I watch every video. There's a refreshing honesty to your videos, it really feels like you're making them as a human being and not just a youtube character.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
I still have a lot of mixed feelings with electric cars. How green they truly are, how they will effect the electric grids once everyone starts to adopt electric cars and the lack of emotion. I find a lot of the new cars very distracting which is rather ironic given the arguments years prior about distracted drivers and cell phones. Great video. Thanks!
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Sam, your video perfectly describes why Musk is a multi-billionaire and Tesla is the benchmark; he put the network in before he sold the cars that needed it. I had a BMW I3 and had the issue that you highlight. A poor generic charging network. With Tesla I have never had to wait, never had less than 50KW (normally over 100KW and now more and more 250KW) and no faffing with apps. I didn’t check every comment so apologies for any repetition.
I get it, but until the prices for EV’s come down to a manageable level the sales will not continue to a significant amount. Besides this one just doesn’t look good, I would think AMG should know better…
Im glad that Adelaide is at least 10-15 years behind the rest of the world looking that we have only one tesla supercharger in the city, so I’ll be enjoying my petrol AMG for sometime 😅
I feel like cars like your ferrari and others that really pull at our heart strings encapsulate the idea that the journey is the destination. An 8 hour trip on a motorway in an electric car isn't really the same as a sports / super car and I can't get away from the feeling that most people in these electric vehicles really just don't even want to be on the road at all. And all us car enthusiasts would be the better for it if they weren't either. Do you think that 8 hour roundtrip on the motorway would have been more enjoyable if done via train?
So, 40 min to get 30 miles, lets say that 1 gallon of fuel which is about 15 seconds at the fuel pump… And lets not go down the road of a few years time when you get to the charge station, plug in, and it says “charging system error , please reset car to proceed” at which time you may as well call up the nearest scrap yard and weigh it in. Environmentally friendly, lets see in 10 years time shall we. I’ll keep my 20 year old, 150,000 Mk1 Audi TT which I can service at home thank you. Great Videos btw Sam, always make my Sunday evening watching a pleasure.
Great Video Sam, the charging issues seem to be a reoccurring theme on EV reviews, things need to improve for 2030 by a huge margin. I cant see myself moving to an EV for the foreseeable future, as I don't have the patience to sit for 45mins - an hour to do what I can do now in 5mins.
Excellent car Sam, and good to hear your views on it. However, you say you don't want to 'hoon it' (my words for what you said) because you'll lose all your charge (and I know you don't mean the whole lot). Yet, with other, fossil cars, you do the same thing, only, it's petrol, fossil fuel. I think that lots of petrolheads (myself included) think differently when it comes to fossil fuel, and not 'electrons.' Yes, we know if we give it some wellie in a fast car, the fuel level will decrease, sometimes at an alarming rate. The same is happening with the electrons, just they are a different medium to fuel. I also agree with you on the poor state of chargers in this country, they are not maintained enough. It feels like the operators of these things have either not employed enough technicians to go and fix them sharpish, or they just can't be arsed.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Thank you! Great living with video, tech from the future right here and now, that is impressive regardless of yay/nay EV's. Hope you can still do a 2022 revisit of your Scotland trip, the one with the Audi, meaning frozen pizzas and all with an EV. Perhaps Mercedes is up for the idea? Love to see a serious and cool EV challenge from urban to rural! Cheers 👏
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Not a big fan of touchscreens in cars as well... but I just realised that you brits have to control them with your left hand😳 I wouldn't be able to type in something at all while driving!😅
It’s weighs more than 2.5 tonne😂😂 and its will be scrap once the battery’s fucked after 5 years. Long live mechanical combustion engines, long term the sustainable option
You don’t say how heavy it is feels depressing that these two ton plus cars are the future let’s hope F1 gets synthetic fuels going! It’s not for me that’s for sure not that I could afford it of course Keep up the good work
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
EV’s: I still find it emotional lacking ‘things’, can’t really call them cars. An AMG batch on an EV doesn’t make sense. For city driving or commute to work and back it’s doable, but we are almost forced into them, and that’s my biggest concern. I drive yesterday on the ‘autobahn’ and enjoyed my Mercedes C450 AMG, a Mercedes that deserve the AMG batch, lots off emotions flooring it…
I would like to know what it's like compared to its predecessor, the S class AMG. I imagine that also handles like a barge with lots of power. That's what the EQS has to beat.
