The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE Is a Luxurious Midsize Electric Sedan

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    2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan review! Today I'm reviewing the 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQE Sedan, which is a luxurious electric sedan. I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of the EQE Sedan, and I'll review the driving experience to show you what it's like behind the wheel.
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    00:00 THIS...
    00:34 CARS & BIDS!!!
    01:25 Quirks & Features
    02:13 Trim Levels
    03:12 Styling
    06:02 Interior
    07:56 Media Center
    12:03 The Back Seat
    14:05 The Cargo Area
    15:34 Driving Impressions
    18:25 Outro & DougScore
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  • @raoulduke7844
    @raoulduke7844 Год назад +1944

    The regular E class looks SOOO much better

    • @automation7295
      @automation7295 Год назад +152

      W213, W212, W211, W124 looks better, all Mercedes-Benz EQ models are boring and ugly.

    • @drivinginthedcbaarea
      @drivinginthedcbaarea Год назад +60

      Yes. And they STILL murdered the redesign of the regular E.

    • @markus8484
      @markus8484 Год назад +63

      @@drivinginthedcbaarea I think they nailed it with the brand new E Class 🤷🏼‍♂️

    • @Olympiann
      @Olympiann Год назад +16

      Why would it look good? It’s got one of the lowest drag coefficients on the market

    • @trohde
      @trohde Год назад +4

      as an EQE43 owner I agree, but this particular specs do not do a favor. Thinking other colors and amg trim help a little.

  • @kyecomincioli330
    @kyecomincioli330 Год назад +773

    This has to be one of the worst 70-90 grand you could ever spend

    • @nibelungvalesti
      @nibelungvalesti Год назад +40

      Should be half that

    • @mattbuffo9967
      @mattbuffo9967 Год назад +71

      not to mention how ugly it is

    • @MrBigL100
      @MrBigL100 Год назад +72

      Quality is also extremely bad. Mercedes is degrading fast. Their EVs are not selling.
      New C-Class has also extremely bad quality.
      I live near Stuttgart and know a lot of people working there. A lot goes wrong since the new CEO came.

    • @akj2387
      @akj2387 Год назад +3

      @@MrBigL100 It looks soo cool though that's the thing. I drive a B9 A4 and the interior on my car just looks so dead compared to the C Class. Like all the LEDS and swoopy lines.
      I was considering buying a GLC/C Class as my next car in a few years when they're a bit cheaper used.

    • @flixrus9473
      @flixrus9473 Год назад +1

      @XeberhardtX this car started development under the old CEO

  • @Josh_0579
    @Josh_0579 Год назад +133

    9:00 This 3D camera really is incredible. It shows the GLE Monstertruck very accurately🌚

  • @MinecraftMasterNo1
    @MinecraftMasterNo1 Год назад +303

    Doug is the kind of guy to say he likes how it looks and then give it a low score for lack of styling

    • @TheCourtanderson
      @TheCourtanderson Год назад +18

      it's ugly af who cares what Doug says

    • @k.r.99
      @k.r.99 Год назад +4

      It's not necessarily a contradiction, not at all. It was explained a while ago by either Doug himself or someone in the comments.

    • @jessea7117
      @jessea7117 Год назад

      That's because hes a real man not a woMAn like u lol

    • @brandonsanders8665
      @brandonsanders8665 Год назад

      MC_Master is the kind of guy who continues to use an old tired worn out joke which is way past it's 15 minutes.

    • @J-YouTube324
      @J-YouTube324 10 месяцев назад

      @@TheCourtanderson It really is ugly all around. hideous 2/10 styling

  • @northstar5
    @northstar5 Год назад +792

    How MB thinks that this is a good looking vehicle is beyond me.

    • @sabersz
      @sabersz Год назад +18

      Aerodynamics trump looks when you're going for range. If it was an ICE I'd abhor the thing but I don't mind considering the circumstances of where EVs are at, at the moment

    • @cbwavy
      @cbwavy Год назад +51

      It's unfortunate their design language doesn't translate well with EVs

    • @benbruno6656
      @benbruno6656 Год назад +17

      It looks too basic 👎🏽

    • @sidshady7413
      @sidshady7413 Год назад +5

      As a merc fan I agree.

    • @michaelstgo5399
      @michaelstgo5399 Год назад +3

      It works for old people like Doug that like it..sigh

  • @safiullahqureshi3196
    @safiullahqureshi3196 Год назад +760

    You know you live in a crazy world when freaking Hyundai can design better cars than Mercedes.

    • @marvinscheer1028
      @marvinscheer1028 Год назад +28

      The Ioniq 6 also starts at 42000 Euro and max out at 63000 Euro with camera wing mirrors

    • @GaryKetchum808
      @GaryKetchum808 Год назад +49

      Now it's not surprising. Korea is consistently beating Germany in car design and its not even close.

    • @akj2387
      @akj2387 Год назад +8

      Audi and Bmw are leading the way in terms of quality.

    • @marvinscheer1028
      @marvinscheer1028 Год назад +36

      @@akj2387 can't get used to the new bmw " face " the front grill looks like bunny or beaver teeth

    • @TheMainCore
      @TheMainCore Год назад +22

      Nah. The Benz is ugly but the Hyundais are down right God awful.

  • @AutoEnthusiastJC
    @AutoEnthusiastJC Год назад +167

    When you showed the photos of the S class and E class right after the EQ variants, we can see how much better the gas versions look. EQ models give off 2016 Honda Fit grille vibes.

