RUMOUR HAS IT…
Luxury SUV party
Maybach will launch its own take on the super-luxury SUV market
The reborn Maybach badge will have an SUV within two years to stretch Daimler’s SUV family out to seven models. The GLS-based super-luxury Maybach SUV will be swung into action to fight the strong-selling Bentley Bentayga, Rolls-Royce’s upcoming Cullinan and Range Rover’s range-topping SVAutobiography. It will be mechanically similar to the GLS, but will step forward in comfort, ride quality, interior features and luxury. It will be to the GLS what the Mercedes-Maybach S600 is to the S-Class family. It won’t be just a badge change, with sources confirming it will take styling cues from the elongated Maybach 6 coupe electric car. At the least, its grille, headlights and tail lights will be different, but the rest will be similar enough to the GLS that Daimler won’t need a new crash-testing programme. It could include a longer wheelbase than the GLS to add to the rear-seat legroom, though the GLS is already a huge car with a 5,130mm overall length. However, it’s shorter overall than t...
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