Planet killers with current battery tech, infrastructure is crap, and the MB your in like most of their new vehicles looks rubbish. Luckily inside they are very nice. Great video as always Sam but no more electric car crap please.
Mercedes did the best job of the screens than any car I’ve seen. I hate it when the square screen is plunked down. The Tesla looks like an IPad was mounted by a local stereo shop.
That dashboard is ridiculous, unnecessary and worse, distracting. When a function goes wrong the entire panel will need changing (rather than a single switch/button). Not to mention poor visibility when the sun shines on it, dust and grime through static and finger prints. But I guess with all the time an owner is going to be sitting stationary waiting for the bloody thing to charge, you need some entertainment. BTW, I don't agree that 1 hour to gain 60 miles is OK. I think you are being generous.
Car manufacturers are likely reacting to governments phasing ICE out. Harry, from Harry's garage, made mention of this on a video about EVs. Apparently the car manufacturers he's spoken to aren't really happy about it but are being pressured into it. It makes sense to me, that car manufacturers aren't going to be particularly enthusiastic about investing huge amounts of money, into tech which isn't useable to the standard of combustion engines, etc.
In my opinion new Mercedes cars have very cheap interiors. Screens and black plastic everywhere, since when is that luxurious. And since when is that reliable or lasting.
Had to take my EV on a 4hr 250 mile trip at the weekend as my ICE car was at dealer having service which over ran. Outbound great as at 4am and fully charged at home, also top up at Cambridge services which had 6 inonity charger (and free of charge at moment) … journey back not so good! Sheffield is not well served for chargers in public car parks so need to charge at motorway services on way back…. First one had ONE charger and 3 cars waiting in front of me… next services had THREE chargers all of which were occupied and had only just connected but I had to wait…. My 4 hour journey then became a 7 hours 50 mins journey !!! 😡
OK I am just going to comment on this before I see the video: I hope (and I underline before I see the video) that you get the concept with a clear mind and no wrong pre-conceptions. Then I will comment after I see it.
Great video Sam,well presented about the car ,love the technology,screens etc . Unfortunately again the charging infrastructure in this country is still not there. I love Mercedes’ cars . As a 60 + year old I will never be able or drive a car like this as the cost is spiralling to high. Great video keep it up 👍.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
I would definitely consider a regular EQS over an S-Class, but I don't really see the point in electric AMGs to be fair. AMG's were never really built for cornering now were they. And every electric car is fast as it is in a straight line.
Really not a fan of the car or it’s looks, but this was an interesting video nonetheless! Also congrats on the sim race win- gotta show the factory that you’re at least reserve driver material lmao
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
To be fair, the UK is so behind on infrastructure compared to most of the rest of Europe. Ideally, you should just be using IONITY in the UK as well though.
Sam you are comparing it to the wrong AMGs if you compare it to the GTs and C classes. You should compare it to the S Class AMGS and they are as haevy and as big as the EQS.
The problem with electric cars is the government because it's the government's pushing forward in forcing mass adoption of EVs. The previous infrastructure is crap because there wasn't any real demand for it. The future infrastructure will be crap because they won't be able to fulfill supply after mass adoption.
and what a pain in the ass having 2 look for a charge port and then have 2 wait for how long 2 charge no thanks , having 2 charge my phone is enough thanks!!!
Will the infrastructure ever get better or will it be deliberately suppressed to curtail EV uptake? Aren’t we supposed to be living in our 15 min hubs where we won’t need a car. Physical meetings in York are so 20th century. Stay at home, build up your social credit score and meet online. That is the future, apparently, according to the WEF
EVs aren't accessible to a portion of the population that could previously drive ICE. Many people live in flats, terraced housing, etc, and home charging is just going to be completely impossible. As for the infrastructure itself, it's already a clown show. Imagine what it will be like when they force it to be mass adopted? Any increase in infrastructure is just going to be negated by the increase in demand, like many other aspects of British infrastructure.
