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It's a HEPA filter, does anyone really care about this?? Every time you open a door or the windows, every time you enter the car with shoes, clothing, hair; air quality is rendered moot.

Mercedes has EQA, EQB, EQC electric SUV's either on sale now or will be in 2022 in Europe and China, which are all converts of the gas models. EQS, EQE, EQE SUV, EQS SUV (dedicated EV platform) will be on sale by end of 2022. So that's 7 right there. I don't know that they need more than 7 EV's when EV is still a small segment of the market, at least in the USA, maybe will be bigger in Europe or China. And that is just in the next 18 months or so, by 2025 they'll have more than that.

Neighbor down the street has a silver one that comes out in nice weather. Neat car, too bad Honda didn’t evolve it.

1. Tesla will still be here in ‘25. 2. There won’t be ‘200+’ BE’s on the market by ‘25.

Honda S2000 is right up there as a rally car that people love much like the Mazda Miata. Recent prices for the used S2000 market have the prices on the rise for the High Revving 4 cylinder 2 door sports car. Rain Prisk, an designer decided it was time to envision what a Modern Honda S2000 would look like on the gm Ultium platform. What are your thoughts on this design for an AWD BEV sports car? Would the auto market embrace RWD/AWD sports cars? Facebook https://www.facebook.com/rainprisk/photos/a.690277364396394/4008193479271416/?type=3

What's laughable is expecting you to talk anything but pure $h! about yet another domestic.

This speaks VOLUMES about MB FAILED ability to get EVs to the US market. Now consider that still more Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles are in the pipeline with not-yet-announced timing. Würth said: So no real luxury EVs, just compact mid cost BEVs sometime in the future. which makes the other news reports saying 3 BEVs by 2025 questionable as they are not committing to any release schedule for the US. This is even more proven when they say late debute of the EQS in 2021 at dealerships. Sign up for details in the future. This pretty much says they are not committing to anything in the near future and one would have to question the near years. 2022 EQS Sedan | Future Vehicles | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) Even their detailed EQ web page for the US market does not commit to any EVs in the near term. Mercedes-EQ | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) Even from this 2020 story, there are no updates, nothing to give any credible statement to when MB might actually start building let alone selling EVs in the US. Mercedes-Benz launches $1.65bn plan to expand electric vehicle battery production (thedriven.io) This news story even lends credibility to the fact that MB will not have BEVs till maybe 2023 in the US as 2022 is when they move into their new Battery and BEV parts buildings in Alabama. New $54M parts facility will boost Mercedes EV production in Alabama (madeinalabama.com) As such, that would imply time to setup production, run tests and get things worked out with the local work force before they can start building and shipping BEVs. At best, I would expect 3 BEVs by 2025. The EQS is 207 inches long, the S-class is 208, not sure that that guy is talking about. There is 3 final product and 4 that are late in development that will be ready in 2022. I hope Lincoln goes from their 4 vehicle lineup, to adding 7 EV's in the next 2 years to keep up. And by the 2030s all the luxury brands will be mostly EV if not all EV, and the same brand that sold the most gasoline cars will sell the most EV's.

BACK TO LINCOLN DISCUSSION Seems the Nautilus is a one and done as Ford has committed a long term deal to Oakville in Canada to build BEVs and the Nautilus built there in ICE form is to be replaced by a new BEV. Oakville to Build Electric Lincoln Corsair By 2026: Report - The News Wheel According to this story and interview with Lincoln Executives, beside multiple BEV SUVs, they will also have a BEV car based on the Lincoln Zephyr Reflection Concept. Lincoln’s first EV will arrive in 2022 with three more to follow | TechCrunch

Big talk for a fan of the “Best or Nothing” brand.

