Mercedes-Benz EQC luxury electric SUV 2019 4k review | Fully Charged
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- For this Fully Charged car review, Robert Llewellyn gets in a Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4matic (a zero tailpipe emission SUV) full of doubt.
Five minutes later he's in love.
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Technical data (Mercedes-Benz EQC 400 4Matic luxury electric SUV 2019)
CO2 emissions: 0 g/km
Electrical consumption (combined): 25-22.3 kWh/100 km
Range (WLTP): 259 miles ≈ 417km
Drive system 2 asynchronous motors, all-wheel drive
Output: 300 kW (408 hp)
Peak torque: 765 Nm
Top speed (governed): 111mph ≈ 180 km/h
Acceleration 0-62mph (0-100 km/h): 5.1 s
Battery: Lithium-ion
Battery energy content (NEDC): 80 kWh
Battery weight: 650 kg
Length/width (with mirrors)/height: 4,761/1,884 (2,096)/1,624 mm
Track width (F/R): 1,625/1,615 mm
Wheelbase: 2,873 mm
Boot capacity (depending on equipment): ca. 500 l
Kerb weight/perm. GVW/pay load (DIN): 2,425*/2,930/505 kg
Trailing load max. (12 %): 1,800 kg
*provisional data
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Anyone who has stood at a Rapid charger for several minutes in the Winter, with the wind howling and rain/sleet hitting them almost horizontally, whilst trying to connect with an app, or contact the company responsible, will be wishing for something like this or the Tesla supercharging system to be universal. That time cannot arrive quickly enough.
Too true! I am in Canada and can relate. As soon as I got my Chevy Bolt I loved the car and driving electric, but charging payment is a true pain in the Butt. I said then and Robert says he has too, we are driving computers with wheels, the car already talks to the charger about power and capacity and stuff, "Why can't the car settle up with the charging company!" Apparently "M" word was listening, won't be long before the whole industry goes this way, its too simple and probably another source of revenue for the manufacturer
In Norway the electric car club has an RFID chip that unifies all the charging stations, so you can just plug the thing into your car and scan the RFID chip at the charger (which I have on my keyring).
Ah a fellow Ecotricity customer.
By the end of the year, "plug and charge ISOxxxxxx" standard will be implemented on Electrify America and Ionity, afaik. Fastned already has something like that. You subscribe once and then it remembers your car everytime you plug it in.
I have a better solution: free charging stations (paid by the governments)
In the US they are paying ~4000USD/year subsidy for every gas car (it's similar in Europe), that would cover installation, maintenance and use of charging stations.
Loving the FULLY CHARGED logo that they thoughtfully printed on the floor at the charge station!
Spitting image of it, yes!
Love Mr Llewellyn . Great review. 👍🏻. Test driving one tomorrow 😁😁 . I shall see 😉😬👍🏻
The beauty of Norway never ceases to amaze me.
Another wonderful video by the Fully Charged team.
That Circle K station is right outside Hønefoss. It's really pretty, especially this time of year, among the fields of barley (literally).
This is the best eqc review video on youtube! Never seen a guy with that much joy for his work. Greetings from Germany! Keep up with this videos... just great and an absolutly pleasure to watch!
I like how genuine you are as a reviewer. Thanks for being real :)
*Robert Llewelyn:* ...
*Talkie Toaster:* Are you sure you wouldn’t like some toast?
I just finished my cinnamon-vanilla breakfast cake. Thank you very much Talkie Toaster!
That toaster met an untimely fate
did red dwarf had the episode on the subject? it should of, krytie being irritated by non understanding female voices...ouch...
Thank you Robert and the whole Fully Charged team for taking us along on this incredible journey, the EV journey. The future, indeed, is closer than we think.
We don't say the M word in this car!
What would you like to do today?
Poke the microphone with a sharp pointy object.
was getting abit bored with the rinse and repeat previous episodes, this is back to form and I thoroughly enjoyed it, thank you for going back to the honesty of the older FC episodes!!
For a reference;
Electric SUV is 4.1km/kWh, (2.59 miles/kWh)
(30mpg) Petrol car does 1.16km/kWh, (0.725 miles/kWh).