IF I would be on the market to buy the EQS I would go for the 580+ and not the 53 AMG. I don't think it's a proper AMG. I have Tesla Model 3 LR and for me what in a way distracted you with tech is exactly the opposite with the Tesla. The tech is there but it's not imposing. I don't live in the UK but for what I've seen on several videos your charging infrastructure is an absolute pain although it's getting better. As for me arround here I can't complain but the charging bit it's a process that in the beggining is the worst thing to get used to if your daily commute is too long but IMO an EV works better if you can alwyas charge at home and only do some fills to extend the range. And there is where Tesla excels for me, Tesla Supercharger are always working. You get used to it and for a daily driver is just perfect and as for long road trips I can't complain also. I did Lisbon > Florence > Lisbon (5169km) and it was amazing, wouldn't have been better in combustion car unless maybe if it was a Bentley Continental GT .... but it's not the same price range is it? also not the same expenses in "fuel" :D
Hideous, if they aren't careful AMG will be a footnote in 10 years time. How many people out there want to spend six figure sums to be inconvenienced by an as yet impractical solution?
The key with EV driving is planning the charge points. Not hard! Ionity is the best country wide high power set up. After 20,000 miles in a Taycan (in 14 months), it was super easy and the charging with many car manufacturers is subsidised, which makes it very cost effective. However the purchase prices are high, but residuals on electric cars are very strong. Unlike Tony's comment in Behind the Glass where he talked about his friend with an old leaf which were very bad at degradation, modern better tech has very little degration. Over 100,000 miles you would see less than 8%. Given wear and tear in an ICE car that's pretty good. Given you only need a brake service, there is very little to go wrong. No road tax and charging at home make running costs very cost-effective. The biggest issue can be software glitches. Think about the issues with a laptop and sometimes having to reboot it when it throws a wobbler, and that is about the worst-case issue. Mind many end up back at dealers for resets. Unlike Sam, you only use an 11kW charger when out an about in desperation. Search our 125kW to 350kW chargers if your car can take it. On Ionitythe Taycan often would go from 10 to 80% in 17 minutes. Kia and Hyundai use the same tech (Thanks to Matte Remac), so they charge mega fast too! The EQS is too expensive for what it is. Most high power executives are not going to be too excited by supper-size screens which when they go wrong will cost a mint. Why Mercedes didn't go more minimalistic and classy like a Bentley is beyond me. I would much rather stay with the Taycan, which looks superb and is equally high quality. For an every day EV and low cost the MG4 would be perfect for most. EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 or 6 could be perfect too. Fun around the lanes, why not the Mini Copper S EV. Thats a scream. Tesla...just hate the design and the ride quality and those horrible seat materials. However, Sam is bang on a 911 and F-Type are the desirable cars which all you want.
Shame he didn’t go to an Ionity charger really, there should have been a couple on the route. Be interesting to get him in a Tesla and see how he feels about the infrastructure then.
Those long term cost savings are going to be wiped out by mass adoption. As you mentioned, you already pay a premium for the car upfront which wipes out a chunk of those savings immediately. Secondly, the government aren't going to just watch fuel taxes dwindle and not try and recoup that on EVs. Thirdly, mass adoption is going to significantly increase demand on the grid and subsequently increase prices; cheaper night tarrifs will likely be negated, due to millions of EVs suddenly sucking up large amounts of electric at night. As an addendum to the third point, the West is currently shutting down all the cheap sources of energy in a bid to go net zero. We're only really at the beginning of this endeavour and prices will only increase the more we adopt it.
That Tesla vegan leather... Mmm.. what Mercedes MBTex again. While I don't have the money for this AMG, the charging experience is very similar to what I see in Australia. 1 or 2 stalls often with one broken, split over multiple apps. Tesla, while not without its faults just gets it right - walled garden, limited choices, limited customisations - but it just works.. Tesla is very much the Apple of the car world. All the other manufacturers are the various flavours of Android.
