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Mercedes already sold 443 EQS in the US last year (4Q21): https://insideevs.com/news/559403/mercedes-eqs-sales-us-2021/

I was only teasing you...

Throw away? :)

Thanks for sharing. Impressive specs but the styling from the B-pillar backwards is not very convincing. I guess something needed to be sacrificed to get the aerodynamics right?

A great and healthy 2022 to all forum members and their loved ones!

All very true, but one can buy two or three Model 3's for the price of one Taycan, so that needs to be factored in any comparison as well. For anyone who can afford it, the Taycan is the no-brainer choice, but not everybody can afford it or wants to spend money on cars.

Maybe they can demand subsidies for the horseshoe industry?

A little, but there is nothing wrong with that if you like it.

Revenge of the Luddites

Yep

I believe you are right...

I vividly remember your post with the picture of the stairs.

The intersection probably has not happened yet but is more than likely to happen in the not-too-distant future. It is also no coincidence that one of the more EV-minded legacy brands - Volvo/Polestar - is Chinese.

I agree that Tesla has questionable practices but one day there may be an ‘ab initio’ EV company which gets its attitude right and maybe just acquires a traditional ICE company to get an injection of mechanical and mass-manufacturing know-how?

FWIW: a recent comparative test between the Lucid Air and the Mercedes EQS, in favor of the Air. https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-lucid-air-vs-mercedes-benz-eqs-electric-luxury-car-comparison-test-review/

Better than nothing, I guess….

Was my guess too...

Maybe it needs to be “mass-ified” first to be launched as a 100-150K compact sports car?

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/features/porsche-mission-r-prototype-ev-quick-drive-review/

90% Normal mode, 5% Range, 5% Sport. Airco always on. Dynamic but not aggressive driving style. Even with normal acceleration a Taycan usually is the first off the traffic lights…