NEW ELECTRIC MERCEDES! THE BEST YET!

[@pokineusz3501]

I'm a long time fan of the channel and never seen Dan being so nervous 😁 but it's no surprise, I would be telling some dumb jokes if I were sitting there with MB CEO, that's how I behave when I'm uncomfortable with the person I talk to 😅

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

haha. Yeah...I was trying not to say dumb things....but it is too tricky. Ola is a cool guy though

[@darrenbodfish4591]

Mercedes is still number 1 ❤

[@maplephp]

Who is your Chinese colleague?

[@munacmusic]

The camera

[@everlastingjdm1957]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

wow, never heard that like that

[@gjbestvids]

That remark from the MB CEO felt strange, don’t you think?

[@fmsantoscar]

@@gjbestvids nah perfectly normal since Dan is American and the other guy is Chinese

[@joffe1983]

I’m on my 5th Mercedes. Always disappointed when I explore other makes. Looking forward to see this one next spring as I am in the market for a new vehicle. Tesla is on my list, but with this on the horizon, I just may stay in the Mercedes family.

[@ClaitonRamirez-jr8mx]

Did Mercedes tell you to prop your right knee like that so we couldn’t see the seat adjuster?

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Haha. No. It’s a habit. Doing it rn in my car while sending you this message.

[@ClaitonRamirez-jr8mx]

Oh ok haha!! Thanks so much for responding to me!!

[@Eisenhut1]

You can see the seat adjuster in the video on the CLA that Mercedes themselves put out last week. :)

[@ClaitonRamirez-jr8mx]

Oh ok my bad

[@darriontunstall3708]

Wow, I can’t wait to see it, I may lease one and let others people drive it for me because I can’t drive because of my cerebral palsy! I love electric cars and Mercedes

[@rudrarajput1791]

we would love to see a car with the same looks as EQXX, its just phenomenal! i just wish the new CLA have similar or better designs.

[@rocketrollsvlogs7625]

This was a great video. I believe Mercedes is going to come back with some great EV in 2025/26.

[@efficientamv1011]

As engineer working in a supplier factory for Mercedes EVs they always go to high quality standards. One day I Talked to a supplier of us and he is a supplier of Tesla too, he told me that Mercedes always wants the best they have and Tesla the cheapest.

[@andrea.2102]

I just hope pricing will be around 35 000 euros for the entry-level no to little option applied. Otherwise it’s still expensive to get

[@josefv-y8m]

@@andrea.2102 After 3 Years...yes...I assume around 55k as start price

[@Jeroenneman]

Meanwhile Tesla actually sells. With healthy margins. While Mercedes will probably sell this for 50% more than a Model 3.

[@SDav21]

That can't be because new Mercedes don't have the best materials and feel very cheaply put together.

[@AOTanoos22]

@@andrea.2102 My brother a VW ID.3 Hatchback starts at 30k €, a Tesla Model 3 starts at 40k€ so what are you expecting from a higher segment Mercedes sedan? 45-50k € is more realisitic.

[@bossman4401]

Watching this as I buy undervalued mercedes shares. This car at the right price could be a game changer for Mercedes. As a long time mercedes S class driver who now own a Tesla model S i can tell you Mercedes are in a much higher league. They just need to price this car to compete with Tesla and this could be the biggest selling Mercedes

[@Ela-cw7fi]

Sten Ola Källenius is a Swedish-German business executive. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO of the Mercedes-Benz Group. Källenius was the first non-German to hold both positions prior to obtaining German citizenship. Dieter Zetsche is a German engineer and business executive. He serves as the chairman of TUI AG. Zetsche was the chairman of the board of management at Daimler AG and the head of Mercedes-Benz until 22 May 2019, a position he held since 2006. Additionally, he had been a member of Daimler's board since 1998.

[@BenjPlaysYT]

Love it I have the electric Mercedes eqb300!! I love the new Mercedes electric maybe the next car I get!!!

[@TheOnlyName]

What a cool exclusive video, guy, and car!

[@grantcwills]

A car made for tall people?! I am sold!

[@garyuehline]

Driver kinda ignored him when he was talking about seat button . Lucid is top dog though!

