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Mercedes-Maybach S-Class revealed: now with more handbags, AI and bigger screens
Updated: Today 14:09
► Latest Mercedes-Maybach S-Class unveiled
► New tech including Superscreen infotainment; V12 available for some markets
► More customisation options, AI-enabled infotainment and more
It was inevitable that the latest Mercedes S-Class was going to get the Maybach treatment, so here it is: the latest Maybach S-Class that comes with largely the same set of upgrades as Merc’s limo.
This includes a larger grille, a backlit three-pointed star sitting proud on the bonnet and more three-pointed stars in the headlights and taillights. All the forged wheel designs include self-levelling logos in the centre caps, and you can even specify some properly spangly chrome ones.
The interior is naturally where it’s at, though. The Maybach S-Class now has its own version of the Mercedes ‘superscreen’ infotainment that bundles instruments, a central screen and a passenger display into one panel. MB.OS, Merc’s latest infotainment system, gets a little bit of Maybach colouring and theming, but is pretty much the same tech offered elsewhere, which includes AI assistants for natural voice conversations and an expanded set of media options.
Of course, it’s in the rear seats that most Maybach clients will naturally spend their time. Loads of legroom is standard thanks to a long wheelbase, and Maybach models are strictly offered with two seats in the back. That enables a large, fixed centre console that houses storage, wireless chargers, small touchscreen remotes (that look like old iPhones) and a pair of silver-plated Robbie and Berking champagne flutes. There’s also a fridge to house the bottle you’ll be sipping from behind the central rear armrest.
Naturally, Maybach models are entirely open to Mercedes’ enormous Manufaktur programme of custom designs and colours, offering ‘virtually limitless’ combinations of paint colours, upholstery hues and stitching details – as well as unique touches just for your car. You can even purchase sets of matching luggage.
Bit colourful for you? Maybach also offers a Night Series specification that relies on darker hues and comes with bespoke design details. Besides the black/blue/grey colours contrasting with a white or silver overlay, the most obvious detail is the wheel design, which is seemingly inspired by the Louis Vuitton brand-patterned materials… but manages to look like your nan’s net curtains.
Under the bonnet depends on your region, with Maybach offering mild hybrid V8 power with the S580, a straight-six plug-in hybrid with the S580e (that can run for more than 60 miles with the engine off) and a V12 for ‘selected markets’ labelled as S680. Adaptive air suspension that reports potholes and bad road surfacing to a central hub, which allows future S-Class models to pre-emptively prepare the suspension.
The Maybach S-Class will start production in April 2026, and if you have to ask how much one will be… it’s probably not for you.
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