Six-metre Pebble Beach concept teased, could feature an all-new pure-electric powertrain.
Update, August 17, 2016: A new picture and video of the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe have emerged since this article was first published.
Mercedes-Maybach has revealed a tease for the all-new coupe concept that it plans to reveal at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours event next week.
Called the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe, the huge new concept measures in at almost six-metres long making it an imposing 800mm longer than an S-Class.
The lengthy concept is seen as a follow-up to the incredible Maybach Exelero coupe that was created, in partnership with German tyre-maker Fulda, back in 2004.
That car came equipped with a twin-turbo V12 engine that was claimed to produce more than 520kW.
Little is known about the new coupe concept, except that it is likely to shun the S 600’s 390kW/830Nm 6.0-litre petrol V12 for an all-new pure-electric powertrain.
If true, the huge coupe could come equipped with supercar levels of acceleration.
It’s thought the Mercedes-Maybach brand could be plotting an expansion from large limousines — potentially including one based on the new E-Class — and at least one super-SUV based on the GLS-Class into sports cars.
That said, the 6 Coupe’s tagline of “The hot and cool — almost 6 metres of ultimate luxury” suggests that the large two-door offering will continue to be as comfortable as the extra-long Mercedes-Maybach S 600 that currently sells in Australia for $449,000.
Other reports suggest the Pebble Beach car could be used to promote the luxury German car-maker’s new special projects division that will concentrate on making bespoke cars for its wealthy owners.
More will be revealed next week when the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Coupe is revealed on August 19 in California
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