(50mpg) Diesel car does 1.8km/kWh, (1.125 mile/kWh).
thanks, was wonderin about that, thats amazing numbers
But most Diesel cars still have twice the range and will fuel up in 5 minutes. Electric car manufacturers still have some work to do.
A more complete comparison (slightly better numbers for EQC, should be comparable):
I-pace and EQC: 4.4 km/kWh (2.8 mi/kWh)
E-tron: 5.1 km/kWh (3.2 mi/kWh)
Leaf, Niro (64), Soul, i3: 5.9 km/kWh (3.7 mi/kWh)
Kona (64) and Zoe (50) and Id3: 6.2 km/kWh (3.8 mi/kWh)
e208: 6.3 km/kWh (3.9 mi/kWh)
Tesla M3: 6.7 km/kWH (4.2mi/kWh)
Ioniq: 6.9 km/kWh (4.3 mi/kWh)
ev-database.uk/compare/efficiency-electric-vehicle-most-efficient
35% difference between best and worst.
@@MacXpert74 you still have to pay and line up and rest, in total its a small difference except for the range. Also, you can't easily fuel your car at home every day
@tr33c I refuel at self service stations, no need to line up for anything. The process of putting my card in and starting to refuel is under 1 minute typically. I can't fuel from my house, that true, but with over twice the range and a fuel station very close it really doesn't matter.
Lotto win is needed before I can place my order, great car
you can buy 2 Model Y for the same Price as EQC.
get me one if you win. I'll also a few grand for servicing.
@@GeordiLaForgery what kind of servicing do you want to do?
@@danielburger2550 full service :-0
@@GeordiLaForgery So why then a few grand? Service on EVs is not that expensive.
It's such a delight to watch all of your content guys. I'm so glad this channel exists. Better than anything they put out on TV.
I hope they get a software update for that voice recognition system, maybe change it to only respond when you say "Hey Mercedes". They promised to eliminate the electric motor whine, and they have done that in spades. Excellent, well done.
i odnt like when it wont let u change the alias, like hi car, or hi KITT,
Do you often say the name of the brand of the car you're in? I understand its annoying for journalists, since they are talking about the car, inside the car. But for the regular user, I assume it wont be much of a problem.
@@jesperbjerke some people are named Mercedes 😏
@@635574 actually, Mercedes DOES let you change the key phrase. Not only in EQC, but in any modern Merc which all have this voice system. It should however by default only be triggered by "Hey Mercedes", so something was wrong in the software here, or someone earlier changed the phrase to " Mercedes" to play fun with all the reviewers after him ;)
Say the M word.
Say the M word!
Say the M word, dare you.
What would you like? Make a call?
@@analogueavenue crumpet?
JayBee - lol, I was just thinking about that toaster when the m-word bit came up 🤣😂🤣😂
Howdy-doodly-doo!
Ah, so you're a waffle man.
14:08 Clearly it doesn't work...
Thanks for your impressions of the car. Beautiful and high quality inside and outside. I hope it's going to be a success. The fact that Mercedes takes care of communicating with the charger is a huge step in the right direction.
Robert, you've reviewed this car with such a perfect casual elaboration that I didn't realise that this is a 20 min video. 👏
That boot opens like my 2010 vw golf.... Amazing!
and my 2014 Seat Ibiza
And the dustbin in my kitchen.
@@GeordiLaForgery You need to push and pull on a logo to open your dustbin? What kind of dustbin even has a logo?
@@jur4x
so mine - i still was impressed xD
The premium trim also allows foot swung under the bumper to open. I don't know if all trim levels have that feature.
Robert close to using the F word trying to avoid the M word! This is a beautiful car, but out of reach for a lot of us. Looking forward to the Peugeot 208e coming out. Having owned a 205 and 306, the 208 is starting to visually hark back to Peugeot's glory days.
Same here, can't wait to see a head on comparison of 208, Zoe 50 and Corsa and then decide.
French POWER
Those days are long gone
I'll be waiting for the eventual Citroen version of the 208 as I'm a person with a moustache wear a beret.
