2015 Mercedes S-Class Plug-in Hybrid (CNET On Cars, Episode 71)

Where does a plug-in S-Class fit? A new F-150 inspires change in pickup crash tests. And we demystify an oxymoron: dry sump lubrication.

[@deacon_leon]

nobody's cooler than Cooley

[@BryceLovesTech]

Cooley for President 2016

[@PeytonB]

Brian Cooley is probably my favorite KZbinr.

[@bhfireblade]

really appreciated learning about the dry sump technology...thanks.

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Man, I love the smarts in evidence on this show. Keep it up CNET!

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I never miss an episode. Thank you, Brian.

[@tyrese1025]

been rocking with Cooley since I was 14 I'm 20 now u rock bro

[@vicentelopez4738]

awesome show always look forward to them

[@gogoasha]

You should make a separate channel for this show. It deserves one.

[@tougenomikado]

thank you for explaining dry sump!! =)

[@swolfje]

Great Show!, can't wait for the next episode!

[@duranamo4297]

Cooley should take over CNET

[@shafiisigera]

The best car show on Earth at the moment,

[@salem99099]

WoW this episode is the best one , a lot of info i gained

[@shayorrahman8733]

what a great episode

[@donvatanatham868]

Hybrids works in Thailand though, because of complicated taxes.The S500 Plug-in Hybrid/S550e is half the price of the S500/S550

[@denisilyayev1878]

No Cooley = No CNET Cooley needs his own show asap

[@Nightbird.]

Love this guy!

[@papagen00]

this is great. i'll pay $100k for this car so I can save $50/month on gas.

[@ezj4523]

The regular s550 is already $100k, and you’ll save way more than that, so what’s ur point

[@marcluffy5161]

city is a huge improvement and thats waht most matters. most driving is city 80% 17 to 24 is a nice gain for city

[@Lucky8s]

Monkey D. Luffy Still, if you can afford a $100k car, I doubt you would care much about those petite fuel savings.

[@BlankNinjaFrog]

Brian is back, it's about time.

[@logikgr]

Another great episode! Why the late upload though?

[@KeithBriosos]

You're the Best Cooley! Featured email 2 weeks in a row... Hope to learn more from you soon... - Keith, MNL Philippines

[@artvandelayimports]

Your honda city tho

[@ycnexu]

***** Hey to you Honda Civic rims dude from Russia )

[@KeithBriosos]

Hey :) That's a Honda City tho, its only sold in some parts of the world... Those rims are extremely hard to find here

[@artvandelayimports]

***** i used to live in india and has a red honda city

[@maybach6536]

Oh trust me I understand that aspect because I sell Hondas so I know exactly what you mean! Haha

[@Fugue602]

Getting there merc

[@TheBigboySid]

i loveeeee S Class, well who doesnt, but technological wise, the new 7 series MIGHT give this car a run for its money

[@MaMahmod]

Sid Acidic a fully loaded s class is just too much for the homeless shelter you call 7 series.

[@artvandelayimports]

+Mahmod Mokhtar already my 7 will be worth something in 5 years

[@MaMahmod]

RandomVideos where i live the merc is valued more ( i live in saudi arabia)

[@artvandelayimports]

Mahmod Mokhtar oh ok. but here in america, the value of a s class merc is like 45% after 5 years

[@geedunk13]

+RandomVideos yea a 7 series drops its fault faster than a s class no doubt. Even in America

[@alexstern3583]

How come the c net on cars channel doesn't show new episodes in my subscription feed?

[@alex-bo3kn]

Rear cam in the Mirror is on the Mazda bt 50

[@Enzonius]

Another fantastic video! 21 mins has never gone by so fast. So fast in fact I'm now late to work, Gotta go!

[@aaron2palmer]

You, Matt Farrah and Chris Harris should be the faces of top gear USA

[@DolleHengst]

+Aaron Palmer I'd prefer Tim Allen, Cooley, and some third guy. Maybe Leno?

[@DolleHengst]

Ruben Isn't Chris Harris British? I want three US guys.

[@aaron2palmer]

+DolleHengst Chris Harris is very familiar with US cars. also, Jay Lenos garage is very boring. Even if the episodes were shorter, Jay doesn't bring very much to the table.

