Matt Watson from carwow drove in parallel on the observe the brand new Mercedes EQS 450+ and Mercedes S 500 and the result’s shocking. See who received by watching the following video.
At first look this confrontation appears unbalanced. The Mercedes S 500 has a e 6-cylinder inline 3 liter turbo engine that develops 435 HP and 520 Nm and weighs 2065 kg. Energy is transmitted to all 4 wheels through a 9-speed automated transmission.
However, the Mercedes EQS 450+ has a single electrical motor positioned on the rear axle that develops 333 HP and 568 Nm and has solely rear-wheel drive. Additionally, the Mercedes EQS 450+ appears deprived and has a excessive kerbweight of 2480 kg, 415 kg greater than the S 500 because of the very giant 107.8 kWh battery (web capability).
Due to this fact, all of the technical knowledge present a transparent benefit for the Mercedes S 500. However here’s what occurred on the observe. The Mercedes EQS 450+ was 0.2 seconds quicker on the observe than the Mercedes S 500: 51.7 seconds in comparison with 51.9 seconds.
How was that attainable? Matt Watson explains: “The steeringf EQS is extra responsive, EQS is extra agile in corners, tilts much less and is much less understeer”.
The habits of the 2 automobiles is essentially the most edifying if we have a look at how they undergo the ouble S on the observe. Watch the Mercedes S 500 at 2:41 and the Mercedes EQS 450+ at 5:17. EQS has a smaller roll, and the steering responds quicker to double lane change.
In a straight line, nevertheless, the Mercedes S 500 was just a little quicker. On this case, the decrease weight and all-wheel drive helped to realize a small benefit. Thus, from 0 to 60 mph, Mercedes accelerated in 5.55 seconds in comparison with 5.86 s for the Mercedes EQS 450+ and 1/4 mile was lined by the S-Class in 13.69 seconds in comparison with 14, 30 seconds for EQS.
As a substitute, the electrical limousine brakes higher from 100 km/h stopping after 41 meters in comparison with 45 meters for the S 500.