According to their press release, interviews, there is NO SCHEDULE for MB EVs in the US yet. Mercedes-Benz's US rollout schedule for EVs still not announced - Electrek Latest interview to quote: Mercedes-Benz Production Manager Jörg Burzer told Automotive News Europe last week that the new S Class — and its electric sibling, the EQS — were “absolutely crucial for the future” of Daimler. He said it was a “top priority.” Seems even the EQS is not really a equal size S-Class but more of a CLS class car. The EQS is a “sibling” to the gas-powered S-Class, but its length will more likely match the Mercedes-Benz CLS. The electric powertrain can be more tightly packaged than a gas engine. That results in a size slotting between an E-Class and S-Class. Würth said: This speaks VOLUMES about MB FAILED ability to get EVs to the US market. Now consider that still more Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles are in the pipeline with not-yet-announced timing. Würth said: So no real luxury EVs, just compact mid cost BEVs sometime in the future. which makes the other news reports saying 3 BEVs by 2025 questionable as they are not committing to any release schedule for the US. This is even more proven when they say late debute of the EQS in 2021 at dealerships. Sign up for details in the future. This pretty much says they are not committing to anything in the near future and one would have to question the near years. 2022 EQS Sedan | Future Vehicles | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) Even their detailed EQ web page for the US market does not commit to any EVs in the near term. Mercedes-EQ | Mercedes-Benz USA (mbusa.com) Even from this 2020 story, there are no updates, nothing to give any credible statement to when MB might actually start building let alone selling EVs in the US. Mercedes-Benz launches $1.65bn plan to expand electric vehicle battery production (thedriven.io) This news story even lends credibility to the fact that MB will not have BEVs till maybe 2023 in the US as 2022 is when they move into their new Battery and BEV parts buildings in Alabama. New $54M parts facility will boost Mercedes EV production in Alabama (madeinalabama.com) As such, that would imply time to setup production, run tests and get things worked out with the local work force before they can start building and shipping BEVs. At best, I would expect 3 BEVs by 2025.

How is that any different than MB with their Best of nothing statement? If they have to say they build the best, then it clearly IS NOT based on your line of thinking above. So the plastic over priced MB products are again as I stated, a Toyota equal product and questionable if they build some real luxury products as half the family and especially the vans are NOT LUXURY!

If you have to say "we build world class product" you are admitting you don't and trying to convince people otherwise. The Corsair is a bottom feeder in it's segment just as the Escape is in its segment, the Nautilus is junk, the Aviator is mid-pack only because the Infiniti, Cadillac and Acura offerings in that segment are worse, and the Navigator lags behind the Germans and Escalade, and I suspect Lexus will get a version of the 2022 Land Cruiser which will be better too. The same people that think Lincoln is world class, thought the Continental was going to be a serious competitor to the luxury segment, and 4 years later the car is dead because it didn't sell, even though it cost 50% of a German car of the same size. None of their portfolio is competitive with the 4 German brands, Land Rover, Genesis, or Lexus. I would place Aviator over the MDX or XT6, but otherwise I'd put Cadillac or Acura offerings over Lincoln.

Agree, I think the artist really did a nice job on a future S2000 car.

I do not know what the automotive world would think of a RWD/AWD roadster EV of the likes of a modern S2000 or if Toyota and Subaru would join in and make their 86/BRZ into a Honda competitor. What I do know is what I think of it. And THAT rendering above is quite an appealing package. Its niiiiiice! Now...imagine if GM could also offer one as a new Solstice/Sky as a Buick...or as a baby Corvette?! Ill use the coupe from Pontiac and the roadster from Saturn as the Sky was never offered that coupe style...

You. Said. "by 2025". You're doin' an 'smk'.

I don't think there is some crazy "distraction level" that's making Tesla non-profitable. He's not there doing day-to-day activities. He's strictly making company-wide decisions.

Yes Space X is it's own company run by the same CEO as Tesla, so Yes it does matter as he is distracted on how to live on Mars and send people there. His focus is NOT on Tesla only, just like the solar panels or wall power. He is a distracted CEO that is hurting IMHO not helping Tesla as much as he should be.

Their current portfolio is extremely competitive with everything it their respective price range. They don't build race cars, they built true luxury cars. Quiet, comfortable, quality materials, pickup/drop off your vehicle for service.

