Mercedes-Maybach S-Class or how to make a luxury super saloon right

With the arrival on the market of the new Audi A8, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and BMW 7 Series see their reign of luxury and exclusivity threatened. However, the signature of the star has not stayed still, because to counteract the stake of the Ingolstadt model, they will take to the imminent Geneva Motor Show an even more luxurious, exclusive and minority version of its flagship.

Your name will Mercedes-Maybach S-Class thus rescuing from oblivion the most elite trade name that is part of Daimler AG. Therefore, to give this superberlina its own identity, the first thing the firm's designers have thought of is to recreate the famous two-tone bodywork of the original Maybach. In this way, up to nine different color combinations will be offered, as well as the possibility of applying a double coat of clear enamel in order to offer a very bright finish for the bodywork.

On an aesthetic level, the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class It does not differ excessively from the original S-Class, although it has subtle elements that differentiate them along with the two-tone paint. What is most striking is the renewed radiator grille, because instead of having the horizontal chrome bars, it is passed to the Maybach verticals. These changes are completed by new 20 inch alloy wheels with the possibility to choose between several different designs.

Regarding its size, the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class grows by twenty centimeters, passing to measure Meters long 5.46 (one centimeter more than the extended wheelbase Mercedes-Benz S-Class). Thanks to this size, already a 3.36 meter wheelbase long, it can offer more space and comfort in the rear seats. In this area, two Executive seats have been placed that have individual regulation as well as the new voice amplification system.

On a mechanical level, the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class It will be available with two gasoline mechanics. The first is an eight-cylinder in V with 4 liters of displacement that yields a power of 469 CV and a torque of 700 Nm. The second, and more powerful, is the mighty 6-litre twelve-cylinder V that delivers a power of 630 CV and a torque of 1000 Nm. Both blocks will have the help of a automatic cut-off gearbox, although in the first case it will be 9 speeds and in the second it will be 7.

Its base price has not been communicated yet, but surely in the Geneva Motor Show We will know all your secrets.

Source – Mercedes-Benz