S600 Versus Mercedes-Maybach S600
10-15-2015, 06:35 AM
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10-15-2015, 03:49 PM
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Sorry, I may be wrong about the leather being different but they're quilted differently
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10-15-2015, 04:36 PM
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Spoke with my sales rep at MB Manhattan today (Factory Dealer).
Leather is the same.
In fact, you can get the same leather in an S550 as you get in a Maybach. The prices however are different.
S550
designo Silk Beige/Satin Red Pearl Exclusive semi-aniline leather $8,600
S600 and S600 Maybach
designo Silk Beige/Satin Red Pearl Exclusive semi-aniline leather $1,000
Leather is the same.
In fact, you can get the same leather in an S550 as you get in a Maybach. The prices however are different.
S550
designo Silk Beige/Satin Red Pearl Exclusive semi-aniline leather $8,600
S600 and S600 Maybach
designo Silk Beige/Satin Red Pearl Exclusive semi-aniline leather $1,000
10-16-2015, 12:15 AM
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There's nothing like vintage Cognac Roser leather in my W100. Ha ha, just kidding...I'm sure today's Exclusive Nappa interiors are much nicer than my 43 year old interior. However, can't wait to see how the Deep Sea Blue interior looks in person on my S550V4 that I pick up next week.
10-16-2015, 09:38 AM
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this. so much this! i had several s class cars back then and they were all the same: midnight blue with palomino. even as late as my 1994 s500 we had that option. such a classy look. the new saddle colour (available on the coupe only) is as close as we get to palomino these days; it is an acceptable subsitute.
10-16-2015, 09:52 AM
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this. so much this! i had several s class cars back then and they were all the same: midnight blue with palomino. even as late as my 1994 s500 we had that option. such a classy look. the new saddle colour (available on the coupe only) is as close as we get to palomino these days; it is an acceptable subsitute.
10-16-2015, 01:45 PM
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Sometime in the 1980's, most American car companies started doing this. The interior color you ordered appeared on the seats and possibly PART of the door panels, while everything else remained black. Regardless of what anyone says, this was a cost cutting measure. If carpets, dash pads and other interior parts only need to be produced in one color, there are significant savings at the manufacturing level. Fast forward to present times, and the likes of MB, BMW and other makes have somehow convinced many that the "half black" look is, somehow "sporty" and luxurious. I never have and never will own one of these half/half interiors, as I personally think they are ugly. Give me a FULL COLOR interior, that MB was famous for so many years, any day. Here's a photo of an ALL red interior in a Porsche. If anything, on cars like the S Sedan & Coupes, it should be OPTIONAL for the customer to have a full color interior, or one with black accents.
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10-16-2015, 03:30 PM
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just a point of clarification: not all the interiour colours are two-toned xxx/black. i have the 508 crystal grey/seashell grey exclusive nappa leather on my s550 sedan and 90% of the interiour is a beautiful light grey (including the floor carpet); only the very top (horizontal) surfaces of the dash and doors is a darker grey (but no where near black). just sayin'
10-16-2015, 04:14 PM
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just a point of clarification: not all the interiour colours are two-toned xxx/black. i have the 508 crystal grey/seashell grey exclusive nappa leather on my s550 sedan and 90% of the interiour is a beautiful light grey (including the floor carpet); only the very top (horizontal) surfaces of the dash and doors is a darker grey (but no where near black). just sayin'
10-16-2015, 08:58 PM
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Sometime in the 1980's, most American car companies started doing this. The interior color you ordered appeared on the seats and possibly PART of the door panels, while everything else remained black. Regardless of what anyone says, this was a cost cutting measure. If carpets, dash pads and other interior parts only need to be produced in one color, there are significant savings at the manufacturing level. Fast forward to present times, and the likes of MB, BMW and other makes have somehow convinced many that the "half black" look is, somehow "sporty" and luxurious. I never have and never will own one of these half/half interiors, as I personally think they are ugly. Give me a FULL COLOR interior, that MB was famous for so many years, any day. Here's a photo of an ALL red interior in a Porsche. If anything, on cars like the S Sedan & Coupes, it should be OPTIONAL for the customer to have a full color interior, or one with black accents.
Joke aside, I agree that a single color option should be available. Charge extra; make money.
But it is a large car manufacturer, not a niche car builder (like Porsche)
The last time (or was it the first as well?) that Mercedes really indulged in interior options was for the Maybach 57/62 models. The choices were extensive for interior leather/suede/piping/wood.
But then they got burnt by the Maybach failure.
I am not nostalgic though when it comes to MB. The Maybach interiors were better than what Mercedes ever had in their cars. Or Rolls Royce for that matter.
S-Class interiors from the seventies on were quite simple, leather-wise (most didn't even have leather) with lots of plastic abound. Very basic, but robust leather. Today's W222 really has the best interior MB ever put into an S-Class.
10-17-2015, 08:33 AM
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sure you can get a solid color in a Pcar, but like every other option that Porsche sells; you're going to PAY for it
10-17-2015, 09:10 AM
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'22 Alpina B7,'21 G63 Renntech obviously (wife), Wrangler(kids)
Ride in the back of each the same day.
Maybach is cheap for what it offers, absolutely worth the premium over S600.
To folks on the street a de-badged one will look like a lowly S550, the difference in length and other small details most would miss anyway.
If your boss plans to spend most of the time in the back seat, the choice is clear.
Maybach is cheap for what it offers, absolutely worth the premium over S600.
To folks on the street a de-badged one will look like a lowly S550, the difference in length and other small details most would miss anyway.
If your boss plans to spend most of the time in the back seat, the choice is clear.
