mercpassion
Highway Hunter
Which of these wheels best suite for Maybach??
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2.
3.
It's a hard one between 1 and 2, but I think it would be No. 1 for me..they simply look awesome.
S-Class [Official] Mercedes-Maybach S600 (X222)
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The Mercedes-Benz S-Class, formerly known as Sonderklasse, is a series of full-sized luxury sedans and coupés produced by Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class is the designation for top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz models and was officially introduced in 1972 with the W116, and has remained in use ever since. The S-Class is the flagship vehicle for Mercedes-Benz, being positioned above the other Mercedes-Benz models.
It's a hard one between 1 and 2, but I think it would be No. 1 for me..they simply look awesome.
DjordjeC63
Vorsprung Visionary
What do you guys think of this colour change? I think red interiors are getting too common now and overdone
W201
Meister Mechaniker
Only in an Italian car or a sports car (and even there with some restraints).
I'm with Djordje on this one.
Mr. Mercedes
Premium
What do you guys think of this colour change? I think red interiors are getting too common now and overdone
The shop - Spectrum car design in Dubai is regarded as the one of the best interior design shops in the world, so quality is impressive:
IMO it's not right on an S-sedan. A coupe maybe, but even then it wouldn't be my personal pick.
SDNR
Kraftwagen König
This would be my choice for the Maybach. It looks excellent.
SDNR
Kraftwagen König
I think two-tone interiors have the potential to go really wrong. It is best to avoid bold/jarring combinations.
Wolfgang
Kraftwagen König
^ V12, V12, please show thyself... 
Mercedes AMG GT Black Series to land in 2018
Vijay Pattni -- TopGear
AMG boss says GT supercar will take some time to get right
Should the 577bhp, rather mad Mercedes AMG GT R not be enough for your oversteer needs, you might need to employ a little patience. Because the AMG GT Black Series - follow up to the madcap SLS AMG Black Series, pictured - looks set to land in 2018.
Speaking to TopGear.com, AMG boss Tobias Moers noted that the most hardcore of AMG GT models will take some time to configure, but could arrive the year after next.
So it is coming. And it will be something truly special. “Theoretically we’re working on a Black Series, putting together all our ideas on what we can do for that car, but I don’t just want an overpowered machine,” he tells TG.
The hardest AMG GT packs 577bhp in ‘R’ guise, and also consider the sheer speed and punching power of the new E63 AMG. “I know the GT R chassis is able to handle more power,” Moers tells us, “but we have 585hp (577bhp) in the GT R, and 612hp in the E63.
“I guess just adding another aero element to the GT R is not enough for a Black Series. I do have some ideas…” he added. Sadly, one of those ideas – despite silly pressure from TopGear.com – doesn’t involve strapping in a monster naturally aspirated V8 for an extra special touch.
Still, the upcoming Black Series will adhere to AMG’s new philosophy of balancing banzai performance with “outstanding driving dynamics”.
And also bear in mind that next year, AMG celebrates its 50th anniversary. Moers promises we’ll get special edition cars announced very soon, so watch this space for more news.
The question remains though: what on earth is he planning for the Black Series? Feel free to speculate below…
Mercedes AMG GT Black Series to land in 2018
Vijay Pattni -- TopGear
AMG boss says GT supercar will take some time to get right
Should the 577bhp, rather mad Mercedes AMG GT R not be enough for your oversteer needs, you might need to employ a little patience. Because the AMG GT Black Series - follow up to the madcap SLS AMG Black Series, pictured - looks set to land in 2018.
Speaking to TopGear.com, AMG boss Tobias Moers noted that the most hardcore of AMG GT models will take some time to configure, but could arrive the year after next.
So it is coming. And it will be something truly special. “Theoretically we’re working on a Black Series, putting together all our ideas on what we can do for that car, but I don’t just want an overpowered machine,” he tells TG.
The hardest AMG GT packs 577bhp in ‘R’ guise, and also consider the sheer speed and punching power of the new E63 AMG. “I know the GT R chassis is able to handle more power,” Moers tells us, “but we have 585hp (577bhp) in the GT R, and 612hp in the E63.
