On April 19, 2022, the new EQS pure electric SUV under the Mercedes-EQ brand ushered in the world premiere.
After the new EQS and the new EQE, as the third model and the first SUV of the Mercedes-EQ brand based on the EVA pure electric platform, the new EQS pure electric SUV is positioned in a 7-seat large flagship SUV, with a WLTP working life of up to 660km, and has an exclusive off-road mode, officially entering the large luxury pure electric SUV market segment, further enriching the product lineup of the Mercedes-EQ brand, and Mercedes-Benz also further promotes the process of electric strategic transformation.
Familiar and different EQ flavor
The new EQS pure electric SUV continues the design concept of the EQ family and simplifies complexity. First of all, the Central Network uses the "Dark Night Star Array" closed grille star, on the basis of the emblem embellishment, the "Ring of Time and Space" daytime running light strip for the first time adopts three sharp triangular lighting units, the DIGITAL LIGHT headlight group can provide a total of 2.6 million pixels, and the iconic through-LED taillights at the rear of the car echo it, and the body and body appear more eye-catching and exquisite.
Mercedes-Benz has perfectly transplanted the new EQS bow body design to this SUV model, with a higher roof and body design above the ground, and the silhouette is more atmospheric. However, it does not adopt the popular suspension roof design, and the raised window line and stout D-pillar present a more dynamic style, different from the traditional boxy large SUVs, but its body size still reaches 5125× 1959×1718mm, and the wheelbase is 3210mm.
With a very streamlined design, it's hard to imagine a large SUV similar to the size of the current GLS. However, in addition to the approximately equivalent size, EQS pure electric SUV and the current GLS in the product level does not have much intersection, EQS meets GLS more refers to its flagship positioning, it is more like a heightened EQS. The length of the car is slightly shorter than the EQS, the height is slightly higher than the EQS, the wheelbase is the same as the EQS, and even Mercedes-Benz has not renamed the pure electric SUV line of the EVA platform, but simply followed the name of the EQS, plus the SUV.
The new EQS pure electric SUV still has the space that a large SUV should have, with a length of more than 5 meters and a wheelbase of more than 3 meters, allowing the new EQS pure electric SUV to have a third row of seats and a 7-seat setting, and when the rear row is fully receded, the loading space can reach 2100 liters. The interior is available in 7 interior colours, with innovative panels of doors made from a variety of materials, and the centre armrest and door armrests can be inlaid with perforated ash panels for a sense of luxury. For the first time, the Dolby Atmos system, combined with the Berlin Sound surround stereo, and the exclusive fragrance of the new EQS pure electric SUV 6 "Mimosa" in the car bring a sensual flavor mixed with the earthy atmosphere, creating a luxurious atmosphere that embraces the natural difference.
Technological luxury like no other
This is more evident in the interior, the EQS pure electric SUV is almost the same as the EQS, is still the latest digital cockpit design of Mercedes-Benz that we are now more familiar with, with MBUX Hyperscreen super screen as the core, by the 17.7-inch OLED central control display, 12.3-inch dashboard, 12.3-inch co-pilot screen, the length of up to 1.41 meters, the rear row has two 11.6-inch displays with touch screen control.
The central control screen is an 8-core CPU, 24GB memory core, memory bandwidth of 46.4GB per second, while THE MBUX super screen below the touch screen is arranged under 12 sensors, to ensure the screen haptic feedback, so that you feel obvious vibration in the corresponding position of the panel when touching. With measurement data provided by a multifunction camera and an additional light sensor, the brightness of the MBUX ultra-integrated screen can also be adjusted according to the surrounding environment.
With the advent of the new EQS, the MBUX Intelligent Human-Computer Interaction System has been fully upgraded, and this version is also equipped with the new EQS pure electric SUV. With the help of adaptive software, with the help of artificial intelligence with self-learning capabilities, the control and display of the MBUX intelligent human-computer interaction system is completely user-experience-centric, and provides a number of personalized functions for infotainment, comfort and vehicle functions. With a zero-level interface, customers do not need to rummage through submenus, and all key applications will always be displayed at the top level of the field of view according to the situation and context, eliminating redundant operational steps for the driver.
