#IAA: TEASED! Mercedes-Benz Gives Us Just A TASTE Of Its All-new Flagship EV, The EQS

The electric vehicle full court press is on, Spies. After Tesla's breakout success, automakers of all stripes are developing and launching EVs of their own.

Some are fairing out better than others.

One I am eagerly awaiting is the Mercedes-Benz EQS. While I've become a bit disenfranchised with the three-pointed star's efforts after seeing the abysmal EQC sport-utility vehicle, I have my fingers crossed that the flagship EV will bring its "A" game. Why else would it get the "S" treatment?

Slated for a Frankfurt Motor Show debut, the EQS will launch just next week. As seen in the teaser clip below, it will be in concept form and dubbed the Vision EQS.

In other words, don't expect anything rooted in reality/production form just yet. The production auto can't be too far behind though because we've scoped out the research and development vehicles undergoing testing for a bit time now.

 

 

 

 

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A lasting beauty that moves you. First details of our vision of sustainable modern luxury. The all-electric Mercedes-Benz VISION EQS live in Frankfurt on September 10th, 2019. The EQ story continues. #IAA19 #enjoyelectric

A post shared by Mercedes-Benz (@mercedesbenz) on Sep 7, 2019 at 6:01am PDT

rockreid - 9/7/2019 12:41:23 PM

+1 Boost

If you have $250,000 just laying around get your checkbook ready.

Car4life1 - 9/7/2019 8:07:25 PM

+2 Boost

Mercedes is killing it, I gotta say I only expect their global sales lead to widen, hit after hit after hit, this should sell out as quickly as the EQC

valhallakey - 9/7/2019 12:43:17 PM

+3 Boost

The Taycan, the EQS... I think these are going to be good looking vehicles in the flesh and will appeal to the heart as well as the mind. Tesla needs to rethink their model S strategy. Yes for sure the bits underneath are important and they have been focusing on that, but they should refresh the exterior if they want to remain competitive in the 70k+ range. Buying a new S nobody can tell the difference from one several years back.

MDarringer - 9/7/2019 1:02:55 PM

+1 Boost

This will be a stunner.

Agent00R - 9/7/2019 3:19:17 PM

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I guess you haven’t seen the sales figures of the Model 3.

That’s what is being referenced, not the financials.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/7/2019 5:19:46 PM

+1 Boost

@Agent00R -Referencing facts will do you no good on Autospies. Just let it go...

MDarringer - 9/7/2019 9:27:58 PM

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And what Tesla reports as sales in the theoretical number they could build, but NOT actual cars in the hands of owners.

dumpsty - 9/8/2019 1:41:13 PM

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Tesla may sell 300k Model 3's this year, which would be cool. Doubt that Tesla will meet its goal to build 400k-450k Model 3's. Its doing fairly well in the US but still has stiff competition in other markets.

For a smaller biz, they're definitely making serious waves in the sector. Tesla has set benchmarks that the larger automakers basically have meet or exceed for relevancy in the EV category. Like it or not, this is whats going on, largely due to consumer trends.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 9/7/2019 5:31:23 PM

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If you check out the rederings and spy shots on the web, there is a whole lotta Jaguar XJL in this design. Sort of a super CLS. If S-Class customers left for the Model S and now could leave and get a Taycan, they might as well have their own offering to stem the tide.

TomM - 9/7/2019 8:40:10 PM

+1 Boost

Unless I live a LOT longer than I expect, an EV is not in my Future. It is possible a Hybrid might be - now that they have figured out how to combine the electric engines and the ICE engine for maximum performance - and I highly doubt this would have a cursed CVT as well. It is still too early in the cycle - (I had a Beta VCR) - and I believe that second generation propulsion systems, charging systems, and Batteries (Non-Lithium) with make the difference.

THe difference between a Taycan and this - is that this will be produced as a TRUE Luxury Vehicle. I do not believe there will be much crossover. At least it actually looks like a Luxury car - not like a 5 year olds Crayon Picture.

MDarringer - 9/7/2019 9:24:40 PM

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And how many weeks longer do you expect?

TomM - 9/8/2019 7:14:31 PM

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For the next generation of EVs and Batteries - likely at least two decades of weeks. WE won't even have the infrastructure for today's Evs in place in that time.