Test drive | Mercedes-Benz electric flagship EQS, what is the level of million-level electric vehicles?

In the field of executive-class luxury cars, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has always been recognized as a benchmark, and although every competition is trying to challenge it, the S-Class's status in people's hearts has never been shaken. Until the end of the era of fuel vehicles, the competition between the new round of electric flagships has long been undercurrent, and Mercedes-Benz has also handed in its own answer - EQS.

When trendy design and avant-garde technology begin to become the competitive direction between electric vehicles, it is destined to find something on the electric flagship that the fuel flagship does not have. Therefore, when truly exposed to a million-level electric vehicle, even the jianghu jun who has "read countless cars" can hardly hide the small excitement in his heart.

What should a million-class electric vehicle look like?

For the Mercedes-Benz EQS, it's hard to tell whether it's a business attribute or a sporty attribute from its cutting-edge, avant-garde styling.

Electric vehicles without the shackles of engines and gearboxes can be more "freewheeling" in terms of design. Mercedes-Benz grasped this advantage, so that the almost exaggerated streamlined shape made the aerodynamic characteristics of the EQS reach the highest level of mass production vehicles so far, and the wind resistance coefficient was reduced to 0.20, breaking the record of 0.23 wind resistance coefficient created by its own CLA level.

EQS is often seen as an "electric S-class" or "future successor to the S-class", which is not accurate in the eyes of the jianghu jun. For this Mercedes-Benz electric flagship, the courage to try new ideas for electric vehicle design, and the most avant-garde level of technology it represents, is the biggest difference between it and the S-Class.

What are some of the amazing "black technologies"?

The Mercedes-Benz EQS's bowed body is almost a "hatchback" streamlined shape is indeed not slender, but as a standard large luxury car, the actual size of the EQS is actually much larger than it looks.

The Mercedes-Benz EQS has a length, width and height of 5227/1926/1513mm and a wheelbase of 3210mm. Usually, driving such a big guy is very technically tested when parking or turning around, unless it is equipped with the black technology of "rear wheel steering".

The Rear Wheel Follow-up Steering Angle of the Mercedes-Benz EQS has been upgraded by OTA to 10°, and the turning diameter is only 10.9 meters. Therefore, when driving at low speeds or parking, the Mercedes-Benz EQS shows an unprecedented sense of "dexterity" in this class, and at high speeds, the rear wheel follow-up steering function also optimizes the rear follow-up.

Another notable note is the pixel-grade LED headlights on the Mercedes-Benz EQS, which have three extremely powerful LEDs whose light is refracted and directed by 1.3 million micro-lenses. As a result, the illumination resolution of the two headlamps exceeds 2.6 million pixels.

Entering the car, the 1.41-meter-wide MBUX super screen is definitely the most memorable design on this car, and the irregular glass panel that seamlessly integrates multiple screens is bent in three dimensions using the thermoforming process at a high temperature of 650 ° C, which is unique to Mercedes-Benz. For the car machine system, Jianghujun is more impressed that the connection speed of CarPlay is very fast, and the internal functions run smoothly, the co-pilot screen entertainment and the central control screen navigation do not interfere with each other, and the practicality under the gorgeous appearance is also very good.

MBUX superlink screen has undergone up to 96 standard tests, and with 5 honeycomb brackets, MBUX superlink screen is firmly fixed to the body beam. In the collision accident, the airbags of the front passengers will pop up from above the MBUX super-linked screen to protect the safety of passengers, so there is no need to worry too much about whether the huge glass panel will bring safety hazards, but Jianghujun also found that this stunning design still has the problem of ash, fingerprints, and reflections in use, so it may be a good idea to paste a matte film on this large screen!

The "fast" of electric vehicles is happy fast!

The test drive of Jianghujun is the 2022 EQS 580 4MATIC, dual-motor four-wheel drive version with a guiding price of 1.5186 million yuan. If the earth-shattering shape and the full configuration of black technology will not interest you, then the rapid power response and suffocating acceleration G-value provided by 517 horsepower and peak torque of 855 Nm will definitely make you a new understanding of the car. Thanks to the excellent chassis filtration of the air suspension and NVH tuning, the EQS has achieved a very high level of ride comfort and sound insulation and tranquility.

With up to 350 sensors throughout the Mercedes-Benz EQS, in addition to measuring distance, speed, acceleration and lighting conditions in the driver assistance system, it can also sense rainfall and temperature, seat usage, and the driver's eyelid movement or the language of passengers

As a million-level electric vehicle, EQS represents the highest standard of Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles, pioneering styling design, amazing innovative technology, and wonderful driving experience plus its own luxury brand advantages, EQS is a product that can surprise people enough.

Do you think the Mercedes-Benz EQS has reached the level of a million-dollar electric car in your mind? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments section!