[@meetv7700]

Dan cleverly covering seat controls with knee placement. 😂

[@johnpoldo8817]

As an EQS 580 owner, I love Mercedes. Their next platform must have 800 volt architecture and faster charging. Their US EVs AC charge at 9.6kW which is about 20% slower than most other EVs. Rear wheel steering should be on every new model. Please don’t tell me the ICE version uses same frame. This entry level EV probably will come in at $60K.

[@ZKITPO]

The new CLA has 800 volt architecture

[@johnpoldo8817]

@ Thanks, if it has rear wheel steering option, I’ll probably buy or lease one.

[@agemmm]

@@johnpoldo8817 The EVA2 platform on which EQS, EQS SUV, EQE, EQE SUV is build on is getting 800V upgrade in 2025. It will get the eATS2.0 800V drive unit and completely different battery pack. Different heatpump that can work with 800V volts. Pretty much everything will be changed and upgraded.

[@johnpoldo8817]

@ This sounds fantastic and hopefully they adopt NACS. I may need an upgrade.

[@GolfwithProliwier]

2:00 the Volvo following just shows who the real goat is.

[@GolfwithProliwier]

@ but that one is driving behind the Volvo just look closely in the 2:00 and look trough the back window

[@musictube123]

Geely, the Chinese company behind Volvo, has taken a $9 billion (£6.4 billion) stake in Mercedes-Benz’s parent company Daimler. As a result, Geely is now Daimler’s largest shareholder with control of just under 10 per cent of the huge German car manufacturer.

[@GolfwithProliwier]

@ wow I didn’t know that that’s really interesting 🤔 so that’s why the Volvo was following

[@AverageDadMTB3]

Bro, seriously I’m the biggest fan and I live 10 minutes away from this testing facility in Germany. I worked there for two years. Are you still in Immendingen or Germany at all ?

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

I’m not! But will be back in a few weeks.

[@AverageDadMTB3]

@ awesome it would be cool to see you … yeah I was a test driver cool job I drove the E Class and G Wagons during testing … well visit Tuttlingen next time like 10 min drive from there

[@atomaxx]

Great video! Good to see the A going electric as well! But I know that it's probably a pre-production car but saying that it's top quality and having those very cheap sounds when closing the doors... I mean. Yeah..

[@carlmarsden2529]

I have the current CLA and had just decided on the CLE Coupe over the Taycan but this is due in the UK next year!!! But have they stopped the cameras misting up?!!!

[@tommyolsen8224]

CLA ❤

[@chipsen3359]

Love Merceds👍

[@lesliemarkham8950]

Love it!

[@Elytrii]

just found this channel, i used to watch the old one for years!

[@obi_one467]

Great video!

[@songyop]

What a teaser!

[@sinahmotlakaladi3099]

Love 😊❤❤❤❤

[@lenn2541]

And it´s only 80-120k

[@JidJibril]

Is a Tesla expensive than that?

[@jokksta]

With that you can buy an EQE Mercedes, so I think that CLA will be around 60k

[@tommyolsen8224]

It will have a starting price around 52.000 usd

[@jessetuomi9588]

There's 25% tariff on european cars, that makes euro cars more expensive.

[@qubit7112]

Lower cost as in performance model for 38k? Will it have FSD?

[@chikuvyas7917]

Note, new transition graphic is cool but very ditracting other than that realy good 👍

[@Legoboy10002]

What brand is the top Dan is wearing looks really nice ?

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos clicked sooo fast

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Thanks for being here so fast with notifications! Appreciate you!

[@Jens.M]

Does the MBUX still look like something out of Windows Vista?

[@profphilbell2075]

Have you got a release date?

[@hollowtian6148]

The best Mercedes of this year is CLE53, that’s not even a question

[@profphilbell2075]

The electric CLA will finally be an electric sedan that is not ugly and cheap looking like Tesla.

[@olliecarsRoblox]

Cant wait!!!

[@ZKITPO]

You made an typo in the description. It should be the CLA.

