2024 Mercedes-Benz Maybach EQS SUV spy pictures

Mercedes-Benz is creating a Maybach-enhanced model of the brand new 2023 EQS SUV, and a prototype has simply been noticed.

The reveal ought to happen in 2023 which means we’ll probably see the full-size Maybach EQS SUV land at dealerships as a 2024 mannequin. It is going to be the ultra-luxury sub-brand’s first electrical car.

The prototype lacks lots of the exterior particulars that sometimes outline a Maybach, just like the flashy wheels, additional chrome, and distinctive badging, although we are able to spot a part of Maybach’s signature pinstripe suit-inspired grille sample on the decrease part of the entrance fascia. This part has extra of an egg-crate design on the common EQS SUV.

Maybach already previewed the design with the an idea final fall. Along with the pinstripe grille, the idea featured a two-tone paint job, an choice that can probably be supplied on the manufacturing mannequin. The idea additionally featured two rows of seats (the common EQS SUV has an out there third row), the place the second row consisted of two particular person seats, making the car a four-seater. This is perhaps supplied as a particular choice for the Chinese language market the place having a private driver just isn’t unusual.

Up entrance will sit Mercedes’ 56-inch Hyperscreen management interface, which mixes a number of screens right into a single unit. There must be distinctive Maybach graphics for the display, and we might also see a greater sound system than the already spectacular Dolby Atmos system supplied within the common EQS SUV.

Efficiency upgrades like extra energy and vary might also function within the Maybach EQS SUV. The common EQS SUV tops out with the EQS 580 grade, which packs a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system good for 536 hp and 633 lb-ft of torque. The only battery introduced for the EQS SUV is a 107.8-kwh unit estimated to ship as much as 300 miles on a cost.

A Maybach model of the EQS hatchback might also be coming in some unspecified time in the future.

Since its 2014 reboot, Maybach has been positioned as a sub-brand promoting extra luxurious variations of current Mercedes merchandise. There’s nonetheless a purpose to launch standalone Maybachs—the final had been the ill-fated 57 and 62 sedans that went out of manufacturing in 2012—and the flexibleness of EV platforms might simply be the ticket. Clean, silent electrical propulsion could be a pure match for a model like Maybach.

Earlier than we see one other Maybach EV, the sub-brand is prone to launch its tackle the most recent SL convertible. An idea was teased in Could and must be proven later this yr. An up to date Maybach GLS-Class can be within the works.