Which includes AMG's street cars... But in all seriousness, I don't think ANY vehicle's engine and transmission could NOT withstand that. I'm almost certain brakes on all of those vehicles will fail before blowing an engine or transmission up. A crazy air filtration system is just a gimmick to advertise something "neat". I really don't see the point of it, but I guess it's a neat thing... I don't even really think it is bunker-style as the side windows clearly have a lot of window.

Maybe you missed the point there. You still have to get out of your car in those places.

Why is it laughable? If you believe in the product, you believe that those around you want the same quality of world class product, that is all it takes to start a move that way. No one would hire a president that only believes they build mediocre products. While you believe that MB builds the best, plenty of people think otherwise and you know I see MB as just another competitor to GM from Chevrolet to Cadillac. MB is an entry level to mid to luxury level auto maker, They are the Toyota of German auto's on par with some models but better than VW, equal to BMW which is also another Chevrolet to Cadillac auto builder under a single name plate but with other problem step siblings.

ERG! - the first 20 secs of that injected Hemi sound! ?

Nah...its about chemical warfare. And ze Germans (Mercedes) know a thing or two about that from their recent but past history... ☠️ Sorry @David Stay safe everyone! Get your HEPA filters to compliment your masks now! ?

23.5 inches by 16.2 inches and 1.6 inches thick, 10 liter volume https://insideevs.com/news/501198/mercedes-benz-eqs-world-premiere/

So MB DOES NOT state it follows the DIN EN 1822 standard as it is not stated anywhere on their web sites. Motoring has never had a problem quoting false data also, so while the 1822 standard is a Hepa Standard for Europe. EN 1822 Standard. Absolute Filters (EPA, HEPA and ULPA) | Venfilter Air filters and industrial ventilation Again, MB does not state it as such. The ZG 250-1 certification seems to be a made up certification by MB and Anyone can state their product filter removes a high percentage of particles, but that is an OPEN book on how they test their own product. Where is the independent testing to back this up? As an OPTIONAL add on, that also means the whole ventilation system is compromised so 99.65% is pretty much impossible to enforce.

Corvette with passenger can easily do this!

The EQS's air filtration system is as good as a hospital operating room.

Per the article I linked. "Of those who switched, over 70% lacked access to Level 2 charging at home, and slightly fewer than that lacked Level 2 connections at their workplace. Public charging stations may look like the electric version of the gas station, but nearly two-thirds of PEV drivers in the survey said they didn't use them. Exactly why they didn't use the public stalls was not specified. EVs have come a long way in recent years in terms of range, safety, comfort, and tech features, but Hardman and Tal note that very little has changed in terms of how they are recharged." There was no mention of lack of public chargers. Also, there isn't nearly the cost savings when charging in public. What EXACTLY is different in battery technology in 2021 EVs vs 2018 EVs?

To quote the Lincoln president, "Our clients deserve the very best from Lincoln. Our world-class vehicles, effortless services and advanced connected technology will allow us to create an always-on relationship with them and help transform the Lincoln brand for the future." Laughable that they think Lincoln builds "world class vehicles" It makes sense though to run Lincoln all EV, 9 years is still fairly far away and they are a low volume brand and not really competitive now, so might as well go a different direction. Plus their model line is small, won't be hard to build 3 electric SUVs, and maybe 1 sedan but Ford seems not interested in sedans. It isn't like they have to make a model line as diverse as Ford's all EV which would take much longer. Plus I think by 2030, EV will be standard expectation in the luxury segment.

Because Gottlieb Daimler 125 ago had the motto "the best or nothing," and they honor that to this day. The G-wagon was the fastest selling vehicle in the USA in May, and at an average ATP of $174,700. I don't see many Toyota's selling for $174k, or Lexus for that matter. I don't see Lincoln selling Navigators at $174k, why not? They want to be "world class" then step up to the plate. The vans aren't luxury, they are commercial vehicles, Mercedes markets them that way as well. They aren't even sold though the same dealership network as their cars, nor are they even part of the same business unit as their cars.