Mercedes EQA 250 vs VW Id.3 Pro Performance

[@manuelg8050]

I really like your review. In the same amount of time you tell more and more detailed information then other reviewers. In comparison to you other much bigger reviewers are very superficial. It's like they drive the car for two hours, tell only the brochure specs, charge it from 75% to 80% and complain that they don't the maximum charging speed.

[@The6packsteve]

I drove the EQA: front wheel drive is surprisingly well behaving. I did not see an issue here.

[@BatteryLife]

Did you floor it when not going straight?

[@fabriziom]

Chris - super video!!! Perfect content and it's not too long. Easy watching I liked it a lot.

[@Rei_n1]

Like your comment and opinion videos! Good one!

[@stevedoswell3406]

Really great video. Love comparison videos like this. Thanks

[@dennyaberg7962]

Nice scenery. I love southern Germany, really missed it. Will drive down to visit in my ID3. (*dreaming*)

[@tymanot]

Thanks for the comparison. VW looks fresh, the Benz somewhat outdated. But man the VW really looks cheap in the inside. One of the reason for us not to buy it. EQA is too expensive for what you get. And rear drive for the win.

[@Slamdoxicalz]

Most of the negatives about the EQA mentioned are options I can remove or add in the configurator here (Netherlands). Like a lower suspension, the memory seats can be ticked off, etc.

[@BatteryLife]

I can only test what I get.

[@CaroAbebe]

Nice how much you still like your ID.3 ;-)

[@RestlezzSanchez]

I like the EQA much more

[@BatteryLife]

That is more than ok :)

[@pauladams5673]

Do you think the ID.4 is a closer rival to the EQA than the ID.3, given the price of it?

[@BatteryLife]

Id.4 is way bigger

[@casperhansen826]

1:24 A bit more expensive is about 30% okay

[@calbackk]

Front wheel drive generally is a lot safer in winter conditions.

[@TassieEV]

Gas pedal???? ;-)

[@HerrGrille]

Where did you found the 80khw gross capacity for the EQA?

[@BatteryLife]

Ev database

[@JPetr94]

I adressed same question under a BN video. @@BatteryLife ev database scuks 😃

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

15:50 that is not correct, there is a direct kW readout on the charging screen. Surprised you didn't see it, it's the default screen when charging and opening the door.

[@BatteryLife]

What are you talking about? I know you can see the charging power in kW in the EQA. You cannot see it in the App!

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

@@BatteryLife I can also see it in the App.

[@BatteryLife]

I couldn't anywhere. The time to charge to the chargelimit was sometimes there and sometimes not. And I could not set the charge limit with the app.

[@JohnDoe-vx3z]

@@BatteryLife it's shown right to the battery symbol which has the three "arrows" to the left that you described.

[@BatteryLife]

Sadly not with this car.

[@platti685]

06:10 Staubsauger in Passau kaputt ? :) 🙈

[@BatteryLife]

Zu faul

[@roffaleft499]

Isn't front wheel drive an advantage on wet and icy roads :)? Also I wish that VW allowed one to purchase an additional 3 years of warranty on the ID3 here in NL like you can in Germany. Surprisingly, Mercedes has this option for about €650 - at least according to my understanding.

[@BatteryLife]

Frontwheel has advantages. But the drive in normal conditions feels so much better with Rearwheel drive.

[@orbiter3269]

@@BatteryLife under normal conditions the wheel drive is irrelevant. I survived several conditions in wintertime and in the fall as I stepped out of my car saw the chaos around me and prayed that I had a front wheel driven car. It saved my life!

[@jatterhog]

@@orbiter3269 if you’re worried about the 2wd because of icy roads, then buy a 4wd! I live in Northern Sweden and would only buy a 4wd car.

[@Ronin585]

I prefer 100 times the ID.3 to that mess of the EQA. But the ID.3 that I prefer is not the test / video one, but the ID.3 Tour with 77 kWh battery

[@Astrophysikus]

Nice comparison! Honestly, I would choose the ID.3 over the Mercedes any time. For the price of the EQA, you could even get the ID.3 with the large battery.

[@sambhudayal1037]

Any way EQA wins the high speed stabilty (less fear while driving in high speeds) test. Evidence is look at speed dial of each car while driving at high speeds. id3 goes well in 80km/hr(ok for city car) but benz >100km/hr, also more quick doesnt mean more stable at higher speeds..., also please dont compare benz with wv, it is humble request. For Benz, We are paying much for that high speed stability.