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I quite like it to be honest I appreciate it may not be to everybody’s taste, I understand why the shape of it make it slippery. The tech is next level. Great video
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
The tech is next level because it's actually a mobile tablet. I can't call these 'things' cars, but that's my personal opinion.
No good angle on it. Don’t know how they let this design language out. It’s a little alike the 5 series GT coming out back in 2009. Just looked ungainly. Ironically the Hatchback 5 series GT ended up a practical large German quality car.
They will age well
@@mitchellsteindler Agreed, MB know what they are doing on design lineage
It's more designed to minimise drag and maximise range. That's what u get and yes it's hideous
@@devanshgupta9860 RE: hideous. I'd like to disagree. But cannot. it is borderline hideous, design likely grow.
@@zzhughesd I've been waiting for it to grow on me for a year now but nope it's just hideous I have decided now. Looks droopy and just plainly boring
“That lucky guy got here before me” i’m not sure I agree, I think I could actually see the life being drained out of him!!
This car can be summed up as a electric s class with a lot of power , insane tech and just amg badges on it
I think reviewers really need to get ahold of two tone EQS models, my neighbor has one and it looks awesome like that. He originally had an all black one and sold it and got the two tone one and that was a great move.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
U must be blind
Bless u
I’m not sure if it was the camera angle but that steering wheel looks MASSIVE
Amazing video Sam! Your experience with charging clearly shows there is a problem. How are those chargers always broken? Whatever company gets that right will make millions!
A good podcast idea could be to get a cabbie on who had a petrol cab and now has a electric one…. How long does it take them to charge up. How much does it cost? Have there been times where they have potentially lost hundreds in fares because the charger is broken?
That company is called Tesla 🙂. And is indeed making millions.
40min charge for 30 miles????? Couldn't live with that. Crazy. Give me a real AMG to gas up in 2 mins
Only Sam can make a video interesting and enjoyable to watch about an electric car. I pray for synthetic fuels to help save the climate and combustion engine cars!!!
160K for a 2.5 tonne behemoth, that will get you 350 miles. That’s not progression in my mind….bearing in mind the target buyer for an S class, might not even drive it, not sure what it’s target market is….great video as ever though, and a considered insight into the real issues around charging and running an EV.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Typical 'electric blob' on outside.
To be fair, inside looks nice & at least screen is integrated/designed in, rather than usual laptop stapled to dash.
But, the usual 'washing machine syndrome' - 10 million programs when you only ever use 3.
Ev’s are the biggest joke in the history of this earth. Imagine spending 150k just to wait 3 H in the real world to charge to 80%😂😂😂
I don't really care much about this car, but you are one of the best automotive youtubers, so I watch every video. There's a refreshing honesty to your videos, it really feels like you're making them as a human being and not just a youtube character.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
I still have a lot of mixed feelings with electric cars. How green they truly are, how they will effect the electric grids once everyone starts to adopt electric cars and the lack of emotion. I find a lot of the new cars very distracting which is rather ironic given the arguments years prior about distracted drivers and cell phones. Great video. Thanks!
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
All You said Sam was the most polite way of saying you don’t like it really…
Very funny at 7:24 how they forgot to put motors or batteries in the AMG performance menu instead of engine
Sam, your video perfectly describes why Musk is a multi-billionaire and Tesla is the benchmark; he put the network in before he sold the cars that needed it. I had a BMW I3 and had the issue that you highlight. A poor generic charging network. With Tesla I have never had to wait, never had less than 50KW (normally over 100KW and now more and more 250KW) and no faffing with apps. I didn’t check every comment so apologies for any repetition.
Happy to see I’m not the only one not liking the style of that car. Great review by the way.
I get it, but until the prices for EV’s come down to a manageable level the sales will not continue to a significant amount. Besides this one just doesn’t look good, I would think AMG should know better…
I recently saw this car and it is huge from outside!!!
If you now cannot touch a mobile device whilst driving, how come everything is now becoming touch screen?
