Mercedes’ Maybach luxury sub-brand has shown its intention to add a new SUV to its range with the unveiling of the Vision Ultimate Luxury at the 2018 Beijing motor show.
The new concept car, which Mercedes' chief design officer Gorden Wagener says has been conceived to underscore the position of Maybach as an "ultimate luxury brand", combines the high-riding characteristics of an SUV with the silhouette of a traditional saloon to create a roomy and luxurious four-seater that features a combination of Western and Eastern design flourishes.
While the smooth-surfaced Vision Ultimate Luxury is unlikely to reach production in its unconventional three-box form with distinctive split-window treatment, various elements of its exterior design, including its bold chromed grille, are expected to be used on a new Mercedes-Maybach production car based on the forthcoming third-generation GLS. This model will be a rival to the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan.
At 5260mm long, 2110mm wide and 1764mm tall, the latest in a trio of Maybach concepts is 130mm longer, 180mm wider and 86mm lower than today's second-generation Mercedes-Benz GLS. For comparison, the Bentayga is 5140mm long, 2000mm wide and 1740mm tall.
These dimensions are claimed to mirror those of the production Mercedes-Maybach GLS, which is due in 2019.
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Plaigarism...
The Chinese are already chasing M-B through the courts for knocking off the worst of their knock-offs and making it even more hideous :)
Somewhere, the Pontiac Aztek
Somewhere, the Pontiac Aztek is smiling.
Let's hope the Merc has the ultimate in self-driving technology, because you'd have to be blind to buy one.
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No offense to Mercedes' design boss Gorden Wagener, but that thing is hideous.