Video ID: kZTbebEwv90
YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZTbebEwv90
Added At: 13-06-25 21:17:46
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Categories: Education, Tech
Tags: Mercedes EQA, Mercedes EQB, Electric cars, Pricing, Range, Dimensions, Features
Summary
The video compares the Mercedes EQA and EQB electric cars, highlighting their differences in pricing, range, dimensions, and features. The EQA is based on the A-Class, while the EQB is based on the B-Class. The EQB has more space and a third row seat, making it suitable for families.
Transcript
[Music] now if you're considering an electric car in the world of Mercedes you will probably have come across the models eqa and eqb but what are the differences in [Music] 2024 well let's get straight on to pricing so the eqa in Mercedes starts from 4975 of course all correct at the time of recording but for just a few th000 more about 3,000 to be precise you can actually get an eqb now these are both called an eqa 250 plus and an eqb 250 plus yes that's a new one as far as I've seen so a quick word on the names while we're on that topic so yes a quick thing on the names of the cars so you notice they're called EQ now I'm not actually sure what the exact words translated to but Mercedes refer to is electric intelligence cuz there's a lot of things that go on in that multimedia system that basically help enhance your kind of electric overall experience in the car more I'm going to touch on that a bit later but yeah EQ electric intelligence then the last letter is like eqa for examples that's basically an a class but raised but eqb that's based on the b class so they're basically just larger versions of the kind of original letter from the original name of the car so eqa a Class eqa B Class so let's have a look at range now range on any electric car there is probably the most important question that people ask and uh certainly for eqa it's had a huge Improvement I remember when it first came out it had around 260 M range or around that sort of area but now this one's goes up to almost 350 it's about 346 this one as it stands here obviously it depends on kind of equipment and wheel sizes and that sort of thing those can have an impact on the Range even eqb as well the range of that one's been greatly improved those only had about 260 Mi range as well um those were for the formatic four-wheel drive versions but there's a new version I've spotted now which from the looks of it is uh I'm guessing front-wheel drive this actually has more range than the others as well again pushing that 300 bar which is really good to see this one right here actually touching on 321 miles which again is amazing to see just remember this is kind of what petrol engines is doing now so if you do lots of City driving it's probably the range of your petrol um car that you currently already own so really good to see that they're pushing that kind of barrier now when it comes to the dimensions the eqa length is 4,465 MM width 220 mm and height 1,624 now if you compare that with the eqb for example then the length of this one is 4684 width 2022 and height 1701 so slightly bigger on that front so guys comparing the boots of the two cars of course the eqa is going to have the slightly smaller boot this one's 340 L as it is here minus the cable but if you do fold the seats down it'll go up to just over 1,300 so that's pretty good you can do that by the 4020 40 split sadly as it's an EV there isn't really any underfloor storage space yes you can lift this up here but it's literally just just that it's really really small main because the batteries are like underneath here so that's quite common in electric cars anyway but yeah if you are wanting a larger boot this is where the EB comes in so guys when it comes to the rear seats of the eqa that's what I'm setting right now not much has changed of course from the previous model CU don't forget this is a facelift so in fact I think it is exactly the same I can't remember if there were two USBC ports but there are two in this one now so if you're watching this video for the first time I should add this is a set up for my driving position I'm 6'2 and then I'm sat behind myself now because the batteries are located under the floor the floor itself is actually raised off the ground which is why my legs kind of have this incline going on here like this now I should add I'm a little bit special but I have long legs anyway so naturally this happens a lot in my cars and it's probably quite exaggerated on camera um but yes obviously just facturing the best thing I can say is just try it out for yourself um take one for a test drive make sure you sit in the back and obviously set up all the seats the way you want them but yeah that's what it's like for me if I sit properly back in the seat and uh yeah that's kind of what my legs are but I do have naturally long legs anyway so it is probably exaggerated a little bit on camera I'm just special like that sorry but in terms of other things in the back uh yes door Pockets have nice storage there got cup holders in here as normal so yeah pretty much standard sort of stuff in the back and of course there's little cargo Nets there as well so pretty good the eqb though is a little bit different um it has way more space and also has a third seat row now for the eqb this is where the eqb shines because it has a kind of like squared off design you actually find there's more