@@Perkelenaattori dat swagga :')
Robert: Shutaaaaarrrp!
Me: Switches off voice control in the options
Me - Doesn't buy Mercedes
Believe me, we tried but we had very limited time in the car. It must be possible obviously, my fault for not asking the Mercedes folks before we set off.
Here's the thing: that voice control is something you paid for, but can't use. Or can use, but must put up with its annoying overeagerness.
@@fullychargedshow why didn't you ask Mercedes?
@@fullychargedshow You shoudn't have been so rude to her. Maybe she feels bad now. You now, the toaster and Marvin things become real.
I have been watching your show for a few months now and because of you we had the courage to rent a Tesla Model X to tour the British countryside and Wales. It was the most amazing vacation/road trip of our life. The charging was no problem at all and actually kind of fun because it forced us to get out of the car. We didn't drive a small amount either, we drove from Chipping Norton, through Snowdonia to Caernarfon and back, that was 400 miles in one day. Cuz I had watched your show and done further research we knew exactly how and when to charge and what maps we needed to find our way easily. It was a long day yes, but totally amazing. Also, I just love that I'm getting this news from the gent who plays Kryton. It adds to the whole futuristic feel of the electric car lol.
I am pleasantly surprised at how competitively priced and specced this car is in Norway. And from the video - M-word company knows how to soundproof a car. The range seems to be realistically around 330 km in summer - so JUST nudging across the 200-mile range (in summer...making me worry a little bit about the Norwegian winter). One has to squeeze 1 km out at less than 200 watts to get the 400+ range out of this car. That will require a very light right leg.
Apart from this - M-word company has done a good job here with a car that will sell whatever they can deliver here in Norway. With hopes that they will unclock 150 kW charging.
Here in the UK this new Mercedes starts at a staggering £65k €72k -
@M Hadi M-word knows their customers and who will buy this car, everything they did, they did with a purpose. People who buy this will also have a petrol car for fun and long trips, they will get the EQC for the daily commute.
Seems like the iPace and eTron have serious competition!
Another excellent FCS video.. I think the self-deprecating humour and honesty are lovely.
It's still lonely at the top for Tesla though. Their battery and drivetrain technology and range from 2012 is still superior. Tesla only needs to work on their after-service and build quality to match the Germans
Cars that take care of payment for you. Another reason to go electric.
Hope that every Mercedes electric car will have that. So an A or B class will have this too. Can't wait for those models.
Now it only needs wireless charging to make the whole process so seamless it feels like magic.
@@timevers6525 That would be much less efficient than a wire.
Wait until the charge you 2x of the current price✌🏻
Love your videos. Honest and makes me smile with how positive you are even though your tired 👍
On a nice day my Leaf gets 12 kwh/100 km - and up to 19 kwh/100 km on a day dipping well below freezing. Really not too bad for such a large car to get 24 kwh/100 km..
Yes its a good result, would be about equal to Model X.
very nice video and a very nice car. The charging solution is a great thing!
Thanks for this video, i hope you can make more soon with the EQC, also testing the AP,
Really not fond of Mercedes in general, but the unified charging without a plethora of contracts neccessary is a leap forward.
Yes, even better than Teslas Superchargers. Because outside of their system you'll still need cards etc.
To be fair it is not a Mercedes development, it is just that they fully upgraded to CCS 2.0 standards. In other words it will be a feature that will be included on most of the EVs of the future, however as it costs a bit more to implement than CCS 1.0 there will be some manufactureres who will wait implementing the system till they are forced to upgrade, which will happen with EVs developed after 2020.
Doubt it. Remember Renault' Z.E Online.
It is just another service of car manufacturers that does not work properly and is too expensive.
@@IlIlllIllIlIIIll Because some solutions are just too simple for either accountants or engineers
TheStixxer since owning a Tesla I have never once used a Level 3 non-Supercharger. Those Level 3s are inconveniently located, usually just 2 per station vs 12-40 SC stalls. But this is a great alternative for Mercedes customers.
I can absolutely understand you want the car to be quiet whilst driving . You want to enjoy the drive
Beautiful Car.
