Mercedes -Benz's "EQS" is a very comfortable EV, but I'm worried about the "excessive production": test drive review

The current situation of the electric vehicle (EV) is similar to the situation when Samsung forcibly installed a Wi-Fi function in the washing machine in 2015.

Since the washing machine is a home appliance product that must be operated with your own hands, it should not be necessary for remote control functions.Nevertheless, Samsung was euphoric to adding an Internet connection function to the washing machine, adding this feature that should have been unnecessary.And the movement full of plunge was greatly exciting as the true opening of the "smart home".

In fact, it was not smart at all.Samsung did not even attach the drying function to the washing machine.Moreover, the app is unstable, and even if the notification that the laundry of dirty clothes has been completed by connecting to the washing machine, it is not useful because it does not have a drying function.The fact that the wet laundry was accumulated in the stopped washing tub was just irritated.

Just because it is technically possible doesn't mean you should do it.The recent EV design should also listen to this lesson.And this is especially true for digital functions in the car.

What we want to talk about is the luxury EV "EQS" that Mercedes -Benz has launched as a flagship model.This car has a lot of technology, and I don't know what to do honestly.So, let's put the excess digital functions later, and let's start with the specifications first.

The EQS, which is sold as a competition for models such as Audi's "E-Tron GT", Tesla's "Model S", and Porsche's "TAYCAN", is the future EV of Mercedes-Benz.It is a model that shows how to exist.Mercedes -Benz has announced that it will launch EVs in all segments by 2025 and EVs will be converted to all models by the end of the 20s.

This car, designed like a limousine where corporate management is riding rather than a sports car, is the largest mass -produced battery (107)..Equipped with 8kWh).For this reason, the cruising range based on the WLTP standard is 484 miles (about 770 km), which is a number exceeding Tesla.

This cruising range was realized because it was not a full -rings but a rear wheel drive, and the CD value indicating air resistance was 0..The fact that it is suppressed to 20 (so Mercedes -Benz claims that EQS is the world's most air -mechanical car).Total length 5.2m in weight 2.Although it is a huge car of 5 tons, the output is 245 kW (333HP) despite the two-wheel drive only in the rear wheels, and the acceleration of 0-62 miles per hour (about 100 km) is 6..2 seconds, the maximum speed is 130 miles (about 209 km).

The most frequently felt luxurious drive experience is when driving at low speed.Because EQS is almost silent and surprisingly quiet at low speeds, just start to hear the sound of cutting the wind from over 80 miles per hour (about 129 km / h).