[@iiimtw111]

Can you try the Lucid gravity? and compare it to Tesla model X? also the Lucid air :)

[@mobolajiakinola3]

Why did the Mercedes CEO have to say your “Chinese colleague”. Your “colleague” would have sufficed. 1:41

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Only two people got to ride in this car and film it. Me representing USA and a Journalist from China.

[@marnickbar4794]

had the exact same reaction haha

[@KysonKohout]

Of course it would have sufficed. If they both were in China, test driving a new EV and the CEO told the Chinese journalist: “It’s you and your American colleague first to test drive this car in the world”, that would be appropriate as well. Learn to not take everything being said that involves race as offensive.

[@johnpoldo8817]

@@mobolajiakinola3 If I was the CEO, I’d never invite a Chinese journalist. Why help adversary China? Couldn’t MB invite a German or US journalist?

[@fmsantoscar]

Because he’s literally Chinese just like Ola is Swedish

[@chococrackdonut]

Under 12 seconds ago, 1st Like and 1st view 👇

[@sherizaahd]

Yeah, this doesn't make sense Dan, you cut sports balls in half to see what was inside them.

[@cexy63s]

I will continue to hold onto my gas guzzling v8 c63s 😭 having the options is great but AMG is not too far behind being fully electrified and that will be a sad day the last ICE rolls off the factory line

[@idreamcsgobhop7021]

Your description is wrong. It's not SLA it's CLA..

[@eknolankams]

Love your videos Dan! (Don’t ask why this is the top comment)

[@eamo30]

I was recently driving a golf cart and I was looking at my iPhone and it dawned on me why pay 60-70 or even 100k on an electric car. I possibly had as much technology in my golf cart with the I phone included 😂

[@fmsantoscar]

@@eamo30 yeah right….

[@DreaminRides]

When Ola closed that door at 0:54 it sounded SO tiny! Legit think Tesla is better lol (Merc just has a LOT of refining to do to even have a chance of competing!)

[@BBingo-v5i]

Tesla's interior and exterior quality are way worse and always have been

[@Jeroenneman]

0:05 It's not going to compete with the Model 3. A Model 3 comes fully specced for about 45K. This CLA will be at least 50K in the most basic trim. It'll end up 50% more expensive than a Model 3 in anything but poverty trim.

[@ObadiahIsurfate-ze7zq]

While Tesla was building cars and charging infrastructure, legacy autos was chugging along in bed with their oil buddies. Now legacy is playing catch up and it’s literally killing them and i don’t care. Where can you charge this new Mercedes reliability while on the road ? What’s the actual range ?

[@craigfrancis9578]

The best

[@driesdebackere5233]

They all forget how electricity is made

[@Callmemilk2]

What happened to all those Tesla cyber trucks you bought like 5 years ago

[@chikuvyas7917]

How much is cost

[@georgieallabaster6040]

All the things mentioned are on the market for several years.

[@andyhughes1776]

I hope Mercedes doesnt screw up this car's looks like they did the EQS.

[@JOHNJ0HN9111]

THE THING IS CARS ARE GETTING MORE EXPENSIVE EACH MODEL YEAR... WHAT WAS ONCE A $10,000 CAR IS NOW IN 2024 IS $35,000 CAR.. SAME CAR JUST WAY MORE EXPENSIVE..

[@miguelperedo9825]

The description of the video has a mistake that I don't think Mercedes would like

[@yonatan321]

Hi Dan

[@carternll]

Sooo did they fix the quality? Or? Lately I’ve seen so many videos and in-person Mercedes vehicles that have insanely bad quality; everything creaks horribly.

[@fmsantoscar]

Mercedes quality is amazing. Don’t trust videos of people pressing on panels to make them squeak….i can make anything squeak if I press on it!

[@carternll]

@@fmsantoscar debatable. My 2015 Porsche Macan S never squeaked, i mean it would, but barley. I've been in a Mercedes vehicle too recently, you barley touch it and it starts creaking.

[@edgewood99]

Its NOT gonna be "cheap"...and where is the FSD? What is the RANGE?

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

It will be comparable to Tesla model 3 in price. Range around 466 miles.

[@Kimbrough87]

@@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY😮 I’m sold on the range ❤

[@lray5081]

@@Kimbrough87 That's WLTP range not EPA . Model 3 LR RWD already has 436mile WLTP.