As the intelligent assistant in your car, the new EQS pure electric SUV can store up to 7 personal accounts, can remotely set 800 parameter functions such as ambient lighting, and creates a dedicated personalized display area for front passengers, while the MBUX mind-reading voice assistant function supports natural language understanding, recognizes 27 languages, and has more powerful conversation and learning capabilities than the previous generation.
MBUX super-screen relies on camera-based intelligent lock logic, when the camera monitors the driver looking at the co-driver display, the driver first determines whether the driver is observing the rearview mirror or the front passenger screen (combined with whether the steering wheel is rotated, the driver turns his head to observe the time, etc.); in the case of the driver observing the right side for more than 2 seconds, the screen content will disappear, so the driver will not be able to watch these contents while driving. If the front passenger seat is not used, the screen will be tuned to a digital decorative image.
Users can choose between two sizes of head-up displays. The head-up display with augmented reality function, which is what we call AR-HUD, can vividly present the actual driving scene and the relevant information and operation in the environment in three-dimensional form, and the animated arrow is projected in a virtual form in the actual environment 10 meters in front of the driver, and its display area is equivalent to a diagonal screen up to 77 inches long.
The hardcore technology of the EVA platform is supported
Following the launch of the new EQS and the new EQE, Mercedes-Benz has ushered in a new era of pure electric power in the high-end market. The new EQS pure electric SUV was officially unveiled as the third model based on the positive development of the pure electric platform.
The new EQS pure electric SUV comes standard with rear axle motor, dual-motor models are equipped with permanent magnet synchronous motors at the front and rear, providing a maximum output of up to 400kW, peak torque of up to 858 Nm, and an eATS electric drivetrain as standard on the rear axle, and the front and rear axles are also equipped on the 4MATIC models. The lithium-ion battery has 12 built-in modules with a capacity of up to 107.8 kWh, a cruising range of up to 660 km under WLTP conditions, and several different energy recovery methods, and the three-stage deceleration of D+, D, D- can be manually selected through the paddle shifter behind the steering wheel.
The new EQS pure electric SUV features a chassis design with four-link front suspension and independent multi-link rear suspension, and comes standard with air suspension system (AIRMATIC) of adaptive damping system enhancement (ADS+) that raises the vehicle's chassis by several centimeters. In addition to the "Energy Saving", "Comfort", "Sport" and "Personalization" modes, dynamic select has introduced a new "off-road" driving mode on the 4MATIC four-wheel drive version.
The intelligent "off-road" driving mode is four-wheel drive distribution and re-optimization for dirt roads, slopes and different terrains, accelerating more linearly and displaying four-wheel dynamics in real time on the central control screen. When starting, the body can be raised by 25mm, and when the speed exceeds 80km/h, the body automatically reduces to normal levels; if the speed is lower than 50km/h, the body will be raised again. If combined with the ESP system, the tires will hardly slip. By balancing the torque between eATS and ESP, tire marks are significantly reduced when driving through roads such as wet grass.
In addition, the new EQS pure electric SUV can be equipped with intelligent driver assistance components and driver assistance components enhanced versions. Intelligent driver assistance components include intelligent pilot distance limiting function, active blind spot assist system and disembarkation safety early warning function, active lane keeping assist system, active steering assist system, avoid steering assist system and other active safety and driving assistance functions, and added active brake assist system with cross traffic flow function. At the same time, the automatic parking system also provides a remote intelligent parking system, a parking assist memory function, and an automatic valet parking system.
Che Yun summary
Seeing this new EQS pure electric SUV, Mercedes-Benz uses all the top equipment you can think of and can't think of, and explains to us what is the definition of the flagship luxury pure electric SUV in their eyes in the way of Mercedes-Benz. Perhaps without the surprise that EQS brought to us in terms of technology when it first debuted, it is clear that the new EQS pure electric SUV has taken a step further in luxury.