The dude was just trying to work..and had to adapt and accomadate for Mat..the part where he interrupted the plug to the other videos..was cringe on both sides.
Mad props to Mercedes for coming up with the EQXX. That battery and body is just an amazing feat of engineering. Can't wait to see this technology trickle down into future cars.
@@bunsenn5064 jokes are good I just think he needs to learn how to treat cars a bit better. I mean there was a situation when he didn't want to get out of car in order to sit at the back of Yannis' land rover and just crawled inside of the car from the front to the back.
@Damar Fadlan haha why? Do you really think a big company line Mercedes depends on carwow? Haha no. Carwow also needs some good bad ass content - especially from well known brands like Mercedes.
I laughed so much, this is one of my favourite CarWow videos for sure. I also love how matt made the poor engineer more comfortable throughout the video!! props MATT :D
Mercedes should force Julian to do more videos with Mat for our entertainment HA! Very funny having the engineer who totally didnt want to be there go through the drive terrified of messing up and getting in trouble at work.
amazing video. Without you two I would never watch an efficiency video about a relatively slow car, but somehow I even enjoyed watching this one. Amazing job and great way to present this new project
This is a great project. I'm not a fan of EVs, but when affordable EVs, start to get decent range, they become a more desirable proposition. I think the next test should be to see how far the car goes in a more realistic drive. So: a bit faster overall, a few more hazards to make you brake unexpectedly, a few slow vehicles that you have to overtake, music on, air-con/heater on. Then see if you can get 700-800km out it. We know that driving the AMG like what I'm suggesting, you would be lucky to get 300!
It is interesting to see the techniques used. I'm doing similar things these days when not in a rush regarding coasting out of gear driving smooth and slower. My MPG is about 50% better than when driving aggressively. It's an impressive difference.
@@timothyhingham3672 Timothy, you're not meant to coast out of gear. Put it in 6th and let it roll. Let it roll in gear up to traffic lights, putting the clutch in at the last moment. When you're coasting in neutral, the injectors are required to spray petrol to keep the engine alive. In gear coasting, uses the momentum of the car to turn the engine over, and keep it alive..... uses little to no petrol. Try it and you'll see! When you get good at it, you'll be surprised how efficient you can be, even in town/traffic.
8:00 i'm from the netherlands but i actually agree with Mat here. When you're waiting at a roundabout it sometimes is not possible see the indicator light of a car, at least not early. So you end up waiting for a car because you don't know if it will go of then last second you can see it's indicator and you waited for nothing. I always put my indicator to the left on a roundabout until i go off.
to be fair Matt as a Hungarian driving a LOT in Germany (outside sales person) I'm as well indicating left and right in a roundabout (minute 07:55 in the video). That technique saved me from quite some crashes and can advise others to try this technique out.
Its amazing that even though Mercedes was late to the EV scene they still can compete with the likes of Tesla and managed to beat them in technology and battery.
I love Mercedes, but the sadly truth is that for EV they can't beat Tesla in either technology or battery, not even close.😟 Much more luxurious of course but fancy screens never need or equal cutting-edge technology.
@@tbywong8198 Talking about purely EV stuff like efficiency...maybe...but a car consists of way more than that. Even my EV6 feels so much more...special? than any Tesla my family members own. Although I would trade it for a plaid any time lul.
Lost in translation, I think Julien 23:49 on, was trying to say that the drag coefficient increases exponentially with increasing speed. Great video. Definitely a rare treat to see this car being driven around much less the organic shaped steel structures of the car's construction. 3750lbs is light for an EV sedan that size. Gave it a 👍 and clicked Subscribe!
Cool video, fun and informative. What he meant at the end was that drag at high speeds is a quadratic equation. Meaning that for example from 90kmh to 120kmh you get approx twice the drag. Thus on the EQE achieving a little bit higher speed means a lot higher drag and consumption.
@@GoldenCroc So, basically, if you mount a passenger seat rear-facing, you can experience the EV-like acceleration sensations in virtually any car? :)
I really love the organic build of every single pieces in order to have the lowest weight and still keeping the solidity of the structure, but would be interesting to see if it could translate into reality, imagine rust getting itself on a little piece. I imagine it would lose its structural solidity way quicker than conventional big shunk of metal, since we only keep the minimal composition possible from.the get go. !
I agree. It looks better than the EQS sedan, too me. The EQS SUV also looks better than the EQS sedan. I only wish Mercedes Benz would add a frunk to those cars.
now they just need to make these look better than chinese knockoffs. who can look at the front of this car and say that it looks good? probably someone on copium.
Julian has the same trouble that I have explaining technical details to a non-engineer. It is like explaining them to your dog: She sits there smiling and wagging her tail, wondering when the next 'treat' is due.
@@SelinSilverus Pretty sure that was the major problem. You could clearly see (and hear) him struggle in the search for words. @nlo114 Comparing a non-engineer to your dog is honestly 90% an insult. If you fail to explain what you are doing in easy words it's mostly the explainers failure not the one of the listener. Almost all things, even complex and complicated ones can be broken down to easy words, structures or synonymous examples or at least be descibed enough t understand the context or "goal" af the actions or principles.