Im glad that Adelaide is at least 10-15 years behind the rest of the world looking that we have only one tesla supercharger in the city, so I’ll be enjoying my petrol AMG for sometime 😅
I feel like cars like your ferrari and others that really pull at our heart strings encapsulate the idea that the journey is the destination. An 8 hour trip on a motorway in an electric car isn't really the same as a sports / super car and I can't get away from the feeling that most people in these electric vehicles really just don't even want to be on the road at all. And all us car enthusiasts would be the better for it if they weren't either. Do you think that 8 hour roundtrip on the motorway would have been more enjoyable if done via train?
This is an AMG, except it's not.
EQE AMG SUV is the one to get.
We're at a time where EV's are already good enough(perhaps a bit too expensive still for most) but infrastructure still hasn't caught up.
Depends what you call good enough? They’re certainly not good for the environment that’s for sure!!
1 hour for 60 miles???? lol bruh can we all agree that hybrids are literally the way to go not EV this whole EV push is premature to be honest.
So, 40 min to get 30 miles, lets say that 1 gallon of fuel which is about 15 seconds at the fuel pump… And lets not go down the road of a few years time when you get to the charge station, plug in, and it says “charging system error , please reset car to proceed” at which time you may as well call up the nearest scrap yard and weigh it in. Environmentally friendly, lets see in 10 years time shall we. I’ll keep my 20 year old, 150,000 Mk1 Audi TT which I can service at home thank you. Great Videos btw Sam, always make my Sunday evening watching a pleasure.
The paddles behind the steering wheel would be to change the false sounds from duckling to birdie or to harmonica or bavarian whistle.
The pair of SUV’s coming out look far better from the outside with the same technology and interior quality inside.
Give me spark plugs and distributor anytime 😂😂😂🎃🍂🍁
Great Video Sam, the charging issues seem to be a reoccurring theme on EV reviews, things need to improve for 2030 by a huge margin. I cant see myself moving to an EV for the foreseeable future, as I don't have the patience to sit for 45mins - an hour to do what I can do now in 5mins.
Excellent car Sam, and good to hear your views on it. However, you say you don't want to 'hoon it' (my words for what you said) because you'll lose all your charge (and I know you don't mean the whole lot). Yet, with other, fossil cars, you do the same thing, only, it's petrol, fossil fuel. I think that lots of petrolheads (myself included) think differently when it comes to fossil fuel, and not 'electrons.' Yes, we know if we give it some wellie in a fast car, the fuel level will decrease, sometimes at an alarming rate. The same is happening with the electrons, just they are a different medium to fuel. I also agree with you on the poor state of chargers in this country, they are not maintained enough. It feels like the operators of these things have either not employed enough technicians to go and fix them sharpish, or they just can't be arsed.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
LMAO...Ya'll EV nerds are something else...
There's nothing more fossil than the materials these huge batteries are made off🤡🤡
Thank you! Great living with video, tech from the future right here and now, that is impressive regardless of yay/nay EV's. Hope you can still do a 2022 revisit of your Scotland trip, the one with the Audi, meaning frozen pizzas and all with an EV. Perhaps Mercedes is up for the idea? Love to see a serious and cool EV challenge from urban to rural! Cheers 👏
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
You need Tony along if for no other reason than to make the time pass faster while waiting for the joy juice fill-up.
But its £161.860 which is far to much.
Not a big fan of touchscreens in cars as well... but I just realised that you brits have to control them with your left hand😳
I wouldn't be able to type in something at all while driving!😅
Love the video. Love the overshirt. What is it?
Let me get my coffee it's Sunday with STG!
When was the last time you stopped at a petrol pump and it wasn't working?????
The charging network really does need to improve.
It’s weighs more than 2.5 tonne😂😂 and its will be scrap once the battery’s fucked after 5 years. Long live mechanical combustion engines, long term the sustainable option
Excellent video
Nice one!! Keep it up Sam!
You don’t say how heavy it is feels depressing that these two ton plus cars are the future let’s hope F1 gets synthetic fuels going! It’s not for me that’s for sure not that I could afford it of course Keep up the good work
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
What a disrespect to actual AMGs.
