It’s fair to say Mercedes-Benz has thrown everything at the EQS to make it stand out and meet the needs of its drivers. The big saloon is loaded in tech everywhere you look – so much so that it can be a bit overwhelming, or surprising, when the voice assistant chimes in when you don’t expect it to. Then there’s the MBUX Hyperscreen – available on AMG Line Premium models and above – which combines different displays into one widescreen unit that’s nearly a metre and a half long! There is plenty of opportunity to customise the displays – including the head-up display screens, which offer a host of different styles and options, depending on what information you want. Change through the different driving modes – such as comfort, eco and sport – and the colour and appearance of the dials also deviate to reflect the shift.

Safety-wise, the car is loaded with traffic sign assist, parking assist, a 360° camera and a driving assistance package.

While appearing like an S-Class, EQS is the first Mercedes-Benz product to use the company’s new modular platform that has been designed specifically for large luxury and executive vehicles. At 5.2m long, it’s quite an imposing vehicle, but the addition of rear-wheel steer helps improve its manoeuvrability. Helping ensure comfort in the cabin is maximised, the EQS sits on air springs all round, which still manages to ensure there is some connection to the road, without things getting too floaty when pressing on. As you would expect, there is copious amounts of room inside the cabin, where driver and passengers sit on luxurious leather seats, complete with pillow-like headrests.