{"id":47851,"date":"2023-04-20T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=47851"},"modified":"2023-04-20T10:00:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T14:00:32","slug":"comparison-bmw-i7-m70-vs-mercedes-amg-eqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=47851","title":{"rendered":"Photo Comparison: BMW i7 M70 vs Mercedes-AMG EQS"},"content":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s oldest rivalry is evolving. As both BMW and Mercedes head into the electrified future, their approaches are drifting. For decades, whenever either BMW or Mercedes zigged, the other one would zig too. Now, one is zigging and one is zagging, without either brand knowing which will work in these untested waters. That couldn\u2019t be more true in their designs.<\/p>\n

Both BMW and Mercedes took drastically different approaches to designing their electric luxury performance sedans. BMW took a boxy, brutish approach, whereas Mercedes<\/a> went with aero. So, since we can\u2019t test the new BMW i7 M70<\/a> out just yet, let\u2019s see how its design compares to a car from BMW\u2019s oldest rival.<\/p>\n

Up Front<\/h2>\n

BMW\u2019s i7 is at its most controversial up front. Its monster grilles, oddly split headlights, and aggressive front apron are a mixed bag but the main issue is how upright and boxy it is. Whereas the Mercedes is sleek, it\u2019s swoopy, and it\u2019s classy. In many ways, it\u2019s far more conventional than the i7 M70 but that\u2019s OK, as its convention works. So the Mercedes wins this one by default.<\/p>\n

In Profile<\/h2>\n

Mercedes clearly designed the EQS AMG in a wind tunnel and nothing else. It\u2019s among the most aerodynamic vehicles on the planet and its roofline is a byproduct of that. And it just looks like someone split an egg in half vertically and then just stuck it on wheels. While the BMW i7 M70 has about as much styling as a pair of Costco sweatpants from the side, it\u2019s still better looking than the Mercedes. So the Bimmer gets a shocking point here.<\/p>\n

Out Back<\/h2>\n

I\u2019m having a hard time deciding this one here, as I like neither car from the rear. The BMW i7 M70 has a boxier and sportier butt. However, the Mercedes has an interesting light bar and more curves. So it really comes down to what you\u2019re into. I can\u2019t bring myself to choose one, so it\u2019s a wash.<\/p>\n

Inside<\/h2>\n

I never though I\u2019d see the day when BMW has a far more interesting interior design than Mercedes. However, that\u2019s the case with the i7 and EQS, as the former\u2019s cabin is just fantastic looking. It\u2019s sporty, premium, and looks packed with the richest of materials. The EQS AMG is lovely, don\u2019t get me wrong, but I think BMW nailed the design here. The Mercedes is just a bit too screen heavy, which means that it lacks the gorgeous trim work Mercedes is usually known for. Plastic screens aren\u2019t pretty, they aren\u2019t premium, and they don\u2019t make a car feel expensive. It\u2019s impressive spectacle but the i7 absolutely looks more luxurious inside.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

According to the scoreboard, BMW won\u20142.5 points versus 1.5\u2014and it deserved to. It\u2019s actually be designed to look like something, even if that something isn\u2019t exactly pretty. Whereas the Mercedes was designed solely to get absurd aero figures. It does get those but its looks suffer because of it. The Mercedes-AMG EQS is an interesting car and one we hope Mercedes continues to develop it but, as of right now, it\u2019s one of the few cars that can lose a comparison to the i7 M70.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BMW\u2019s oldest rivalry is evolving. As both BMW and Mercedes head into the electrified future, their approaches are drifting. For decades, whenever either BMW or Mercedes zigged, the other one would zig too. Now, one is zigging and one is zagging, without either brand knowing which will work in these untested waters. That couldn\u2019t be […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47852,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47851\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}