Mercedes EQS interior looks like the EV of the future — it's all about the Hyperscreen

The line betwixt next-generation tech and cars is becoming increasingly blurred, especially in the example of the Mercedes EQS electric auto, which has a huge sci-fi interior display.

Set to launch this Baronial, the new Mercedes EQS sedan already promises to be 1 of the almost aerodynamic production cars e'er, only its Hyperscreen looks to be the killer feature for a vehicle that looks to crack our all-time electric cars list.

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Looking a bit like something from Star Expedition Discovery, the 56-inch Hyperscreen stretches from the driver's dashboard all the way beyond the passenger's side, effectively blending three displays into one.

There's i 12.3-inch, 2400 x 900 digital instrument cluster for the commuter, another for the passenger, and a 17.seven-inch 'co-driver' display, which shows mapping information by default for commuter and passenger to both peruse.

Mercedes EQS Hyperscreen — (Image credit: Mercedes)

We've seen Mercedes cars with large displays earlier, with Merc'southward MBUX infotainment platform providing a large screen that effectively incorporated the dashboard with an infotainment display.

That has the result of looking a little neater than some separate infotainment displays nosotros've seen in current cars that can look like someone glued an iPad above an musical instrument cluster. It can as well serve the driver up with more data than ever, providing traditional speed and rev counter readouts on the dashboard section and live camera feed of the route ahead with superimposed navigation instructions.

Going past the new images of EQS' cabin, we can see the Hyperscreen looks to drastically aggrandize upon the MBUX platform.

First seen at CES 2021, the Hyperscreen will provide information ranging from driver-centric readouts to a multifariousness of entertainment, connectivity and even social media content. Of course, such information tin can already be displayed in cars with 2 digital displays, but a unmarried seamless panel made up of pOLED displays looks neater and tin can too allow the screens to better collaborate with each other.

One idea here is the Hyperscreen tin also serve up information to the rider, who can act every bit a course of co-driver being able to tweak in-cabin settings or feedback navigation pedagogy to the commuter, thereby minimizing the need for them to glance away from the route to check GPS readouts.

Information technology looks similar a lot of the infotainment controls will be integrated into the touchscreens. Nosotros've driven a few cars that have eschewed physical buttons for digital controls and take plant they can be a little fiddly to adapt on the fly. Though Audi'southward MMI infotainment systems provide neat haptic feedback to make this a trivial easier.

And the Hyperscreen is besides gear up to get haptic feedback, also as some AI tech to assistance it intelligently serve up information and features to the driver and passenger.

Such smart tech could make for less scrolling and excavation into sub-menus when driving along, thereby minimizing driver lark and frustration at not finding the correct settings on-the-wing.

On top of all this, support for Apple tree CarPlay and Android Auto is expected. And there'll be the power to accept soundscapes that are automatically tuned to the manner the car is existence driven; when driving along through urban areas at a sedate footstep, the simulated driving sound will be kept to a minimum.

Only when the commuter puts their foot down more simulated audio volition fill the motel to give a better sense of driving feedback, something the serenity nature of eclectic cars lack compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts.

Mercedes EQS range, speed and aerodynamics

Speaking of performance, Mercedes has now confirmed that the EQS will offer a range of up to 478 miles. It's as well expected to have fast-charging tech which will yield 180 miles of range in xv minutes, and a top speed of 130 mph delivered through a rear or all-wheel-drive system.

One advantage the EQS volition accept over other EVs is its elevate coefficient of 0.20. That means information technology's set to be the most aerodynamic car to be put onto full-scale production. Less drag makes for a faster auto and a more efficient EV.

How these aerodynamics volition influence the EQS' blueprint has even so to be fully seen, At that place take been a series of 'spy shots' revealing the car's coverall contour but with camouflage that has obscured the details. Mercedes has shown off a dark profile prototype of the car, though that has also obscured cardinal pattern details.

From what we can get together information technology looks similar the three-box blueprint of the electric current Southward-Class and C-Form has been avoided. Simply the EQS isn't going for a hybrid sedan-cope crossover either. Rather, it'due south going for a form of bow shape where, from a profile perspective, the forepart smoothly raises to the car'due south centre only to dip dorsum in towards its rear.

In curt, the EQS looks to have a blueprint that nods towards the Due south-Class and CLS coupe but cuts its own singled-out profile.

All this tech coupled with an aerodynamic blueprint and a solid range means the EQS isn't likely to come cheap. Mercedes hasn't detailed how much the eclectic sedan volition cost. We'll have to expect and see what pricing the car maker settles on in one case the EQS becomes available later on in the twelvemonth.