（Cover image source: Mercedes-Benz）
On March 28, Mercedes-Benz officially released the interior design of EQS. Before the release, we had the opportunity to interview several relevant officials and summarize the core information for everyone.
About Exterior Design
At the beginning of the project of EQS, Mercedes-Benz hoped that this would be a large electric sedan that exceeds 5 meters and can accommodate 4 people.
Since EQS is a pure electric car based on an electric platform, there is no need for a long hood to accommodate the engine. At the same time, Mercedes-Benz hopes to take this opportunity to break through the traditional three-box design, and finally the EQS has a bow-shaped design concept (roof).
Although the exterior of EQS has not been officially exposed, from the spy photos, we can see that the front of EQS is very short, and the roof extends from the front to the rear. Mercedes-Benz believes that this design can make the passenger compartment more spacious.
In terms of data, the drag coefficient (Cd) of EQS has reached an amazing 0.2, which is the lowest value among mass-produced cars currently.
As we can see, the wheels of EQS also adopt a low drag design. How do you feel about their appearance compared to the existing low drag wheels on the market?
In addition, the 0.2 drag coefficient also makes us look forward to the high-speed endurance of EQS!
About Interior Design
Regarding the interior, EQS has two styles. One is the same interior as the newly released S class (W223), and the other is the new MBUX Hyperscreen vehicle system released in January this year.
We are all familiar with the interior of W223, so let’s focus on MBUX Hyperscreen.
This system also uses the popular tri-screen design. On the top of the tri-screen, Mercedes-Benz uses a one-piece curved glass, so the overall feeling is very strong. The width of this glass reaches 140 cm, and there are 12 sensors below the touch screen. When your finger touches a specific area, the actuator will vibrate as feedback.
The central screen is the largest screen among all the models of Mercedes-Benz, and the display logic of contents has undergone a great innovation.
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The commonly used navigation has been set as the default desktop. Through user research, Mercedes-Benz found that map navigation, multimedia, and phone communication are the most frequently used functions. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz placed navigation on the screen desktop. Currently, Tesla, NIO, and XPeng, which have high ratings for in-car systems, also adopt this design.
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The concept of “zero hierarchy” is adopted, and the system will display the user’s frequently used functions on the desktop to achieve “zero hierarchy” operation without scrolling or page flipping, greatly reducing user operation barriers.
As seen from the picture, this MBUX system has officially abandoned the Command touchpad, and all operations are completed by touch.
Regarding the trend of replacing physical buttons with touch, we also interviewed Mercedes-Benz engineers’ opinions.
In their view, “the most important point for touchscreen is its user interface design. If we can make the user interface design very simple and intuitive, and allow passengers to operate in a straightforward and convenient way, it has advantages that can replace physical buttons.”
About EQS sound effects
For Mercedes-Benz, silence is the ultimate sense of luxury, and this silence in the EQS is the result of a team of about 250 acoustic engineers.
However, in too quiet a situation, we will feel depressed. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz has carried out a completely new acoustic design for pure electric vehicles. In the new EQS model, there are three sound effects.- Silver Waves: In this mode, there won’t be too much noise to disturb the driver, but it will provide the driver with good feedback.
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Vivid Flux: This sound theme selects more synthetic sounds and is suitable for electric car enthusiasts.
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Roaring Pulse: It can provide a feeling of a turbocharged engine.
Other information about EQS
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It adopts Ningde Times 811 formula battery cells with a total capacity of 108 kWh, and its WLTP range exceeds 700 km.
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It uses a HEPA filter.
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It supports OTA updates.
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It will be officially released at the Shanghai Auto Show in April.
From its positioning, EQS’s competitors include NIO ET7 and Tesla Model S, but the target user groups have many differences.
🔗Source: Mercedes-Benz
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