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Old 04-20-18, 10:23 AM
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Default Mercedes-Maybach Ultimate Luxury SUV concept

High-riding Maybach has 750 hp from four electric motors






Thanks to the concept's own microsite being live for a short while, we've gotten a good look of the concept. And it's not just a dressed-up GLS by any means, even if there might be a GLS platform underneath it all: It's a high-riding four door sedan with a clearly formed trunk instead of a traditional SUV shape. There's a big waterfall grille flanked by low, aggressive three-unit headlights, and the detailing is a combination of SUV cues and something a lot more luxurious. It's not easy to design a three-box sedan that's still recognizably an SUV. Inside, there's white leather and rose-gold detailing everywhere.

But the big deal is the powertrain, which in the concept is all-electric. The all wheel drive is propelled with four electric motors, with a combined power output of 750 horsepower. The battery, said to be a flat underfloor design, is good for 80 kWh and an EPA range of over 200 miles, and the vehicle's top speed is limited to 250 km/h, or 155 mph. There's DC fast charging at up to 350kW, meaning that the range can be boosted by 60 miles in just five minutes, and induction charging is also available.
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the Maybach Fugly.

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I love the idea of, Ultimate Luxury SUV concept, but this belongs in a rap video.
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In concept, it looks like an ultra-deluxe, six-figure version of Subaru's SUS (Sport-Utilty-Sedan) that was marketed some years ago. It was not successful in the U.S., and was quickly discontinued.

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Looks good until you reach the c-pillar, then it becomes an abomination. Might as well just 'donk' a Mercedes-Maybach S 560/650 and call it a day.

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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Looks good until you reach the c-pillar, then it becomes an abomination. Might as well just 'donk' a Mercedes-Maybach S 560/650 and call it a day.


That must be photo-shopped. I find it hard to believe that is a true picture.

Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Looks good until you reach the c-pillar, then it becomes an abomination.
Actually, IMO, the Maybach it looks pretty good in the back. Unlike a lot of today's sedans and SUVs, you can actually SEE out the back.

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Originally Posted by mmarshall
That must be photo-shopped. I find it hard to believe that is a true picture.
Donking is a real thing, though usually associated with low-riders.



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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
Donking is a real thing, though usually associated with low-riders.
Yes, I know donking sometimes happens, but with a Maybach?
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money can buy a lot of things.

too bad it can't buy good taste.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Yes, I know donking sometimes happens, but with a Maybach?
My point was, go the Rolls-Royce Phantom route or make a true SUV. That C-Pillar is huge btw, so visibility is still compromised.
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When is this stupid obsession with SUV's going to be over? Another needless hideous monstrosity.
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Looks like a hot wheel car, but with the SUV craze, I’m sure there are plenty of buyers for this.
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That car is ugly as sin also Hoovey2411 I needed to post the pictures of donks sorry for taking away from your thread lol. Also donks or "donking" is very big down south florida Georgia north & south Carolina etc...

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That’s a raised sedan concept
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
My point was, go the Rolls-Royce Phantom route or make a true SUV. That C-Pillar is huge btw, so visibility is still compromised.
BMW did something right with their current generation of Rolls-Royce models -- they made large, tall, SUV-height cars with the right proportions (wheel-and-tire diameter that is half the height of the car) that make them look like cars and not tall SUVs riding on stilts.

If Mercedes-Benz can do that with this Maybach model, it may not look that ungainly.
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