Arguably the biggest wow factor of all is reserved for rear passengers, though. At the touch of a button, the centre armrest folds out between the two rear seats. Press another on the end of the armrest, and a cover drops down to reveal a pair of champagne flutes and a mini bottle of bubbly sliding out on a horizontal tray, ready to toast your fine vehicle choice.

Opening and closing the hood takes a swift 20 seconds in either direction. And occupants will feel supremely comfortable in either mode – due in part to Mercedes’ Airscarf heating system, which wafts hot air on to their necks by way of small vents in the headrests. All of this adds up to a very special car. If Mercedes does decide to make it, we’re sure that there will be plenty of rich attention seekers who will want to be seen cruising along Miami’s Ocean Drive and other playboy hotspots around the world in this luxury drop-top.

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The Ocean Drive looks as if it’s a car that could go into production tomorrow. It has few outlandish concept features inside or out, and it would pose a strong challenge to luxury drop-top rivals from Bentley and Rolls-Royce. What’s more, Mercedes has a history of making this kind of bespoke car – the historical forerunner to the latest concept is the 300d Cabriolet, which was built to order up until 1962.

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I think it is just a matter of time before this car becomes a production reality. However if that does happen it will likely spell the end for Maybach. If Mercedes is going to take the Mercedes-Benz brand to this high of a level (competing with Rolls and Bentley) then what could possibly be in store for Maybach?

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Wow check out them videos..im starting to like this car..
its uber cool..
just make it more normall..and put it into production
atleast it looks better than the Robo Boat ( RR )

I'm starting to dig it a little more myself, however the pull out COMMAND seems a little like over kill.

Honestly I had liked this car from the beginning except for a few details here and there. I would be more than happy if they just ended up killing the Maybach brand in its entirety and start manufacturing Mercedes branded high-end vehicles because I honestly feel that Mercedes has the brand value and heritage to carry that persona.

I'm not sure if people are ready to shell out $350,000 for a Mercedes in this segment. I like Maybach and in time it will be a bigger player in this segment and might even give Bentley and RR a run for their money.

LOL Artist, It hink you're trying too hard to like this car. No matter how much the RR looks like a hybrid between a yacht and a robot, it would be just fooling ourselves to say that this design-wisely half-finished car looks better. And those features don't look very useful, IMO they look almost pointless. Like what extra value are those door handles supposed to give compared to normal ones?

^its a concept.. so those things wont make it..so they are just cool..nothing more..probably useless like you say..

and about the design thats your opinion
imo none of the 2 look very good.. but i prefere the MB as its not a robot yacht..lol.. and it doesent look like its leanin back like fat joe..

so im sorry dude.. it does look better.. but still not good enough for me..

If Mercedes put this car into production, and I hope they do. They (Mercedes-Benz) will once again set a new trend of cars. It will be a matter of short time, until Bentley come-up with a 4-door version of the Azure.

^yep yep.. thats why i belive this car has potentiall..if they can clean it up abit..it should rock..
and we all know that MB arent strangers to bringing new trends..

Killer photos!! just awesome. This concept looks really good with the top up or down, it`s almost coupe-like. I hope the production-versions doesn`t stray too far away from this beauty! I`m a true fan!