@@soerenbo I think you missed my point slightly. Were I to try to explain that to my mother who is non-technical, (also not a dog), the theory of propagation of radio signals, she would listen intently, then ask if I'd like a cup of tea. Regardless of the level of simplification, to someone who will has only a simple understanding it will never sink in. I went to a talk on the 'Arduino' this evening, but glazed-over during the demonstration of writing a C++ compiler to flash a set of lights. (very early). I simply did not have enough background to understand the whys and wherefores of writing in programming language. Like the aforementioned metaphorical 'dog', I could only wait until the 'treats' (tea and biscuits) arrived. No offence intended, so please don't take it on someone else's behalf. 🙂
The guys from Mercedes are already really cool , but he is the the most relaxed and he is just as cool as a Ingenieure can be . 😊😊 I’d like to see him more in your videos . I think everyone is very happy about him . ❤❤❤😊
I just love how far the friendship between a German and Brit have progressed..! The same people who would have killed each other just decades ago, are having a very good conversation that millions of us would watch with a glad smile on our face, is just amazing. Hats off to this and inspiring the world to be friendly and enjoy the very good things in life.
In my humble opinion the EQXX is the most beautiful car ever. Also very interesting to see how the actual way of driving is changed compared to a normal combustion engine. Yes. I'm really, really looking forward to a good and proper review!
@@joey-pn3xe Even expensive standard EV's can do 500km with normal driving in the real world. Id guess normal driving in this one would yield 800-850 km
These two get along so well!! Julian is Mr serious but a super chill dude at the same time awesome funny video ! . Also suprisingly good looking car with incredible economy!
I'm watching him talk about coasting and coasting technique, and how special the EQXX is in coasting. How to look far ahead and pick your line. How to catch the car as it slows down coming back up a hill. And all I can think is, so what? I figured all of this out on my own in my family's 2018 Camry Hybrid. Is all of this really that unusual to car buffs? I do have to admit that the way that the car itself helps handle regen at 15:45 is new and impressive. And 1220 km is 762.5 miles, which is slightly longer than the best nominal gas range that I know of (there is a massive pickup with a large tank that gets about 745 miles).
Looks like a really good idea for a production car. Would be also nice to measure average power consumption on a flat road at a constant speed of 100, 120 and 140km/h.
When taken to production the car won't use 3d printing unless they plan to only make a small amount, it will also be very expensive. If they want to make more they will make it more conventional which will make it heavier and less efficient. This will also be the case if they want more power.
@@youngspen I agree with your centement but 3D printing cannot make or do better quality parts than "conventional" methods. 3D printing is in my opinion how you cheaply make the very first one, the prototype, then you get the rest made by mould or machined out of better materials by better methods. 3D printing is a very good way to make something that is low volume or bespoke as long as you can make it sturdy enough for the job. So in that respect I agree.
@@bigduphusaj162 I agree, but it depends on the requirements, If they can use 3d printing to also account for safety then you can make a car better than conventional means, look at the safety of formula 1 they use alot of custom 3 d parts. However this will have a negative effect due to cost, time and manufacturing, the line is not set up to work with 3d printing. It depends on cost which will be reflected in the purchase price. Therefore they will go conventional and efficiency will be similar to Tesla for twice the price.
@@youngspen yeh but that's like I'm saying its for F1 so think about it, the criteria is likely this> Keep a spare of everything but make a new one when we use one. Can we make a new one quickly on site and make adjustments on the design quickly incase we need to correct something or if we need to make modifications to suit. How close to the action can we do this and what levels of success rate are we getting reliability wise if we've done our maths right and all the stresses it wil etc are well calculated. You best believe that if they had to print out a part on the spot that turned out to work good in the race, they would then make it back at base by the best method available and it wouldn't be a printer. For stuff like F1 intakes and the likes then yeah 3D printing is capable of doing that for fun and that's your final product as long as its a part known for not throwing up issues if its not built perfectly. You won't beat machining bare material blocks though, if you can then you haven't got the best machines, it's that simple.
Well, just search for EQXX and look for the newest videos. This was not an exclusive opportunity for Matt, instead Mercedes gave it to several journalists and youtubers - also smaller youtubers than carwow.
I love how the EQXX looks! Better than the EQS sedan without a doubt. Not saying that I think the EQS is ugly, because I think the EQS looks cool, but the EQXX looks much nicer.
Can’t wait for a wider, faster and meaner looking AMG version of the EQXX. Yes, range will be impacted a bit, but even then, it’ll still have more range than any other EV.
@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm Lmao they aren't even putting normal eqxx in production. They just wanted to set the record. Forget this car or any amg variant you have imagined
Mat your humour is outstanding! Although I‘m not a great EV fan and especially not of the current Mercedes EV design, it’s great to see the engineering excellence of MB!!!
This makes me more excited for the EV tech of the future. It's progressing so quickly! At the moment I still prefer the ICE but EVs are getting bloody close in what I want from a car.
I test drove an EQC 400 and that’s when I was sold on EVs. The instant power and torque is like no ICE and th go kart handling had me wanting one asap.