“I guess just adding another aero element to the GT R is not enough for a Black Series. I do have some ideas…” he added. Sadly, one of those ideas – despite silly pressure from TopGear.com – doesn’t involve strapping in a monster naturally aspirated V8 for an extra special touch.
Still, the upcoming Black Series will adhere to AMG’s new philosophy of balancing banzai performance with “outstanding driving dynamics”.
And also bear in mind that next year, AMG celebrates its 50th anniversary. Moers promises we’ll get special edition cars announced very soon, so watch this space for more news.
The question remains though: what on earth is he planning for the Black Series? Feel free to speculate below…
I wonder if the black series will match the GT2 for power. 612hp from the E 63 isn't quite enough.^ V12, V12, please show thyself...
Mercedes AMG GT Black Series to land in 2018
The hardest AMG GT packs 577bhp in ‘R’ guise, and also consider the sheer speed and punching power of the new E63 AMG. “I know the GT R chassis is able to handle more power,” Moers tells us, “but we have 585hp (577bhp) in the GT R, and 612hp in the E63.
“I guess just adding another aero element to the GT R is not enough for a Black Series. I do...
Wolfgang
Kraftwagen König
2018 Mercedes-Maybach S650: Chauffeur Optional
With its Energizing Comfort Control system that includes massage chairs and calming fragrances, the S650 is best enjoyed from the back seat. Forced to drive himself, Dan Neil still enjoys a pampered ride
By Dan Neil -- WSJ
2018 Mercedes-Maybach S560 4MATIC Sedan.
THE WORD “chauffeur” comes from the French word for “heat up.” In the early days of the automobile, hired drivers would dutifully warm the car before the master or mistress got in. These men were servants and their place was clear: up front, eyes forward, mouth closed.
At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this summer I marveled at the 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, with an electric signaling system that allowed the owner to communicate directions to the chauffeur without actually, you know, speaking to him.
A decade from now cars, and car owners, will be able to drive themselves via autonomous technology. The visions we have seen of these vehicles so far have all been podlike politically correct city cars. Imagine instead an autonomous limousine, a self-piloting dreadnaught of a car, with an interior like a private jet. It arrives when summoned, black and shiny as an orca, and opens its door for you. As you settle into the reclining leather lounge an automated voice gently reminds you to buckle up because, even though artificial intelligence has nearly eliminated traffic accidents, you never know.
The front seat of the Mercedes-Maybach. PHOTOS: MERCEDES-BENZ
As product design, the Mercedes-Maybach S650 represents a midpoint between these regimes. With an additional 7.9 inches of wheelbase over the standard S-Class, all devoted to stretching out the rear cabin, the Maybach is primarily a chauffeur-driven car. So there is still a human in the loop. But that human is enhanced with the latest in driver support technologies from Daimler, known collectively as Intelligent Drive.
At this stage of development Daimler’s system has been gifted with cartographic awareness so that, for instance, the S650 will predictively reduce speed according to route and terrain—slowing down for curves in the road, even negotiating roundabouts—and then return to preset speed. (Note: GM’s Super Cruise feature, with limited hands-free operation, also integrates high-def map data from its supplier, Ushr.)
With enhanced optical and radar sensors the Maybach now sees farther down the road. It reads traffic signs and obeys posted speed limits. It will find a parking space and maneuver the car into it with the greatest of Jeeves.
Mercedes-Maybachs are rare in the U.S., with fewer than 1,000 delivered in 2016, and the local semiotics are unpredictable. The sight of this formal, stately machine heaving to a stop at the curb will freeze outdoor diners with their forks in the air. Is it a rich recluse? A pop star? A diplomatic courier? The recently bereaved?