[@zebronics555]

Thumbs up for cooley

[@vh9network]

Wow, that is a terrible spot for the charge port.

[@Lucky8s]

What's the upload schedule for CNET on cars? Is it like every Friday or something similar?

[@JamesRussoMillas]

Cooley I love you.

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Cooley the man

[@ProjectNightmare]

Good Job Mercedes. We already know they have the A and B Class Electrics, the SLS Electric, and their Smart Electric cars, which I believe Tesla makes the motors for all of those, but now they're adding Hybrids, which more people buy over pure electrics. This is a very nice car, and has the luxury and tech background to where they should be adding hybrid and electric versions to all of their cars, like what Toyota is kinda doing.

[@JuanCAraujoS]

I prefer using KM per Litre.... somehow more compatible with the MPG premeter

[@DJaquithFL]

What I'd really like to see is an all electric S Class. This seems more like a ploy to sell an S Class in California. Calling this a '550'e really?! Maybe an S350e.

[@swunt10]

D Jaquith lol no. nobody would want a e-s class. you can't drive an e car with80-120 mph over any sort of distance. driving 60 behind trucks in the slow lane is not exactly s class typical and people who shell out 100k+ don't want that just like they don't want to sit in a truck stop waiting for their car to charge every 2 hours.

[@DJaquithFL]

swunt10​ Huh?! Look into Tesla and then tell me what you posted isn't nonsense. I've owned S Class cars since 1994. However, I'm seriously considering a Tesla. The Tesla cars have a 280~300 mile range, can be recharged fully in 20 minutes, 0-60 in 2.8 s, top speed software limited to 130~140 MPH, full auto drive is about switched on. And the P90D is not some cheapo car at $118K. No the Tesla is pretty damn good! 

[@swunt10]

D Jaquith lol. nope. you can't fully recharge a tesla in 20 minutes and not even tesla say that. also 20 minutes would be a ridiculous long wait compared to not even having to stop/refuel in a hybrid or petrol car. certainly people who can afford s class mercs don't sit around truck stops for any amount of time if they don't have to. you don't get anywhere near 200 miles in range if you go over 70 like I said. full auto drive is not available just like in any other car. but unlike the tesla other cars like the c-class are full of driver aides. even the p90d is still cheap looking and cheap in quality. that they ask for so much money is ridiculous. you can't just make a car more expensive to get into a higher league. the tesla is quality and design wise on the same level as the japanese cars (unfortunately not in technology, price or engineering). people who even consider the s class and tesla as equal choices must either be brain dead or americans (with all their culture and sense for good taste). btw the tesla trolls and their internet spamming (or guerrilla marketing are just as hateful and stupid as the Kremlin trolls out there.

[@DJaquithFL]

swunt10 Okay Troll! Last year the Supercharger was 40-45 for a full charge, but unlike your ability to research it's 2015 and the time is down to about 20 minutes. LMAO you trying to to me what Mercedes owners do and don't do with their time. Often I go to our dealerships free Saturday car wash simply to shoot the sh!t over a cup of coffee. All of the data I posted above is factual information from either Tesla but mostly from articles where the Tesla was tested and evaluated by third parties. Moreover, I'm living in the USA and Tesla is a USA company, so bravo to the USA! :-)

[@swunt10]

D Jaquith "a network of “supercharging” stations-designed exclusively for its Model S and future electric vehicles-that could charge a battery halfway in 30 minutes. In May, it announced an upgrade that cut that time to 20 minutes." so half way. there you go. "but unlike your ability to research it's 2015" did that sentence make sense in your head? so you are brain dead and american. good to know. that explains everything. you are excused. bravo USA

[@Bhachu]

In b4 HD

[@steven1407]

Great episode, but wouldn't the S550e Hybrid yield 443bhp? (329+114=443)

[@Lucky8s]

steven I remember Brian said that you can't just sum up the power figures of an electric and gasoline powered engine. I'm still confused about it though.

[@RealtimeReviews613]

HERES A QUESTION: WHY DO YOU ONLY REFER TO THE USA IN YOUR VIDEOS AND NOT NORTH AMERICA?