Hey Mat, unrelated to this video but it was an idea that popped up in my mind A cool video would be a drag comparison against 3 cars completely identical except for the gearbox, like one has manual, one has a regular automatic and one has dct, to show "once and for all" how much the gearbox does actually impact the car performance Hope this video wasn't made before, anyway really enjoy your content, have a good one
Brilliant video - got funnier and funnier as it went on. Looks like an amazing car (both of them) but just great to see the seriousness and light hearted parts on one video, really enjoyed it.
Mad props to Mercedes for coming up with the EQXX. That battery and body is just an amazing feat of engineering. Can't wait to see this technology trickle down into future cars.WOW
This new Mercedes-Benz EQXX is absolutely insane! The range and efficiency of this Mercedes-Benz EQXX is unbelievably insane! I love this new Mercedes-Benz EQXX!
Good to see a concept car being developed this way, in a real world application of efficiency and range. It's more what most people drive every day and consider when purchasing a car.
The funny thing is 200 miles is more than what most people drive every day, yet a 250mile range EV scares them. Unless you do routine long drives, anything over 250 is fine.
@@metoo3918 i agree and disagree. Whilst it's enough to do what most people need, it's the recharging which is the cause of anxiety. Firstly, where is the nearest charge port, and then the time constraint of it. Unless you frequent shops or areas which have EV charging facilities, you will have to go out your way for at least an hour. Most people do not have this free time on a daily/bi weekly basis to support the life of an EV with the current restriction.
Most car presenters don't appear to grasp the difference between kWh and kW. You mentioned that the solar roof produces 1kWh, which is wrong - it may have been a verbal slip on your part A Watt is a measure of POWER ( Energy per second), 1Joule per second, ie. ENERGY per sec. A kW is of course 1000 W. A kilowatt hour is the amount of ENERGY produced from 1 kW acting over 1 hour or 3600 sec. Thus, 1kWh = 1000 Joules x 3600 = 3.6 Mega Joules (MJ). Thus engine power or solar output from the roof is measured as kW while battery capacity or energy stored is measured in kWh.
I think it looks so much better than the ”EQUS” or whatever its called on sale now. Also very interesting in that its the polar opposite to SUV’s. It has a small frontal area - this is the way forward.
I do not see what so special about all these numbers or them being at the top of EV? The single piece 3D printed, Tesla doing it in Mass production with casting on their new Model Y design but not just the back but ALSO the front. Doing it with 3d printer is going to cost A LOT. Even Volvo and other brands are doing single castings soon. The battery pack is also noting special. It weight 495kg for 100Kwh, Tesla does 294kg for 81Kwh with their 4680 cell pack. A 100Kwh Tesla pack would weight 362kg, 133kg lighter. It still heavier then the Tesla Model S pack from 7 years ago for the same Kwh... You forget that this car can only go 140kph for a German brand(does not work well in Germany to begin with) and It probably will cost well above 70k.
I agree with the Julien about the roundabou tindicating. In Norway it's suggested to indicate in the roundabout, but it's silly. It's obvious that if you don't indicate that you're leaving the roundabout, you're going around it :P It's like have extra lights at the front to light up only when you go forward in stead of just lights at the back when you're backing up.
normal brakes will start to rust if you don’t drive for a week or two as well. In Germany we call it „Flugrost“ or flying rust .You need to use the real brakes once in a while to get it off
Exactly. Drive it like a NORMAL person. I've seen people get incredible fuel efficiency by hyper-miling petrol cars, but the average person doesn't drive like that. The tech is incredible, but who tf is gonna drive around at 45km/h??
With 100kw high efficient battery, low drag co-efficient , a single small electric motor and lightweight for an EV, this car might have a 600-700+ mile range on a single charge. Maybe even more than that. I’d drive it. Would pay for itself very quickly with these gas prices.
@@Islam_is_the_truth.4 a car can never pay for itself but after 10 years the cost to own this car along with the cost of the car, will be less than a comparable vehicle with todays gas prices. Plus this will be much cheaper than the EQS
Describe the looks of the EQXX using emojis ONLY! 😍🤢🤬🤑😱😳🍆
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Can we please carwow have a Lamborghini veneno drag race
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I love how Julien got more and more comfortable over the course of this video.
I would love to hear more from him about these cars and up coming projects
Typical engineer.
Need an assessment before opening up. Stick around.
Mat is a good guy ,he actually made Julian come out of his shell and have fun with it
The dude was just trying to work..and had to adapt and accomadate for Mat..the part where he interrupted the plug to the other videos..was cringe on both sides.
@@OutsideDuhBox I would act like Julian too if my job was to test the range efficiency on these cars instead of having fun with it
He really enjoyed smacking Matt in the face 😜😜
germans are like robots
That's a thick shell.
Julien might be the most German German. The way he interrupts to focus on his job just oozes efficiency
As a german im really proud of him
Mad props to Mercedes for coming up with the EQXX. That battery and body is just an amazing feat of engineering. Can't wait to see this technology trickle down into future cars.
Next c43 😆😆
@@senoow4215 the eqxx will be the new cla tho
Still the EQXX wastes +/- 50% of its power.
100% of its energy@@cjbartoz
@@HyviaVideoitaMansenlale wat do you mean?
Matt is probably one of the last true journalists that still says whats on his mind. Thanks for entertaining us Matt.
He does get a lot of stuff wrong, and skim over some important details of cars, but I still like his sense of humor and his speak-my-mind attitude.
