![]() ![]() Here’s another way to dent your $150,000 Mercedes. ![]() Whatever you’re supposed to do with the steering wheel controls never became clear, and in CarPlay, the skip arrows are roughly two pixels of the ginormous touchscreen. ![]() Unless you were in CarPlay, Apple’s audio adapter for vehicles, and wanted to skip a song. The Burmester 3D Surround Sound System offered nice playback (about an A-) and largely ease of operation with a largely large 17.7-inch touchscreen. Play some tunes: I can’t complain about the stereo, mostly. The space is not so small that it would be a dealbreaker, except the vehicle is so big and cumbersome with so little reward. The EQS hatchback door is also a nice touch. They could not be lured by power-operated heated and ventilated rear seats with comfort rear center armrest with wireless charging, the massaging feature - part of the $1,690 Executive Rear Seat Package Plus - or even the pillowy soft headrests unlike you’ve experienced anywhere else.Ĭargo space is 22 cubic feet behind the seats and 63 with the rear seat folded, about what you get in a Kia Soul. After a few minutes, the young couple abandoned the lanky young lad and opted for their Scion iM, saying that despite the EQS legroom, headroom, and foot room, the seat was shaped weirdly and would not work for more than a few moments. So we expected no issue with Sturgis Kids 1.0 and 4.0 along with Sturgis Husband 1.0 riding in the back seat for a half-hour ride to a restaurant. It looks like a longer Chevy Volt, which was never that handsomest car out there.įriends and stuff: Of course, I thought, this giant EV that seems ready to scrape both sides of my garage at once will have plenty of interior space. In the profile: And while I’m whining, this was about the most universally panned exterior I’ve tested in a long while. Even Sport mode didn’t sporten things up much. Sure, it’s smooth, thanks to the Airmatic suspension damping, and the rear steering makes corners just disappear, but ho hum. While most EVs are delightful vehicles, transmitting all the joy of the curves to the driver, the Mercedes seemed to want to mask anything to do with the road from you. On the road: After braking, here’s the second spot where the Mercedes and I stopped seeing eye to eye. The EQS moves faster than I can shift and absolutely doesn’t need a power boost, so I didn’t bother. Shiftish: Even though EVs don’t need gears, Mercedes offers paddle shifters to control the nothing. Motor Trend measured the stopping distance and christened it “reasonably impressive,” just 115 feet from 60 to stop. The price adjustment is an effort to stay competitive in the EV marketplace and "better aligns" the manufacturer's suggested retail price with the average sale price for the customer, Chevrolet spokesman Shad Balch said in an email.But it’s all an illusion, evidently. The Bolt EV has been in production since 2016 and features older battery technology than the company's new EVs such as the GMC Hummer pickup and Cadillac Lyriq, which feature its "Ultium" technologies. ![]() GM warned during its first-quarter earnings call in April that it expects overall commodity costs in 2022 to come in at $5 billion, double what the automaker previously forecast.Ī Chevrolet spokesman declined to discuss the profitability or build costs of the Bolt models, but they're likely lower than newer vehicles. The cuts come as automakers, especially pure EV companies, hike prices on their electric vehicles amid changing market conditions and rising commodity costs, specifically for key materials needed for EV batteries.Īutomakers such as Tesla and GM's Cadillac brand, as well as EV start-ups Rivian and Lucid, have increased prices on EVs. ![]()
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