EV’s: I still find it emotional lacking ‘things’, can’t really call them cars.
An AMG batch on an EV doesn’t make sense.
For city driving or commute to work and back it’s doable, but we are almost forced into them, and that’s my biggest concern.
I drive yesterday on the ‘autobahn’ and enjoyed my Mercedes C450 AMG, a Mercedes that deserve the AMG batch, lots off emotions flooring it…
As you say it’s an AMG version of the EQS which is the limousine of the Mercedes Benz brand and not a sports coupe or sportscar
I would like to know what it's like compared to its predecessor, the S class AMG. I imagine that also handles like a barge with lots of power.
That's what the EQS has to beat.
This is not the successor to the S-Class AMG. As it is not the Successor of the S-Class.
Very cool Sam. But for amg on car I like see more of amg flair maybe 2door or 4 door sporty hatchback
Planet killers with current battery tech, infrastructure is crap, and the MB your in like most of their new vehicles looks rubbish. Luckily inside they are very nice. Great video as always Sam but no more electric car crap please.
Got to be honest, this car is about as interesting as a new Vauxhall Astra. 😄
AMG must represent something different on an EV - “Antithesis of Motoring Gratification” sounds about right
Mercedes did the best job of the screens than any car I’ve seen. I hate it when the square screen is plunked down. The Tesla looks like an IPad was mounted by a local stereo shop.
I like it so much sir ☺️ but I am a poor young man. I can't buy it. If you would like to help me get it ...🤗🤗🤗 I would be very happy 🕺🕺🕺🕺
A lot more advertising creeping in since the GT3 was ordered Sam 😂 still a great video and looking forward to more road trips
That dashboard is ridiculous, unnecessary and worse, distracting.
When a function goes wrong the entire panel will need changing (rather than a single switch/button). Not to mention poor visibility when the sun shines on it, dust and grime through static and finger prints.
But I guess with all the time an owner is going to be sitting stationary waiting for the bloody thing to charge, you need some entertainment.
BTW, I don't agree that 1 hour to gain 60 miles is OK. I think you are being generous.
Electric cars are 🥱
Surely AMG and ///M could think of a new division for their electric cars
How come no 4k resolution on this video?
yFood what a jip. Just buy a protein shake at any super market or the powder and make your own.
Couple of points & so important.
Price of car driven?
Real world range as you experienced?
Imagine a button breaking in 10 years time, that thing wil be financially totaled xD As will be with all other cars... Trow Away Economy
I have a Lucid GT-Performance which I believe croaks the MB in many ways.
Why does it need the paddles on the steering wheel for?
I may have missed it in the video, but what do the paddle "shifters" do on the back of the wheel?
we need to stop with this ev bullshit before it gets out of hand and car manufacturers actually think we want them or something.
Car manufacturers are likely reacting to governments phasing ICE out. Harry, from Harry's garage, made mention of this on a video about EVs. Apparently the car manufacturers he's spoken to aren't really happy about it but are being pressured into it. It makes sense to me, that car manufacturers aren't going to be particularly enthusiastic about investing huge amounts of money, into tech which isn't useable to the standard of combustion engines, etc.
Does the car not have the option of telling you were charging places are and the spaces available?
In my opinion new Mercedes cars have very cheap interiors. Screens and black plastic everywhere, since when is that luxurious. And since when is that reliable or lasting.
Only one applicable comment: “Fail to prepare, prepare to fail!"
Had to take my EV on a 4hr 250 mile trip at the weekend as my ICE car was at dealer having service which over ran. Outbound great as at 4am and fully charged at home, also top up at Cambridge services which had 6 inonity charger (and free of charge at moment) … journey back not so good! Sheffield is not well served for chargers in public car parks so need to charge at motorway services on way back…. First one had ONE charger and 3 cars waiting in front of me… next services had THREE chargers all of which were occupied and had only just connected but I had to wait…. My 4 hour journey then became a 7 hours 50 mins journey !!! 😡
How much does it cost to charge ? Is it less expensive than a diesel
Until mass adoption means the government want to recoup their tax loss from fossil fuels and demand for electric skyrockets.
