Mercedes EQS - Is it the ultimate Chauffeur drive? | Fifth Gear

S-Class Mercs over the decades have been renowned for ticking all the boxes, so can the all-electric version accomplish the same? We chauffeur one of the world’s most exacting businessmen, Theo Paphitis, for a day, to find out if this might be a replacement for his trusty Range Rover. And what will he think when he has a go?

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[zero]

I like the idea of this format a lot. Get a person who is the target audience and let them say what you’re not allowed to say about a bad car.

[chillout]

"This isn't a luxury car. This is a nice car", Theo Paphitis, 2023.
I couldn't have put it any better than that myself either, concerning the EQS.

[DrOneOneOne]

Quite an interesting perspective. It's exactly how I felt after getting a chance to drive a P100D Tesla S at close to the same price point. Nice car ? Sure. £100k worth of car ? Absolutely not. Very fast, but the interior was minimalist to the point of boring. Very uninvolving driving experience. As Theo said, it felt like 100k's worth of gadgets, not 100k's worth of car. The EQS here has a far more luxurious and frankly interesting interior.

[dfbiker]

Love this with Theo and Vicki. They are both great and talk sense. Can he also be on fifth gear more.

[SDav]

He is so right. And Mercedes should listen to their customers. Calling the EQS an electric S Class was the wrong move. The EQS doesn't have the main points of an S Class...that being the rear seating amenities for people who are chauffeured. BMW took a better approach by simply electrifying the normal 7 series thus not having any compromises to the rear space. Mercedes should've done the same for the EQS and leave this electric only platform for the EQE which is basically a short wheel base EQS anyway. The EQS is a nice car, but it isn't a luxury one. The S Class is.

[Average_Bruh]

I believe the ICE S-class is a better luxury car compared to the EQS. Mercedes is going through a techno overload phase where all their modern vehicles are crammed with tech most customers never asked for. Like a 4 cylinder hybrid in the C63.

[trevormcintyre]

Great video...😊
Theo's a legend 😂

[mikadavies]

Brilliant... The EQS is a great car but NOT a luxury car...👍👍👍

[AlexxanderOnYoutube]

really good opinions from a real life end user, like the format!

[ruimpinho]

The EQS is an electric CLS, not an S-Class as Mercedes wants people to believe. It's pretty much an upbadged EQE.
Build an electric Maybach, and maybe they'll have a chance.

[defaultdriftco]

Looks like a Honda in the front and a 97 mercury sable in the rear! 😂

[andriy_stashenko]

Iconic TV program, iconic automaker, lovely Britain.
God bless GB and USA.

[AlexxanderOnYoutube]

lets face it, not even near an S-class, this is a genZ gadget, nothing more than that

[jsinclair]

He'd like it better at night with all the ambient lighting.

[GraysonA]

It cannot charge to 100% in 30 minutes. It can charge from 10% to 80% in 30 minutes which is really good considering how big the battery pack is. Max charge rate 200 kW

[Adamlllllllllllljjjljljjjjj]

I know it won’t make a huge difference to some people, but I feel like if they showed the EQS with the cream interior, it would be more appealing.

[piscatawaymechanic]

Who ever is in charge at Mercedes has the wrong idea of what buyers want. They just need to make the new s class fully electric and can go faster then a Tesla p100 and lucid air sapphire..

[ruk--]

None of the EQ range is blowing my frock up. I really hope they aren't the real replacement for the E and S.

[andriy_stashenko]

So cool automobile program through years.
I wish they not conflict to TG.

[JamaicanMeCrazy]

Honestly if this has the rear seat package i think he might've liked it