Saw one yesterday on the streets already. Looked really cool at night with the lights.
A really great car. Next the EQA and EQB. Mercedes is on a winning streak. Best interior quality, best comfort, best sound insulation. They really master this.
You really must try the Norwegian fjords in a Mercedes EQC in the summer.
Which of the three days of summer randomly spread between May and September? :D
I can't be the only one that loves the high-pitched hum of an electric motor going flat out.
Talking and laughing low voice in an electric car is a great subliminal message of tranquality of fully charged electric future..
10:30 - That's exactly how easy it should be. It's about time manufacturers and suppliers applied common sense to recharging EV's. Thanks for the video, Robert.
There many types of electric motors. May you please make an episode about them, advantaged and disadvantages of each.
TESLA already made that Comparison, the Model 3 motors the MOST Efficient in the World, 98% effcicent.
@@markplott4820 I wonder why other manufacturers don't use same tech?
There must be some reasons, there must be some trade offs of each tech choice.
@@newchannel1231 simple: cost. SRM is a more efficient design but also takes more work to get it right, you need PWM inverters and more noise isolation (as they tend to make a bagpipe sound), so that means more R&D meaning more investments. I wouldn't be surprised though if other manufacturers will switch to SRM sooner or later.
@@newchannel1231 - Because , Legacy Auto barely understands the Hybrid car , let alone a BEV. Legacy car makers DO NOT Build & Design their own Hybrid or BEV Drivetrain, they are Mostly made in China (internal) and KOREA & JAPAN mostly, aside from TESLA who make their OWN Drivetrain.
Part of the factor is COST , as the Legacy auto HAS TO Buy the Drivetrain from KOREA & JAPAN , the supply is Limited and Costs are High, because they Don't make the Drivetrain in their OWN Factory.
This means TESLA can Design BETTER Drivetrain and at a LOWER cost, and can Innovate sooner.
Mark Plott love electric cars and I'm buying a m3 soon but 98% efficiency is nearly impossible in the laws of thermodynamics
I really like this guy, real genuine and unrehearsed, which makes watching a better experience. I"ve had four Nissan Leafs, a Fiat 500e and a 1st Gen Honda Insight. I also wrote my college thesis on Alternative Fuel Vehicles back in 1992. Point being, I love EV's and it's so exciting to see this all finally happening! I also work next door to Tesla and everyday see them shipping out Model 3's over and over again........not sure I trust a car being made in a tent, but they are neat. Cheers everyone!
Awesome review. Can that front view camera record videos, like a dashcam? I think every modern car should have a dashcam built in.
Dashcams are not allowed in all countries.
I love that you guys show both km and mi. You guys are the mercedes of car reviews. You take such attention to detail and are so well polished, I LOVE YOUR CHANEL! Thank you
Mate I just love it when you present. Cheers!
That Bobby's charging session meltdown due to sleep deprivation was hilarious!
I was lucky to get a test drive in the EQC and I can fully confirm what FC have said in this Video. It is a GLC Q5 sitze car. Extremely well built and dead silent. And priced in Germany to get the federal tax reduction and with that approx 10k€ cheaper than the Audi E Tron. Still too expensive for me though. But you can order a tow bar. And the navigation also works like the one in Tesla as it can include chargers with its speed within the journey. Sit in one and drive one - most of you will love it. First EQC are delivered in Germany already.
Ordering a tow bar and actually PAYING for one are two different things (from my previous experience with prior ownership of 4 MB's)
Nice review, Robert. The charging solution sounds very clever. It would be great if all EVs could do something similar. I happen to be on a driving holiday in Norway. The roads are amazing (although almost all one lane each way with a max of 80 km/h): huge suspension bridges over fiords, long tunnels through mountains, including corkscrew tunnels to change altitude in a short distance, roundabouts inside tunnels.
The new Mercedes-Benz EQC, the first of 10 electric models the brand will launch before 2025, will be priced from £65,640 in the UK.
The most expensive model will be the limited-edition EQC Edition 1886, launched at this year's New York motor show. It will cost £79,260.
