pangpang77
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I had to take a weekend trip to Houston with my family of 5 and rented a Mercedes EQS 450+ SUV 7-seater from Budget. I got what I felt was a pretty good deal at $60/day, $85 taxes included. Not bad for a car that retails for $104,400.
Here's the link to the MB website: https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/model/eqs/suv/eqs450x
Here are some impressions:
1) Way underpowered for a $100k+ car. The 0-60 time is equivalent to my daughter's Bolt EUV.
2) Interior definitely feels luxurious, with nice surfaces, premium materials. The seats are really comfortable (though the thigh support is a bit short). The lighting inside feels super futuristic and the large screen (even though not the super 32-inch screen) was bright and responsive. I really appreciated the CarPlay support in a rental where I was up and running in 2 minutes and didn't need to learn anything new. The screen was big, but not quite as big as the RIvian, which made me wander and salivate what could be if Rivian supported CarPlay. But I don't want this to turn into a CP discussion, so I'll just leave it at that.
3) They almost go the opposite of Rivian as it relates to buttons, there are so many of them on the MB, that it's a bit overwhelming. The Rivian software is also more intuitive, so in some ways I really appreciated the simplicity and minimalism of the Rivian (which I did not appreciate in the beginning). There are some cool touches like pushing down on the rear emblem to pop the liftgate and hitting a power button that pushes both the first and second rows forward to give access to the tiny little third row seat. But then there were a lot of fancy UI that I thought was way overdone, like touch sensitive buttons, where you never knew whether to push or to touch.
4) As I mentioned, the third row is so tiny! Even though the MB is 7 inches longer, there is less third row space and cargo space. My 8 year old tried the seat and she just about fit. She said "the Rivian is way bigger!"
5) The suspension was quite rough (which surprised me). We could feel every little bump and all three of my kids felt carsick. They said "the Rivian is so much better and more comfortable".
Conclusion: Rivian is definitely not as luxurious, but in the end, I felt for the most part, Rivian gives me enough creature comforts like heated seats, and very comfortable and supportive vegan seats and a bunch of other cool features. Overall it's better designed, less over-the-top and just much more practical and sensible for everyday driving with a family of 5. Not to mention, it does 0-60 in less than half the time, while providing a much smoother ride. It really makes me appreciate the bang for the buck (I Paid pre-March 2022 price of $77,500 and then an additional $7,500 back for the quad). At $70k, it feels as the bargain of the century for what I got ....
Here's the link to the MB website: https://www.mbusa.com/en/vehicles/model/eqs/suv/eqs450x
Here are some impressions:
1) Way underpowered for a $100k+ car. The 0-60 time is equivalent to my daughter's Bolt EUV.
2) Interior definitely feels luxurious, with nice surfaces, premium materials. The seats are really comfortable (though the thigh support is a bit short). The lighting inside feels super futuristic and the large screen (even though not the super 32-inch screen) was bright and responsive. I really appreciated the CarPlay support in a rental where I was up and running in 2 minutes and didn't need to learn anything new. The screen was big, but not quite as big as the RIvian, which made me wander and salivate what could be if Rivian supported CarPlay. But I don't want this to turn into a CP discussion, so I'll just leave it at that.
3) They almost go the opposite of Rivian as it relates to buttons, there are so many of them on the MB, that it's a bit overwhelming. The Rivian software is also more intuitive, so in some ways I really appreciated the simplicity and minimalism of the Rivian (which I did not appreciate in the beginning). There are some cool touches like pushing down on the rear emblem to pop the liftgate and hitting a power button that pushes both the first and second rows forward to give access to the tiny little third row seat. But then there were a lot of fancy UI that I thought was way overdone, like touch sensitive buttons, where you never knew whether to push or to touch.
4) As I mentioned, the third row is so tiny! Even though the MB is 7 inches longer, there is less third row space and cargo space. My 8 year old tried the seat and she just about fit. She said "the Rivian is way bigger!"
5) The suspension was quite rough (which surprised me). We could feel every little bump and all three of my kids felt carsick. They said "the Rivian is so much better and more comfortable".
Conclusion: Rivian is definitely not as luxurious, but in the end, I felt for the most part, Rivian gives me enough creature comforts like heated seats, and very comfortable and supportive vegan seats and a bunch of other cool features. Overall it's better designed, less over-the-top and just much more practical and sensible for everyday driving with a family of 5. Not to mention, it does 0-60 in less than half the time, while providing a much smoother ride. It really makes me appreciate the bang for the buck (I Paid pre-March 2022 price of $77,500 and then an additional $7,500 back for the quad). At $70k, it feels as the bargain of the century for what I got ....
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