@@bunsenn5064 jokes are good I just think he needs to learn how to treat cars a bit better. I mean there was a situation when he didn't want to get out of car in order to sit at the back of Yannis' land rover and just crawled inside of the car from the front to the back.
Mat has come a long way. That's the best advertisement Mercedes can wish for.
Not just Mercedes - it's a win win for both
Fact
@Damar Fadlan haha why? Do you really think a big company line Mercedes depends on carwow? Haha no. Carwow also needs some good bad ass content - especially from well known brands like Mercedes.
@@carsonj1 advertisement that sometimes gone wrong.
@@mattleistner313 yep. Even sometimes VW and Audi too.
Making a German man laugh and have fun … mat just got to another level of being funny 😆
lol
@@MR94JOKER 😂😂😂
Just bring out the S&M jokes, never fails 😅
You should have couted a German Engineering non the less!
He is probably not German... Julien sounds very french.
julian has such a personality, every time you do a mercedes video, we need him to feature! you compliment eachother so well
I would honestly buy this car in the future if I'd want to buy an EV. It just looks so good, especially compared to other EVs.
I know. What is mercedes thinking? With those ugly designs right now
I laughed so much, this is one of my favourite CarWow videos for sure. I also love how matt made the poor engineer more comfortable throughout the video!! props MATT :D
Mercedes should force Julian to do more videos with Mat for our entertainment HA! Very funny having the engineer who totally didnt want to be there go through the drive terrified of messing up and getting in trouble at work.
I saw that like he couldn't wait to finish whatever Mat was doing😂😂😂
German AND engineer. Very serious. Very smart. Just like the Japanese. Makes you wonder if the wrong people won WWII. H mmm.........
@@angelg2638 bro what🤨😭😭😭
They don’t let Nico Rosberg drive but they let Matt drive… I love it 😂😂
Do you mean Nico Rosberg, the 2016 F1 Champion who beat Lewis Hamilton?
@@inappropriateJester in the same machinery?
@@Kuhne1337 yes, he was not allowed to drive
Can you really picture Nico Rosberg drive 48 km/h? :)
@@inappropriateJester the one who retired right?
Julian seems to have mistaken Matt for a serious car Journalist! 😂
They should have chosen James May.
I think thats just his personality, he likes his job
True xd
@@GTI8855 james may + mat would be an awesome combo😂
That’s kind of German humor…
Like how Mat describes cars , with a bit of humour and yet making sure all serious things are covered .
This was just great! Mat is one of the best to review a car, and get the most out of the brand's rep, everytime!
amazing video. Without you two I would never watch an efficiency video about a relatively slow car, but somehow I even enjoyed watching this one. Amazing job and great way to present this new project
@@raybloodypurchase1941 more like a semi warranted purchase.
Ha ha....relatively slow car, which has the same ¼mile time as a skyline 🙂. How things have changed over the years eh!?
This is a great project. I'm not a fan of EVs, but when affordable EVs, start to get decent range, they become a more desirable proposition.
I think the next test should be to see how far the car goes in a more realistic drive. So: a bit faster overall, a few more hazards to make you brake unexpectedly, a few slow vehicles that you have to overtake, music on, air-con/heater on.
Then see if you can get 700-800km out it. We know that driving the AMG like what I'm suggesting, you would be lucky to get 300!
It is interesting to see the techniques used. I'm doing similar things these days when not in a rush regarding coasting out of gear driving smooth and slower. My MPG is about 50% better than when driving aggressively. It's an impressive difference.
@@timothyhingham3672 Timothy, you're not meant to coast out of gear. Put it in 6th and let it roll. Let it roll in gear up to traffic lights, putting the clutch in at the last moment.
When you're coasting in neutral, the injectors are required to spray petrol to keep the engine alive. In gear coasting, uses the momentum of the car to turn the engine over, and keep it alive..... uses little to no petrol. Try it and you'll see! When you get good at it, you'll be surprised how efficient you can be, even in town/traffic.
Jules is such a chill dude! 😂 He means business but you can crack his shell a bit
This is exactly what Mercedes need for their lineup
Yep is gonna make them lots of money
This isn't a production car though, it is a concept car
How about normal looking EV? Because everyone single EV mercedes has made looks f**king disgusting.
@@DuBstep115 fr
@@DuBstep115 I guess they go for a design that produces the least amount of drag as possible which makes them Ugly
8:00 i'm from the netherlands but i actually agree with Mat here. When you're waiting at a roundabout it sometimes is not possible see the indicator light of a car, at least not early. So you end up waiting for a car because you don't know if it will go of then last second you can see it's indicator and you waited for nothing. I always put my indicator to the left on a roundabout until i go off.
to be fair Matt as a Hungarian driving a LOT in Germany (outside sales person) I'm as well indicating left and right in a roundabout (minute 07:55 in the video). That technique saved me from quite some crashes and can advise others to try this technique out.
The looks remind me of a vintage Aston Martin a bit. Love it! We need more daring designs like this!
Hmmm. It looks better than most EVs but it will need to shrink before it hits production.
Yeah, i thought that when i first saw it.