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +10

      At least the Honda Fit looks like a car. The EQX cars don't even look like anything at all.

  • @paul321654987
    @paul321654987 Год назад +198

    It's cool that Mercedes brought in design help from the fine folks at Jelly Belly.

    • @jamesengland7461
      @jamesengland7461 Год назад +8

      😂😂😂

    • @TimeForCars
      @TimeForCars Год назад +8

      😂😂😂 thanks for the laugh, I needed to see someone mocking this horrendous looking electric thing

    • @AdamG1983
      @AdamG1983 Год назад +2

      💀💀💀

    • @icaprone1
      @icaprone1 Год назад

      the look can get by. the crap driving? no

  • @zachhansen7966
    @zachhansen7966 Год назад +444

    This car's rear seat amenities are pretty inexcusable for a $90k Mercedes. Even the Golf GTI these days has heated seats and a third auto climate control zone for the rear seat passengers.

    • @iSOBigD
      @iSOBigD Год назад +50

      It's almost like they think their customers are idiots who only care about cheap slapped on screens and a logo on ugly overpriced cars.

    • @talltomtube
      @talltomtube Год назад +14

      My Kia Soul has heated rear seats with a high and low setting.

    • @S3XYdriver
      @S3XYdriver Год назад +30

      Everything about this vehicle is inexcusable. Just look at it compared to ANY other EV in its price range…

    • @MattBlack6
      @MattBlack6 Год назад +3

      Ha! My 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe has heated rear seats.

    • @MattBlack6
      @MattBlack6 Год назад +5

      ​@@iSOBigD yeah, imagine. Customers that only care about that logo. The 3 pointed swastika.

  • @jamesmurmurzancone4532
    @jamesmurmurzancone4532 Год назад +549

    Doug the kind of guy to tell an unconscious person to check out Cars and Bids, before giving them CPR.

  • @williambruno7620
    @williambruno7620 Год назад +16

    This thing makes the Pontiac Aztek look good.

  • @h0rze423
    @h0rze423 Год назад +11

    7:21 "Theres no cheap plastics you touch"
    *pans to plastic capacitive touch buttons*

    • @mattchays6905
      @mattchays6905 Год назад

      “luxury car buyers will be happy with it”… not you (or me) :/

    • @h0rze423
      @h0rze423 Год назад +2

      @mattchays6905 my 08 E class seems to be made with better materials and I got it for 6k lol

  • @kouper68
    @kouper68 Год назад +415

    I firmly believe that for Mercedes' EVs, their flat-surface wheels would be better served by harking back to the late 80s/early 90s AMG wheels and some of their rally works wheels that were nearly flat surfaced. It fits the heritage and is a fun note, while looking better than the hub-cap look they went with.

    • @yash.kapoor
      @yash.kapoor Год назад +5

      They could do that, or alternatively they could do some modern take on the wheels they used back in the 70s on the W123 and W116. The old AMG-style wheels could then be reserved for the current AMG versions

    • @theoneandonlybosable
      @theoneandonlybosable Год назад +6

      Apparently the drag coefficient on some of those cars would also be industry leading today as well 😳

    • @untitled795
      @untitled795 Год назад +3

      what part of any of this tragically disgusting design says "heritage" to you? I'm curious

    • @yash.kapoor
      @yash.kapoor Год назад +1

      @@untitled795 I guess they mean the heritage of MB as a whole, the EQE itself is quite ugly and does nothing to live up to old Mercs' heritage

    • @kouper68
      @kouper68 Год назад +2

      @yash.kapoor this. I think the eqe and eqs look terrible, and really to me they remind me heavily of a smoothed out corolla. I think they could stand to have a few nods to MBs heritage here.

  • @borlean4691
    @borlean4691 Год назад +234

    it looks like a 30k$ car from 2013

    • @rickjohnson2859
      @rickjohnson2859 Год назад +42

      This car doesn't scream luxury that is for sure.

    • @mrducky179
      @mrducky179 Год назад +3

      what are you talking about that interior is amazing

    • @martinsvensson6884
      @martinsvensson6884 Год назад +30

      @@mrducky179 Plastics and iPads. Nothing amazing about that.

    • @jameshumphrey3425
      @jameshumphrey3425 Год назад +2

      @@mrducky179 definitely not amazing, their AMG GLE on the other hand…

    • @Divine_Serpent_Geh
      @Divine_Serpent_Geh Год назад +6

      @@martinsvensson6884Yeah, it’s amazing how people are wow’d by a big ugly fucking IPad just pasted in the middle of the center console. To think people actually think an interior design like this is luxurious is quite sad.

  • @itsmebillo
    @itsmebillo Год назад +102

    I have that same volume slider control on my Mercedes. It sucks. It is very hard to turn the volume up or down by one little step, which is what I think people do most of the time. It jumps up or down too much unless you are extremely careful, and take your eyes off the road. A very bad UX choice IMO.

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +10

      Which is why everyone else abandoned capacitive touch a decade ago, especially for gradient-based inputs.

    • @Shazam_24
      @Shazam_24 Год назад +4

      This is the kind of thing that will age so poorly. Fast forward 5 years and people will laugh.

    • @Kayneth93
      @Kayneth93 Год назад

      Can you tap on the plus and minus sign on both side of the slide bar? Does it has such a function?