This car alone has made me even more determined to buy a Fulvia.
Or even a Ford Fiesta, while they are around!
Coffee and STG!
05:10 fake swig of coffee 😂
Hey Sam! Is the Porsche steering wheel bracelet still available somewhere? Or is there a possibility for a rerun?
What was your total drive time, and total charging time?
what is about energie-theft
#Stromdiebstahl bzw. Stromdiebstahlschutz ?
OK I am just going to comment on this before I see the video: I hope (and I underline before I see the video) that you get the concept with a clear mind and no wrong pre-conceptions. Then I will comment after I see it.
It's not the first is it? Didn't top gear have that electric gtr years ago?
that was an electric sls. it wasn't a production model - i believe it was a one-off or a sort of proof of concept
Great video Sam,well presented about the car ,love the technology,screens etc . Unfortunately again the charging infrastructure in this country is still not there. I love Mercedes’ cars . As a 60 + year old I will never be able or drive a car like this as the cost is spiralling to high. Great video keep it up 👍.
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
I would definitely consider a regular EQS over an S-Class, but I don't really see the point in electric AMGs to be fair. AMG's were never really built for cornering now were they. And every electric car is fast as it is in a straight line.
Really not a fan of the car or it’s looks, but this was an interesting video nonetheless! Also congrats on the sim race win- gotta show the factory that you’re at least reserve driver material lmao
what this toxic waste has to do with AMG? is it one man, one engine part? is it hand build V8 or V12 in Affalterbach story? or is it trick to sell tesla with mercedes logo marked as AMG for highest margin? I wonder if the batteries are wrapped in more than 10 kg of Vermiculate (asbestos) just like tesla? so sad to see youtubers manipulated to sell the lies like this!!
Am excited
I note a few undertakers have the non AMG one in black
To be fair, the UK is so behind on infrastructure compared to most of the rest of Europe. Ideally, you should just be using IONITY in the UK as well though.
Casual Tesla passing by at 1:09 🤣
Sam you are comparing it to the wrong AMGs if you compare it to the GTs and C classes. You should compare it to the S Class AMGS and they are as haevy and as big as the EQS.
The problem with electric cars is the government. They make it really hard to live with them since the infostructure is crap
The problem with electric cars is the government because it's the government's pushing forward in forcing mass adoption of EVs.
The previous infrastructure is crap because there wasn't any real demand for it. The future infrastructure will be crap because they won't be able to fulfill supply after mass adoption.
Not for me and the charging situation is a joke wait wait wait. No v8 for me
The car looks worse than i could imgine… and this aint an AMG tho
Only Mercedes gets to decide what is and isn't an AMG. Not some rando on RUclips
and what a pain in the ass having 2 look for a charge port and then have 2 wait for how long 2 charge no thanks , having 2 charge my phone is enough thanks!!!
make sure your mates mercedes dispose of batteries safely and not dump in sea or bury them in ground when no ones looking !
"well we've been an hour and I've gained like 60 miles, that's not too bad is it" LOL :D
Gonna be honnest, that interior is anxiety inducing, who wants to sit in a giant laptop on wheels after they finished a day of work
Our hearts are all going to be broken when all we can drive is an EV
Will the infrastructure ever get better or will it be deliberately suppressed to curtail EV uptake? Aren’t we supposed to be living in our 15 min hubs where we won’t need a car. Physical meetings in York are so 20th century. Stay at home, build up your social credit score and meet online. That is the future, apparently, according to the WEF
EVs aren't accessible to a portion of the population that could previously drive ICE. Many people live in flats, terraced housing, etc, and home charging is just going to be completely impossible.
As for the infrastructure itself, it's already a clown show. Imagine what it will be like when they force it to be mass adopted? Any increase in infrastructure is just going to be negated by the increase in demand, like many other aspects of British infrastructure.