space in here so there's 495 L right here as you see but you can also do quite some clever things for the rear seats on the second row so let me show you how to do the seats so first things first when you want to fold the third row seats down you basically move these seats forward to basically give these guys leg room so there's actually levers underneath the seat here so if you grab hold of that then you can move the seat forwards and backwards like this now yes you could move it all the way like that but obviously that's not going to leave any L room for these guys so let's put it about halfway I think uh yeah that'll do and then same for this side and then what you want to do is then adjust the angle of the seat so using these ropes we'll do that maybe about there I think and then that one there and then that one there now we can look at the back okay so once you've done that then what you need to do is get rid of this reversible mat and then using these if you pull the red lever or the Rope should I say then you can bring this up just like that and turn it into a seven seater so super easy to do just like that and they've even got their own headrests as well if I remember yeah there's two USBC ports either side for the third row and um cup holders for them as well if you have the no eating or drinking rule in your car I'm not sure but yeah so super practical that is one thing you can't do on the eqa so yeah 7even seater of the eqb and don't worry if you don't use it as a seven seater just keep it down completely flat pretty cool now the only negative thing that I can think about this is that well the charge cable an essential part of having electric car there isn't actually anywhere to put the cable um now I think it'll be rare that most people will probably be using this as a dedicated full-time kind of seven seater so it's not that big of a deal I mean I just thought I'd mention it because there is no like selected kind of place to keep the cable there's no frunk or anything like that so um this is quite a big bag so I'd actually probably take that out and just kind of you know kind of fold in over there or something but yeah just like I mentioned it there's no specific place for it I mean if you're not going to use it as a seven seater you could use as a six-seater and then you got a bit of space there but just thought I'd mention it anyway there's no specific place for the cable okay so eqb rear seats well instantly you can tell there's loads more space in here in terms of Headroom and just kind of overall kind of spacious feel now I should add that the the floor is still raised it does look like it is raised but you can tell by my leg it's not as much there again as I mentioned in Uka I've got long legs anyway so that's always going to look a bit like that anyway again sorry it's just my legs but um yeah there's definitely more space in here because of the squired off design from the eqb at the back but everything else should be the same yeah you got storage there USBC ports there and yeah normal cup holders there so yeah pretty good um now obviously if you had the seats you know far forward so let's move this bench forward yeah so obviously the leg room is going to be a lot less but there again this is the cool thing you can choose who's going to sit where um I'm sure the kids are probably always want to sit in the back but you know it's obviously only designed for uh certain height uh for someone sitting the back cool well let's um check out the front then so I thought I'd record this next section in the EA just cuz this is the one I have here right this second but you'll find actually the design of the interior and everything exactly the same in the eqb the only difference really in terms of the inside is it's just a bit taller and there's a bit more space but in terms of the screens and the steering wheel and overall feel and placement of all the buttons everything will be virtually the same so don't worry not not missing out on the eqb but I'm going to focus on this bit in this car here so to start you've got these lovely dual screen displays here which um of course have your multimedia system and instrument cluster in here which is really nice to see steering wheel of course in both cars is a manual adjustment up and down and then of course there are different packages and things terms of gadgets certainly in the UK so you have things like memory seats on certain cars you'll find these on like premium Premium Plus patches now I I don't tend to go through them too much on my channel just cuz it varies especially around the world for one and of course could vary over time so let's turn our attention to this screen now this right here is mbx now this is one of the latest generations of the Mercedes multimedia system found in pretty much all of their cars now officially known as mbx ntg 7 this features new things like Wireless Apple carplay and wireless Android auto to name a few but um is controlled via touchcreen just like this you can also use it on the steering wheel and of course your voice as well now if you've had a Mercedes eqa or eqb previously so the previous versions you'll notice the touchpad has now been removed so Mercedes actually did this um some time ago um in I think it was the yeah I think it was the a class when it first um had its facelift that um they removed the touchpad uh I'm not sure why but there's a storage area now it's the same as my car if you were