Is Mercedes-AMG Using Too Much Tech?

[@AutoTraderTV]

What’s your favourite feature?

[@redline589]

The V8 that they left in the factory

[@abaciuci]

the price, which you conveniently didn't mention, is by far the car's best feature.

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

All these features are nice. Still, the perfect Merc E'24 should have the EQE's interior and the E-Class body. The swollen smartphone-like gauge cluster in the latter is a sabotage.

[@peterclifton6312]

Things like the HEPA filter great feature

[@onyekachiemeka6255]

The anti-theft feature

[@cologist]

Imagine owning this car out of warranty ^_^'

[@Youcallthesebagels_]

Would be reliable, but expensive if anything went wrong.

[@peterking2794]

@@Youcallthesebagels_ And there's plenty to go wrong! No thanks, it's not for me.

[@MrSandChess]

Imagine even buying it

[@phuketexplorer]

@@Youcallthesebagels_ It's a Merc, so bound to go wrong

[@MercOne]

I can't. All EVs are going to be disposable. No one is going to want a use EV with a battery that is at 50% in 6-7 years.

[@somerandomfella]

That window feature is awesome when I want to leave my kids in the car on a hot sunny day while I gamble their lunch money on the pokies.. 😎👌

[@johnnyxp64]

All vw group cars for years now have that feature for the windows in the key implemented. I use it in my Leon Cupra 300 all the time. You just keep the unlock button pressed and the windows open as long as you keep it pressed or the opposite with the lock key button...so you can adjust the windows open as much as you like. Also which window will do that is selectable from the car infosystem.

[@ipjin4904]

Hahahah helll yeaaaaaa

[@fastclassiceditions]

The rear and front steering feature also amaizing

[@fastclassiceditions]

​@@johnnyxp64yes boss

[@tshegofatsoledwaba267]

Real parenting!!

[@baron_xd4633]

absolutely insane features, i love it. the HEPA filter with real time monitoring is very cool

[@fastclassiceditions]

Yes no doubt cool

[@Eric-qi9us]

That theft simulation was the best demonstration of a car feature EVER

[@fastclassiceditions]

Yes this is the best one

[@texastriguy]

To be fair - Tesla has had this feature forever. And it captures video, not just pictures.

[@MaticTheProto]

@@texastriguy and it’s a legal grey area

[@bawintermage8351]

Technical Achievement must be measured in reliability as well as accessibility. The tech has to actually KEEP working to be considered beneficial.

[@haveaseatplease]

Be careful, you might scare away some customers from this bottomless money pit.

[@bavariancarenthusiast2722]

@@haveaseatplease Mercedes are very reiliable - and if you get them new as lease cars, no problem at all. If you buy them lets say in 20 years? Different story

[@phuketexplorer]

@@bavariancarenthusiast2722 So why are Mercedes cars currently one of the least reliable on the market?

[@dusuandersonlee]

@@phuketexplorer Data shows that Mercedes are used to introducing too much technology into their cars and then forget to polish it unlike Toyota. Toyota still use the old technologies they introduced many years ago because they try as much as possibe to refine it. German introduce theirs and leave it to die then they introduce another. But when it comes to Engine, they can last. We have mercedes that last over 20 years without any mechanical issues but with their built-in computer modules, they are not realiable. I also made a research and found out that. most of the computer modules are not built by Mercedes: mostly Bosch whiles Toyota Denso's is an in house technology industry. If Mercedes must be reliable again, then they should maintain their technolgies they introduce and refine it just like. the new E class they introduced will have a different OS powering the car, who does that?

[@MauriceBln1]

Cheap car manufacturers don't build in new technologies, so less happens. Mercedes has always been a pioneer in new technology.

[@alanrutland4424]

Really enjoyed that. Absolutely amazing what they have done. The particulate filter is impressive.

[@haveaseatplease]

You have to look at it from the standpoint of Mercedes-Benz: once the 2 year warranty period is over, they can charge you an arm and a leg to replace or repair all those electronic niggles. Because, you know, every single one of them will fail rather soon than later.

[@MercOne]

2-year warranty? What market is this?

[@wilkoone9155]

I have owned about 5 Mercs in my life starting with a 350 SL and the most problems I had was with electronics, so I wasn't going to buy a fully electric one.