@@markgilbertson1564
Why? This would be a flagship car anyway. Shortening or narrowing it will likely wreck the carefully honed aerodynamics too.
Its amazing that even though Mercedes was late to the EV scene they still can compete with the likes of Tesla and managed to beat them in technology and battery.
Tesla hasn't really innovated since 2013. Legacy automakers had plenty time to catch up/surpass Tesla.
I love Mercedes, but the sadly truth is that for EV they can't beat Tesla in either technology or battery, not even close.😟 Much more luxurious of course but fancy screens never need or equal cutting-edge technology.
@@tbywong8198 TF you talking about? In 5 yrs, legacy automakers will easily surpass Tesla, if they haven't already.
@@tbywong8198 Talking about purely EV stuff like efficiency...maybe...but a car consists of way more than that. Even my EV6 feels so much more...special? than any Tesla my family members own. Although I would trade it for a plaid any time lul.
They're German, what do you expect.
4:45 can you guys notice how patient this mercedes staff was? my guy went full on npc mode
He is just sitting?
Lol he's frozen
i noticed for a German he laughed 7 times. Thats 7 times more than most German citizens per km. Pretty damn good.
How do you know?
It depends on the british jokes. They are not so funny.
@@daniel-ino I counted them. Ever tired to get a German to laugh? its almost impossible.
@@1fires1 Let prejudices live forever.
Lost in translation, I think Julien 23:49 on, was trying to say that the drag coefficient increases exponentially with increasing speed.
Great video. Definitely a rare treat to see this car being driven around much less the organic shaped steel structures of the car's construction. 3750lbs is light for an EV sedan that size.
Gave it a 👍 and clicked Subscribe!
Cool video, fun and informative.
What he meant at the end was that drag at high speeds is a quadratic equation. Meaning that for example from 90kmh to 120kmh you get approx twice the drag.
Thus on the EQE achieving a little bit higher speed means a lot higher drag and consumption.
Amazing car and brilliant video. It’s great to see this type of video with the engineers of the car
23:53 the drag force grows like speed^2 but actually the *power* required to overcome that drag grows like speed^3, which is even worse!
Any bike cyclist knows it too well... ;)
BTW
Are g-forces in EVs during acceleration comparable to those experienced during braking?
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski Can be, but it depends on traction and engine power. Same as an ICE car.
But isn't this only relevant if you want to have a constant acceleration?
Or does this also count for constant speed?
@@GoldenCroc So, basically, if you mount a passenger seat rear-facing, you can experience the EV-like acceleration sensations in virtually any car? :)
@@PrzemyslawSliwinski Well, yes.
I really love the organic build of every single pieces in order to have the lowest weight and still keeping the solidity of the structure, but would be interesting to see if it could translate into reality, imagine rust getting itself on a little piece. I imagine it would lose its structural solidity way quicker than conventional big shunk of metal, since we only keep the minimal composition possible from.the get go. !
But, will it rust if its made of aluminium?
Did they consider carbon fiber over metal?
I think that's my fave so far.
Such a laugh!
When he said he had "built a level of trust"- Your face was a picture.
Both cars by the way were superb.
I really like the design, I did not expect such a good design from a aerodynamic vehicle like that.
I agree. It looks better than the EQS sedan, too me. The EQS SUV also looks better than the EQS sedan. I only wish Mercedes Benz would add a frunk to those cars.
This just just shows that EV tech will soon improve by a lot!
and the price will skyrocket
@@razumikhim I hope this cars shouldnt be for everybody
Exactly!!!!!! Unbelievable advancement in this tech for time period
@@razumikhim And after a while the price the tech will go down to cheaper cars. It wasn’t long ago tesla was the only ev you could get
now they just need to make these look better than chinese knockoffs. who can look at the front of this car and say that it looks good? probably someone on copium.
Julian has the same trouble that I have explaining technical details to a non-engineer. It is like explaining them to your dog: She sits there smiling and wagging her tail, wondering when the next 'treat' is due.
In his defense, he also had to do it outside of his native language, which surely doesn't make it easier.
That was a bit of a condescending comment. The failure to explain even technical details is actually generally due to the failure of the explainer.
@@SelinSilverus Pretty sure that was the major problem. You could clearly see (and hear) him struggle in the search for words.
@nlo114 Comparing a non-engineer to your dog is honestly 90% an insult. If you fail to explain what you are doing in easy words it's mostly the explainers failure not the one of the listener. Almost all things, even complex and complicated ones can be broken down to easy words, structures or synonymous examples or at least be descibed enough t understand the context or "goal" af the actions or principles.
@@soerenbo I think you missed my point slightly. Were I to try to explain that to my mother who is non-technical, (also not a dog), the theory of propagation of radio signals, she would listen intently, then ask if I'd like a cup of tea. Regardless of the level of simplification, to someone who will has only a simple understanding it will never sink in. I went to a talk on the 'Arduino' this evening, but glazed-over during the demonstration of writing a C++ compiler to flash a set of lights. (very early). I simply did not have enough background to understand the whys and wherefores of writing in programming language. Like the aforementioned metaphorical 'dog', I could only wait until the 'treats' (tea and biscuits) arrived. No offence intended, so please don't take it on someone else's behalf. 🙂
The guys from Mercedes are already really cool , but he is the the most relaxed and he is just as cool as a Ingenieure can be . 😊😊
I’d like to see him more in your videos . I think everyone is very happy about him . ❤❤❤😊
13:40 the problem is the subframe will be very expensive to repair if damaged in an accident
I just love how far the friendship between a German and Brit have progressed..! The same people who would have killed each other just decades ago, are having a very good conversation that millions of us would watch with a glad smile on our face, is just amazing. Hats off to this and inspiring the world to be friendly and enjoy the very good things in life.
