2022 Mercedes EQS 580 Review - This or a Tesla Model S?

[@gene978]

Hey Brain, Cynthia, and girls. I am so glad I watched your review on this EQS 580. You both gave more personal information on your real thoughts and that is what the viewers need. Sure 99% are here to be entertained including me but I also love being informed. Good on you both! Much Love from Boston.

[@siquanwu3131]

I definitely prefer this over normal s class. Looks better especially for a driver’s car, rather than being driven.

[@scottormond7985]

The EQS is definitely luxurious, but I don’t think I would pay over MRSP for one. I have a Tesla, and I’m accustomed to using one pedal driving smoothly. I appreciate your high quality video, and it’s nice to hear both of your views.

[@jdmoney1000]

Tesla turned the once regal and classy luxury model S into a Zoom-Zoom-fast Dodge Challenger wanna-be with more speed, black accent trim, ugly black wheels and an airplane yoke... WTF???. Mercedes has just filled the gap with the EQS. I'm a former Tesla owner now. I traded it for a 450+. 418 mile range at 100% charge and plenty fast too. Great looking car... The driver lane assist distronic extended restart in stop and go traffic (auto pilot) is better than Tesla in some ways... Very impressed so far. And it even came with a steering wheel! This is a car for grown-ups who want every possible creature comfort, class, quiet cabin, great build quality, long battery range with brick and mortar dealerships in every town... And ALL configurations are the same and/or much less money than a Plaid....

[@dirtlint8311]

What is the price range for 418 miles of 450+?

[@voltspc9394]

autopilot gets regularly updated, so I would be curious to hear how their LKAS is better, because most likely that's been fixed since you had your tesla, especially if you are on an FSD build, which I imagine most rich people would be

[@jdmoney1000]

@@voltspc9394 Better in the sense that you can make small or bold steering adjustments while in auto pilot without being bumped off the auto pilot setting......way smoother......HUGE ADVANTAGE !!!!..unlike the jerky stiff auto steering abortion that aggressively forces you out of self-drive on the Tesla... That's the main advantage... And Mercedes is updating their software through their app like Tesla... FSD was a waste of money when I bought my Tesla.... Great car, but wouldn't recommend FSD anytime soon... And for the record, each car self - driving brand has a ways to go before their completely trustworthy!

[@voltspc9394]

@@jdmoney1000 The thing people don’t realize about companies when they claim that they do software updates is there mostly superficial, to my knowledge tesla is the only company that can directly update the firmware of every single module on the car, most “software updates” are simply for the UI and some superficial things. Frankly if you need to make a steering adjustment for any reason, the system should kick you out, if it’s doing something wrong then clearly you need to take over, not slightly adjusted. I don’t even know what that means, like you’re slightly over the lane on the highway? If that’s the case then the system is just bad at its job, there is no situation where you only need to make a slight nudge, it’s either doing the correct thing or the incorrect thing. And auto pilot has never been jerky for me, at least not for the past year, early on the braking needed some work but that was fixed when I updated to a vision only build that didn’t use the radar. As far as FSD, i’ve been testing it for a handful of months now, and the fact that it was able to be sent me over the air is just amazing. It’s still has a way to go, but its abilities are leagues above what does Mercedes could even think of doing. And once this code actually becomes really rocksolid, they’re going to trim it down for auto pilot, which will make auto pilot amazing, industry-leading, not that it isn’t already, but it’s kind of like Apple‘s processors, the gap is just going to get even bigger.

[@jdmoney1000]

@@voltspc9394 Case in point....Your driving on a one lane in each direction highway....an oncoming truck is too close for comfort to the center line....You want to veer slightly over to compensate and your tesla doesn't understand your motives and violently bumps you off auto-pilot....Same senario if your attempting to avoid a pothole... This does NOT happen in a EQS...hope this helps!

[@fh6258]

Nice review, the sunshade and shade for the rear seating is not available in any market. Also you can get the powered rear seats with the premium rear seating for $3,000, the $7000 is the executive rear seat package. Also the keyless go premium plus ( comfort doors) is not available in N. America. That is a deal breaker for me as I am thinking of getting the EQS but there are short falls that is missing the real S class features. I have the S class coupé , this EQS does not have the rear defroster with the almost invisible lines that clean all the rear windows completely. They have visible lines like all other cars. The wiper blades ( do have the washers in the blades) are also not the same size for the passenger side. Very disappointing for an S Class, more like other German cars and Asian cars trying to save a few dollars! Also the first edition in Canada is a one tone high tech silver. The two tone was in Germany. The Maybach version will probably have that two tone at a $15,000+ option!

[@stockey]

Well, at least the EQS is a real luxury car, and probably with a much better build quality.

[@andersnielsen6044]

After 500.000 km you know which was the best buy..