[@aaronlimitless]

Never an issue I buy an extended warranty that covers everything work the extra 60 a month I pay.

[@SirCentex]

People who can afford this car won’t be driving it for more than 3 years 😂 but the 2nd hand market buyers are going to be paying those bills

[@sunilnijran1515]

Very educational, Rory!! Another great vid!!👍🙂

[@oceanthirteen1628]

They put so many gadgets in it because they don’t know how to improve the car as an EV. Under current technology limitation, battery consuming functions were the least desirable things.

[@Coolcmsc]

Hmmm… So, when you buy a second hand 7 year old one with 1 yr left in the battery, you’re not just going to have a hugey bill for a new bat, but others related to all that electronics that will start being troublesome. For example, how many sensors are there for all these extras?

[@nickporter4279]

I've never seen any independent tests of cabin air quality in cars, which is kind of ridiculous given that good filtration could *literally save your life*. I know Tesla uses big HEPA filters like this in the Model X and 2016+ Model S, but does anyone know of other models that do?

[@CrazyBader]

Many Chinese cars tend to have HEPA filters, and I think the MG ZS EV does in the UK.

[@neptunejupitersaturn]

All versions of the Tesla model Y have it. Driving through Rotherhithe tunnel today (whose air quality is soooo bad), can’t smell a thing.

[@ascgazz]

I wouldn’t want to foot the bill for maintenance, put it that way. 😂

[@ascgazz]

@@lutzaby1997 and another 5k for the mechanical engineers. Plus tax.. Then they’ll tell you about the next problem separately. 😂

[@bavskijt]

As an EV owner, the answer to the question is YES, there is such a thing as too much tech. It's honestly putting me off EVs more and more as there's nothing being done about driver experience/feedback/theatre of driving. Maybe the Taycan GTS offers a glimmer of hope, but there's still a long way to go imo. Excellent review as ever though Rory!!!!

[@colinbrydon7659]

The best features I love is the the 4 wheel steering, self parking and air suspension. It’s a big car. Interior is stunning with the ambient lighting. Apps pretty useful. Only downside is cost. I went for the EQE variant which is similar spec. My issue is there way too much you can play with it’s so overwhelming. The camera system and dash cams etc are brilliant. User settings are great. MBUX system whilst great can be a bit laggy at times. Burmester system sounds phenomenal with built in subs. It even has a built in perfume air freshener system which took me a week to even realise and not sure if this is even working.

[@toermalijndijk]

Awesome review, I’m receiving my 43 AMG in a week or 2 and I’ve seen tons of videos but all about driving experience etc…This one is targeting the tech on that car and thanks to you, I’ve learned a lot and might be able to skip 280 pages of the owner’s manual 😅. Thanks again 👍🏼

[@toffeelover377]

Now I feel good! My 14 year old Skoda superb has rain closing feature on windows too! 😍

[@MauriceBln1]

But that was not developed by Skoda. 😉

[@alberto5147]

I have a 200 90 Toyota Corolla matrix. It’s under powered has no sophistication whatever is a tiny little hatchback and men do I love it! That Mercedes is a beautiful car, but it does not need that much technology.

[@malph9216]

All that brilliant tech, but still can't do 400 miles on a 5 minute refuel all year round.

[@ThisIsCexary]

1:30 this is such an amazing feature. The Skyline GTR had this 24 years ago. Let that sink in

[@beinjar5634]

It’s indeed the most technological car in the world though other brands will copy but Mercedes is a masterpiece of tech

[@fastclassiceditions]

True sir

[@ciybersal9833]

Not really its not. Mercedes is top in ICE cars. In EV age this falls apart by Chinese EVs such as Nio ET7, Xpeng G9, Li Auto L9, Hiphi X etc

[@Kenbark42]

Do people who watch this channel just not know that Tesla has literally had all of this tech for many, many years now? And so so much more? Its kinda shocking that people are amazed at stuff Tesla has in their Model Y

[@markrhoden68]

Aren't most of these features just a bit pointless, used a few times maybe something to impress your friends then rarely used again. Yes I agree the camera security system is just great and would be used a lot but some of the other things mmmm not so much, more gimmicks than real world useful. Saying all that though amazing technology 👏

[@pabloparada7158]

Very nice video Rory. But for the record: Window venting, sentry mode, hepa filter...these are all Tesla firsts. They are well executed by Merc, but these features have been standard on all Teslas for years. Just saying.

