Go Porsche.
LOL Fiat. I think they've had poor reliability for decades. Fiat stands for Fix It Again Tony.
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LOL Fiat. I think they've had poor reliability for decades. Fiat stands for Fix It Again Tony.
I actually think the existing A Class interior looks better than that already
JD Power surveys are a sham and have been for yearsThe FUCK you talking about? Mercedes is consistantly top 5, top 10 in the rankings for JD Power dependability, you are literally talking out of your ass.
I think he's parroting a derivative of that old 90's stereotype that German cars all have electrical problems because they're over-engineered or something
TrueDelta: Tesla Is Least Reliable Automotive Brand – Model S Repair Frequency Is 2 To 3 Times Worse Than Average
https://insideevs.com/truedelta-tes...l-s-repair-frequency-2-3-times-worse-average/
If you have to ask...
I'm sure Mercedes will price above. Even Mitsubishi would.
I wouldn't go that far. It's part current gen C-Class (centre console where the A/C controls etc are) with the screens from the new A-Class bolted on. Bit of a hodge-podge bastardisation from the MB parts bin.
Car like this deserves its own interior design. Not something thrown together from existing (and some quite old) parts.
I've had my Tesla for a year, and I would never buy an all electric car from another company, because of the supercharger infrastructure that Tesla has. Your can go anywhere you want, to most popular countries world wide, and only have to stop for a 20-30 minute charging session every 3 hours or so.
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
Anecdotally I actually spoke to some random New Yorker whilst I was on holiday there, who'd just stepped out of his Model S. Asked him how it was, and if he'd recommend it over the other luxury brands, eg Mercedes and BMW, and amusingly he said he also had a BMW 7 Series (which at the time was being used by his wife), that he preferred and that he wouldn't actually recommend the Model S until they ironed out the reliability issues, of which he claimed he'd already had quite a few.
I'm definitely interested in one, but I'm not sure they're ready for prime time yet. Hell even MKBHD had several major issues with his, and he's a YouTuber with millions of followers.
The "German Luxury Cars are Unreliable" thing stems from the idiots who buy a 10+ year old S-Class/M3/S8/Boxster/etc. for super cheap from some shady used car dealer. Only to find out the car was beaten to hell and back, stolen, been in a flood, odometer rolled back, and spent time in Russia.
Pretty sure even Italian brands have better reliability than Tesla. Mercedes will be fine.
All of the other manufacturers have agreed to a similar shared charging network in Europe that will also roll out in the US.I've had my Tesla for a year, and I would never buy an all electric car from another company, because of the supercharger infrastructure that Tesla has. Your can go anywhere you want, to most popular countries world wide, and only have to stop for a 20-30 minute charging session every 3 hours or so.
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
And this only matters if you're doing long road trips, which people aren't doing 99% of the time.
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There's another grill designNot sold on the front grill and lights. Also how much will it cost?
Doesn't get more normal looking than this. If you told me this was the new Q5 I would believe you. People still think that Porsche is an electric Panamera.
Thanks for the evidence...evidence that you have no idea what you're talking about. Completely dopey idea.
yeah. that benz eqc doesn't look very benz-like. exceptionally generic actually. really puts a wet blanket on any hype.
The problem is that if you do that you get a pretty compromised electric car.
A lot of what makes electric cars viable is efficiency which translates into longer range and shorter charging times (because a more efficient car charges more quickly when considering range miles/hour). So much of what you think of as "this is what a normal car looks like" has been dictated by the design constraints of gas-powered cars (for example, the EQC definitely doesn't need a giant fake grille in the front).
They could slap batteries and an electric motor in an existing design, but that comes with compromises in storage space (see the Ford Focus Electric) and/or aerodynamics (see the Jaguar i-Pace which is less efficient than a much bigger and heavier Tesla Model X, and I suspect the EQC also suffers here although the claimed efficiency is at least better than the i-Pace...).
Well that looks like a Mazda, very few Merc designs sit well with me though. Good to have competition entering the marketplace though.
In the past with the Prius there was a documented marketing effect where the look contributed to a desired smug effect.
