Autoblog's Adam Morath chauffeurs his colleague Greg Migliore in a 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600. Greg demonstrates the comfort and luxury to be had in the backseat of the Maybach, including making use of the silver-plated champaign flutes!
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ADAM MORATH: Hi, I'm Adam Morath for Autoblog. And I busted out the bow tie for today's daily driver, because we are in a 2016 Mercedes Maybach S600.
Now, this is like the S class on caviar. They've taken one of the most refined vehicles in the world, dropped a V12 under the hood, and added tons of content. But it's also one of the rare examples where the best place to review the car is not from the driver's seat. So I'm going to kick it back to my associate, Greg Migliore, to tell you a little bit more about this car.
GREG MIGLIORE: All right. Well thanks, Adam. It's really great to be rolling around Birmingham with my footman-- I mean coworker, Adam. And I'm in the back of the S600 here. This Maybach is spectacular in so many ways back here. I'm really up to my elbows, up to my waist in heated leather. Everything here is heated. It's a really, really bespoke setting.
Now it's almost three o'clock. I think, you know, happy hour's near. Could go for a drink. The Maybach has you covered. Just pop this right down, going to pull this out right here where my La Croix is chilling, and there is a nice fastener right here in the center console where you can put your goblet down and these prongs stick out and wrap around the stem in the base. So if Adam, you know, hits a bump here, hey, I'm cool. It's no problem.
Now, while I'm back here, there's so many things I could do. There is a tablet in front of me. There's a remote control. Light, very aerodynamic if there is such a thing for a remote. I'm going to tune up the radio here, put on some-- I think I'll tune up the symphony hall, because that is what is appropriate in this vehicle. I can also cue up a massage if I would like.
So all jokes aside, though, the Maybach is big business for Mercedes. They brought this name back recently because there's a different sort of value than just a standard S class. And that actually allows them to capitalize on a pretty lucrative market. It starts at about $190,000, and I can tell you for sure this is not an entry level car. So I'm sure more look at it over $200,000, in that range. But you get a lot.
Obviously all the inside creature comforts are downright decadent, but you've got a V12 underneath the hood with more than 500 horsepower and more than 600 pound feet of torque. That's a beast. It's a big car. It's a little barge-like, but that's still a big engine. I can't think of that many V12s left on the market. Of course, you can get one in the S65 AMG, and there's a lot of other exotic vehicles that offer it. But you don't see too many in a sedan, if you will.
All right, so that's our daily driver in the Mercedes Maybach S600 Really enjoyed it. And toss it back to Adam, who is at the wheel.
ADAM MORATH: All right, Greg, thanks for that. I think it's just about time that maybe we trade places. For Autoblog and Greg Migliore, I'm Adam Morath.
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