Wow. So much money for 60 miles range than tesla
Your reviews are natural and I enjoy it every bit of it. Well done.
9:06 Robert says the M word and nothing happens!
14:10 too..
This channel gives me hope that the human race may actually survive the 21st century. Thank you Robert and team.
We won‘t survive by building cars like that: an EV should not come in the form of an SUV. What a waste of resources. A lot of unnecessary weight to carry around.
@@emperorshievpalpatine I doubt more than 1% of the population can afford this car though. It's still important to have them switch over to electric, because they are too posh to drive a non-SUV and would otherwise be driving a petrol based SUV.
@@emperorshievpalpatine This is exactly why tesla that claims to push towards a cleaner world makes overpowered behemoths like model S and X. Ridiculous.
Daimler philosophy - exceptional build quality and soft luxury. The performance specification, by EV standards, is ok/fine, with an excellent driving experience, from a luxurious perspective. For £64K. You have to give a great deal of credit to Daimler for that. The in-car software is what potentially lets down the vehicle. Not in terms of its sophistication, but in terms of accessibility. I did notice that Robert got away with saying Mercedes once and the 'Interface Assistant' [for want of a better phrase] didn't spring into life. Elon Musk has said that software is what is going to hold back the trad' manufacturers, and that video illustrated a typical case in point. But it's far wider than that too.
It's not the car I would want to own, day in, day out, but I'd love to hire one for a week. And I'd spend the first couple of hours wading through the software to make sure I found the antidote to the 'M Word' issue. Nice car. Largely inoffensive appearance too.
Rambler Andy Good summary Andy 👍
I have little if anything to add.
(BTW It’s always a pleasure to watch Robert’s videos.)
@@FutureSystem738 Indeed. And although Robert puts himself down when reviewing, I think he gets the important bits across quite nicely.
Lol. Tesla's in car SW is so great there is no Spotify, no Android auto and no apple carplay.
@@TsLeng What are you talking about? My Model S has Spotify built-in with Tesla paying for my data costs. Also the car infotainment system is pretty much by far the best in the industry. I used to have Apple Carplay (wife) and Android Auto (myself) in my Audi S5 Sportback that I owned before my Tesla and I don't them at all. The Tesla infotainment system does everything 10 times better with no hassle of cables or pairing your phone and whatever.
@@eyoo369 apparently only in Europe . Not in the USA
I"m excited about the Mercedes EQC. I've driven a Tesla Model X for about 15 months. I'm sure hands down the Mercedes EQC will have a better fit and finish and feel more high end than the Model X. However, there are several "tech" areas where I think Mercedes EQC is way behind. The two big areas. 1. Autonomous driving: Now I don't use "navigate on autopilot" in my Tesla (I don't trust it enough yet) but I use regular "autopilot" every day on the interstate as I drive in stop and go traffic for about an hour to work. Other than resting your hand on the steering wheel, it does everything and has not made any mistakes. It's a true joy to drive like this and reduces the stress on me a good deal. From your review, I'm not sure Mercedes EQC is exactly at this point yet? Secondly, and this is a big one, over-the-air software updates. This is huge as the tesla is always improving. About a year ago, they updated so that the battery would pre-warm prior to getting to a supercharger. More recently they updated the "summon feature" which is quite useful and an update on the automatic windshield washers. Tesla feels like a computer because of this and I don't get the sense that the Mercedes or Porche EVs will have this. Regardless, my next car will again for sure be an EV but I would only buy something other than Tesla if they had these features.
Several deaths with the Tesla autopilot feature (Still in beta)... One thing I don't understand is why Tesla get you to pay for a feature that is not "production ready"....
The claim of charging at any charge point sounds optimistic, considering the fragmented state of things in the UK. I'm sure I've seen AC CPs that are RFID only - they're not going to work. And the chances of EcoAtrocity's old DBT's working reliably with a car that can ask for >100kW - ISTR this is why they are flaky with Konas.
I also got the impression you had to use the App to say which charger you wanted to use beforehand - if so this is still a step away from true plug & charge, but that's probably out of their hands.
