2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 in Cardinal Purple Metallic (a $1750 possibility)
2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic Sedan
Class: Electrical Automobile
Miles pushed: 246
Battery capability: 120 kWh
Driving combine: 60% metropolis, 40% freeway
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | A+ |
| Energy and Efficiency | A |
| Match and End | A+ |
| Gasoline Financial system | A |
| Worth | B |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim degree evaluated, and should not replicate Client Information’s impressions of your entire mannequin lineup. | |
| Massive & Tall Consolation | |
| Massive Man | A |
| Tall Man | A |
| Massive & Tall consolation scores are for entrance seats solely. “Massive” score primarily based on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” score primarily based on 6’6″-tall male tester. | |
| Drivetrain | |
| Engine Specs | 516-horsepower |
| Engine Sort | Electrical motors |
| Transmission | Automated |
| Drive Wheels | AWD |
EPA-estimate MPGe: 91 metropolis/98 hwy/94 mixed
EPA-estimated driving vary: 340 miles
Client Information vary estimate (splendid circumstances): 340+ miles
Base worth: $125,900 (not together with $1050 vacation spot cost)
Choices on check car: Cardinal Purple Metallic paint ($1750), Energizing Air Management Plus with HEPA Filter ($450), Beltbag rear seat-belt airbags ($500), MBUX augmented-reality head-up show ($2000), laminated security glass ($1010), Government Rear Seat Bundle ($1690), AMG Line Inside Bundle ($2100), Pinnacle Trim package deal($4350)
Value as examined: $140,800
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Fast Hits
The good: Unique-car acceleration, unruffled trip high quality, opulent cabin appointments
The great: Spectacular vary, surprisingly simple-to-use controls
The not so good: Expensive choices, solely a technician can open the hood (actually)
Tom Appel
The flagship sedan of Mercedes-Benz electrified lineup, the EQS is the primary “EQ” mannequin to reach within the U.S., to be adopted shortly by the EQS SUV, the EQE midsize crossover, EQC compact crossover and sedan, and the EQB small crossover.
Mercedes-Benz enters the electric-vehicle space in an enormous method with the introduction of the new-for-2022 EQS–a pure-electric full-size flagship sedan that provides a number of unique new options and an array of expertise improvements.
The EQS sedan is obtainable in two trim ranges for 2022: the EQS450+, and the EQS580 4Matic. The rear-wheel-drive 450+ delivers 329 horsepower, the all-wheel-drive 580 4Matic a powerful 516 hp. Each fashions are powered through a 108-kWh battery, which offers an EPA estimated 350 miles of vary within the 450+ and 340 miles within the 580.
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The EQS 580’s dashboard is dominated by a full-width “Hyperscreen” with a 17.7-inch OLED heart touchscreen and a 12.3-inch show display on the passenger aspect.
To me, essentially the most notable function of the EQS is how properly it mirrors the driving expertise of the gasoline-powered S-Class—besides the EQS is way quicker. The sedan’s a lot ballyhooed “Hyperscreen” touchscreen spans a lot of the sprint space between the driver-side door and the middle console, and it does a lot to simplify the cabin’s design. And, regardless of the just about inexhaustible variety of options there are to regulate and customise through the display, general car operation is surprisingly easy.
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There’s ample area for giant and tall adults within the EQS’s entrance and rear seats.
In any other case, the EQS rides and handles as an enormous Mercedes ought to, and the cabin is nearly sinfully indulgent in trim high quality. This driver discovered the seating place somewhat low relative to the door-sill peak, although that could be a minor quibble.
In reasonable Chicago summer season climate I noticed vary barely in extra of the EPA estimate.
Whereas I’m reluctant to name the brand new Mercedes a worth, it definitely provides loads of consolation, efficiency, and expertise for the cash… all for roughly the value of a loaded Tesla Mannequin S. Colour me impressed.
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The Government Rear Seat Bundle provides “Multicontour” rear seats with therapeutic massage, rear neck and shoulder heating, and a middle armrest with wi-fi charging and a removable touchscreen/pill.
John Biel
In some methods, Mercedes-Benz’s new electrical flagship is an assault on the senses—most of them at the very least. It is fairly darn quiet, so listening to will get a break. (Additionally, we resisted the urge to lick something, in case anybody is questioning.)
The EQS’s “hidden-hatchback” format offers higher cargo versatility than a standard sedan. There’s 22 cubic ft of cargo quantity behind the rear seats, and 63 cubic ft with the rear seats folded down.
In any other case, there’s rather a lot occurring in entrance of, beneath, and round passengers on this premium-large hatchback sedan. The inescapable, larger-than-life expertise in an EQS 580 just like the one we examined is the usual Hyperscreen, almost 4.75 ft of visible content material, the middle of which is a large map, or vehicle-function monitor, or any variety of different issues that the automotive is programmed to point out you. And it’s programmed to point out you a lot of issues. Frankly, although, it’s overwhelming. What number of homeowners will actually ever grasp the contents of this factor?
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The EQS’s door handles retract into the physique when the car is locked or put into gear. For the reason that hood can’t be opened by the proprietor (“Solely the specialist personnel of a certified specialist workshop ought to open the hood” says the EQS proprietor’s handbook), there’s a small port on the driving force’s aspect entrance fender for including windshield-washer fluid.
The dual electrical motors within the all-wheel-drive 580 present thrust that’s instantly easy. It handles pretty instantly for a automotive with loads of prow to result in, aided by the rear-wheel steering, and rides serenely with customary air suspension, even in sportier “Dynamic” mode. Solely braking, with the hole sense of suggestions that manifests itself in so many electrified automobiles, appeared subpar.
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The entrance and rear fasciae deftly deliver conventional Mercedes-Benz styling cues into the EV age.
A spacious and lushly appointed cabin accords beneficiant legroom for as much as 5 grownup passengers. The listening to that’s not taxed by engine or street noise is handled to a wonderful Burmester surround-sound audio system. A hospitable proprietor may indulge passengers with the Government Rear Seat Bundle Plus possibility that features massaging seats and neck and shoulder heating. If we had a quibble, it was that the driving place that felt proper for us by way of pedal attain and steering-wheel angle made it seem that the cowl was too excessive. Cargo room beneath the hatch is large and expansive with the 60/40 rear seats down.
There’s no getting round the truth that it takes a heightened sense of monetary well-being to say an EQS. The one CG examined stickered for $140,800 with choices and supply. That may get the blood dashing to your head.
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The EQS is one other technological tour-de-force from Mercedes-Benz that’s supremely luxurious, supremely fast in EQS 580 4Matic type, and, not surprisingly, supremely pricy. It’s a compelling entry within the burgeoning EV market.
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2022 Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 Gallery
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