{"id":1880709,"date":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880709"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:00:00","slug":"the-new-mercedes-eqs-is-a-luxury-pebble-with-a-whopping-575-miles-of-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1880709","title":{"rendered":"The new Mercedes EQS is a luxury pebble with a whopping 575 miles of range"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This is the new Mercedes-Benz EQS<\/a>. It is a very expensive, oversized pebble masquerading as a tech-laden luxury saloon, and wearing its 450+ outfit, claims a mahoosive 575 miles of range.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s\u2026 more. More than the outgoing Mercedes-Benz EQS could manage (a paltry 481 miles, pah), more than the BMW iX3<\/a>\u2019s significant 500 miles, more than the new Volvo EX60 Twin Motor<\/a>\u2019s 503 miles, and a tickle more than the BMW i3<\/a>\u2019s 562-mile range.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Which makes it the rangiest electric car of them all<\/a>. Mercedes said it has overhauled and updated more than a quarter of the EQS\u2019s parts to beat the BMW, even if they\u2019re in vastly different segments. What with one being a very smooth stone, and the other a shark.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s now 800-volt tech that enables a 350kW hose to add just under 200 miles of range in 10 minutes, better brake regen, (optional) steer-by-wire and a yoke-like steering wheel, brighter headlights able to scorch the retinas of puny human cars six football pitches away, and \u2013 distressingly \u2013 \u2018cloud-based damper regulation\u2019. We\u2019ll come back to that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There\u2019s a slightly bigger battery \u2013 up from 118kWh to 122kWh \u2013 with new chemistry holding it all together (read: witchcraft), new motors that are more compact, and a two-speed gearbox on the back axle.<\/p>\n

About that steering<\/a>. Digitising the simple joys of turning a car means Mercedes can fit a yoke-style steering wheel, though whether such a design belongs in a Benz is a matter for debate. For its part, Merc says the new wheel opens up a better view of the dash. And the new system removes unwanted chatter and can adjust to each situation accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Speaking of which, there\u2019s a staggering amount of assistance packed on board, including distance control, parking assistance, lane and steering assist, \u2018Evasive Steering Function Plus\u2019 which sounds like it belongs in a movie, and other such assists.<\/p>\n

About those dampers. It\u2019s an upgrade to Merc\u2019s \u2018Airmatic\u2019 suspension, which uses data sent from other Mercedes-Benz drivers about road conditions to The Cloud, which in turn then relays it back to your EQS to fine tune the suspension if, say, you\u2019re approaching a speed bump. (It\u2019s Car-to-X, basically.)<\/p>\n

Speaking of Merc\u2019s new futurama, there\u2019s Microsoft AI on board that takes the form of a virtual assistant able to call upon the internet\u2019s vast reserves of\u2026 let\u2019s call it \u2018content\u2019, and relay it back to you.<\/p>\n

And while you\u2019re consuming internet\u2026 let\u2019s call it \u2018content\u2019, the outside world can marvel at the pebble\u2019s lightly updated but still hugely aerodynamic looks. There\u2019s a new bonnet, a new front light\/strip treatment, new bumpers, and a new rear light strip. Merc claims a drag coefficient of 0.20.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Inside it\u2019s what you\u2019d expect from a top-dollar Benz: a standard-fit \u2018Hyperscreen\u2019 up front, a pair of 13.1in displays in the rear, heated seatbelts, lots of space and plush materials, and many, many options.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince Carl Benz filed the patent for the first automobile exactly 140 years ago, Mercedes-Benz has dedicated itself to constantly innovate and to create the world\u2019s most desirable cars for customers,\u201d said Merc.<\/p>\n

UK prices haven\u2019t yet been confirmed, but German ones have: it\u2019ll start from \u20ac94,403.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the new Mercedes-Benz EQS. It is a very expensive, oversized pebble masquerading as a tech-laden luxury saloon, and wearing its 450+ outfit, claims a mahoosive 575 miles of range. That\u2019s\u2026 more. More than the outgoing Mercedes-Benz EQS could manage (a paltry 481 miles, pah), more than the BMW iX3\u2019s significant 500 miles, more […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,237],"class_list":["post-1880709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-topgear-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1880709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880709\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1880709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1880709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1880709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}