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MAYBACH MUSIC
THE MERCEDES-MAYBACH S
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580 MORE THAN LIVES UP TO ITS HOT REPUTATION
By Matt Bubbers
W HEN YOU’RE RIDING IN IN A A A MAYBACH IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO separate the the fact of being in in a a a a a a a a Maybach Maybach from the the Maybach Maybach itself “Check it out ” you think “I’m getting into a a a Maybach right now Oh wow we’re cruising Lakeshore windows down late night in in in in a a a a a a Maybach Maybach Flying through the city in in in in a a a a a a Maybach Maybach Listening to Drake Drake Drake in in a a a a a a a Maybach Wonder if Drake Drake Drake also listens to Drake Drake Drake in in his Maybach? Probably ” The flagship sedan’s reputation precedes it which is surely what would-be owners are looking for in in a a a a $240 000 automobile The Mercedes-Maybach S
580 is meant to to go from the the plane to to the the hotel lobby to to to to the the the club club to to to to underground garage to to to to the the the club club to to to to the the the plane It’s for celebs and and and rich kids and and and members of the board and and and it’s good good Really good good The Maybach’s wheelbase is 180 milimetres longer than even the long-wheelbase Mercedes S-Class which it’s based on on The added space means rear-seat passengers get a a a a a a a a first-class ride through traffic stretching out and reclining getting work done or or watching TV like it’s a a a a transatlantic flight The sedan also has a a a a a a a spooky ability to erase speedbumps: a a a a a a a driver will see one approaching out the front windshield and subconsciously brace for an impact that never comes The whole Maybach experience
is is smooth like that this car makes the world easier to move through What separates the Maybach from its British competition — Bentley and Rolls-Royce — is that the German car fully embraces flashy tech and in-car gadgets It’s as as as if the Maybach was tailor-made for IG You likely saw the clip going around where someone gets into the the the back seat waves their arm and the the the door closes automatically? That’s the the Maybach (There are in fact seven ways to operate the the rear doors: door door handle key fob to to to hidden buttons touchscreen gesture etc )
For a a a a a a massage all you have to do is say “Hey Mercedes turn
on my seat massage” and it starts The car’s virtual assistant knows which seat you’re in The technology required to make all this happen would make NASA blush but nobody cares All that matters is the result and it’s superb With time of course drivers and passengers become accustomed to the the experience
The novelty wears off and the the fact of of being in in a a a a Maybach is no longer important Only once you take it for granted can you really be in a a a a a Maybach SPECS:
ENGINE: 4 4 0-LITRE TWIN-TURBO V8 POWER: 496 HP
PRICE: $240 400
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