Love how this car has foam insulation in the underbelly to make it even quieter.
Just say Benz. It's the name of its founder, unlike Mercedes which was just some rich dude's daughter.
Edit: I'm not advocating for the trigger word to be changed to Benz. I'm saying we can call the car a Benz to avoid triggering the M-word.
That's how they call M-word cars in China though, so it won't work for them, and they'll be a huge market. How often does anyone say Daimler?
@@Noukz37 Daimler is a defunct British luxury car brand in existence from 1896-2007 when Ford decided to stop using Jaguar's sub-brand as the upscale limousine brand. JLR still owns the marque.
"Benz" has a problem in its monosyllabic nature. You're bound to run across words that rhyme with it and confuse the digital assistant.
You need something like "orange opus" that combines two words without rhymes that don't often occur together.
@@Noukz37 I'm not advocating for the trigger word to be changed to Benz. I'm saying we can call the car a Benz to avoid triggering the M-word.
I think the trigger word should be changed to Money, to symbolize why Mercedes have taken so long to stop producing ICE.
@Cevair Zufer Daimler in the UK had purchased the right to use the name. Daimler was already an independent functioning trademark in Britain by the time the Mercedes brand came about. D-B can't use the name to market automobiles. And that probably includes using it as an alternative trigger word for the car assistant.
Very nice car just like the Audi E tron.
The efficiency just isnt here yet on for Audi and Merc in terms of cost to buy and efficiency of powertrain and battery cost.
Great review Rob, I always enjoy watching the Fully Charged reviews.
Thanks, thumbs up.
It's not just you, if you watch anyone else's review of any Mercedes with the Mercedes assistant they complain about it activating while they're talking about the car. I guess it's more of an issue for car reviewers, but if you own one of these I'm sure you'd end up talking about it to your passengers if you have any.
There is a good Video from AutoMotorundSport (Bloch as presenter). He explains all that stuff in detail. Maybe you can watch it with undertitel.
This is why google use “hey google”.... stops accidental activation. They should have made it hey Mercedes.
Excellent review, in special showing the graphics! The car looks stunning! Thank you and well done !
Just looked up...price from £65k. So £70K+
If you are rich you have so many choices in EVs now ...Audi, Porsche, Jaguar, Tesla,
Average Joe = still very few options
I used to optimistically think EV future for majority was just around the corner (few years more) . There has been such sluggish movement over last 5 years I am depressed to think it still might be decades away. Sigh!
We have a material shortage as they pointed out on Fully charged live event. But it will come. There will be a lot of cars under the 30k price range (Europe) Or around that price. That's not cheap too but it's getting there.
19:31 i was waiting for that. God bless the editor.
So fantastic to see the big guys being serious about EV's. The future is bright #Deathtocombustion
"serious" sure
@@cyber3tesla83 30 billion euros investment seems serious. This car won't make that kind of money back, so more is coming.
@valleysofneptune if you buy a tesla a supercharger
@valleysofneptune All of the street lamps on my camps have outlets on them
valleysofneptune come on mate.. if you live where you don’t have your own parking space, then you probably aren’t doing 400+km a day worth of driving..
You are a brilliant RUclipsr. Perfect amount of tech talk and nonsense ratio. Always manages to keep me antentive.
Clean dash
this car just got put on my list of goals.
My Tesla S75D now charges at 115kW (at a 120kW supercharger station) after the most recent software update, it's a 2016 model.
I hit 119kW with my Model S 75D (as well from 2016).
Still not a Mercedes dude......
Ok cool
Dennis Bjergø Madsen who wants a Mercedes... it’s just an old man petrol head brand that makes things complicated so when it brakes you’re fucked with a $5000 (or more) bill to pay... just like VW, Audi, BMW... pray to god that these “prestigious” cars never brake down ok you $$$
of course, i know also the model 3 can charge much more faster.
But this EQC is a very very nice car.
Best EV chanel on the internet
VW had that trunk opening system for years now.
Thank you so much for this entertaining presentation of the EQC. You did right, not annoying us with the details we know from following news and other channels. You focus on the usability of this vehicle and provided - at least to me - valuable information!