[@Jeroenneman]

​@@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY "comparable". Forget it. Maybe in the most basic trim lacking heated seats, adaptive cruise control, metallic paint. At least with Tesla the "from" price isn't a couple ten thousands removed from the price you'll actually pay.

[@Misterblack008]

GEN5 Batterie

[@anthonycastro5402]

bring back the AMG V8 in the C63

[@alxyok]

omg he had to mention it! "you and your Chinese colleague". it feels weird man

[@JXplore_shorts]

Should i get my grandma to get this lol

[@sherizaahd]

They need an affordable 3 row wagon, I don't like SUVs and I don't want a Van, but I want 3 rows.

[@pylotmedia565]

Mercedes R Class

[@bnkh]

Buy an e class then

[@joaomatos14]

That guy in the back don’t look confy at all

[@antandros69]

What happened to all the, "mercedes gives up on ev's" news, we were bombarded with 6 month ago?

[@josevilabella]

Ola Hakaluna?

[@RoeVenturesLLC]

1:40 racism at its finest, but still love Mercedes🤷🏻 Dan handled the comment well.

[@fmsantoscar]

What are you even on about? Dan is American and the other guy is Chinese…

[@JamesColeman]

If you're a nerd, you can live in Alabama without being a football guy.

[@latuya8388]

A video of a car not shown in the video 🤣🤣🤣🤣 makes me wonder what was the point of this 😬

[@AGTC009]

There is no such thing atm as a perfect EV ! It is not here yet ! When they can do a 1000 miles on a charge & not lose range in an harsh winter & charge as quick as you can fill up an ICE car then you will have something pretty close but as always you have to pay the price ! Technology years ago was said that we would make cars cheaper but they are going the other way ! The customer will always be conned !

[@AwkwardLeon69420]

Tesla is still better, they are years ahead of the competition

[@agemmm]

In what way? Zeekr 007 can charge from 10% to 80% in 10 minutes. This CLA will also be 800V, with CATL battery.

[@WHATSINSIDEFAMILY]

Tesla also makes great cars.

[@jezza6575]

@@agemmmAnd how many charging stations exist that can charge at that rate?

[@agemmm]

@@jezza6575 In China? Lots of 600/500kW charging stations. In Europe many 400kW charging station are being built and first 600kW stations are being built (Denmark, Slovakia and so on).

[@ZKITPO]

@@jezza6575 in europe there are plenty.

[@richardhaswell7600]

But mercedes no nothing about customer care. They are no longer 'something special ' . They have destroyed my view of German engineering and what used to mean . This legacy gets passed down from owners to their children. That is stopping, and on mass

[@SDav21]

They need to fix their interior build and material quality to have the solid feel of the late 2000s early 2010s Mercs.

[@King-Mario]

Ola Källenius promised that the interior will be a gem and no longer a plastic desert. Here you can already see in the video that you can not see a varnish from the inside on the windows. :D

[@SDav21]

@King-Mario I really hope so. And they need to work on the new C Class, GLE and GLS all of which are terrible.

[@eliaswallin9272]

2

[@pylotmedia565]

The new CLA has less performance than a Tesla and costs more. Also the materials do not feel like 15 years ago in a Mercedes. I think that Ola has ruined the company

[@user-vy9ol9wk2u]

the passenger is uncomfortable in the back seats, he cannot sit comfortably because his head hits the ceiling...

[@felixborissilvesterter887]

Many people just like to have buttons on the dashboard for the functions that are used regularly. Not everything has to be with a touchscreen. The outside mirrors don't look nice on camera. And this ceo from Sweden, is not an extraordinary success for Mercedes. Mercedes would be wise to find a new ceo, maybe it would be good to find someone from outside Mercedes itself.

[@mrstardhi6420]

that race mentioned have me a doubt to CEO of mercedes

[@fmsantoscar]

Race? Dan is American and the only other guy that got to drive the car is Chinese.