IF I would be on the market to buy the EQS I would go for the 580+ and not the 53 AMG. I don't think it's a proper AMG. I have Tesla Model 3 LR and for me what in a way distracted you with tech is exactly the opposite with the Tesla. The tech is there but it's not imposing. I don't live in the UK but for what I've seen on several videos your charging infrastructure is an absolute pain although it's getting better. As for me arround here I can't complain but the charging bit it's a process that in the beggining is the worst thing to get used to if your daily commute is too long but IMO an EV works better if you can alwyas charge at home and only do some fills to extend the range. And there is where Tesla excels for me, Tesla Supercharger are always working. You get used to it and for a daily driver is just perfect and as for long road trips I can't complain also. I did Lisbon > Florence > Lisbon (5169km) and it was amazing, wouldn't have been better in combustion car unless maybe if it was a Bentley Continental GT .... but it's not the same price range is it? also not the same expenses in "fuel" :D
Hideous, if they aren't careful AMG will be a footnote in 10 years time. How many people out there want to spend six figure sums to be inconvenienced by an as yet impractical solution?
Id take a Taycan over this any day!
I still like my E250 CDI estate.. what’s wrong with me?
@Paul Hitchens I love the smell of diesel …
The key with EV driving is planning the charge points. Not hard! Ionity is the best country wide high power set up. After 20,000 miles in a Taycan (in 14 months), it was super easy and the charging with many car manufacturers is subsidised, which makes it very cost effective. However the purchase prices are high, but residuals on electric cars are very strong. Unlike Tony's comment in Behind the Glass where he talked about his friend with an old leaf which were very bad at degradation, modern better tech has very little degration. Over 100,000 miles you would see less than 8%. Given wear and tear in an ICE car that's pretty good. Given you only need a brake service, there is very little to go wrong. No road tax and charging at home make running costs very cost-effective. The biggest issue can be software glitches. Think about the issues with a laptop and sometimes having to reboot it when it throws a wobbler, and that is about the worst-case issue. Mind many end up back at dealers for resets.
Unlike Sam, you only use an 11kW charger when out an about in desperation. Search our 125kW to 350kW chargers if your car can take it. On Ionitythe Taycan often would go from 10 to 80% in 17 minutes. Kia and Hyundai use the same tech (Thanks to Matte Remac), so they charge mega fast too!
The EQS is too expensive for what it is. Most high power executives are not going to be too excited by supper-size screens which when they go wrong will cost a mint. Why Mercedes didn't go more minimalistic and classy like a Bentley is beyond me. I would much rather stay with the Taycan, which looks superb and is equally high quality.
For an every day EV and low cost the MG4 would be perfect for most. EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5 or 6 could be perfect too. Fun around the lanes, why not the Mini Copper S EV. Thats a scream.
Tesla...just hate the design and the ride quality and those horrible seat materials.
However, Sam is bang on a 911 and F-Type are the desirable cars which all you want.
Shame he didn’t go to an Ionity charger really, there should have been a couple on the route. Be interesting to get him in a Tesla and see how he feels about the infrastructure then.
Those long term cost savings are going to be wiped out by mass adoption. As you mentioned, you already pay a premium for the car upfront which wipes out a chunk of those savings immediately. Secondly, the government aren't going to just watch fuel taxes dwindle and not try and recoup that on EVs.
Thirdly, mass adoption is going to significantly increase demand on the grid and subsequently increase prices; cheaper night tarrifs will likely be negated, due to millions of EVs suddenly sucking up large amounts of electric at night.
As an addendum to the third point, the West is currently shutting down all the cheap sources of energy in a bid to go net zero. We're only really at the beginning of this endeavour and prices will only increase the more we adopt it.
That Tesla vegan leather... Mmm.. what Mercedes MBTex again.
While I don't have the money for this AMG, the charging experience is very similar to what I see in Australia. 1 or 2 stalls often with one broken, split over multiple apps.
Tesla, while not without its faults just gets it right - walled garden, limited choices, limited customisations - but it just works..
Tesla is very much the Apple of the car world.
All the other manufacturers are the various flavours of Android.