[@juancargts]

DoubleD 613 because the USA is one of the countries of North America, probably he had better geographical education than you did

[@reyzuna]

i've seen that crash test 100X amf

[@maybach6536]

wow blind spot tech, what a surprise. If you would just check your blind spot you wouldn't need it in the first place!

[@Lucky8s]

Eric Pettersen Depending on the car, a blind spot could be huge, and that's where blind spot tech comes in handy. It's a problem and I'm glad they have tech for it. If it's something that could prevent an accident, why not support it?

[@maybach6536]

It's not that I don't support it. It's just only necessary in certain cars. Dodge Challanger, Alfa 4C, vehicles with large blind spots as you said earlier, but if a car doesn't really have a blind spot in the first place (like in most commonly bought cars) it's not really needed in my opinion.

[@Lucky8s]

Eric Pettersen It's more of a selling feature, even if the car doesn't have large blind spots. Ford is a good example of this. Their cars come with all sorts of new technology (blind spot, automatic parking etc.) and that influences the decision of many consumers.

[@4lc441]

Eric Pettersen It's more convenient to just glance over at your mirror than it is to turn all the way to look regardless.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

WHO WOULD WANT THE MERCEDES S550E? LIMO COMPANIES!!! I lease W222 S-class for clients and these hybrids are PERFECT for Manhattan traffic which is a bumper-to-bumper waste of fuel. You can't "legally" exceed 30 MPH in the city or 55 on the highways. These cars are PERFECT for ferrying clients. The regular S550 uses far more gasoline - wasting it. The 550e will save us far more on lease. I would RATHER be able to lease a TESLA MODEL S for the same purpose and go 100% electric - probably lease 6 of them...but they ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH. Rear legspace isn't good enough for clients. BMW 7 2016 and Mercedes S-class were my picks.

[@TheMidnightNarwhal]

Even the next gen BMW M3 will be hybrid plug in.

[@nukesaway4806]

I'm selling night vision cheeseburgers.

[@floydpackard2466]

The Tesla Model S now has a 90 KWH battery option.

[@MisterDopeTunes]

Glad it's not CVT

[@eddorvil586]

2015?? looks like it's from 2005

[@RickPreciado]

6:00 7:33 6:00 7:33

[@Lax10000000]

The MPG isn't better enough

[@travyyyful]

I just came from watching Cnet's top 5 cars of 2015 on the cnet website and they had the S-Class hybrid on the list. Idk why it's a top five pick because it seems unfavorable and unloved judging by this video but oh well.

It's a socket not a plug.

[@bballbrc]

Mercedes and ELECTRIC car! Benz has always had electrical problems Not a good

[@ItsJosh]

Why not a C class plugin. Something people would actually buy.

[@Erich2142]

Josh McCarthy Mercedes loves to introduce all their new technologies in the S class.

[@Lucky8s]

I hate cars that smile at me, and this car is no exception.

[@RandomPerson-us5yl]

I bought this hybrid S550 (or S500, cant remember) when it came out and dear god, the worst S Class I have ever bought, I ended up selling it for a 20K loss in 4 months, it was that bad.

[@peterpiper5064]

Care to elucidate?

[@itachiplays4327]

Telsa big iPad Mercedes-Benz luxury bid,or get the big iPad with everyone seeing you

[@jadenkenney5033]

Second person to like this video

[@Solstice8088]

If you can afford an S-Class do you really give a crap how expensive gas is?

[@Xenophene01]

Some people do. More money in their pocket for other goodies

[@davidhenriquez9562]

+Xenophene01 if you make 100k can yo afford this/

[@MaestroWenarto]

the electric is no good

[@Ijorge00742]

poop

[@Ijorge00742]

Good! plan is working.

[@blueonblack83]

jorge romero On the toilet myself, as I write this. Droppin' a deuce and watchin' the Cooleymeister

[@maxpowers3732]

Thanks to the government this hybrid S class is one of the dumbest cars I've ever seen. A complicated, heavy, unwieldy car no one wants to buy and that Mercedes doesn't want to make. Why are we letting the government decide what kind of cars we can buy?

[@eddorvil586]

2015?? looks like it's from 2005