In my humble opinion the EQXX is the most beautiful car ever. Also very interesting to see how the actual way of driving is changed compared to a normal combustion engine. Yes. I'm really, really looking forward to a good and proper review!
I think mercedes have been watching bond movies it looks like an AM DB5 from the side
I personally think, it's the second ugliest Mercedes after EQS
It's fine, it looks bit too tall and skinny though. Would look heaps better if it was wider.
Glad I don't have your eyes
I need a restraining order against you and anyone who agrees
its crazy that it can possibly go 1220km = 758 miles !! with that kind of efficiency 😱❤️
No one will ever drive like that. Real world maybe 500. Which is still fantastic
@@joey-pn3xe Even expensive standard EV's can do 500km with normal driving in the real world. Id guess normal driving in this one would yield 800-850 km
@@xXAlmdudlerXx sorry I was working in miles not km
@@joey-pn3xe 👍👍👍
You have to drive like a blind grandma to get that,
These two get along so well!! Julian is Mr serious but a super chill dude at the same time awesome funny video ! .
Also suprisingly good looking car with incredible economy!
I'm watching him talk about coasting and coasting technique, and how special the EQXX is in coasting. How to look far ahead and pick your line. How to catch the car as it slows down coming back up a hill.
And all I can think is, so what?
I figured all of this out on my own in my family's 2018 Camry Hybrid.
Is all of this really that unusual to car buffs?
I do have to admit that the way that the car itself helps handle regen at 15:45 is new and impressive.
And 1220 km is 762.5 miles, which is slightly longer than the best nominal gas range that I know of (there is a massive pickup with a large tank that gets about 745 miles).
Finally we can get an idea about the carpets in this new Mercedes-Benz EQXX from Mat!
Looks like a really good idea for a production car.
Would be also nice to measure average power consumption on a flat road at a constant speed of 100, 120 and 140km/h.
When taken to production the car won't use 3d printing unless they plan to only make a small amount, it will also be very expensive. If they want to make more they will make it more conventional which will make it heavier and less efficient. This will also be the case if they want more power.
140kmh is the top speed for this car
@@youngspen I agree with your centement but 3D printing cannot make or do better quality parts than "conventional" methods. 3D printing is in my opinion how you cheaply make the very first one, the prototype, then you get the rest made by mould or machined out of better materials by better methods. 3D printing is a very good way to make something that is low volume or bespoke as long as you can make it sturdy enough for the job. So in that respect I agree.
@@bigduphusaj162 I agree, but it depends on the requirements, If they can use 3d printing to also account for safety then you can make a car better than conventional means, look at the safety of formula 1 they use alot of custom 3 d parts. However this will have a negative effect due to cost, time and manufacturing, the line is not set up to work with 3d printing. It depends on cost which will be reflected in the purchase price. Therefore they will go conventional and efficiency will be similar to Tesla for twice the price.
@@youngspen yeh but that's like I'm saying its for F1 so think about it, the criteria is likely this> Keep a spare of everything but make a new one when we use one. Can we make a new one quickly on site and make adjustments on the design quickly incase we need to correct something or if we need to make modifications to suit. How close to the action can we do this and what levels of success rate are we getting reliability wise if we've done our maths right and all the stresses it wil etc are well calculated.
You best believe that if they had to print out a part on the spot that turned out to work good in the race, they would then make it back at base by the best method available and it wouldn't be a printer. For stuff like F1 intakes and the likes then yeah 3D printing is capable of doing that for fun and that's your final product as long as its a part known for not throwing up issues if its not built perfectly. You won't beat machining bare material blocks though, if you can then you haven't got the best machines, it's that simple.
Mat and Julian should be made more videos together :)
*This has to be the most german test drive in history.*
The interior and exterior design of the EQXX is absolutely brilliant. The exterior silhouette reminds me of Aston Martin DB5.
What an honour mate that Mercedes have given you the opportunity to drive a masterpiece 👏
Well, just search for EQXX and look for the newest videos. This was not an exclusive opportunity for Matt, instead Mercedes gave it to several journalists and youtubers - also smaller youtubers than carwow.
@@sebastiannolte1201 one of those people who comments for the sake of commenting!
Never once mentioned it was exclusive to Matt @ Carwow.
20:34 the guy behind Matt was waving his hand.
Nice catch!
Great review. EQXX has amazing parameters! Fun watching Julian and Mat becoming friends. Did Mat get new Tom Ford glasses? Very cool.
This guy, Julien, is really lovely and focused... Mat, you should not joke arround too much when the mission is this serious.
21:25 funny to see how Julian is responding to all of Matt's joke statements with utmost sincerity and literal interpretation
I love how the EQXX looks! Better than the EQS sedan without a doubt. Not saying that I think the EQS is ugly, because I think the EQS looks cool, but the EQXX looks much nicer.
