{"id":134700,"date":"2019-03-18T16:48:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T20:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=134700"},"modified":"2019-03-18T16:48:40","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T20:48:40","slug":"mercedes-maybach-is-coming-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2019\/03\/mercedes-maybach-is-coming-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Maybach is Coming Back"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mercedes-Benz plans to build the new Mercedes-Maybach GLS at its plant in Alabama for global distribution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is already churning out the GLS and a few other models, but the German automaker is adding one more to the line: The Mercedes-Maybach GLS.<\/p>\n

Introduced in China last year as an EV concept, the Mercedes-Maybach GLS will join the next-generation sport-ute getting ready to hit dealerships later this year, according to Autonews. The plant will build the new Maybach for global distribution, the automaker noted.<\/p>\n

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Product News!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ultra-luxurious crossover is obviously playing up the theme from the original Maybach, which had its admirers, but didn\u2019t sell in large enough numbers to build as a regular model in the 1990s and early 2000s.<\/p>\n

The new version is based off the Vision Mercedes-Maybach which featured a tall cabin like an SUV, but a slew of car-like add-ons. However, the new model, according to reports, is uses a much more conventional looking crossover-like exterior.<\/p>\n

(Mercedes-Benz Concept EQV is a near-production ready electric minivan. <\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

While it may look like a more conventional crossover on the outside, the real magic for the Maybach will be the interior. That\u2019s on purpose to appeal to Chinese buyers, which account for about 75% of Maybach\u00a0S-Class\u00a0sedan sales\u00a0currently.<\/p>\n

The GLS in baroque trim will features luxury touches like rear captain’s chairs and lots of rear legroom. Pricing hasn\u2019t been released yet, but it\u2019s likely to come in around $200k, which makes it competitive with the Lamborghini Urus and slightly more than the Bentley Bentayga.<\/p>\n

(<\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to learn how\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Mercedes is leading in U.S. luxury car sales.<\/em><\/strong>)<\/em><\/p>\n

One analyst said, “The ultra-high-net-worth kids want something different, and these ultraluxury SUVs certainly fit that,” while another opined on its “appeal to the Kardashians and hip-hoppers, if they want something slightly different to the\u00a0G-Wagen.”<\/p>\n

The\u00a0current Maybach line-up includes the\u00a0Mercedes-Maybach S 560 4MATIC\u00a0and\u00a0Mercedes-Maybach S 650 Sedan. The absolute top-of-the range model from the luxury brand is the\u00a0Pullman\u00a0with vis-\u00e0-vis seating layout behind the partition (not available in the U.S.). With a length of 6.50 meters, the Pullman is the longest model of the S-Class family.<\/p>\n

(More than a mid-cycle refresh: A first look at the new GLC.\u00a0<\/em>Click Here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0story.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

A $200K MSRP would also comfortably make the Maybach GLS the most expensive\u00a0new car\u00a0built in America, taking the title from the\u00a0Acura NSX. With a great price comes great power, said to be a twin-turbo V8 with more than 560 horsepower. The coming\u00a0GLS 450\u00a0will make do with somewhere around 360 hp.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, is already churning out the GLS and a few other models, but the German automaker is adding one more to the line: The Mercedes-Maybach GLS. Find out more about the ultra-luxe model at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":134702,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,5],"tags":[],"make":[85],"post-state":[],"category_old":[286,150,151,123,287,131,289,163,132,196,284,139,290,278,288],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134700"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134700"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=134700"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=134700"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=134700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}