[@mrstardhi6420]

@ yes, Dan and the ceo is caucasian So does he need to mentioned ‘Chinese guy’? Or the other person only, U judge, if u say mentioned the race, then we know what type of person u are you

[@fmsantoscar]

@ you’re just a sad race baiter! Dan is American, Ola is Swedish and the other guy is Chinese

[@killadavidxxx]

@@mrstardhi6420u clearly dont know what Ur Talking about. That has nothing to do with Race. Ist his Country and unlike u the Chinese gut wont be offended

[@georgejungle138]

@@mrstardhi6420liberalism is a mental illness. Get help

[@GlitchShadowGamer]

First lesgo

[@chococrackdonut]

Your not first

[@chococrackdonut]

I am

[@Brinefinger]

Aw

[@King1-jr7zf]

buy the car

[@neo69121]

they need to get their design right all of mercedes evs look very very bad

[@mathewrademacher9913]

why do you like electric vehicles?

[@midgetShootingGunsAK]

Because there fast as blank and reliable two killer combos that have never been together until now.

[@joshoddvids7316]

1st?

[@blackstone3469]

Dear Mercedes Benz, it's 10 years to late.... Sorry

[@TomasAngelus]

I am so looking forward to this car to ditch my Tesla.

[@omoshiroii]

where is the Mercedes A class is the entry level ???????? that will be the most cheapest Mercedes

[@josefv-y8m]

They stopped it...

[@QhubekaniMdletshe-g1w]

First

[@faisalahmed05tm66]

Ew would never consider an EV problem waiting to happen

[@MTW11]

The wrap job on the car is awful.

[@tpad6]

First?

[@noelaramis1392]

Its a common platform for gas and electric so the electric car can only be average vs competition. Disappointing and disappointed

[@kirilnikolov2448]

From long time ago Mercedes isn't hight quality...this dude thinks ppl are from different world and just seen Mercedes for 1st time..

[@0000_official]

first 5 mins

[@SheldonShooter]

Isn’t it sad that a German premium car manufacturer invites an American and and Chinese to show them their car first and not a german? But I guess this is a strong signal for the future of the company. The German market isn’t interesting anymore. And that’s not only Mercedes. This suits for a lot other industrial companies. It’s just said. My country is going down. Our red/ green politicians even celebrate this trend. The future for Germany looks very grey.

[@temujincircleofthewar5175]

Too late 2026 china brand make ten times better than cla...

[@stefanconstantinescu1576]

There is no way yhat Mercedes even come close to Tesla expertise in ev's

[@Aztasu]

Tesla is outdated nowadays

[@stefanconstantinescu1576]

@Aztasu have you driven one? Only chinese come close to Tesla. Mercedes & Co are outdated technologically

[@josefv-y8m]

...they already reached a world record with it...3770km in 24h and an average speed of 155km/h...including the charging stops!!!...they drove 210km/h. They charged it for best loading speed from 5 to 50% in 8mins!!! The even earlier prototype of the CLA Tech...the EQXX...achieved 8kwh/100km driving 120km/h...they drove from Stuttgart to Silverstone...but the Battery was not empty...means they drove around Silverstone a little bit to empty it...1200km range using 100kwh Battery in this case. Seems they are able to transport a lot of this tech into the new MMA Platform...which is meant to be at 12kwh/100km. They are far ahead of Tesla with this new MMA Platform, which will be seen soon in all new Mercedes...first the CLA in 2025.

[@stefanconstantinescu1576]

@josefv-y8m all it matters in the market is the PRICE If it costs much more than Model 3 it doesn't matter how good it is And I don't think ANY traditional auto producers can put on the market a good product at a COMPETITIVE PRICE

[@Aztasu]

@@stefanconstantinescu1576 lol the Model 3 is crazy outdated, it has 400V architecture with slow charging speeds, no augmented reality hud, no bidirectional charging capabilites (V2G/V2H/V2L), no lidar and radar sensors, no smart glass/electrochromatic glass, no massage seats, no adjustable suspension etc.

[@MichaelSchneiderTexas]

Never buy a mercedes. You will be sorry.

[@Kimbrough87]

Not if its electric

[@midgetShootingGunsAK]

Sorry you couldn’t afford it sooner

[@fmsantoscar]

@@MichaelSchneiderTexas what a load of horseshit 😂