Has the M word company figured out yet how to nickel and dime us to death on parts for electric vehicles like they do with their ICE vehicles
shadowdance4666 oh you want breathable air inside the car? *sucks through teeth*.....
@@shadowdance4666 eh? Just a joke about how ze Germans would charge you for the air in the cabin if they could. They'd almsot certainly still fit cassette players if they could get away with it. So that they could upsell you to that advanced 6 cd player.
Auto-authentication and charging is a great application of the benefits of electric charging vs fossil fuel 'charging'. It's these sort of intelligent uses of the technology that will wow the crowds. Good stuff.
Mercedes should be proud of themselves for developing the first car that needs a STFU button.
Yes, they should have spend a billion and one dollars on R&D and added that button!
Go to in the Mercedes computer press settings - hi Mercedes
- stop listening #problemsolved
I've done the same thing with not powering off the car first, I suspect many others have too. You pull up, you're not quite sure if you've parked it right so you just pop it in park to have a little recon...
Ola Leier This power on/off nonsense in EVs needs to stop, just unlock the car with your key, put your foot on the brake and put it in drive. Why bother having a start/stop button when there’s no engine to start at all!
Why do you need to remake all the parts for an EV? A great deal of parts are power plant agnostic and it increases cost and risk to make new parts where existing ones are already suitable and proven. For a new company like Tesla, or a new platform of radically different form (e.g., BMW i3) there is a higher engineering content needed but for a SUV, are we saying a electric drivetrain needs new seats, heaters, screws or door handles? That is nonsense. And in the case of Tesla, the Model S was a nightmare design that showed their immaturity and lack of standardization, and was a nightmare to build because of it. Tesla teardown my Munro found the greatest number of fastener types and weld types of any car they ever analyzed and this is a negative. I would full expect Benz to be the opposite; the product of a disciplined, mature design process with standardization to maximize quality and reduce cost. Robert, I love your reviews, but you are not an engineer.
There's a surprising amount of ICE-centric engineering in ICE car parts.
Oh, you say, but the wheels are the same! There must be a lot of similar parts in the suspension! Uh, no: different suspension components, due to different weight and weight distribution, and a different type of axle; different brakes, due to different ways to slow down and different types of power for the braking system; etc. Tell me one part you expect to be the same on an ICE car and an EV and I'll point out a guess of why the engineering will be different.
Mercedes ME!! Wow, that is simply fantastic!! That has always been one of my worries about having a full EV, the difficulty with having RFID's and accounts everywhere!! Brilliant!
Well i'm not constantly talking about my car when i'm in it, so: bad for reviewing, good for the driver
Exactly what I've thought.
Unless you have a daughter called Mercedes 😉
Love this video . Can you tel me the colour of the car used for test driving . Can not find this colour when we look at the site of Mercedes . Thank you .
Luxury Merc that doesn't do 250 km/h? That'll be a problem for a certain segment of the market...
That segment of the market will buy the other Mercs that can do 250km/h
I don't believe some cars brands will stop selling high-performance ICE cars, I really can't imagine a world where Porsche and Ferrari and Mercedes will offer just EVs, but their ICE cars will probably be heavily taxed, more than ever before, which shouldn't be a problem for that segment of the market.
Loved the summing up at the end. Had me in stitches. Robert is very funny. Great video. It's a car I would certainly consider now I've seen this.
As much as I love my Model S, I wish Tesla had the same interior .. But what's up with the MerSiri??
Keyword without context... I'd *really* hope they had the option to disable the keyword and rely solely on a steering wheel button or similar...
That aside, it does look OK, if you like luxury barges like that... not my cuppa really, but good to see viable alternatives to Tesla hitting the market, and the Merc charging account is a brilliant solution to the headaches with public chargers - although in the UK the changes coming next year that require all chargers to support regular payments may make it moot...
@@logicalChimp They usually do have the option to personalize the keyword
You like lots of plastic switches and buttons?
