Mercedes-Maybach S 650
The Mercedes-Maybach S650 was launched at the Auto Expo at a price of Rs. 2.73 crore:
The S650 comes with a EU6 compliant engine and makes 621 BHP and 1000 Nm of torque. In terms of exteriors, it gets quite a few additions over the regular S-Class. This particular car is painted in what Mercedes calls Designo Alanite Grey Magno paint finish. It's an exquisite matte paint finish that also shows the sparkles of the paint but has a matte dull look on top. You only realise it's matte when you touch it or look really carefully at it. The paint is supposedly very very tough and immune to small scratches and swirls. On the flip side, very very expensive and difficult to repaint or detail if you do have to restore it later on:
The big chrome grille, although of similar shape as the regular S-Class has more details and has double horizontal slats instead of single ones. Look closely on the right and you can even see the Maybach badge. The wide air-dam at the bottom also has a chrome background:
The headlights have multibeam LED lamps with triple torch design:
Just look at the low ground clearance and how tight the wheel well and tyre combo is!
The luxury sedan has swooping design elements which make it look very classy:
The twin exhausts at the bottom aren't fake like the E-Class. Chrome bits added to increase the sense of luxury:
A close look at the crystalline design inside the tail lamps:
Under the hood is a 6.0-litre V12 engine which is claimed to take the car from 0-100 km/h in 4.7 seconds:
These are Maybach forged wheels with 20-hole trim, painted and polished, including fully integrated wheel bolt covers. They're shod with 245/40 R 20 tyres at the front and 275/35 R 20 tyres at the rear:
The Maybach logo on the C-pillar is again subtle:
On the inside, the design is minimalist and sets a new benchmark for class:
The trim option displayed here is the piano lacquer with flowing lines in black:
The doorpad carries forward the dashboard trim and upholstery:
A closer look at the buttons on the driver side door for the seat adjustment and memory functions along with the window and ORVM controls. Everything falls in place just right:
Not one, but 2 scuff plates. The outside one gets the Maybach branding:
Radar based driving assistance system controls:
Nice detailing on the pedals:
The touchpad for the ICE control along with other driving related controls on the center console:
Entertainment for the rear seats:
The 2-section panoramic sliding sunroof changes from dark to transparent or vice versa within a few seconds:
The rear seats are supremely luxurious!
The rear seats get more options for the seat adjustment as compared to the front seats:
You'll probably lose count of the number of speakers in this car:
The AC vents for the rear seats are similar to the front. The controls and display for the same are placed below:
Beltbags - Airbags inside the seatbelts!