Behind that chromed eggcrate grille is a magnificent anachronism: a 6.0-liter biturbo V12 producing 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque between 2,300-4,300 rpm. This is the line’s prestige engine, preferred by high-net-worth connoisseurs mostly on the basis that 12 is greater than eight. But, wow, yeah, what a fine madness. On its daily rounds the V12 is barely audible, a soft silver chiming that belongs in a music box. Even when pressed, the engine never rises above a husky thrum.
The boys at the Rockingham Dragway were downright confused when I rolled to the starting line in the mighty Maybach, painted a gleaming purple-black metallic that looked like it had been snipped out of the Milky Way.
‘Even without a chauffeur, the new S650 can maneuver itself into a parking space with the greatest of Jeeves.’
Imagine their surprise when I opened the taps. I didn’t even bother to torque-brake. I just said “Go!” and the great ship took flight, surging forward, forcefully propelled but strangely unmoved, going upstairs like a Fledermaus out of hell. This four-wheeled cornucopia of a car dispatches the quarter-mile in 12.3 seconds—respectable even in Mopar Country. Merry Christmas, bubba.
The point, however, is not to entertain the driver/employee but to cozen the owner. To that end the S650 has been fitted with the physics-defying curve tilting function. To minimize lateral forces acting upon the his master’s gut sack, the car body actively leans into turns like a motorcycle, tilting to the inside of a bend up to 2.65 degrees, with the help of powerful hydraulic plungers at the corners.
These effects become less subtle and harder to compute mentally the faster you go. There is something unholy and uncanny about 5,324-pound car nearly 18 feet long that turns and banks like a flying carpet.
The biggest global markets for Mercedes-Maybach are, not surprisingly, China and Russia, and the car’s czarist aesthetic has to be read in terms of this prestige-obsessed audience. The showy spars of chrome in the grille and bold brightwork encircling the windows; the elaborate diamond-quilt and button-tufted semi-aniline leather, even on the ceiling; multicolored ambient lighting seeping through every seam in the cabin work.
Please relish the over-the-top-ness of the car’s Energizing Comfort Control system, which links three-zone lighting, 3-D surround-sound audio, fragrance atomizer, climate and seat massage functions to create 10-minute spa sessions, evoking Freshness, Warmth, Vitality, Joy, Comfort and Training.
Put it on “shuffle,” my good man, and take the long way home.
The backseat of the Mercedes-Maybach S560 4MATIC Sedan.
2018 MERCEDES-MAYBACH S650
With its Energizing Comfort Control system that includes massage chairs and calming fragrances, the S650 is best enjoyed from the back seat. Forced to drive himself, Dan Neil still enjoys a pampered ride
By Dan Neil -- WSJ
2018 Mercedes-Maybach S560 4MATIC Sedan.
THE WORD “chauffeur” comes from the French word for “heat up.” In the early days of the automobile, hired drivers would dutifully warm the car before the master or mistress got in. These men were servants and their place was clear: up front, eyes forward, mouth closed.
At the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance this summer I marveled at the 1928 Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A Castagna Imperial Landaulet, with an electric signaling system that allowed the owner to communicate directions to the chauffeur without actually, you know, speaking to him.
A decade from now cars, and car owners, will be able to drive themselves via autonomous technology. The visions we have seen of these vehicles so far have all been podlike politically correct city cars. Imagine instead an autonomous limousine, a self-piloting dreadnaught of a car, with an interior like a private jet. It arrives when summoned, black and shiny as an orca, and opens its door for you. As you settle into the reclining leather lounge an automated voice gently reminds you to buckle up because, even though artificial intelligence has nearly eliminated traffic accidents, you never know.
The front seat of the Mercedes-Maybach. PHOTOS: MERCEDES-BENZ
As product design, the Mercedes-Maybach S650 represents a midpoint between these regimes. With an additional 7.9 inches of wheelbase over the standard S-Class, all devoted to stretching out the rear cabin, the Maybach is primarily a chauffeur-driven car. So there is still a human in the loop. But that human is enhanced with the latest in driver support technologies from Daimler, known collectively as Intelligent Drive.