[@AutoTraderTV]

Good point. And highly relevant. Also for the record: tesla was not the first electric car. There were many other electric cars before Tesla came along. 🤓

[@sutats]

There's technology in the Harry Potter book? Great comparison.

[@i2ohit]

I love the way you demonstrate the features xD

[@jamesmay1322]

HEPA filters have been used in quality vacuum cleaners for decades. It's kind of surprising that they've not been used in a car before really.

[@komiljonsalimov5963]

Amazing review. I watched many reviews of this car but any of them were so interesting and informative. Thank you.

[@user-propositionjoe]

Remember when the car industry complained about a chip shortage and used it as an excuse for ever increasing car prices due to supply bottle necks......... Ye I wonder why that would be.... Pack cars with an absolutely joke worthy amount of pointless tech and features some more please, this is exactly what we need.

[@b.a.b7834]

I just gone one. It's fabulous

[@irelax8595]

Hi there Autotrader! Is there ever going to be a new Motorcycle review video? I loved those in the past!

[@michaelp.3485]

Based on Mercedes last place customer satisfaction, I'd say yes!

[@paulsansom9368]

Little Honda had that 4 wheel steer back in the 80s

[@nicomonkeyboy]

My 2021 C-Class closes the windows in the rain...!

[@PhilbyFavourites]

Plus my 2018 GLA45 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrZadnikbg]

Only the hyperscreen is something new - all of the other gimmicks have already been seen in other cars. A lot of them were first seen on Tesla. The AI feature is quite impressive and can be interesting if developed further.

[@R.CHIZ.Gaming]

Yup, I want one!! 💓

[@olatundeaboaba]

I love the HEPA filter the most. But the truth is that Mercedes cars don't play nice with depreciation. I wonder if their electric cars are different.

[@paganizondasroadster1660]

Na bush I see for your back so you wan buy EV for Nigeria Latunde lol😂

[@olatundeaboaba]

@@paganizondasroadster1660 Lol, na Corolla I dey drive o, leave that bush for my back o. Na Rory I question I dey answer. EV time never reach for Nigeria. Light never reach that level.

[@amirreza4228]

This shows why Mercedes is MERCEDES. The Best or nothing BUUUUUUT my concern is reliability of these techs and tricks and the maintenance cost.

[@beatles4sale2007]

Pick up a 3 year old S class for £50k and plant £50k of trees to make yourself feel better….and buy a 50k Tesla with the change.

[@anteriokittrell5441]

Rory, the best auto reviewer on you tube! Now, give us your candid driving review for the EQS AMG.

[@lookatcha]

The way I see it is this… the internal combustion engine has been with us for over 100 years since the days of Karl benz . Through the 100 years, we have accrued so much knowledge and research about the internal combustion engine, we have refined them , made them sound pitch perfect. But around 2010s things changed , regulations became much more fierce ( emission and noise standards)as the media pushed the narrative of global warming ,pushing it to the forefront of the minds of people and policy makers , forcing cars to be built in a certain way . The w204 for me represents a time in car history that is the culmination of what humanity learned over the past 100 years to perfect the internal combustion and essentially jjst before all the regulations came in, or in other words , when the fruit was the ripest on the internal engine combustion tree. It also a time jjst before everything became electrified , the w204 still retains physical buttons to turn up the heat, to open the glove box to turn of traction etc , not go through endless menus via a massive screen like in modern cars. This is why I feel the w204 really captures a very unique pinnacle time on automotive history …

[@Conrad_Verner]

Nothing like pkaying tetris on a laggy fingerprint magnet

[@fuzzymuffinsthe3rd]

If "you will own nothing and be happy" was a vehicle.... Car will not turn on once it sees your profile having a low social credit score because of a comment you left somewhere. Black mirror is so damn close

[@philsalley3278]

First question. What kind of Mercedes do I get for a loaner?

[@cafe405]

Does it track your head or eyes for the mirrors? I move my eyes not my head when adjusting the mirrors.

