Yahoo Autos Mercedes-Benz EQS Interior Deep Dive | Screens, sounds and scents galore
Mercedes-Benz is giving us part of the EQS picture today by revealing the interior design and dropping a few intriguing details on the exterior. The headline is what you’re looking at above. That dash, termed the “Hyperscreen” by Mercedes, is the key to this interior. We saw a photo of the dash back at CES, but now Mercedes is showing us what it looks like when integrated into the EQS’ interior.
Beyond the three OLED screens (one 17.7-inch and two 12.3-inch), Mercedes is revealing a number of other innovations and notable items in the EQS interior. We’ll go over them all in their own sections below, but the big items include the interior design in general, new sound experience, fancy air filtration system, and a few exterior details.
Interior design
We’ll start with interior design in general. The new Hyperscreen might grab your attention at first, but it’s not even the standard dash. Unless you choose to option the Hyperscreen, the dash panel looks very similar to the new S-Class. Basically, you can choose to have a big screen for the passenger to mess with, or fill that space with massive swaths of trim (wood, metals and more).
The Hyperscreen forces a decidedly minimalist design for most of the dash, but it’s not without some flair. Every EQS will get the same air vent treatment with a rose gold piece of trim in the upper vents and turbine-shaped side vents. You’ll see a large piece of wood trim graces the center console area where it covers up the cupholders. This center area itself is floating above an open storage area below it — no transmission tunnel means more utility.
The door panels are designed to make the individual elements like the door pull look like they’re floating in space. Mercedes came up with two new seat designs, one for comfort and the other with a sport focus (for the AMG Line interior). Elaborate quilting and stitching is found on these leather seats. The seats even have illuminated piping on them that glows with the other interior ambient lighting. And while we’re on lighting, the EQS represents a new level of attention there for Mercedes. There are Mercedes star-cut elements lasered into the dash trim that is then backlit, giving you the impression of stars on the dash. You’ll notice the new colored piping throughout in the darkened photos, as Mercedes tries its hardest to turn light into a luxury item.
Mercedes didn’t talk about the rear seat, but the photos reveal tablets for rear passengers and all the legroom you’d ever need.
