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A Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Cabriolet with a 6.0-litre biturbo V12 and 625bhp will cost you a mere 193,300. This brand new Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet with a 6.0-litre biturbo V12 and 625bhp will cost you 258,000.Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first fully-convertible Maybach. What, you might legitimately cry, is the point of a 258,000 Maybach S-Class Cabriolet when an S65 AMG does the same job already?Allow us to take you through some of the updates. There"s a new front bumper with a new lower section and "numerous" chrome highlights dotted around the car. The Maybach badge itself has been surreptitiously added to the wings, and there"s no mistaking those brand new 20in "bichromatic" forged wheels.Nor that 6.0-litre V12. With 625bhp and 738lb ft of torque, it"ll go from 0-62mph in just 4.1s and top out at a limited 155mph top speed.Even so, a Maybach isn"t really about performance. Opening the door leads you into a world of individually prepared leather nirvana. There"s Maybach logos on the front and back of the seats, "waterfall" inspired seat upholstery, outer diamond quilting and "progressive" perforations. Because nobody wants reactionary perforations.Then come really thick floor mats, a chrome-plated 1 of 300" badge, and every optional extra available for the S-Class Cabriolet thrown in as standard.
Date written: 16 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5799

A Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG Cabriolet with a 6.0-litre biturbo V12 and 625bhp will cost you a mere 193,300. This brand new Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet with a 6.0-litre biturbo V12 and 625bhp will cost you 258,000.Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the first fully-convertible Maybach. What, you might legitimately cry, is the point of a 258,000 Maybach S-Class Cabriolet when an S65 AMG does the same job already?Allow us to take you through some of the updates. There"s a new front bumper with a new lower section and "numerous" chrome highlights dotted around the car. The Maybach badge itself has been surreptitiously added to the wings, and there"s no mistaking those brand new 20in "bichromatic" forged wheels.Nor that 6.0-litre V12. With 625bhp and 738lb ft of torque, it"ll go from 0-62mph in just 4.1s and top out at a limited 155mph top speed.Even so, a Maybach isn"t really about performance. Opening the door leads you into a world of individually prepared leather nirvana. There"s Maybach logos on the front and back of the seats, "waterfall" inspired seat upholstery, outer diamond quilting and "progressive" perforations. Because nobody wants reactionary perforations.Then come really thick floor mats, a chrome-plated 1 of 300" badge, and every optional extra available for the S-Class Cabriolet thrown in as standard.
Date written: 16 Nov 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 5799