What-s the best luxury EV? - BMW iX vs Mercedes-Benz EQS - Autocar
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Date: 2022-04-17
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Comments and reviews: 10
Cloxxki
Such big batteries and they top out around 200 kW of charge rate. Smaller Koreans achieve that on the roads already.
I really thought I wanted to get an EQS, until I thought about the cheap Koreans that are just better from a battery perspective. Why isn't the German battery a premium item? They barely top the original Audi etron which had a good and flat charge curve.
Porsche Taycan and etron GT top out at 270 kW with smaller batteries. Why not at least offer something equivalent? We're supposed to have PROGRESS!
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Such big batteries and they top out around 200 kW of charge rate. Smaller Koreans achieve that on the roads already.
I really thought I wanted to get an EQS, until I thought about the cheap Koreans that are just better from a battery perspective. Why isn't the German battery a premium item? They barely top the original Audi etron which had a good and flat charge curve.
Porsche Taycan and etron GT top out at 270 kW with smaller batteries. Why not at least offer something equivalent? We're supposed to have PROGRESS!
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Edouard
I feel that the review of the Mercedes is trying to find confirmation for a negative bias. On the one hand, the car is -trying- to be an old-school luxury saloon, on the other hand it is -trying- to be futuristic. There were a lot of weasel words. But the review of the BMW was strangely positive. Despite complaining about the user interface for a number of minutes and showing numerous faults, the summary conclusion was, that it was better than that of the Mercedes.
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I feel that the review of the Mercedes is trying to find confirmation for a negative bias. On the one hand, the car is -trying- to be an old-school luxury saloon, on the other hand it is -trying- to be futuristic. There were a lot of weasel words. But the review of the BMW was strangely positive. Despite complaining about the user interface for a number of minutes and showing numerous faults, the summary conclusion was, that it was better than that of the Mercedes.
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mcl48YT
The merc has lost the plot. I'd really, really like to see you guys do a proper night time driving experiment with a load of cars.
Try demisitng your windscreen on a rainy b road at half 7 at night with oncoming traffic. Try doing anything involving the screen actually. And as for the screen turn off function, you can see its still got the back light on because of the blinking climate controls. So you'll never get rid of it.
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The merc has lost the plot. I'd really, really like to see you guys do a proper night time driving experiment with a load of cars.
Try demisitng your windscreen on a rainy b road at half 7 at night with oncoming traffic. Try doing anything involving the screen actually. And as for the screen turn off function, you can see its still got the back light on because of the blinking climate controls. So you'll never get rid of it.
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Ash
The BMW styling is exceptionally ugly. The Mercedes styling is exceptionally boring. If you're looking for an EV with mediocre styling on the outside and top cool factor on the inside, buy a Tesla. If you want the best of all three, buy a Taycan. There is a reason it's the most prolific EV in central London in such a short time.
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The BMW styling is exceptionally ugly. The Mercedes styling is exceptionally boring. If you're looking for an EV with mediocre styling on the outside and top cool factor on the inside, buy a Tesla. If you want the best of all three, buy a Taycan. There is a reason it's the most prolific EV in central London in such a short time.
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Paul
Great analysis of two quite different approaches to electric luxury. I-d go for the BMW, on the basis that it has extraordinary ride comfort (I-ve test-driven one, so I have to agree on that point) and - importantly for me - room for two German Shepherds in the boot. Horses for courses, of course-
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Great analysis of two quite different approaches to electric luxury. I-d go for the BMW, on the basis that it has extraordinary ride comfort (I-ve test-driven one, so I have to agree on that point) and - importantly for me - room for two German Shepherds in the boot. Horses for courses, of course-
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Paramdeep
U nailed it Mr prior u have knowledge class enthusiasm energy hats off to u for that I m following u for the days of magazine now it's social media time u everything is changed except ur style and the simplicity the way u explain everything greetings from Toronto Canada --
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U nailed it Mr prior u have knowledge class enthusiasm energy hats off to u for that I m following u for the days of magazine now it's social media time u everything is changed except ur style and the simplicity the way u explain everything greetings from Toronto Canada --
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Cloxxki
EQS is horribly packaged to not have any frunk when Lucid Air gets a huge one together with more power.
iX is just a small cabin on a big heavy chassis, what's the point?
Either would be better if their drivetrain and chassis were applied to an estate body.
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EQS is horribly packaged to not have any frunk when Lucid Air gets a huge one together with more power.
iX is just a small cabin on a big heavy chassis, what's the point?
Either would be better if their drivetrain and chassis were applied to an estate body.
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Scott
Why are they avoiding using the main screen on the merc where it uses AI to avoid having to go deep into the menus then complain that they have to go through the menus? Its like watching Night Rider turn off Kitt and thrn try to fight crime.
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Why are they avoiding using the main screen on the merc where it uses AI to avoid having to go deep into the menus then complain that they have to go through the menus? Its like watching Night Rider turn off Kitt and thrn try to fight crime.
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Cloxxki
Porsche Taycan and etron GT top out at 270 kW charge eate with smaller batteries. Why not at least offer something equivalent? We're supposed to have PROGRESS! These luxury cars make you wait longer than even modern Koreans mid size cars.
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Porsche Taycan and etron GT top out at 270 kW charge eate with smaller batteries. Why not at least offer something equivalent? We're supposed to have PROGRESS! These luxury cars make you wait longer than even modern Koreans mid size cars.
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Evan
It's difficult to understand the two of you - would be better if you both spoke slower and articulated more clearly.
You talk like a normal conversation, but videos require a different style of delivery which feels unnatural at first.
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It's difficult to understand the two of you - would be better if you both spoke slower and articulated more clearly.
You talk like a normal conversation, but videos require a different style of delivery which feels unnatural at first.
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