The popularity of new energy vehicles in the domestic market can be traced back to three or four years ago, with the rise of new car-making forces and the entry of traditional car companies, consumers have also begun to be truly exposed to new energy vehicles. Compared with the independent brands that actively invested, the joint ventures and luxury brands of that year did not seem to be cold to the new energy market. Today, in the face of independent brands that have long occupied the new energy market, foreign brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have also begun to fight back. As the big brother of a first-line luxury brand, after EQC tested the waters, Mercedes-Benz new energy flagship sedan EQS also made an aggressive appearance. Entering the last month of 2021, Mercedes-Benz EQS finally ushered in the listing, with a total of 4 new models launched and a guided price of 1.0796-1.5186 million yuan. What is the product strength of Mercedes-Benz EQS? How to choose the several models launched? Let's take a look.
Exterior design
As the flagship model of the Mercedes-Benz pure electric series, even if it has been unveiled for a long time, the appearance of EQS still gives people a strong visual impact, and on the basis of the fuel model design, the Mercedes-Benz EQ series has also formed its own unique design style.
From the front face, the EQS's dark night star array closed grille is a highlight of the vehicle design, and the extremely small Mercedes-Benz LOGO inside is arranged like a ripple of water droplets around the huge Mercedes-Benz logo, with a pure black background, it is also like the stars in the night sky. On both sides of the middle net, the EQS headlights are soft and sharp, and with the through-line headlight design, it also shows the future and technological texture of a pure electric model. Surrounded by the lower part, the classic styling design also gives the vehicle a stronger sporty and luxurious texture.
After coming to the side, the bow body is also a highlight of EQS, achieving a low drag coefficient at the same time, but also taking into account the beautiful and smooth body shape, with a 3.2 meters wheelbase, a new wheel hub style, soft and concise through taillights and a wide lower surround design, EQS technology and luxury texture have also been more fully demonstrated. Overall, the design of the EQS has no shortage of highlights, but as a flagship sedan, the soft and simple design also makes it lose the powerful aura that the S Series should have.
Interior design
Sitting in the cockpit, the interior design of the EQS is obviously more visually impactful than the exterior styling, giving people the feeling of being in the futuristic cockpit of a science fiction movie. In terms of detailed design, the three-panel multi-functional steering wheel that continues the family design does not need to be repeated, and the triple screen design that runs through the entire center console is undoubtedly the biggest highlight of the vehicle interior.
The 12.3-inch LCD instrument on the left side is matched with an irregularly shaped 17.7-inch LCD central control screen and a 12.3-inch touch screen in front of the co-driver, which shows excellent scientific and technological texture, with practical functions such as satellite navigation system, intelligent voice control and mobile phone interconnection, which also guarantees the car experience of drivers and passengers. The rest, the classic round air-conditioned air-conditioned outlets, the white interior and the large leather wrap, are also the guarantee of EQS's luxurious texture as the flagship sedan.
Spatial representation
EQS is positioned as a large pure electric sedan, with a body size of 5224/1926/1512 mm, a wheelbase of 3210 mm, a length of 5.2 meters and a wheelbase of 3.2 meters, all of which give the vehicle a wide ride space. After adjusting the front seats to the right position, the second row of the EQS has more than 3 punches of knee space, and with the 14-way memory electric adjustment of the main and auxiliary seats and the heating/ventilation/massage of the front seats, the actual riding experience is also very good in the class.
The fly in the ointment is that as a million-dollar large sedan, the second row of seats in the EQS's low- and medium-sized models is not rich, and the functions such as electric adjustment and heating/ventilation/massage are only available in the top model, which is not friendly to consumers who are still on the sidelines.
Opening the tailgate, the 5.2-meter body gives the EQS 610L a trunk volume, which is perfect for the driver and occupants to meet the daily storage requirements. With the rear seats proportionally lowered, the EQS's trunk volume will be extended to 1770L to accommodate more bulky items.
Dynamic performance
As the flagship model of the Mercedes-Benz EQ series, the power performance of the EQS has naturally received widespread attention, and among the 4 models on the market, the EQS provides consumers with two power choices. The EQS 450+ model is equipped with a rear permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum power of 245 kW and a maximum torque of 568 N·m, which is matched by a fixed gearbox with a 6.4 second acceleration time per 100 km/h.
In the battery part, the energy density of the ternary lithium battery pack equipped with EQS 450+ is 111.8 kWh, and the comprehensive cruising range of CLTC has reached 813 kilometers, and it takes only 0.62 hours to charge to 80%. The EQS 580 model is electric all-wheel drive, adding a front-mounted motor with a maximum power of 135 kW to achieve an even better acceleration time of 4.4 seconds from 100 km/h. The increase in power performance is bound to lead to an increase in power consumption, and the comprehensive cruising range of the CLTC of the EQS 580 is only 720 km without changing the battery pack.
Comparison of model configurations
As a large car, the EQS is not only the flagship model of Mercedes-Benz New Energy, but also the benchmark of new energy vehicles to a certain extent. For a million-dollar pure electric model, the richness of the configuration will be an important factor affecting consumer choice. The following car uncle will analyze and compare the 4 models released by EQS, and everyone can choose according to their budget and actual needs.