[@dahata]

Hey now can we get the same type of vid for the BMW i7 or 7 series

[@steveny9972]

looks like the invotainment needs better graphic card or CPU, that looks so laggy when draging the map....

[@jasonblair4057]

This vs the i7 should be fun since the Lucid is not there yet to do comparison against.

[@80y3r9]

Remember the 15m merit episode of black mirror? Those screens 🤦‍♂️ How are they not designed to distract drivers?

[@danmayberry1185]

The Mrs will enjoy the habitual AI prompts: go to .. Ann Summers? - Travelodge?

[@riotsee8553]

Bro that stuff lagging more than my first 512 ram computer at 6 yo They probably use low specs stuffs to later on improve them and showup about it

[@milodemoray]

That's the kind of tech every car should have.

[@Kenbark42]

Every Tesla has had all this and a lot more for a long time now.

[@Not0rious7]

I can’t open the hood? A Dealerships dream

[@kazekai8]

This car screams, "Once I am out of warranty, I will bankrupt you." Is sort of the vibe I am getting.

[@neilaitken1690]

My old 2015 c class 250 amg prem plus windows and sun roof closed when it rained nothing new there

[@kingkontinuum]

It’s a quality car that people actually want to buy unlike the genesis g90 (which has zero sales btw). So no it doesn’t have too much tech

[@haveaseatplease]

Mercedes Benz are know to be bottomless money pits.

[@kingkontinuum]

@@haveaseatplease that’s literally every car ever made… cars are perpetually depreciating assets. Even so, the EQS is still a better car than shitnesis

[@tomriley5790]

High tech, what's it like to drive, how does it do against the i7?

[@onyekachiemeka6255]

This car is simply, cut your coat according to your size 💰

[@playpongis]

Not sure about 8K quid extra and the laggy screen...

[@abymathew295]

Too much tech, too much it breaks down...🥴🥴🥴

[@haveaseatplease]

Well, after the 2 year warranty period it's no longer the problem of Mercedes-Benz.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

You sound like my mum!

[@selldivision]

Skoda have shut the windows with the rain sensor for years.

[@1013VS]

Really cool. But a majority of moving parts and electronics make me question the reliability.

[@Alorio-Gori]

Loved this ❤

[@arnoldsalenbacher2594]

At two points this car isn't up to date compared to much cheaper BEVs: 1.) The EQS sedan has no Heatpump (o.k., in the EQS SUV there is one) and 2.) The charging power. The car can be charged with up to 200 kW. Compared to others 250 kW is currently state of the art.

[@twinkle-and-bosh]

No way you tried to claim with a straight face that £7k **for a fancy map** was worth it 😂

[@shaunm9928]

Full review please

[@Mooorino]

As somone who own's a A250E Sedan, it is not about the tech, it's about how truly fugly the EQS is! Try again, and do it right!

[@mrssndlovu7906]

That "bring on the Diesel"😫😭...

[@pavelb7036]

I guess it use celluar network. the car must have a vodafon sim-card built-in

[@technewseveryweek8332]

No, especially as there are similar priced cars with less tech

[@dannyyoukhan2050]

Wonder how much Mercedes charges to change the hepa

[@TOPG11200]

Yes my XUV700 has this

[@siloPIRATE]

The lag on that screen. Wouldn’t want to play Tetris or use navigation on that Also £8000 for a laggy screen when my phone can do it for free/one eighth the cost. Come on Mercedes

[@hammylauw9574]

Advanced AI tech could sometimes be beneficial.but, I still love the old fashioned way of driving a car, the old fashioned way of the manual gearbox of the mid-engine Porsche 718, still don't like my car driven by Google Drive. Also still love old fashioned driving rituals instead of an artificial AI driven cars..

[@jamesrennie1227]

Love this car..

[@FrilansPhille]

If it had 1000 km range @ 120 km/h for 6 hours in -25 celsius, it would be a great car, and i would buy it.

[@nyedavis922]

Fantastic engineering, or should I say programming no doubt? For me however all this tech depreciates the fundamentally important elements to a car, namely range, practically, reliability and driving dynamics. The addition of a huge array, albeit an impressive one, of electronic gubbins is sure to detract from these. I seriously doubt the range is as good as it could be, nor the driving dynamics, with all the added weight of an inbuilt ball scratcher and 13 PS5s crammed into the dash. I'm ultimately left a little cold by it all, not only because I don't particularly like the idea of AI 'monitoring' everything I do and making decisions on my behalf, but also because it feels like Mercedes have set out to build a very expensive iPad, when they should've been building a car.

