A facelift isnt enough to help how this car looks like.

Hmmm ....so much for making Maybach a distinctive brand. This will make the rear look even more like an S class.


They seem to be suggesting that the grille with less "vertical slats" will be part of the facelift -- this has been part of what distinguishes the S models from regular Maybachs.

BTW, I really liked the copper colour 57S that Luwalira posted in the Maybach pictures thread.
http://www.germancarzone.com/253028-post30.html

Yeah I saw that, but I'm not convinced that is really a Maybach.

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I don't get that ....it looks like some Cadillac/Lincoln thing.

They also don't say it will replace the 57/62 ...but rather, be added to the range. This could be a very risky move if the US economy goes bad.

Well of course they used the S-Class for that chop, but it reminds me of the ODC. It would be the right direction for Mercedes to use the ODC as the next Maybach.

If I remember correctly, MB doesn't produce Pullman's ever since the Maybach was launched. All the W221's Pullman's we've seen were custom made, no? Plus, look at that side profile/windows. No way would they do that to a production car.

And don't you think it's time to start testing the next model if they were going to continue producing it? Oh, and the facelift is on the way, so it makes sense to me.

I love the 57S especially the white interior with carbon fiber galore. Mercedes should IMO contact the designers at Wally. Mercedes should take all that S-class technology and bake it into a dark futuristic, stealthy looking Wally yatch on wheels. In that way they would offer something very distinctive which would make the Phantom look old and dull. Try to picture the car in your head. Bold and avantgarde styling with exotic materials like carbon fiber(painted CF panels in the interior too), expensive wood and aluminum with blue LEDs here and there. Doors with concealed handles and buttons and screens inside hidden. Such a car would be an instant hit and put the Maybach brand back on the map.

If they get rid of that horizontal part thath connects the rear lights it will indeed look even more like the W221. The clear glass rear lights are an interesting choice.

The clear glass rear lights are awful...awful.
The kind of painted character line connecting the lights to the side od the car is interesting though. M aybach, the first car with 3 different body colors to choose...

I hope the grill will become MUCH bigger with the facelift...

But this car is hopelessly understated, face-lift or not. The clear glass lights look aftermarket here, hope it is not definitive...

Mercedes do built a Pullman W221 from what I know, but coachbuilder too.

Cadillac already adopted this style nearly a decade ago ...they call it "art and science"