@@shiraz1736 Not lots, but some... and if it's a button to tell the car to listen to voice controls, having it on the steering wheel makes the most sense... other than that, I'd prefer something midway between an 'average' car and a Tesla Model 3, in terms of buttons and clutter :D
@@shiraz1736 I like comfortable seats, soundproofed interior and soft plastic.
In the end...
EQC: "what do you like to do???"
Robert: "..... AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
gosh!!! Kkkkkkk
amazing video, like always!!
If your daughter is named Mercedes you will have to change her name now.
@Oiled Up And Ready ! Why? Mercedes is a normal Spanish name.
@Oiled Up And Ready ! Mercedes was the name of Emil Jellinek's daughter. He was one of Daimler's most important business partners and clients. The name means 'mercy'.
Oh hell a car with a genuine people personality. Douglas Adams would have loved it.
I am very interested in how M-word will convince its dealers to sell this car. I have heard that Audi and Jag have really low sales numbers because the dealers dont want to sell the electric cars.
I wonder what strategy M-word has to motivate dealers to push this to customer. Selling an electric car is much less money for the dealer since it has much less defects and requires much less maintanance and spare parts which a big part of dealers livelihood.
honzaasterba it’s a Mercedes they always needs to be fixed in some way
@@tbjornholdt what do you mean with that?? Its not the most reliable brand but also not the least reliable brand, its pretty much on par with other german brands like VW, Audi and BMW. And electric cars hardly have any maintenance, if they are build well that is............. looking at you tesla.
There's no polish or organisation to his thoughts or speech.. good thing Robert is so likable.
Shame you're not.
Tesla has got the powertrain and battery tech. Now they just need to focus on the things people actually see, mainly the interior.
Impressive car, great video as always. Thanks Robert.
There's a stupid amount of voice assistant focused drama in this video.
Quite excited to have a drive of this when there's some UK press cars, one thing i liked about the i3 is how silent it was and personally liked some motor feedback so be interesting to drive this with ZERO noise
I don't know why I watch this i can't afford any of it
True
Surely you can afford 10% of it.
The future has arrived👍
It arrived 6 years ago.
Much better, than a overpriced Model X with questionable build quality.
I guess it depends on what you want, the tech minded people who want the latest beta stuff want Tesla, the average car buyer want a solid car that always works with no frills.
This is really a great feature of MB, to incorporate all charge companies to their platform. Very well done! And our households friend, Robert, is always presenting things in a most amusing way. This was very funny indeed!
Ahh "smart" devices in everything, would drive me crazy.
at least they let you turn it off :/
AI on board. Don't drive like this, stay centered, that's no good trajectory, have a rest, wake up, please, listen to me.... Huh ...😋
I enjoyed every moment of that trip. Wish they could take those cars for a few days to get some sleep, for god sakes ;)
I also wish Robert had said "Mercedes" more often. That's got to be the most determined A.I., since Kryten himself.
instead of "m-word" you can say "MB" or "Benz"
MB also means "money boy" lol
Mercedes are excellent cars! That is something that no one else can do is make such a nice, refined car.
talking cars, phones, computers...ARGHHH!!! Hate it ... one simple command should disable this feature: "shut the F... up!" ... .please software dudes, program that in !!!
On it!
Robert's a brilliant presenter. So personable.
What would you like to do? - Answer, borrow £65K, please
This the Etron and taycan are dream machines for me
The statement around 8:40 is just wrong. Otherwise there would be no awkward transmission tunnel reducing legroom on the center back seat. Second clue is the mounting of the electric motor in a frame construct to match the mounting points of the ICE on the GLC (which the EQC is a conversion of). That's why there is no "frunk" on the EQC.
This car could have been a lot better it they had developed it from scratch instead of making compromises by just putting an electric drive train in the GLC.
They could have given it a better drag coefficient too this way instead of the abysmal 0.29
Exactly my point. If they build it from 0, they didn't do it properly. It weights as much as small house, it has huge bonnet, where is no frunk. It looks to me like conversion of GLC.
I love the way he laughs.
Of course it is only 15% of components from the old car, because 85% of the components made up the internal combustion engine.
Lol..You are just as trippy as me when you are so live and high. Hilariously genuine