At this stage of development Daimler’s system has been gifted with cartographic awareness so that, for instance, the S650 will predictively reduce speed according to route and terrain—slowing down for curves in the road, even negotiating roundabouts—and then return to preset speed. (Note: GM’s Super Cruise feature, with limited hands-free operation, also integrates high-def map data from its supplier, Ushr.)
With enhanced optical and radar sensors the Maybach now sees farther down the road. It reads traffic signs and obeys posted speed limits. It will find a parking space and maneuver the car into it with the greatest of Jeeves.
Mercedes-Maybachs are rare in the U.S., with fewer than 1,000 delivered in 2016, and the local semiotics are unpredictable. The sight of this formal, stately machine heaving to a stop at the curb will freeze outdoor diners with their forks in the air. Is it a rich recluse? A pop star? A diplomatic courier? The recently bereaved?
Behind that chromed eggcrate grille is a magnificent anachronism: a 6.0-liter biturbo V12 producing 621 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque between 2,300-4,300 rpm. This is the line’s prestige engine, preferred by high-net-worth connoisseurs mostly on the basis that 12 is greater than eight. But, wow, yeah, what a fine madness. On its daily rounds the V12 is barely audible, a soft silver chiming that belongs in a music box. Even when pressed, the engine never rises above a husky thrum.
The boys at the Rockingham Dragway were downright confused when I rolled to the starting line in the mighty Maybach, painted a gleaming purple-black metallic that looked like it had been snipped out of the Milky Way.
‘Even without a chauffeur, the new S650 can maneuver itself into a parking space with the greatest of Jeeves.’
Imagine their surprise when I opened the taps. I didn’t even bother to torque-brake. I just said “Go!” and the great ship took flight, surging forward, forcefully propelled but strangely unmoved, going upstairs like a Fledermaus out of hell. This four-wheeled cornucopia of a car dispatches the quarter-mile in 12.3 seconds—respectable even in Mopar Country. Merry Christmas, bubba.
The point, however, is not to entertain the driver/employee but to cozen the owner. To that end the S650 has been fitted with the physics-defying curve tilting function. To minimize lateral forces acting upon the his master’s gut sack, the car body actively leans into turns like a motorcycle, tilting to the inside of a bend up to 2.65 degrees, with the help of powerful hydraulic plungers at the corners.
These effects become less subtle and harder to compute mentally the faster you go. There is something unholy and uncanny about 5,324-pound car nearly 18 feet long that turns and banks like a flying carpet.
The biggest global markets for Mercedes-Maybach are, not surprisingly, China and Russia, and the car’s czarist aesthetic has to be read in terms of this prestige-obsessed audience. The showy spars of chrome in the grille and bold brightwork encircling the windows; the elaborate diamond-quilt and button-tufted semi-aniline leather, even on the ceiling; multicolored ambient lighting seeping through every seam in the cabin work.
Please relish the over-the-top-ness of the car’s Energizing Comfort Control system, which links three-zone lighting, 3-D surround-sound audio, fragrance atomizer, climate and seat massage functions to create 10-minute spa sessions, evoking Freshness, Warmth, Vitality, Joy, Comfort and Training.
Put it on “shuffle,” my good man, and take the long way home.
The backseat of the Mercedes-Maybach S560 4MATIC Sedan.
2018 MERCEDES-MAYBACH S650
- Base Price: $198,700
- Price as Tested: $208,545
- Powertrain: Twin turbocharged and intercooled 6.0-liter direct-injection V12; seven-speed automatic transmission; rear-wheel drive
- Power/Torque: 621 hp at 4,800- 5,400 rpm/738 lb-ft at 2,300-4,300 rpm
- Length/Width/Height/Wheelbase: 215.04/83.9/58.98/132.48 inches
- Curb Weight: 5,324 pounds
- 0-60 mph: 4.6 seconds
- ¼-mile ET: 12.3 seconds
- EPA Fuel Economy: 13/21/16 mpg, city/highway/combined
Oh, didn't know this was made by Almost Real, I wonder how does it compare to the Autoart version.Can't stretch?
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