[@voltspc9394]

2022 model S is actually really good, Tesla has come a long way in the past few years. ofc mercades is better but tesla isn't that far behind, and comes with better/easier UI and better performance, all for a lower price

[@andersnielsen6044]

@@voltspc9394 Dacia is better build than any Tesla..

[@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726]

Probably not. There is a famous KZbinr in Germany who complaint heavily about the build quality. Terrible gaps and overall bad quality.

[@MRIONLYMATTER]

id say wife ive decided to these videos alone thank you for your service

[@cphu72]

Beautiful car, Brian. One strange thing about this car is if you open the frunk, you can possibly void your warranty. Only trained technician are allow to open the frunk. It might sound like a joke, but it's true.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Yeah that’s crazy.

[@gbej1]

There is no frunk so no need to open the front

[@dkojongian]

Saw on the other KZbin video that the frunk can be opened like normal car. The latch is hidden inside a locked compartment under driver side dash. Although nothing to be done with the electric motor, but the dry leaves can accumulate a lot at the catcher. Nice review, Brian & Cynthia .

[@CMCNestT]

Presumably, a large percentage of buyers will be over 60. Not having grab handles in the front is a large omission and a deal breaker for me.

[@JY-lg6ee]

Well All Tesla don't have grab handles either in the front or the back , and Tesla is super fast, I don't know what Tesla is thinking, I have a Model Y, and my passengers feel very in secrued without a grab handles

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

That’s an EASY ANSWER

[@jimj2683]

People buy these cars because they really care what others think of them. That is why bringing your wife's opinions into the videos is genious. All these men want to know what women think of their cars.

[@EverydayReviews2022]

Lol. Good point.

[@sonofcain14]

great Review, You both did a great job, greetings from Diminican Republic

[@hassanpaywandi221]

thanks for the review. you may want to talk about charger and charing habit as well as battery?

[@akira28shima32]

If you don’t have the technology, you focus on interior quality. Tesla focus on the technology.

[@gbej1]

Which vehicle “don’t have the technology”?

[@akira28shima32]

@@gbej1 Ask the market and investors.

[@voltspc9394]

@@gbej1 this one, the self driving tech is middle of the class at best and its UI is ugly and slow af. They need an entire new OS or UX division

[@MauriceBln1]

Tesla is crap.

[@voltspc9394]

@@MauriceBln1 spoken like a not tesla owner, they wouldn’t be sold out for months if they weren’t good

[@bengals098558]

Don't care for tesla. Love these EV mercedes. I'm waiting for the EQE but this EQS is amazing as well, to me these are the best EV cars so far. Absolutely love everything especially the interior.

[@drakezen]

If you would need to choose between Tesla and the EQS what would be your option?

[@brunoheggli2888]

A Volkswagen ID Buzz

[@gbej1]

@@brunoheggli2888 You will choose a vehicle that is not yet in production ?

[@brunoheggli2888]

@@gbej1 yes,whats wrong with that?Here in Europa we can get the iD Buzz in September!Its a practical beautyfull looking Minibus,whats not to like about it?

[@voltspc9394]

Tesla for software, safety, charging, and preformance. EQS only has confort going for it, but I can play games and watch TV in the tesla, which seems more important than masausing seats

[@mrxmry3264]

There was a time when I wanted a model s, but then they screwed up their interiors. So I had to look for another option, and I found the EQS.

[@Hjenkinsfsh]

Excellent review. Thanks for sharing with your beautiful family.

[@kevincross8659]

Oh I actually like the styling of the new Mercedes EQS

[@Croatian-1989]

The interior truly is next level on the EQS. The model S to me has a more attractive exterior design. At the end its all about preferences. Excellent review.

[@peterlbaldwin511]

I cannot say about the braking, because I have not yet driven an "EQS", but what I can say given Brian's remark on braking "hard". When I have had in the past to brake hard suddenly, I tend to really stamp on the brake pedal. To me it just seems an automatic and natural response, if one needs to stop suddenly...?

[@holya69]

Your wife brings new flow to your videos bro, nice move.

[@francisgallozzi2595]

Will you be reviewing the EQS AMG soon?

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Right on, Cynthia and Brian! 👏🏻 Do you find any difference in person vs seeing only images of the exterior styling? Sorry Brian, but Cynthia always looks great in the high end vehicles! Style and grace 👌🏻 Although this Merc really hogs your driveway, eh? 😖 The Ioniq is going to be awesome. ETA?? Ciao!

[@be236]

Where's charging port?

[@vancity2349]

Beautiful EV

[@courtneyvegan9448]

Chrome delete looks good 9n that car. Can't wait for you to test lucid air.

[@stockacts6316]

Personally, I opted for a Lucid Air Grand Touring.

