NEW Mercedes AMG takes on Porsche

[Matt-Taycan]

What do we think? Opinion so far seems to be that most hate the way it looks... but that's always very subjective.

Most interesting to me is the tech. The battery and motor tech is undeniably interesting and I wonder how the suspension stacks up against Active Ride and 600KW charging speeds. Our Cayennes are already out of date and no one has received one yet

 

[lexx1977]

Wonder how it stacks up price wise against the Cayenne/Taycan.

 

[babylou66]

Sheesh to me everything MB does is overwrought: grill, HVAC vents, seat controls, rear lights.....

 

[Moheisen(FirstEV)]

The design team should really be getting a raise, it is actually difficult making Mercedes so unattractive in its design comparing to their previous models.

 

[Wivenhoe]

babylou66 - that may be because you are not a buyer from China or the Middle East.

I do wonder how long it will be before there is the infrastructure capable of feeding enough power for say 600kw chargers. I suspect that 400kw will be the max for some time. That's my defence for buying the Coupe.

I was a Merc fan (5 of them) but they lost me with stick on iPad screens and the court case about leather seats not actually being real leather.