Mercedes EQS cabin air as good as hospital operating theatre

Mercedes-Benz has announced that the next-generation Mercedes-Benz EQS limo will come with a cabin air filtration system that will set new standards for the car industry when it's introduced in 2021.

Claimed to be capable of scrubbing all harmful fine-dust particles, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide and all unpleasant odours from the surrounding air, the German car-maker says the quality of the air is so high within the cabin it meets the strict requirements of a hospital's operating theatre.

So proud of the clean air achieved by its new climate control, Mercedes has had its filtration system certified according to the stringent DIN EN 1822 standard, with the car-maker claiming no other car currently on sale offers cleaner cabin air.

Helping achieve its medical-grade air quality, engineers have used a huge and highly-efficient suspended particulate filter (HEPA) that has a volume of 10 litres and is said to have the surface area of four A4-sized sheets of paper.

Enabling the development team to incorporate such a large filter is the absence of a traditional combustion engine and the packaging advantage of the all-new dedicated EVA platform underpinning the Mercedes-Benz EQS.

The same advanced architecture and next-gen Mercedes-Benz battery tech will ensure the EQS will offer a class-leading 700km range when it goes on sale in 2021.

Created to rival the current Tesla Model S and the upcoming Jaguar XJ and Audi A9 e-tron, the EQS will be as luxurious as the latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class, matching the flagship limo for comfort and safety, but combining it with zero-emissions motoring.

The range claim for the EQS matches the concept car, which had dual electric motors generating about 350kW and 760Nm, and was serviced by a circa-100kWh battery pack. Acceleration from 0-100km/h was rated at 4.5 seconds and top speed at 200km/h.