    • @itsmebillo
      @itsmebillo Год назад +2

      @@Kayneth93 You can, but the touch targets are very small, you have to look at them (no texture or any other touch affordance) and the entire touch bar moves when you press it. It's bad.

  • @megatronusorionpax4900
    @megatronusorionpax4900 Год назад +160

    There's no excuse for rear climate controls being absent or heated/coold rear seats not being there. Can't belive Doug basically excused that stuff and even gave it an 8 in features when he wouldve gone so much harder on some other cars if they did anything like that

    • @Techjunkiero
      @Techjunkiero Год назад +39

      Doug will excuse anything from MB. We know he’s a MB fanboy and was called to review this ugly thing.

    • @arminpetschelt8127
      @arminpetschelt8127 Год назад +9

      Prolly also doesn't want to risk his relationship with that dealership

    • @caldera11
      @caldera11 Год назад +24

      doug regularly praises cars where the entire dashboard is a garbage screen that causes people to crash by having to check that it actually responded to your touch so yeah, he's really lenient on those

    • @sunshinelolipops1
      @sunshinelolipops1 Год назад +24

      It honestly annoys me how biased he is towards German cars. Especially Porsche and Mercedes. And he also thinks that just because a car as more screens, it's somehow superior in every way. Guarantee if this had a Honda badge on it, he'd be shitting all over it.

    • @sheldoncoffelt1891
      @sheldoncoffelt1891 Год назад +1

      It's because a dealership gave it to him to review so he's going to be nice about it and for people saying he just likes Mercedes or German cars I remember him sucking off Acura for the NSX for shit that came out of a Civic all because a dealership gave it to him

  • @whereami3362
    @whereami3362 Год назад +463

    The UI looks like if you asked people in 2005 what a futuristic UI would look like

    • @Chicken_4_Dayz
      @Chicken_4_Dayz Год назад +76

      It's giving Windows Vista

    • @VeeDees
      @VeeDees Год назад +5

      @@Chicken_4_Dayz god, yes exactly

    • @DBenton2610
      @DBenton2610 Год назад +6

      Giving me a 2005 Ford Taurus

    • @iceduck64
      @iceduck64 Год назад +24

      Reminds me of Windows Media Player. MB really should hire some proper designers.

    • @Techjunkiero
      @Techjunkiero Год назад +1

      2005? More like a 1992 Intrepid concept.

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 Год назад +12

    6:15 i always joke that in the future people will be saying "what size screen do you drive"
    And here it is.

  • @andrewlunin9150
    @andrewlunin9150 Год назад +65

    Every time Doug says entertainment system is very responsive he actually shows how it lags on every tap. 😅

    • @Rommmm
      @Rommmm Год назад +7

      Yeah it is so laggy for a brand new Mercedes car ... Can't believe quality department approved that

    • @henne2k
      @henne2k Год назад +7

      Exactly. Cringe.
      If it isn’t on the level of your smartphone, it’s bad.

    • @miniaddict4534
      @miniaddict4534 Год назад +13

      Yeah, I can’t trust Doug anymore. On top of lying about the screen responsiveness, you can tell he doesn’t like it. With all the fame he’s gotten and the treatment he gets from manufacturers, he probably doesn’t want to say anything that will anger his corporate friends.

    • @mohammedrahman5255
      @mohammedrahman5255 Год назад +1

      He gets paid by manufacturers to do these 'glowing' reviews! His videos now seem like commercials, theres very little honesty left in him! 5 years ago yes...now its all business and money...his getting boring now!

  • @clovejoy5977
    @clovejoy5977 Год назад +37

    Doug...the kind of guy who drives me crazy by not folding the seat back into place, and making us look into the trunk for the entire drive! lol

  • @ayebing
    @ayebing Год назад +30

    Sooo in dougs mind , the Toyota crown is a bad call on Toyotas part bc the sedan is a “dying segment” but bc this one is electric and German , he loves it.
    Yeah right. He got a fat check from Mercedes for this “review”

    • @joeconti2396
      @joeconti2396 Год назад +21

      Genuinely thought the same thing while watching this. He keeps saying stuff that doesn't like up. "the screen is instant!" It isn't. "the 360 camera is amazing" shows a monster truck next to it. "the volume is sliders but they're great!" Volume isn't consistent. "it drives fine and is quiet!" Can easily hear road noise and everything else.
      Wtf was this review.

    • @guilhermetavares4705
      @guilhermetavares4705 Год назад +6

      It really doesn't make sense.

    • @03gade85
      @03gade85 Год назад +11

      It's very strange how glowing this review is.

    • @mohammedrahman5255
      @mohammedrahman5255 Год назад

      Dougs a sell out! These days he just gets paid from manufacturers to do reviews and boost them! Then gets paid by the views we give him! Its all business now... initially five years ago his reviews seems honest and unbiased. Would tell you pros and cons!

  • @lassebauer
    @lassebauer Год назад +66

    Years from now we'll look back at this time as the most depressing era of automotive design

    • @mohammedrahman5255
      @mohammedrahman5255 Год назад +9

      I 100% agree... the EV craze has made cars look and feel souless...like cars have becomes Ipads and tablets! Hang on to your old cars guys!