[@BatteryLife]

No. Same stability

[@RickRick552]

Only 66 of 80 kw available? Why so little?

[@BatteryLife]

I don't know. 66,5 of 79,2

[@ram64man]

80Kw pack yet only 66.5kwh usable that’s one heck of a warranty protection to get the same dismal range 5 years downthe road, and quick recharge rate that’s almost the same as a mk1 leaf has usable now that is way way to much

[@erics.1149]

Not exactly correct and accurate as many other facts in this vid. A bit slobby in other words. The author doesn't take it too serious with keeping to the facts - because he is too obvious a ID3 fanboy.

[@ram64man]

@@erics.1149 please see car wow group test clear states on webpage and in vid the pack may be bigger but only 66.5kw is usable

[@oscare.quiros6349]

Kind of difficult to relate when you say horse power because I haven't driven a horse powered cart at all. How about Kw?

[@BatteryLife]

Both in there. Hp and kW.

[@HerrGrille]

Personally opinion, it is getting a bit difficult to follow with kilowatt hours as capacity, kilowatt charging capability and kilowatt power. Imagine that there is still a lot of viewers from outside of the EV bubble. He is trying to collect those guys where they are and he is doing a marvellous job! If you are unsatisfied that he is using the “incorrect unit” I am at your service to translate it for you.

[@hawedehre]

Both not not exactly EVs for my taste. If price was identical I'd take the EQA.

[@BatteryLife]

May I ask why the EQA?

[@HelloMyFriend_]

It's not wider according to your chart 😂

[@BatteryLife]

Good idea. Found out later. It is wider wihhout the mirrors, but Id.3 has bigger mirrors.

[@HelloMyFriend_]

@@BatteryLife ah ok. Thx

[@SimonTob11]

The EQA is too big for me.

[@markmd9]

I see you stole Bjorn measured specs ;)

[@BatteryLife]

Ev database

[@KJSvitko]

All transportation needs to go electric. There is a climate crisis. We need climate action.

[@KJSvitko]

Electric :)

[@artclitherow594]

Mercedes me???less buttons to press

[@davidws5439]

Electric Vehicle do NOT have a "Gas" pedal. They have an Accelerator.

[@alexfoli9906]

Mercedes OK but the Ugly vw........

[@erics.1149]

Right from the start of you vid was your bias quite obvious. Instead of reiterating very personal preferences throughout the footage, it would be more helpful to reflect on pros and cons for different categeries of needs and uses of your potantial audience.

[@BatteryLife]

My video, my personal opinion.

[@typxxilps]

like the Video, do not like the whole outdated crap of Mercedes Tech and I know what I am talking of like the old factory in Vitoria around the old sugar plant paid by EU money back then in 1996, when the Vito first production started and the V-Class collapsed under poor quality and the VR6 engine from VW in exchange for the Crafter. It is again an outdated car like the EQV and so on, same for the next EQT based on citan, another cheap build Renault , crap made in an eastern european Renault supplier plant sold as expensive Mercedes Car with a screen that comes with a 3 cm bezel you had not seen for ages. This one here suffers from the high consumptiion and high weight. They also fooled the customer who will pay for 80 kWh but only 66,5 kWh are available. The difference is that this accelerates the charging considering that the real SOC from the cell manufacturer starts at 0% and ends with SOC 100% But Mercedes starts about 5% SOC from the manufacturer or 4 kWh and sets that for the display you see as 0%. From 4 kWh to 70,5 kWh is the useable bandwith, which internally based on cell is 87%. So what you know as SOC 0% to 100% is internally 5% to 87% and this lower top excelerates the overall charging, but you pay for that by lost net capacity of about 8,5 kWh cause VW gets along with 5 kWh instead of 13,5 kWh. And this is just scratching on the surface. If the EQS is not on level of Tesla things will get really serious cause all the current Mercedes EV are crap - based on competition and price, cause the Hyundai Kia Genesis plattform with 800V is destroying the EQA on any longer trip regarding charging and Infotainment and towing load and interior size, trunk and so on. Only company cars for employees will be sold in germany cause they are cheap for the employees in leasing .

[@JPetr94]

Can you please share where did you get those buffer kWh and percentage figures ? Thanks