Both look like dog sh*t compared to mercedes C63/E63 AMG coupe
@@DuBstep115 they aren't ev.
@@currycel470 I known, but bmw made EV that looks 100% identical to petrol car why can't mercedes? Why they make space ships like EQS
Can’t wait for a wider, faster and meaner looking AMG version of the EQXX. Yes, range will be impacted a bit, but even then, it’ll still have more range than any other EV.
@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm Lmao they aren't even putting normal eqxx in production. They just wanted to set the record.
Forget this car or any amg variant you have imagined
Mat your humour is outstanding! Although I‘m not a great EV fan and especially not of the current Mercedes EV design, it’s great to see the engineering excellence of MB!!!
This makes me more excited for the EV tech of the future. It's progressing so quickly! At the moment I still prefer the ICE but EVs are getting bloody close in what I want from a car.
I test drove an EQC 400 and that’s when I was sold on EVs. The instant power and torque is like no ICE and th go kart handling had me wanting one asap.
@@GT-22 but eqc interior is a bit old eh
@@GT-22 EQC 400 still better than EQXX.
@@hughlevantjames905 and also pales compared to Kart 125cc Shifter.
@@hughlevantjames905 yes and I’m starting to like the Tesla Model Y more and more. Just been renting one for over a week
I think this was one of your best videos mat. Thanks for being so entertaining
Julian iOS showing the total pride of his baby being shown off and very protective of it !! what a lovely guy
Reminds me of the Austin Martin db5. Lovely design. 22 months from board to prototype is very impressive
Still worse than Aston Martin DB5.
the almost crash scene 14:41
Thanks 💪🏻
Useless clickbait!
Lmao! Worst clickbait ever
Hey Mat, unrelated to this video but it was an idea that popped up in my mind
A cool video would be a drag comparison against 3 cars completely identical except for the gearbox, like one has manual, one has a regular automatic and one has dct, to show "once and for all" how much the gearbox does actually impact the car performance
Hope this video wasn't made before, anyway really enjoy your content, have a good one
You crazy.. you know what's drag!? Outside shape of car. What drag have anything with gear box. 🤣🤣 you mean energy consumption
@@niksapaypal2077 a drag is a drag race. 🤦
@@niksapaypal2077 No, he mean what cars quicker, it's pretty obvious what he's getting at.
@@niksapaypal2077 never heard of drag races? You know...basically what is done in every single video?
@@deesknees7009 😂😂😂
Matt makes a joke:
German engineer:
Is this an undercover matrix equation 🗿?
Julien is a perfect example for how Germans Humor is like 😅
"It's obvious the direction you're going to take in the round about isn't it?" - The most German thing I've heard all year.
Actually that was an example of German humor! Implying the British go in different directions. Hilarious!
What an awesome car - both in terms of looks and in terms of range performance! Good job Mercedes! Hope you guys put it into production!
Brilliant video - got funnier and funnier as it went on. Looks like an amazing car (both of them) but just great to see the seriousness and light hearted parts on one video, really enjoyed it.
Mad props to Mercedes for coming up with the EQXX. That battery and body is just an amazing feat of engineering. Can't wait to see this technology trickle down into future cars.WOW
I want Bjorn Nyland to try 1.000 km challenge with this! :)
Ah yes. Bjorn. The down to earth EV guy
It wouldn’t be very entertaining, just him driving some time, then coming home…
This video is so informative, so much technology and science at its perfection. Absolutely remarkable from Benz and Mat!
The EQXX efficiency is next level 💯 but I would still pick the EQE AMG
Everybody has tested this car on UA-cam. Mat's review is far and away the best!
24:47 Julian's face sunk a little when he asked Mat if he can accelerate again but Mat refused.
yes I enjoyed the video. The engineering of the car is top class! Well done Mercedes.
EQXX still overrated tho.
Julian is going to bomb London after that car ride with Matt
This is exactly how I've been driving since fuel hit £2 a litre.
Julian did a great job managing you. Really humorous and very German.
When mat said "quiet" at 12:20 ish he full Black Country accent came out strong 😄😄
This new Mercedes-Benz EQXX is absolutely insane! The range and efficiency of this Mercedes-Benz EQXX is unbelievably insane! I love this new Mercedes-Benz EQXX!
Could you repeat name of the car one more time.
@@abisinan3976 lmao
8:03 got me 😂😂😂😂
8:10 but it's also nice for the other people in and outside the roundabout to have an extra indication whether you're staying in the roundabout or not
People DO get an indication whether you're staying in the roundabout or not. If you use the indicators, you leave. Otherwise you stay.
Julian is the straight man to Matt's funny man. The perfect comedy couple.
I had a '67 SAAB 96 with a 3 cylinder 2 stroke coupled to a 4 speed column shift with a freewheeling clutch. Take that, Mercedes!
Wow, isn't that a car from Cyberpunk 2077? Herera Outlaw or something like that. Looks magnificent!
This car has such purity of purpose, I don't think we've seen anything like it since the silver arrows of the 1930s. Thoroughly fascinating!
Good to see a concept car being developed this way, in a real world application of efficiency and range. It's more what most people drive every day and consider when purchasing a car.