    • @jdveloz7015
      @jdveloz7015 Год назад

      @@mohammedrahman5255 soulless? Okay gramps. Just becuase they dont male noise? They drive amazingly and their acceleration is so satisfying. Love my EV

    • @19ThreeLions97
      @19ThreeLions97 Год назад

      I think the average design is pretty good actually. Look at Cadillac, Opel, Volvo, Mazda, Peugeot, Genesis lineup etc. This one here is awful yeah

    • @hooptie8785
      @hooptie8785 Год назад +6

      @@jdveloz7015 Calm down Tina

    • @afterace
      @afterace Год назад +1

      Unless it will be even more depressing

  • @tblicher
    @tblicher Год назад +9

    The panel gaps on that hood are insane. Then you remember that it isn't even meant to be opened..

  • @georgimihalkov4781
    @georgimihalkov4781 Год назад +64

    It's amazing how much I couldn't be bothered about the existence of this thing.

    • @Techjunkiero
      @Techjunkiero Год назад +8

      Same! Dreadful

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +6

      Well, given the recent drop off in consumer interest in EVs, Mercedes already publicly announcing that the EQ brand will disappear in favor of electrified replacements for their gas cars after this single generation, the almost certainly ridiculous lease terms on these depreciation factories, and the totally disposable nature of current EVs, I doubt they will ever be common, and they will certainly disappear quickly.

    • @JJ_5289
      @JJ_5289 Год назад +3

      ​@@matthewbowen5841 it's crazy to me how many car companies are pushing fully electric cars despite the fact that we don't even have the infrastructure to support more and more ev's. Hybrid technology is pretty much proven at this point and I don't understand why we didn't go In that direction first

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +1

      @@JJ_5289 Hand in glove, baby.

  • @blazzz13
    @blazzz13 Год назад +128

    Unless you're a Merc fanboy, it's quite hard to tell this apart from the EQS. Imagine paying significantly more for the EQS only to have the same status as someone with an EQE.

    • @martinsvensson6884
      @martinsvensson6884 Год назад +2

      I dont think you pay for it too look different :)

    • @blazzz13
      @blazzz13 Год назад +15

      @@martinsvensson6884 Status is a part of it with these luxury cars- and if petrol heads have to split hairs imagine non car people. I wouldn't pay for the EQS given this class dilution problem.

    • @herrguy
      @herrguy Год назад +22

      Just wait until the EQC comes out and it’s just an even smaller version of the EQS.

    • @mikojarvinen6273
      @mikojarvinen6273 Год назад +8

      You obviously haven’t seem them in person. The size difference is very significant and they’re clearly different vehicles. Of course for some people all cars look the same and they can’t tell apart Honda from Kia. However most people can tell the difference.
      Traditional S-class or current EQS buyer aren’t really looking to show off. These cars are usually company cars. At least in Europe. Maybe in the US people explicitly want to show off with their car? Sounds kinda tacky.

    • @jamesengland7461
      @jamesengland7461 Год назад +4

      Chicken egg versus duck egg

  • @CarterPatterson1228
    @CarterPatterson1228 Год назад +33

    The surround view at 9:02 is hilarious, it looks like a little toy car lmao

    • @jakefox3677
      @jakefox3677 Год назад +3

      Fr why doesn’t it look so small

  • @jacobstair7311
    @jacobstair7311 Год назад +7

    Doug talking to the dealership people: "So, when ya comin out with a station wagon version of this?"

  • @benim3166
    @benim3166 Год назад +8

    EQE just look so much cheaper than they actually are. If I didn't know better I'd say it looks like a 40k compact family car, and that goes for the EQS too.

  • @cafe405
    @cafe405 Год назад +101

    Just when you think Mercedes couldn't make the front design any worse. What on earth are they thinking?!

    • @betancourt564
      @betancourt564 Год назад +5

      Aerodynamics only?

    • @carltonleboss
      @carltonleboss Год назад +8

      Have you not been aware of what BMW has been doing over the past few years?

    • @lolickypeepee23xdd6
      @lolickypeepee23xdd6 Год назад +1

      bmw somehow manages to be even worse lol, straight up 1/10s and 2/10s at best coming out of germany lately it seems especially with EVs. i thought the bmw i3 was horrible and somehow they managed to make even worse looking cars+audaciously act like peoples criticisms are unjustified

  • @crouchb15
    @crouchb15 Год назад +102

    Should've just converted the regular E and S to have electric versions like they did with the GLC and B

    • @rkan2
      @rkan2 Год назад

      Would make for a really bad EV...

    • @Divine_Serpent_Geh
      @Divine_Serpent_Geh Год назад +10

      The reason they didn’t do that is because it makes sense. Remember, nowadays companies/people do things that DON’T make sense purposefully.

    • @faj2600
      @faj2600 Год назад +5

      They stress over range so much, i rather have less range and a good looking car than this abomination

    • @1967buickriviera
      @1967buickriviera Год назад

      @Chett_Manly_ yes it really would lol

    • @joejesus9902
      @joejesus9902 10 месяцев назад

      Try driving a GLB. Its a very clearly compromised vehicle since the platform isn’t made for EV

  • @felixgutt6831
    @felixgutt6831 Год назад +9

    Got the EQE two weeks ago as an employee company car. Can confirm it really is a baby-EQS. For european customers the 300 model with RWD and 249hp is the sweetspot imo. Has even more range and is plenty powerful. And who wants more can get the AMG 53 that‘s also out already in the US.
    Fun fact: the stars in the dashboard are backlit with the ambient light colors😉

  • @budja1501
    @budja1501 Год назад +16

    I've seen a few of these around. It's like a stubby little jelly bean of a car. The drag coefficient is impressive, yes, but I can't help but think that mercedes could be coming up with a more interesting design language.