[@maksudahmed5987]

Top Notch!!!

[@852hk]

Just wondering, this or Taycan?

[@dylanamos1047]

Can car reviewers stop banging on about rear wheel steer. Decades ago, my Honda 2.2 vtec prelude had it!

[@t33w33]

yes lots of things to go wrong and pay an arm and a leg for to fix, well done!

[@baronvonhoughton]

£160k though. Just let that sink in.

[@wayfaringcookie8142]

I guess to some people £160k is nothing. Exactly who this car is aimed at.

[@harleyquebecenrevue3580]

Maybe I’m getting old but it seems it wasn’t so long ago that the most exciting appeal of an AMG is it was a luxury car on steroids with a powerful engine. Today, it’s the hyper screen. I’ll pass. How times have changed so quickly.

[@MacStrings]

When you realise you gattah pay a subcription fee for some of these features🤣🤣🤣

[@ogent]

Now that’s my kind of car.

[@adam.677]

My 2006 sest leon can open its windows just by holding down the unlock button on the key 😂 I can even stop it right nere the top so it's "cracked" for ventilation 😂 ... that "sending a message to the cloud" from the app is just trying to reinvent the wheel

[@jinsy_]

Casually explaining what Tetris is 🤣

[@toobasaurus23]

Rory, the manual probably has significantly less pages.... in English.

[@tlalicetears649]

The screen is too laggy.

[@bugsygoo]

I think we have reached peak car!

[@lightx500]

7 yr old Tesla have all this and the funny thing is Model S its almost an e class parts etc 🤣

[@philamavikane9423]

But does it have GPT-3 though?

[@khaledalhouli8816]

U forgot 1 thing! How much does it cost?

[@mistamaog]

But can it play cyberpunk?

[@footbig18]

The Tesla model 3 has the crack the windows feature for years

[@jonathancost4927]

The reversing camera being behind the badge at the back is exactly the same as on my BMW 6 series and means that it stays clean and avoids the use of pointless and daft camera washer jets as featured on some other BMWs.

[@alfredtomey]

My VW Polo rear badge has the exact same reverse camera + boot open function.

[@nihvl]

8:51 Playing Tetris on a mediocre touch screen of a £100k luxury car in 2023 when you could play GTA San Andreas on a smartphone in 2013 🗿

[@spartan246]

Playing gta on a smartphone is a dumb idea

[@1Snouser]

You can play GTA 5 in a tesla...with a controller or mouse and keyboard

[@robsmith1a]

My 1991 Honda Prelude had rear wheel steering, great for parking A little cheaper than this car!

[@fastclassiceditions]

The rear and front steering feature also amaizing

[@mattleistner313]

Yeah😂

[@MauriceBln1]

Bad example. The rear-wheel steering was developed by Mercedes.

[@RiliwanSanni]

This is just telling me this car will probably not have the longevity it could have had if it was more mechanical.

[@misterthedarthvader]

Less moving parts than an ICE car though

[@kevinburke6743]

You're not meant to own a car anymore! They are a vastly depreciating asset! Buy one new & lose 25% of it's value driving onto the road! 20%VAT & 5% as it is not new anymore! Taxed, lnsured & registered. At 3 years old (if in Good condition &low mileage) it could be worth half of what you paid for it! How many 3 year Old or more cars on a franchise dealers fore court? NONE! So lease over 3 or 4, 5 (for Kia & Hyundai.)

[@Kylirr]

@@kevinburke6743 we live in a society

[@peterbratu]

It's definitely impressive as a novelty item, however this wears off rather quickly. The feature that one will use the most is the navigation - and that looks dead on arrival; the cheapest iPad currently on sale has better graphic performance than that. The lag would drive me crazy to the point to not using it. As for diagnosing and fixing this out of warranty - that should be fun! Isn't the rear steering angle enabled by an annual subscription? I thought it's limited to less than half if you don't pay.

[@MaticTheProto]

It’s really not bad and the design is the best on the market

[@tonybii7167]

Much better than a Tesla🚀