Gang of EQSs at Lost Hills

[SeanY]

During my road trip from LA to San Jose, I met several EQSs at the Lost Hills EA charging station.
The cars took all the chargers (4 available), and at least few EVs had to wait till they finished up charing.

The drivers were not from MB but a third party company just for delivery to SF.

Interestingly, they were having their own share of the EA agony, since they had some trouble in initiating the charge

The car looked very ugly outside, beautiful inside.

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[B61]

The white one looks huge compared to taycan.
(and i wouldn;t say ugly….they are just…nothing special, ie. boring….)

 

[hkarthik]

The white one looks huge compared to taycan.
(and i wouldn;t say ugly….they are just…nothing special, ie. boring….)

Seriously! Looks like it could swallow the Taycan whole. And I don't find the Taycan to be a "small car" by any stretch.

 

[B61]

Seriously! Looks like it could swallow the Taycan whole. And I don't find the Taycan to be a "small car" by any stretch.

Might be perspective (view angle on wide/ultra wide lense makes objects larger on edges)….
i guess, that the white (on the back of taycan is also eqs?)
but still, the black one, on the right, near taycan also looks much wider ….

take a look on chargers… charger on the left is wider than charger behind taycan….

 

[Chris8536]

Mercedes ICE design lineup is amazing, I loved my e450 Coupe, but wow they screwed up the electric line. The interior is off-the-charts but sheesh could they have just made a great C-class with an electric motor and some smoothed out lines instead of this 4 box humpback abomination?!

 

[SeanY]

Yes the white on the back is also EQS.
There were at least 3 more EQSs not in the picture.

I think I used 0.5x for my iPhone, which made the side white one look larger. Still it's a huge car.

 

[B61]

Quick google:
EQS width: 1926mm (2125 with mirrors).
taycan 1966mm (2144 with mirrors).

 

[Kingske]

Quick google:
EQS width: 1926mm (2125 with mirrors).
taycan 1966mm (2144 with mirrors).

The right design can make something look slimmer than it is.

 

[riburn3]

EQS is definitely a welcome edition to the space. Model S owners looking for more luxury will be in for a treat.

The exterior is definitely not pleasing to the eye. It's not ugly, but it doesn't make you smile everytime you look at it, like a Taycan does.

 

[kort]

EQS is definitely a welcome edition to the space. Model S owners looking for more luxury will be in for a treat.

The exterior is definitely not pleasing to the eye. It's not ugly, but it doesn't make you smile everytime you look at it, like a Taycan does.

IMHO the EQS will be the nail in the coffin of the model S

 

[submatrix]

IMHO the EQS will be the nail in the coffin of the model S

Why's that? They are very different price points.

 

[Mike in CA]

Why's that? They are very different price points.

They aren't that different. A model S long range has a base of $90,000 with no rebate and the base EQS with comparable range starts at $103,000 with a (for now) $7500 rebate.

Once buyers begin to discover that to get 400+ miles of range one doesn't have to spend near 6 figures for a car with the interior of a vehicle half the price and no local dealership, they may decide to switch brands.

 

[feye]

EQS is definitely a welcome edition to the space. Model S owners looking for more luxury will be in for a treat.

The exterior is definitely not pleasing to the eye. It's not ugly, but it doesn't make you smile everytime you look at it, like a Taycan does.

I actually kind of like the design. I generally like it nice and rounded!

 

[submatrix]

They aren't that different. A model S long range has a base of $90,000 with no rebate and the base EQS with comparable range starts at $103,000 with a (for now) $7500 rebate.

Once buyers begin to discover that to get 400+ miles of range one doesn't have to spend near 6 figures for a car with the interior of a vehicle half the price and no local dealership, they may decide to switch brands.

True, I forgot Tesla recently raised the price. It was 80k just a couple months ago.

 

[feye]

Once buyers begin to discover that to get 400+ miles of range one doesn't have to spend near 6 figures for a car with the interior of a vehicle half the price and no local dealership, they may decide to switch brands.

https://insideevs.com/news/526536/gac-aionv-ultra-fast-charging

This model is now on the roads here in big numbers. It looks great. And the specs of the plus version are impressive:

95.8 kWh battery with up to 430 miles range for USD 37200!

It is certainly of good quality, since it is made by the joint venture partner of Toyota.

I am sorry to say, but it is getting very, very hard to justify spending 220k for a Porsche, if they cannot step up to battery game! The next Taycan must have at least a 120 kWh battery.