  • @markking9778
    @markking9778 Год назад +5

    That washer fluid cup reminds me of were you put detergent in a washing machine....

    • @peter_shadow7559
      @peter_shadow7559 Год назад

      I've given this whole marathon through the comments section just to see this one. I knew I would find it. 😂😂😂

  • @jackparkinson3029
    @jackparkinson3029 Год назад +60

    They had the chance to rename everything to something sensible like the KW of the battery or HP or the motor but no! We got the EQE 500 with 400hp

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +15

      That's so true! I love how the numbers used to be an approximation of engine displacement. Now it's just some random bullshit.

    • @martinsvensson6884
      @martinsvensson6884 Год назад +3

      Yes they could have rounded off the HP number and used that. Would make for familiar numbers to MB people also.

    • @dmytrothecat8317
      @dmytrothecat8317 Год назад +3

      @@michaelfjmusic even Audi recently went from displacement to some shit like 55 tfsi for "more status"

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne Год назад

      @@michaelfjmusic Actually the numbers represent what size engine of naturally aspirated engine would be needed to develop the power on hand.

  • @pauldzim
    @pauldzim Год назад +2

    Doug: I think it looks better than the EQS
    Dougscore: EQE 5 styling, EQS 6 styling

  • @noahherman2921
    @noahherman2921 Год назад +16

    Yikes $80k? That’s base Model S money 😅 I know what I’d pick lol

  • @88mkj88
    @88mkj88 Год назад +91

    To me, the eqe kinda looks like a 2012-2015 Honda civic

    • @davidelucchese2764
      @davidelucchese2764 Год назад +4

      True

    • @jkliao6486
      @jkliao6486 Год назад +9

      Honda civic ahead of its time confirmed :)

    • @joefmagat5586
      @joefmagat5586 Год назад +2

      Exactly what I see, good thing I'll never buy one of these mercs lol.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Год назад

      Yeah, it's all "round" like a civic of that era and smoothed over, kind of like a more bean like civic.

    • @cjlove168
      @cjlove168 Год назад

      Same here. Also a bit like previous generation Honda CRV.

  • @kfh123
    @kfh123 Год назад +31

    For everyone who dreams about owning a giant Computer Mouse.

    • @banjemine4150
      @banjemine4150 Год назад +2

      Where is that damn LoL emoji when you need it?!

  • @DioTheGreatOne
    @DioTheGreatOne Год назад +15

    Those EQ Mercedes models are going to age like fine milk

  • @StreetPreacherr
    @StreetPreacherr Год назад +68

    I just can't get over how SILLY the 'wheels' look.
    They tricked me for a SECOND into thinking those were regular 5 spoke alloys, but as soon as I saw the 'spaces' between the spokes were actually 'solid' and just PAINTED black I couldn't stop laughing!
    They just look like aftermarket HUBCAPS that some kid would put on an old car to provide the appearance of having 'RIMS'! LOL

    • @Shazam_24
      @Shazam_24 Год назад

      Very Amazon auto haha

    • @offspringfan89
      @offspringfan89 Год назад

      I hadn't noticed until you pointed, but they really look ridiculous 🤣😂

  • @HowItsEvenPossible
    @HowItsEvenPossible Год назад +5

    Doug: EQE is better looking then EQS. EQS styling score: 6. EQE styling score: 5. 🗿

  • @maximeparent3004
    @maximeparent3004 Год назад +21

    I was thinking the EQS had weird proportions, EQE entered the chat. The profile of these cars remind me of the Chrysler Concorde/Intrepid.

    • @ryannatividad3137
      @ryannatividad3137 Год назад +2

      I actually think the EQS looks better too. More elongated at least which helps. Neither is attractive to me, but this looks taller and stubbier than the EQS. It reminds me of cars like the 2nd gen (for the US) Honda Fit. While I actually really liked that car for what it is, the stubby, jellybean look does not work when the car is an $80-100,000 plus luxury sedan.

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +1

      The LH cars at least had front and rear ends to balance the absurdly bloated middle. This is just bloat and stubs.

  • @Catboy.
    @Catboy. Год назад +5

    The washer fluid filler is at perfect urinal height 😎

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад

      It seems to be a cheap plastic spring-loaded thing. I wonder if it locks with the doors like a 2011 Jetta S 2.slow's filler door or if they were too cheap for even that.

    • @filbao8113
      @filbao8113 Год назад

      😂

  •  Год назад +6

    To be honest, visually I prefer the normal screen as opposed to the hyperscreen. I wonder if it even has any other benefit other than being more bling and having the passenger display.

  • @lne9070
    @lne9070 Год назад +116

    Doug must’ve gotten a ‘hidden’ sponsorship from Mercedes the way he’s presenting this car in a positive light LMAO

    • @hughjass2745
      @hughjass2745 Год назад +34

      He has questionable taste at the best of times...

    • @bwofficial1776
      @bwofficial1776 Год назад +18

      He's a Mercedes guy. He's owned a number of Mercedes-Benz vehicles and worked for Porsche so he's never given one a bad review.

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +7

      I think it's an attempt to keep in the MB dealer's good graces for future reviews. Good business decision, as not only do they give access to MBs, they may be part of a luxury car dealer group that provides access to many other brands, and the single dealer or group will be taking in many high doller trades and stocking high dollar inventory outside of the brand they sell.

    • @glhs386
      @glhs386 Год назад +2

      I imagine someone promised him a Black Series test drive as quid pro quo.