[@brad7571]

The Merc looks like a 1980's Ford Taurus. My money is on the Model S.

[@kendrelewis5465]

It’s not the most aerodynamic car you can buy, it’s tied with the Lucid Air.

[@trevorsutherland5263]

Model S is a size smaller and ten planets away in luxury. Who cross shops these???

[@voltspc9394]

S is also way faster and has way better software, literally for two completely different types of people.

[@JJJosh949]

Tbh… I’d rather they look like regular MBs instead of this futurist style that belongs on a Honda

[@fadd6895]

BUY the IONIC 5 and in the gap to 144K$ Tesla Stocks 🙂 .

[@hannu8755]

Mercedes of course!!🤘👍

[@VanminhVn2]

I love the car but with the black color, it looks like a funeral limousine!

[@voltspc9394]

Great hardware but until Mercades can make a UI that doesn't look and navigate like dogshit I wont even consider it. Also they still aren't close to tesla when it comes to software and safety features. Mercades safety features have always been pretty gimmicky in my opinion, usually having a bunch of subsystems that each do one specific thing, whereas tesla has one overarching system that looks at everything. Also charging infustructure still needs a lot of work for CCS, which doesn't help this style of vehicle, which almost seems like its meant for long distance highway driving. I'll be interested to see what a EQE or EQC ends up looking like, especially if Mercades could get a new software team to redesign their entire UI and UX and also maybe start working on some in house self driving stuff rather than outsourcing to Nividia. This is a good start for Mercades and is pretty neck and neck with other vehicles like the Lucid Air, and their hardware rivals the best, but its a large pricetag for a first generation vehicle especially when you could get a plaid model S which is way faster. This just seems like a worse S class to me, the electric aspect negates any of the positives of a luxury vehicle. EVs are great for performance, so they should've started with a driver focused AMG car, that's lighter and faster.

[@andersnielsen6044]

So sick that you even compare them.. lol

[@BunderaKZT]

If you don't need to use supercharger and you can charge with 240v at home, EQS is the winner. I sold my Tesla as I could not stand its built quality and cheap materials. And also, I hate Musk.

[@voltspc9394]

but the whole point of this car is to be a highway crusier, by its nature you'll want to take it on long trips, which not having superchargers kills. Until they come out with an AMG, this car is pointless, and even then the model S will be faster, so idk the point. Seems like a car that dosn't have a market

[@UTVH21]

Headlights got more Tech than a whole Tesla..

[@MrOriol24]

if you want to keep a car for more than a couple of years get a tesla. if you wantyour car to look outdated in a short period of time get the EQS.

[@ronkemperful]

Much better ergonomics, with a real steering wheel and a horn button. Probably no phantom breaking and no Musk mandated peculiarities for style and controls. Love seeing the two of you as usual, doing a fun review!

[@voltspc9394]

model S does now have a normal horn, it was added right after the initial launch, and this system most likely has way more phantom breaking if anything, tesla switched to vision only 6 months ago, but this is still using a radar, which is the route cause of phantom breaking.

[@ronkemperful]

@@voltspc9394 Except my uncle’s new Tesla Model 3 has no radar, but still has disabling phantom braking when cruise engaged. And my lowly Subaru Forester which has no radar has never phantom braked even once and I use the adaptive cruise every time I drive it.

[@ram64man]

I have to admit those wheels look ridiculous and I would be asking for a 18inch winter wheel

[@cadacio8085]

EQS over TESLA any day 👁👁

[@XinspireNow]

Overpriced EV - you get way better value with a Tesla. The technology is still leaps and bounds above the competition. The MSRP and German manufacturing will only increase in price with the snag they gave to there gas supplier.

[@techguy8571]

It looks ugly, tried to hard on the aero and low sloping boots always look lame. No frunk? I am 5 minutes in and not impressed yet.

[@jdmoney1000]

Checks in the mail... regards, Elon

[@morland]

Heard these are buy one get one free now. Yeeeesh

[@TorluntorVlog]

MB won’t let you down! This will be the Tesla killer!

[@AnarchoHumanism]

The only market this car will kill is the Mercedes gas version of this car. Tesla killer? What are you smoking?

[@voltspc9394]

Until there are actually CCS chargers everywhere at high speeds, this wont kill anything. And this UI is a mess, and the preformance isnt where it needs to be. Plus their saftey/self driving tech is middle of the pack at best, isn't anywhere close to beating tesla besides interior comfort.

[@legacyjeetkunedo492]

No amount of technology can change how ugly this car looks and MB’s traditional problems with reliability.

[@tonytanti8138]

Tesla a true electric car company....not double dipping with ICE engines like Mercedes

[@vishnu2699]

Inside yes exterior ugly

[@bikes7777]

Neither, both are douchebag richy rich cars.