Mercedes-Maybach S 600 - Trendsetting Exclusivity

If the Mercedes-AMG GT S represents pure performance, then the Mercedes-Maybach S 600 embodies the utmost in exclusivity.

Launched in January, the Mercedes-Maybach S 600 marks the first model from the new Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand.

Since then, the new model has wasted no time in becoming the choice of the modern gentleman in China, satisfying the very highest requirements in terms of exclusivity and comfort.

On the other hand the Mercedes-Maybach S 600 also demonstrates the automaker's commitment to the Chinese market, a reality seen both in its premiere in Guangzhou last November and in the design itself.

The car sets a new benchmark in the exclusive top segment, by blending the perfection of the S-Class with the exclusivity of Maybach.

The high-end configurations start with a wheelbase that is 20 centimeters longer than the long wheelbase S-Class, providing rear passengers with additional space and comfort.

First-class executive seats come standard on the left and right sides in the rear, with an adjustable range of 43.5 degrees for the backrest.

While the chauffeur package provides rear seat occupants on the front-passenger side with an additional 77 mm of legroom, while heating and massage functionality provide added comfort and an aura of exclusivity .

For passengers in the rear, the Mercedes-Maybach S 600 is the world's quietest production sedan.

At the same time, each exclusive appointment and detail welcomes occupants through their senses of sight, touch, hearing and smell.

The standard-equipped Burmester High-End 3D surround sound system rounds off the feast for the senses, offering a unique optical and acoustic experience.

Outside, the Maybach Manufaktur logo - a double M inside an arched triangle - adorns the C-pillars on both sides, while the triangular window has been relocated into the C-pillar from the rear door.

Billed as the "pinnacle of automotive engineering", the Mercedes-Maybach S 600 generated high expectations.

But as its impressive range of features show, it appears fully up to the task of meeting them.

(China Daily 04/20/2015 page26)