    • @leef1500
      @leef1500 Год назад +7

      My dealer group owns an MB store. They sent out a mass email to the entire organization about a special lease deal for the eqs and eqe for some fantastic deal giving them away. No one wants it 😂 they literally can not give them away

  • @chiemekaa
    @chiemekaa Год назад +8

    I'll keep saying it. MB needs a new EQ design language. How they went from the sleek and desirable EQS Vision concept to the EQS and this, I can't understand.

  • @herrguy
    @herrguy Год назад +8

    The EQE is the same price as the Lexus LS… I know which one I’d rather have.

  • @benjaminnwarren1
    @benjaminnwarren1 Год назад +3

    My '09 VW GTI has the car emblem trunk opener. 14 years ago and Doug still loves it as if it's new. Keep up the good work Doug! Much love

  • @CH-qt4hr
    @CH-qt4hr Год назад +69

    I still can't believe the vaunted engineers at Mercedes couldn't come up with a better solution to fill the washer fluid. It's embarassing

    • @m40dot
      @m40dot Год назад +9

      That and 0 frunk at all. Just so odd how so many can't figure out how to do EV's right and take advantage of the things they should. Charge ports should be near seamless (Tesla or Rivian), much less washer fluid surely shouldn't look like a port on body panels

    • @FifyKaqiqiPain
      @FifyKaqiqiPain Год назад +5

      Doug is the type of guy to talk about the quirks and features of the Mercedes EQE windshield washer fluid location in a separate 60 second Shorts video

    • @brandontaylor6189
      @brandontaylor6189 Год назад

      reminds me of a washing machine

    • @m40dot
      @m40dot Год назад +2

      @@CH-qt4hr I know everyone has their own scenarios, but having had a 3 and then a Y going on 4 years now, the frunk has been used all the time, sometimes even just to have stuff on me, without it taken up primary space. Spring to Summer I keep my mountain biking gear, in it as it can be dirty, stink, etc and thus nothing smelling up the cabin. But ready to go any moment with helmet, shoes, tools, glasses, towels, etc up there. That and some cleaners/etc can all be up there, and still have the car and trunk, etc empty looking. Which is also good to avoid theft. Or when on road trips for weekend or camping, it's crazy how much can fit in there, keeping the passenger area more clear. Also the 'deep trunk' area is similar as it's like bonus space to fit things in, yet not affect the day to day use of passenger area or even trunk space from looking empty. F150 of course has an amazing large frunk, and for anyone actually using it as a pickup for contracting work, you can store bunch of tools/etc in there and still have your bed and entire cabin clear, and avoid theft as most people don't even know it's a storage area, much less what is in it vs in cabin or pickup bed.

  • @A.R.B.J.
    @A.R.B.J. Год назад +13

    I saw a black one in a parking lot yesterday. It was a good looking car with the exception of the front end. There were 3 different shades of black in the plastic components of the front end. Not an attractive look.

  • @christophermondoux8408
    @christophermondoux8408 Год назад +4

    15:34 when that shot cuts over and you see Doug didn’t put the seats back 😮

  • @AdamJakowenko
    @AdamJakowenko Год назад +59

    The fact that Doug doesn't see any problem with a slider volume and things the EQS is attractive just took away about 10% of his credibility in my mind 😆

    • @nimish2073
      @nimish2073 Год назад +11

      Looked like Mercedes Benz sponsor video

    • @miniaddict4534
      @miniaddict4534 Год назад +6

      He’s lost all credibility for me. It’s not the first time he’s overlooked and lied about stuff.

    • @mohammedrahman5255
      @mohammedrahman5255 Год назад +2

      He gets paid to 'sell' these cars to you and me! He sold him self, his reviews are not honest...just commercials now for new cars!

  • @Rom3_29
    @Rom3_29 Год назад +10

    Blaaaaand like unsalted oatmeal. That kind looks like 2nd generation Dodge Neon.

  • @xpreame3406
    @xpreame3406 Год назад +134

    Doug is the type of guy to discover "Background Blur Filter" in 2023

    • @jc_47
      @jc_47 Год назад +8

      Nice you just copied my comment onlyfans bot, you're comment got 149 likes while mine got only 16 when my comment got deleted for some reason. Unfair how RUclips treats it's users these days

  • @MehdiEsfahani
    @MehdiEsfahani Год назад +2

    I like how Doug is amazed every time the trunk opening is the car logo. it's like on half the cars on the road...

  • @colonelminus
    @colonelminus Год назад +3

    General question. Shouldn’t all these electric cars actually be equipped with the least electric options like electric seats, seat heating, etc. in order to save battery power? 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @thanosianthemadtitanic
    @thanosianthemadtitanic Год назад +6

    crazy how the EQE costs as much as the gas S class now

    • @rkan2
      @rkan2 Год назад

      The running costs should end up a whole lot different though, especially in Europe...

    • @joeconti2396
      @joeconti2396 Год назад

      ​@@rkan2 still costs about twice what it should.

    • @chaseghesquiere3907
      @chaseghesquiere3907 Год назад +2

      Check again lol

  • @levdar9860
    @levdar9860 Год назад +6

    The new Toyota Prius looks very nice

  • @sunday5248
    @sunday5248 Год назад +9

    this is exactly how you design the car when you want it to get discontinued, petrolheads’ job indeed 😂

    • @jasonlewis460
      @jasonlewis460 10 месяцев назад

      Even Walter White wouldn't drive this car.

