Mercedes unveiled the brand new Maybach S-Class in mid-November 2020 and now it is lastly giving the extra-long luxobarge a price ticket. At $184,900 plus $1,050 for vacation spot and supply prices, the stately sedan carrying the double M brand instructions a hefty $68,600 premium over the V8-powered, Benz-badged S-Class within the base Luxurious Line trim.
In different phrases, you may roughly pay the equal of an AMG C63 Coupe (from $70,650) to get the fancier model of an already glitzy fullsize sedan. A rival for the Rolls-Royce Ghost and V8-powered Bentley Flying Spur, the brand new Maybach S-Class prices $11,900 greater than the previous-generation V8 mannequin and comes with all the posh options and newest tech provided by Mercedes.
From rear-wheel steering with a steering angle of as much as 10 levels to a Burmester encompass sound system with no fewer than 30 audio system, the newest Maybach sedan is generously outfitted. The additional seven inches of wheelbase over the “mundane” Benz S-Class present stellar legroom within the again the place there’s a regular rear-seat leisure system with twin screens, a detachable pill, and two wi-fi headsets.
Air suspension can be provided proper from the beginning, as is a frontal airbag for the rear seats for further safety within the occasion of an accident. As with different veritable luxurious vehicles, there’s extra to the Maybach S-Class than its prolonged listing of kit. The fabric high quality is top-notch and there is leather-based nearly all over the place, together with real wooden trim and VIP seats that includes built-in footrests providing – anticipate it – calf therapeutic massage.
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Whereas the Benz S-Class begins off with an inline-six engine for the S500 (from $109,800), the Maybach is offered solely in an S580 specification with a bigger V8. The dual-turbo 4.0-liter delivers 496 horsepower and 516 pound-feet (700 Newton-meters) of torque because it does within the Benz S580. Mercedes has confirmed the majestic V12 will probably be out there, however particulars will probably be launched at a later date.
In the meantime, the 2021 Maybach S580 will arrive at US sellers by the center of the yr. Do you have to desire a fullsize luxurious sedan from Mercedes that does away with the combustion engine altogether, the totally electrical 2022 EQS can be coming quickly, full with a big 56-inch Hyperscreen not out there on any S-Class mannequin.
