Mercedes wants more models, the Maybach treatment to give

Posted on 17-07-2014 at 20:00 by ricardo – 13 Comments”

Maybach may be dead, of his illustrious name, we go in the coming years I hear a lot.

Two years ago, Daimler ceo Dieter Zietsche the plug from Maybach pulled up, that the 57 and the 62 the latest Maybach models ever would be. At least, that’s what we thought. Mercedes is a long time for the brand to revive. Not as a standalone entity with their own models, but as ultra-luxurious and ultraverlengde version of the S-Class. It was a sin to the heritage and value of the name Maybach to make them disappear, should the Germans have thought of.

Spyshot: testmule of the S-Class Maybach at the ‘Ring

But it’s not the S-Class only, as reported Motoring out of the mouth of Mercedes’ ontwikkelingsbaas Thomas Webber. The Maybach name will continue to roll out over the modellenlijn. Especially SUVS like the GL-class and the future of the MLC are on the nomination to a version with Maybach badges to get. Thus, Mercedes is a safeguard against the überluxe SUVS that Bentley and Lamborghini in the planning. Because it was clear that in parts of the world (Russia, China, Middle East) is absolutely a market for ugly, but extremely expensive cars.

The Mercedes S-Class Coupé was also mentioned as a possible model, that the Maybach-conversion will have to undergo. Good news, because it means that the Exelero (photo above) finally, reality can be. As Mercedes step up…