Hopefully in the not to distance future there will be very affordable small electric cars like this Toyota i road.
I mean, that's also true and a nice side effect of the ideal car from an aerodynamic standpoint looking kinda like a jellybean. :)
Ugh... that interior is almost as bad as the model 3.
What's up with the screens everywhere bullshit?
I wonder if they'd get a few extra miles out of these cars if they wouldn't waste so much electricity on impractical gimmicks
What's up with the screens everywhere bullshit?
I wonder if they'd get a few extra miles out of these cars if they wouldn't waste so much electricity on impractical gimmicks
I do not have a Tesla (or any electric car), but to me, this is the single biggest value in the Tesla brand today. Announcing a new car is a nice gesture, but without this infrastructure it doesn't mean shit.I've had my Tesla for a year, and I would never buy an all electric car from another company, because of the supercharger infrastructure that Tesla has. Your can go anywhere you want, to most popular countries world wide, and only have to stop for a 20-30 minute charging session every 3 hours or so.
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
tbh, I wonder how many of these traditional car companies are desperately hoping Tesla goes bankrupt just so they can swoop up the charging infrastructure Tesla has built up. There's no way I'd buy an electric car, ever, unless it was supported by a similar nationwide backbone.
I keep reading the other car companies being refereed to as "the big boys"; the same companies that were either bailed out by the US government, or have been cheating emission tests left and right? lol
Also, if they have more money to "burn", they would have done it already. They held back on R&D because they wanted to keep pumping out what they knew how to make, and take no risk. Suddenly they're in a position where they have to make that decision and take the risk. It won't be so easy as some here think it will be, same reason no one managed to dethrone Apple once the iPhone was ahead. Yes there will be more electric cars, but history shows that companies that take the lead in new markets former dinosaur companies refused to get involved in often keep their footing for a long time.
My sarcasm meter is broken on this one. Real?
Also my sister has one of the new Mercedes hybrid, it's amazeball.. I'm very jelly
Are German Cars Reliable? The Myth of "German Engineering"
"According to Consumer Reports, Mercedes boosted its reliability a bit in 2011, but is still inconsistent. The same can be said for Mercedes' German competitors, Audi and BMW. In Consumer Reports last five annual reports, the last time these German brands have been above average in reliability was back in 2007. Since then, they've all slumped below the average in the industry."
That front fascia is so painful to look at. Why did they have to change the grille too?Not sold on the front grill and lights. Also how much will it cost?
I think Mercedes styling fell off about 4ish years ago but man, this is magnitudes worse than anything thus far. Mercedes, Toyota, and Honda seem to struggle the most in the EV transition when it comes to making distinctive AND attractive designs to go with their EV sub-brands.
And thats where they get you.I've had my Tesla for a year, and I would never buy an all electric car from another company, because of the supercharger infrastructure that Tesla has. Your can go anywhere you want, to most popular countries world wide, and only have to stop for a 20-30 minute charging session every 3 hours or so.
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
The world needs a joint coalition of supercharging station not owned by one company.
Model 3 has one screen. And I absolutely love mine. Took at worst two days to get used to it. Now? When I'm in a standard ICE vehicle I find it noisy and messy. Once you've gotten used to the simplicity, you really cannot go back.
Tesla actually wants to make their patent open, it's their competitors who want to have their own patents. Eventually I'm pretty sure they standard will be Tesla's.
And for fun:
This is what charging an electric car looked like in 1912
But I guess "the big boys" had other plans...
I don't think this is a good thing. Tesla having a proprietary charging network hurts the greater EV industry.I've had my Tesla for a year, and I would never buy an all electric car from another company, because of the supercharger infrastructure that Tesla has. Your can go anywhere you want, to most popular countries world wide, and only have to stop for a 20-30 minute charging session every 3 hours or so.
I just don't see why you would buy anything else, unless you want to be stuck in a 300 mile radius, or don't mind charging at a slow charger for 5 hours
https://www.tesla.com/findus?v=2&filters=supercharger
At the moment it looks like most EV manufacturers are moving towards the Type 2 CCS connector to provide level 3 charging and Tesla should join them.