2022 450+ Pioneer Edition
Guide price: 1.0796 million yuan
Recommended index: 2 stars
Reason: The configuration is relatively comprehensive, and there is no obvious lack
As an entry-level model of the whole series, the safety configuration includes the main and co-pilot airbags, front and rear side airbags, front and rear head air curtains, knee airbags, passive pedestrian protection, tire pressure display, full vehicle seat belt untied reminder, braking force distribution, traction control, body stabilization system, parallel assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping, road traffic identification, active braking and fatigue driving tips, etc.; the driver assistance configuration has front and rear parking radar, 360-degree panoramic image, full-speed adaptive cruise, driving mode switching, etc. Automatic parking, automatic parking, hill assist, suspension soft/low adjustment, air suspension, and variable steering ratio are several configurations.
External configuration includes segmented electric sunroof, aluminum alloy wheels, frameless doors, electric trunk, induction trunk, electric trunk position memory, keyless start, full vehicle keyless entry, hidden electric door handle, remote start, LED high beam light, LED daytime running lights, adaptive far and near light, automatic headlights, turn headlights, headlight height adjustable, headlight delay closure, front and rear power windows, all car window one-key lift, window anti-pinch hand, exterior mirror electric adjustment / electric folding / rear mirror memory / Rearview mirror heating / reversing automatic roll-down / locking car automatic folding / automatic anti-glare and rain-inductive wipers and other configurations; internal configuration has leather material steering wheel, steering wheel electric adjustment, steering wheel memory, 12.3-inch full LCD instrument, front and rear mobile phone wireless charging, leather seats, 14-way adjustment of the main seat, 14-way adjustment of the secondary seats, electric adjustment of the main and auxiliary seats, heating of the front seats, electric memory of the front seats, boss key, rear seat proportional reclining, front and rear center armrests, rear cup holders, 17.7/12.3-inch touch LCD screen, satellite navigation system, roadside assistance, mobile phone interconnection, voice recognition control system, Internet of Vehicles, OTA upgrade, front row 6 / rear row 2 data interfaces, 9 speaker speakers, touch reading lights, interior environmental atmosphere lights, interior mirror auto-glare, automatic air conditioning, temperature zone control, car air purifier and in-car PM2.5 filter device and other configurations.
Overall, as an entry-level model with a guidance price of 1.0796 million yuan, the configuration of the pioneer version is still relatively comprehensive, and there is no obvious lack of all aspects.
2022 450+ Deluxe Edition
Guide price: 1.1936 million yuan
Recommended index: 1 star
Reason: Configuration promotion is not sincere
Compared with the entry-level model, the increase in the guiding price has reached 114,000 yuan, in addition to the safety configuration, driver assistance configuration is consistent with the former, the rest of the configuration, only the sports appearance kit, HUD head-up display and rear multimedia control of the three configurations. Overall, although consumers who choose this class of models are less sensitive to numbers, the increase in these three configurations can be said to be incontrovertible compared to the increase of 114,000 yuan.
2022 model 450+ advance special edition
Guide price: 1.3176 million yuan
Why: The configuration improvement is minimal and not recommended
Compared with the previous model, the guide price has increased by 124,000 yuan. The safety features, driver assistance and exterior features of the model have not been upgraded, and only the front seat ventilation/massage function is added to the internal configuration, and the 9-speaker sound has been upgraded to a 15-speaker Berlin sound. Overall, even if it is a special edition, consumers should not be treated as a leek, and the configuration upgrade of this model can be described as insincere compared with the price increase.
2022 model 580 4MATIC
Guide price: 1.5186 million yuan
Reason: Power upgrade, overall configuration improvement is still limited
As a full series of top-end models, compared with the previous guide price has increased by 201,000 yuan. In addition to the powertrain upgrade to an electric four-wheel drive with dual motors at the front and rear, the other additions include: rear side airbags, remote parking, steering wheel heating, rear seat power adjustment, rear seat 6-way adjustment, and rear seat heating/ventilation/massage. In general, the upgrade of the top model is more reflected in the power aspect, compared to the first two slightly sincere, but on top of the comprehensive configuration of the entry-level model, the overall configuration improvement is still not large, and it is not recommended.
Write at the end
As the first of the first-line luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz can be said to be the vane and leader of the entire automotive industry, as a million yuan level luxury large-scale pure electric car, Mercedes-Benz EQS can also be called the benchmark of the new energy automobile industry, in the future become the object of imitation and transcendence of various brand models. Returning to the vehicle itself, only in terms of product strength, excellent exterior interior design, good power and rich and comprehensive configuration have made EQS an excellent model, however, combined with other market factors such as positioning and guiding price, Uncle Che does not recommend that you start with Mercedes-Benz EQS.
Starting from the new generation of Mercedes-Benz S-Class, the relatively young design of Mercedes-Benz flagship models began to deviate from the aesthetics of the corresponding consumer groups, at the same time, consumers still have a wait-and-see attitude towards million-level pure electric models, and in terms of price factors, fuel models with lower prices in the same market are still a more popular choice in the large car market.