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On this day at Monterey Car Week, Maybach debuted a brand-new two-seater convertible for the very first time in the brand-new centuries. Called the SL 680 Monogram Series, the current and biggest from the world's leading German high-end brand name– if we mark down Bentley and Rolls-Royce being owned by VAG and BMW, anyhow– complete the lineup in a section that clients have actually obviously been demanding Maybach to fill.
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Mercedes-Maybach welcomed me to sneak peek the brand-new SL in Malibu the week before Monterey began in earnest, in precisely the type of a sun-drenched setting where presumptive sales figures will gather together. Even in the beginning look, the SL 680 suffers of conventional high-end and luxury that made Maybach popular, however likewise continues to demonstrate how the Mercedes-Benz impact grows more powerful and more powerful. Many of my concerns for the Maybach group on hand focused around precisely how the SL 680 separates from the SL 63 AMG, and now the AMG GT, all of which trip on the exact same shared platform.
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I just recently drove a design year 2023 SL 63 AMG on an essential California trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco, then Monterey, and back. The 800-plus miles of travelling, city life, and canyon sculpting left me rather shocked that, for what I had actually considered a grand tourer, the AMG SL absolutely favors the sportier side of the formula. Wasn't that the GT's task here in 2024? I figured the GT ought to ride firmer and the AMG must soften up the suspension and guiding for more of the old-school travelling principles.
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Now we get the response: The Maybach will be the very best grand-tourer based upon that SL chassis. Sure, the very same twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 prowls below the hood, putting out the very same 577 horse power and 590 lb-ft of torque through the exact same nine-speed automated transmission and four-wheel drive system. Otherwise, the Maybach versions got a substantial engineering remodeling to go with the more apparent cosmetic improvements.
More chrome however just 2 colors
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The anticipated chrome style information stuck out the 2nd I rounded a big rock and the red SL captured my eye, however then a review exposed more work to ravel a few of the design's couple of angular elements. The nose and side sills now sync up, while the rear diffuser shifts to body colored to highlight more flush lines throughout the style. A black consumption grille with subtle Maybach lettering in practically calligraphic lighting– nearly difficult to catch in intense sunshine– shifts to a more striking black hood, in this case including Maybach logo designs marked in Graphite Grey after the initial paint gets hand sanded for extra depth.
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The Maybach SL will can be found in just 2 color design, the “Red Ambiance” on display screen in Malibu in addition to a “White Ambience” that technically utilizes Manufaktur-specific Moonlight White Magno pearlescent paint.