  • @Juberdingus
    @Juberdingus Год назад +2

    We’re in the days where an AMG will be nothing more than a few 10 cent badges and a software update.

  • @pjs12464
    @pjs12464 Год назад +5

    Depreciation is a real killer on the EQE

  • @thescarp2
    @thescarp2 Год назад +5

    this thing looks like it's melted in the sun. also not a juke

  • @boraonat604
    @boraonat604 Год назад +4

    I checked out an EQE as well and found that it did not have the WOW factor, exactly as Doug described. Nice review!

  • @ajgamble451
    @ajgamble451 Год назад +2

    Idk why but when Doug said “ not too many people gonna get it” made me laugh😂😂😂😂😂

  • @davidkrumwiede446
    @davidkrumwiede446 Год назад +41

    The ‘91 Caprice really was ahead of its time.

    • @robadams1645
      @robadams1645 Год назад

      THANK YOU! I knew it reminded me of something.

  • @AnimeRoot
    @AnimeRoot Год назад +15

    Have fun paying monthly for heated seats, and horsepower unlock 🤣

  • @ReadySetElement
    @ReadySetElement Год назад +2

    You were in my neck of the woods I live in the area! Doug been watching your videos for the past decade lol

  • @covercompositionandmixes9203
    @covercompositionandmixes9203 Год назад +2

    No one:
    Doug: this one being affordable priced at 87000

  • @man_on_wheelz
    @man_on_wheelz Год назад +8

    That "It has a big trunk, but a small opening" is exactly the problem I have with my Lincoln MKS. However, on my MKS I cannot fold down the back seats, at least on this you can.

    • @throwback19841
      @throwback19841 Год назад +1

      Opening size - which is why recently I couldn't fit my mother's suitcase into the trunk of my girlfriends Prius C, but inexplicably I was able to put it in the trunk of my 2000 miata.

  • @phillipev
    @phillipev Год назад +6

    This starred instrument panel is like a huge blank switch for those who didn't have the "courage" to get the monster screen

    • @asingh7887
      @asingh7887 Год назад +2

      That panel is terrible. Imagine how Doug would grill a car company like Honda for having such a crappy dash (envision a bunch of Honda logos on a flat weird shaped panel). This is one of the worst values in the industry.

  • @Yoodisbepat
    @Yoodisbepat Год назад +2

    Audi, Porsche, Hyundai and Kia have all figured out how to design beautiful EVs. Why is Mercedes struggling so badly with this?

  • @nathanielyoung3479
    @nathanielyoung3479 Год назад +5

    The star dash would annoy me for regular use and driving if it was simply blacked out then I’m sold on it. Definitely looks great without the 56 inch display

  • @RA-ui8yw
    @RA-ui8yw Год назад +3

    I feel like that giant piano black grill is going to age horribly and get tons of rock chips, bug splats etc over the years

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад +2

      Just wait until the sticker backing peels and the clear plastic yellows. I'm certain that's how they give it depth.

  • @paragontau7995
    @paragontau7995 Год назад +20

    I've been watching your channel for a very long time, and its awesome to technically see one of my cars in your video.
    I bought that red E28 in your Cars & Bids ad at 0:54! Thanks Doug!

  • @AaronLin
    @AaronLin Год назад +1

    Doug the type of guy to forget to put the rear seats back up when he goes on a drive

  • @juliandittrich6336
    @juliandittrich6336 Год назад +1

    Fun quirk: the stars on the outside have an slightly increased angle between the bottom two lines - because its not allowed to illuminate oem logos on the outside of a car.
    Fun quirk 2: the touch slider for the sunroof is super unresponsive with dry hands - the mercedes development engineer always brought wet hand wipes to moisturize :D

  • @zabotini
    @zabotini Год назад +10

    There's something stuck in the back of my mind when I see Doug's videos with Mercedes-Benz cars. Those buttons (home, forward, backward) and overall the bottom UI on the infotainment look so much like the ones on the Windows Media Player 11

  • @joshua.harazin
    @joshua.harazin Год назад +11

    "56 inch screen"
    No it isn't. It's 3 screens, with significant bezels between them. If that's a 56" screen, then a bin full of gameboys is a 200" screen.

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад

      Thank you! Cadillac and now Ford are playing the same silly game. GM is the worst in that a big part of the screen is a seperate screen devoted to light controls. What's the point? Its only useable for that one purpose, making it more screen-y than traditional light controls but not at all related to the actual screen in any way other than being a nearby screen.
      I have a 63" TV in the living room and 2 40 inch TVs in bedrooms. I can make them adjacent to each other. Does that mean I have a 143" TV?

  • @TheCourtanderson
    @TheCourtanderson Год назад +2

    "Design looks better on this scale"
    Doug is high

  • @carshowtv9197
    @carshowtv9197 10 месяцев назад

    Fantastic review How about price ?

  • @SonOfTamriel
    @SonOfTamriel Год назад +3

    I try not to fault a current cars styling. In 10+ years it might look great. This is how I've always perceived cars. I am older and didn't really think the styling of the 93 Camaro was good, it was really ugly to me. Fast forward today and I quite like them.

  • @Martin-kc1xj
    @Martin-kc1xj Год назад +4

    It looks like a melting 2000 Audi a6

  • @gabenegron2373
    @gabenegron2373 Год назад

    As someone who works with rental cars every day: the sliders/capacitive touch/touch screen buttons are cool until they glitch or, especially in winter, when you wear gloves. Ill be impressed by that tech when it can detect gloves well and not glitch on me

  • @badrinair
    @badrinair Год назад

    Fantastic review as always Doug . probably my next car.