a lover of the touchpad cuz I'm sure loads of people have mentioned I use the touchpad all the time don't worry you do get used to using the screen it literally takes like a week or so and then you're just using that most cars pretty much out there anyway only have one form of touch interface so I think Mercedes having three or four but just taking one away isn't that much of a bad deal I mean I bought my car which doesn't have the uh touchpad sadly not an electric one though even though I wish it was but um yeah it's not a deal breaker I don't think at the end of the day now in terms of climate control it's all buttons literally just down here and yes they are buttons I know that quite a few manufacturers at the moment have gone touch everything which does get quite a bit of push back in the comments but not these are buttons you can literally press these and toggle these up and down like this apologies I think there's a plane flying directly over our heads right now I'm sure we'll go in a second but yes buttons for the climate control is uh very good of course you can do it by voice as well and if you wanted to do it via touch when it's on if you tap on the climate control you can actually then do it all touch on there so Mercedes allow you to do both but it does have the buttons which is good to see so yeah load of improvements on that front I think now is a good time to take the eqa out for a drive and then we'll take the eqb out for a drive but remember I said the multimedia systems and the design up the front is exactly the same driving will be a little bit different just because the eqb is a bit bigger right eqa Drive okay guys so let's check out the eqa now I don't expect it to have changed that much because don't forget again this is just a facelift but it should be a as smooth as ever because electric cars if you've never driven one before you've got to try it out because they're so smooth on the road and apart from the doors just locking cuz I went above 10 mil hour so smooth you can whisper in it in fact this actually feels quieter than the previous one I it is only facelift but it is really quiet cool so yes what's the eqa like to drive well apart from obviously being very very quiet and Silent on the road um yeah very very smooth in fact I can actually compare this to my own car cuz I I drive an a class as a daily and um basically as this is very similar shape to the GLA it's a lot kind of smoother and softer on the road which I do quite like actually and considering I've literally just bought a dog as well um could do with the extra space in the back maybe not eqb space for me personally but if you have growing families um I can certainly see why a little bit of extra space is always good so yeah super smooth um I would definitely say it does iron out the bumps more than my aass just cuz it's higher off the ground um but yeah we'll compare it to the eqb in a minute just going to drop this one back and get the uh eqb hopefully Mercedes aren't too angry at me for making the carpets muddy I'm really sorry it's just so muddy everywhere it might have to Hoover this one out okay guys so eqb test drive now this one surprised me there's this new electric motor the EB 250 plus with the extended range this is what I'm driving now and I I didn't realize cuz I I just drove it to the place where I was just filming a second ago and I was like yeah what is this um kind of engine or electric motor should I say and I had a look and it was the G50 I was like oh my goodness so for those of you wondering is the 250 fast enough is it adequate with such a big car it's not that big don't worry it's just a little bit taller and I think the curb wees are very similar as well so yeah don't worry it's powerful enough cuz I actually thought it was a 300 or 350 so what's it like to drive so of course it kind of depends what electric motor or variant would be right for you now for me I mean the 250 would be perfect it's almost like a long range version so to speak uh on the eqa uh 250 plus and the eqb 250 plus so yeah really really welcome to see that uh this new introduction and I think Mercedes will actually sell quite a lot of these eqb 250 pluses just because of that kind of extended range so do I notice the larger kind of chassis so to speak with going around corners um honestly no I mean if if a race driver was going to be hurtling this car around BS and corners and things like that yeah they're probably going to notice a bit more body lean so to speak but I don't do that and that's not what I review on YouTube because that's not what I do in real life I'm sure a lot of people don't do in real life either but if you are that concerned just test drive them both um I would say it's absolutely fine in terms of the Interior I would actually struggle to tell the difference between the two in fact there is one thing that is slightly different just over here on the left hand side there is a kind of star design on the dashboard there which I didn't see in the eqa so so there's another thing that's slightly different well I think that concludes this week's video guys well thank you very much for watching huge shout out of course to Mercedes-Benz UK for organizing this test drive event for the eqa and eqb so we can test drive them literally back to back and make this video for you guys but yeah if you liked what you saw hit that like button hit that subscribe button thank you for watching see you [Music] soon