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One of the most exciting car concepts revealed so far at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show is undoubtedly the Mercedes-Benz Vision EQS. Built as an electric car meant to preview the "S-Class of the future EQ electric range," the concept literally shines on the German show's floor.
This full-size luxury EV is a precursor of the upcoming platform Mercedes-Benz is working on specifically for EVs. It is at the same time a commitment made by Mercedes to continue to place the driver, and not some automated system, at the center of the vehicle.
Design-wise, the car has been created using a stretched "one bow" design, with the massive body riding on huge 24-inch multi-spoke wheels. A continuous 360 degrees exterior light belt surrounds the entire car, ending in even more lights at the front and back.
The front end, adorned by a large Mercedes star, is usually black, but when the car is turned on the entire grille gets blasted with the light coming from 188 individual LEDs. They are there to create free-floating stars and pixels in 3D. Accompanying these LEDs are digital light headlamps with holographic lens modules.
At the rear, 229 illuminated, individual stars are there to make sure no one mistakes this concept for a BMW.
On the interior, Mercedes says it was inspired by luxury yachts. All the usually separated interior parts (such as the center console and dashboard) have merged into a single unit. The dashboard curves down between the front seats, and then stretches all the way to the back, effectively splitting the car in half.
The entire surface of this interior sculpture, as the Germans call this layout, is digitalized and runs an upgraded version of the MBUX. The interior as we see it here, says Mercedes, is a preview of the one will get to see on upcoming luxury saloons branded with the star.
As for powertrain, the EQS packs a lithium-ion battery in its floor, which sends power to two electric motors mounted front and rear.
The battery can hold enough power to run for an impressive 700 km (435 miles) according to WLTP, and the two motors develop 470 hp and 760 Nm of torque.
The 0-100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time is rated at under 4.5 seconds, and the battery needs about 20 minutes to get to 80 percent capacity
Design-wise, the car has been created using a stretched "one bow" design, with the massive body riding on huge 24-inch multi-spoke wheels. A continuous 360 degrees exterior light belt surrounds the entire car, ending in even more lights at the front and back.
The front end, adorned by a large Mercedes star, is usually black, but when the car is turned on the entire grille gets blasted with the light coming from 188 individual LEDs. They are there to create free-floating stars and pixels in 3D. Accompanying these LEDs are digital light headlamps with holographic lens modules.
At the rear, 229 illuminated, individual stars are there to make sure no one mistakes this concept for a BMW.
On the interior, Mercedes says it was inspired by luxury yachts. All the usually separated interior parts (such as the center console and dashboard) have merged into a single unit. The dashboard curves down between the front seats, and then stretches all the way to the back, effectively splitting the car in half.
The entire surface of this interior sculpture, as the Germans call this layout, is digitalized and runs an upgraded version of the MBUX. The interior as we see it here, says Mercedes, is a preview of the one will get to see on upcoming luxury saloons branded with the star.
As for powertrain, the EQS packs a lithium-ion battery in its floor, which sends power to two electric motors mounted front and rear.
The battery can hold enough power to run for an impressive 700 km (435 miles) according to WLTP, and the two motors develop 470 hp and 760 Nm of torque.
The 0-100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time is rated at under 4.5 seconds, and the battery needs about 20 minutes to get to 80 percent capacity
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