  • @kha7705
    @kha7705 Год назад +32

    Doug is the type of guy to slip a stripper a note saying "hey, you don't have to do this"

    • @slowery43
      @slowery43 Год назад +1

      huge fail on trying to be even a litte funny

    • @OlliTho91
      @OlliTho91 Год назад

      "check out cars and bits instead"

    • @StreetPreacherr
      @StreetPreacherr Год назад

      Doug's the type of guy to criticize a stripper for the quality of her quirks and features.

    • @kha7705
      @kha7705 Год назад

      @TwinTurbo Ray are you a stripper?

  • @Jayplaya95
    @Jayplaya95 Год назад +14

    What normal working American even making $100,000 a year can afford these cars if they're $70,000 to $80,000 for base model cars the car scene is a joke nowadays

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Год назад +3

      Rich people virtue signaling transport pods.

    • @jeremyoboe
      @jeremyoboe Год назад

      Definitely should be making more than $100k to buy a car this experience.

  • @AsX950
    @AsX950 Год назад +1

    Doug demuro have you ever reviewed a plymouth lazer?

  • @Frytech
    @Frytech Год назад

    Doug is the type of guy who says at 11:36 that he’s gonna link other video reviews below, but never does😂

  • @HypocriticYT
    @HypocriticYT Год назад +15

    You know they’re in the infancy of EV’s when they use aerodynamics to maximize range. Best not to buy until these mature and become more capable 😊

    • @sigmamale4147
      @sigmamale4147 Год назад

      Best to never buy evs with their horrendous battery life

  • @RossCuth
    @RossCuth Год назад +29

    Doug is the type of guy to leave the back seats down in full view whilst driving for a review lol

    • @FifyKaqiqiPain
      @FifyKaqiqiPain Год назад +2

      Legend says Doug is the type of guy who is still sitting on the driver's seat and giving the car owner free permanent heated seat from Doug's body heat

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад

      This was a quick-n-dirty for the views attached to the uptick on launch interest. Nothing more. This is a slightly worse EQS with no notable differences other than size and available options, neither of which come across in a video review. It might as well not be reviewed. Just take everything anyone's EQS review said and apply it, plus smaller trunk and less options per dollar.

  • @user-xe3kt2mj3c
    @user-xe3kt2mj3c Год назад +2

    My dad has one, not by choice by the way. The thing drives like a mercedes sprinter van. Its heavy as shit, i can feel it dive over bumps and railroads because of the weight. On the other hand it has really accurate steering. No visibility all around, windshield is to slanted rear window is as big as a side window and the a pillar is always in the way.

  • @GetToThePointAlready
    @GetToThePointAlready 7 месяцев назад +1

    Every time a car manufacturer makes a change to a car that makes it look stupid: "Uh... ItS FoR AeRoDyNaMiCs!"

  • @buxus3770
    @buxus3770 Год назад +4

    Around 90k specced in Belgium with only 2 years of warranty…good luck in two years.

    • @michaelfjmusic
      @michaelfjmusic Год назад +1

      Imagine the cost of battery replacement on an electric Mercedes 💀💀💀

    • @matthewbowen5841
      @matthewbowen5841 Год назад

      @@michaelfjmusic Reports say for the new Lexus EV transportation solution it's around $48k. In a $65k vehicle.

  • @pruhnav
    @pruhnav Год назад +18

    Mercedes could make so much more money if they just stuck a battery pack on their ICE Versions of the car like what BMW did with the new(but extremely ugly) 7 series. The EQ line up looks really ugly overall, everything looks like an egg.

    • @bderris
      @bderris Год назад

      @pruhnav
      I agree. However, they probably had to design this egg to make up for the otherwise pathetic mileage range.

    • @pruhnav
      @pruhnav Год назад +1

      @@bderris that’s fair, but honestly there’s a lot of cars out there that don’t have an egg shape and still get incredible range.
      Take a look at the NIO ET7, looks hella nice, and gets like 620 miles of range. It does maintain decent looks while not sacrificing it all for range. This one is just outright bad design. They could’ve designed it better

    • @peter_shadow7559
      @peter_shadow7559 Год назад +1

      🏉

  • @yt4870
    @yt4870 Год назад +1

    Funny how the thumbnail made the car colour slightly lighter than in the video😁

  • @RyoHazuki224
    @RyoHazuki224 Год назад +2

    Hehe, anyone else bugged that when Doug drives it, he left one of the rear seats down and now you can see all kinds of junk sliding around in the trunk? haha just a bit distracting :P

  • @lturange
    @lturange Год назад +3

    We had these for like 2 years in Europe already lol

  • @ZevMeth_originaljewishmusic
    @ZevMeth_originaljewishmusic Год назад +3

    Warning to whoever buys this car: you will NOT be able to get up your driver profile, as Doug has already set his fingerprints in this video!

  • @Toastmaster_5000
    @Toastmaster_5000 Год назад +1

    Doing only USB-C isn't so bad, since it technically can deliver power for the 12v outlets. I'm sure adapters will exist, if they don't already.

  • @Encumberedemotions
    @Encumberedemotions Год назад

    I seriously don't understand why people are complaining about the styling of this car. I honestly think it looks okay