Mercedes Shocks The World With Plans To Build New Maybach Ultra Luxury SUV In US

In a stunning new chapter of Mercedes-Benz's expansion in North America, the automaker plans to build an ultraluxe Maybach model exclusively at its plant in Alabama, where the rarefied sedan nameplate will be applied to an SUV.

The new Maybach, based on the all-new third-generation GLS platform, would be the most expensive passenger vehicle made in America. The model is expected to be priced at about $200,000, sources said.

The unibody Mercedes-Maybach GLS would be powered by a 560-plus hp V-8 engine and likely debut in China this year and go on sale early next year.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/18/2019 9:42:12 AM

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Instead of a safe SUV design they have doubled down on the high riding car concept that Aston Martin ditched. The trunk at the rear of the vehicle looks odd. I hope it pans out for them.

PUGPROUD - 3/18/2019 9:59:34 AM

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High value car built in low cost market/plant in country where majority of sales will be made equals big profits and this shocks the world. Really!

dlin - 3/18/2019 10:35:30 AM

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Easy, it'll be all robotics and no labor

US should start exporting rednecks to Mexico so we can sell trucks there

countguy - 3/18/2019 12:40:55 PM

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That is a great idea.

dumpsty - 3/18/2019 12:34:57 PM

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FINALLY! geez...

The GLE AMG coupe is quite slick. So a larger coupe-4dr SUV makes total sense. Especially a Mercedes-Maybach version in the same vein as the ULC concept.

MDarringer - 3/18/2019 9:54:42 PM

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No one buys it so it may be out of production before too long. LOL

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/18/2019 4:04:26 PM

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If they make Maybach only models like this and the large convertible etc, they should attract a bespoke client base just like Rolls Royce. Customization requests from owners regularly bump the prices up 50% to 100% plus. The sky is the limit and it should be for this vehicle too.

skytop - 3/18/2019 6:38:36 PM

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I'm shocked!

skytop - 3/18/2019 6:39:39 PM

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I'm shocked that Mercedes is bringing an SUV that strongly resembled a Lincoln.

Section_31_JTK - 3/18/2019 10:48:45 PM

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I think it's a great idea. SUVs are where it's at. Passenger cars are passe.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 3/18/2019 10:56:59 PM

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If you do some searching you will learn that is photo is just the concept. The real Maybach SUV will have no trunk or 23" rims and it will be a gilded Mercedes GLS SUV.

OneOfOne - 3/19/2019 9:33:33 AM

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because where else would they build it? wtf do you think the plant in alabama exists?