The funny thing is 200 miles is more than what most people drive every day, yet a 250mile range EV scares them. Unless you do routine long drives, anything over 250 is fine.
@@metoo3918 i agree and disagree. Whilst it's enough to do what most people need, it's the recharging which is the cause of anxiety. Firstly, where is the nearest charge port, and then the time constraint of it.
Unless you frequent shops or areas which have EV charging facilities, you will have to go out your way for at least an hour. Most people do not have this free time on a daily/bi weekly basis to support the life of an EV with the current restriction.
Most car presenters don't appear to grasp the difference between kWh and kW. You mentioned that the solar roof produces 1kWh, which is wrong - it may have been a verbal slip on your part A Watt is a measure of POWER ( Energy per second), 1Joule per second, ie. ENERGY per sec. A kW is of course 1000 W. A kilowatt hour is the amount of ENERGY produced from 1 kW acting over 1 hour or 3600 sec. Thus, 1kWh = 1000 Joules x 3600 = 3.6 Mega Joules (MJ). Thus engine power or solar output from the roof is measured as kW while battery capacity or energy stored is measured in kWh.
I think it looks so much better than the ”EQUS” or whatever its called on sale now. Also very interesting in that its the polar opposite to SUV’s. It has a small frontal area - this is the way forward.
Love Mercedes. Hope they can stay at the top forever, even with EVs.
Weirdo
@@TheSometimeAfter u the weirdo here
I do not see what so special about all these numbers or them being at the top of EV?
The single piece 3D printed, Tesla doing it in Mass production with casting on their new Model Y design but not just the back but ALSO the front. Doing it with 3d printer is going to cost A LOT. Even Volvo and other brands are doing single castings soon.
The battery pack is also noting special. It weight 495kg for 100Kwh, Tesla does 294kg for 81Kwh with their 4680 cell pack. A 100Kwh Tesla pack would weight 362kg, 133kg lighter. It still heavier then the Tesla Model S pack from 7 years ago for the same Kwh...
You forget that this car can only go 140kph for a German brand(does not work well in Germany to begin with) and It probably will cost well above 70k.
never been at the top to begin with
@@happylind841 Mercedes literally started the car industry
Looks way better than an EQS…
yeah the eqs looks like a prius
I mean that's not really a complement since EQS is one of the worst looking Mercedes ever
Finally an electric car by mercedes that you can drive without looking like a 80 year old with back problems
What's wrong with 80 year olds with back problems? I'm sure I'll be there in about 30 years! 🙂
I mean it’s speed is like an 80 year with back problems
I agree with the Julien about the roundabou tindicating. In Norway it's suggested to indicate in the roundabout, but it's silly. It's obvious that if you don't indicate that you're leaving the roundabout, you're going around it :P It's like have extra lights at the front to light up only when you go forward in stead of just lights at the back when you're backing up.
That was one of your best videos, you and Julian bounced really well off each other, very entertaining.
Been waiting for this 😍😍😍
How does the regenerative breaking affect rust on the brakes? This seems to be a problem even with EVs with less RB than this Mercedes
Not really, as long as you sometimes engage friction brakes it's perfectly fine.
normal brakes will start to rust if you don’t drive for a week or two as well. In Germany we call it „Flugrost“ or flying rust .You need to use the real brakes once in a while to get it off
Didnt he say that the brakes were aluminium?
Think it should be easy enough for the car periodically(every x km driven, or x time has passed) use the brakes instead of regen to remove rust.
This is one of the best and one of my favourite Carwow video ever!
The car looks gorgeous (imo) especially the rear side of the car !!
02:10 The finest display I've ever seen of the difference in German and British humour.
But who drive like this daily????
Average of 45 KM/H😓
Exactly. Drive it like a NORMAL person. I've seen people get incredible fuel efficiency by hyper-miling petrol cars, but the average person doesn't drive like that. The tech is incredible, but who tf is gonna drive around at 45km/h??
Stupid comments
Like.. almost everyone lol. Going to the work place around any city. Look at the avarage speed when you get there next time..
With 100kw high efficient battery, low drag co-efficient , a single small electric motor and lightweight for an EV, this car might have a 600-700+ mile range on a single charge. Maybe even more than that. I’d drive it. Would pay for itself very quickly with these gas prices.
@@Islam_is_the_truth.4 a car can never pay for itself but after 10 years the cost to own this car along with the cost of the car, will be less than a comparable vehicle with todays gas prices. Plus this will be much cheaper than the EQS
@@Islam_is_the_truth.4 but then again, a first generation Prius might have paid for itself by now 😂
Julien seems like a fun person to enjoy a meal while talking about engineering and future of cars
I think this car is showing good progress in terms of electric cars. Not too heavy and practicality approaching an ice car
"car is made for highway drives"
*top speed : 140km/h
is this a joke?
87 is quite slow but you should be going 70
Where do you live that 140kph is not fast enough?
140 is a highway speed limit almost everywhere in the world.
140 is top speed driving this in Portugal you are going to be overtaked by Dacias
@@Miguel-ou2py same in central europe. austria, Hungary, germany, france, etc. u litteraly get overtaken by 30yr old golf 2s,no joke