High Life

品 104 #13 2017 年 10 月 In total, the development work on the new S-Class has seen an incredible 6,500 new components added. “With a whole series of new features and functions, the S-Class remains the technological pioneer,” says Daimler AG Board of Management member Ola Källenius. For those chasing an even greater sense of exclusivity, the exquisite Mercedes-Maybach combines the perfection of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class with the exclusivity of Maybach. Particularly popular with Chinese high-end customers, the Mercedes-Maybach is 20 centimeters larger than the Mercedes-Benz S-Class in both length and wheelbase – providing greater interior room and added equipment as standard including executive seats and innovative voice amplification. Most notable, however, is the fact that the Mercedes- Maybach is the world’s quietest production saloon car, despite the top-of-the-range Mercedes-Maybach S650 boasting a powerful V12 biturbo engine with an output of 630 horsepower!