Is the Mercedes-Maybach GLS over the top?/Sjoerds Weetjes 228

Maybach once was the laughing stock of the luxury segment, but the parent company Mercedes has made it a success. After the S-class, the luxury label Mercedes-Maybach gets a second model; the GLS. In this episode of Sjoerds Weetjes Autovisie journalist Sjoerd van Bilsen shows you the luxury castle on four wheels for the very first time. As far back as one and a half years ago, we saw the then secret Maybach GLS parked on the driveway of a hermetically closed villa on the French Cote d'Azur. The luxury SUV was officially presented two months later at a Chinese motorshow. But then it became very quiet around the SUV Limousine. Until the beginning of March. The first unit with 23 inch wheels has put its feet on Dutch ground. Autovisie journalist Sjoerd van Bilsen presents the very special Mercedes-Maybach GLS in this episode. Because the GLS is not just a GLS with some extra chrome detailing.The designers and interior architects of the German brand have given the GLS a complete makeover. And how? This is how you would expect a limousine to look like and surely not a big, colossal SUV. But there is a demoand for this, otherwise Mercedes wouldn't put it on the market. That there is a market demand is clear; given the fact that in this Luxury segment; a few competitors are already active; such as Bentley with its Bentayga and Land Rover with the Range Rover Autobiography. The luxury SUV will predominate the highest luxury car segment, is the expectation. In this episode Sjoerd tells you about the story behind the luxury brand Maybach which got a new lease of life in 2014. He explains the plans, why the GLS will be introduced, what makes the GLS so special and what the MM logo stood for and currently stands for. The video channel Sjoerds Weetjes is a weekly format of Autovisie. Subscribe now via bit.ly/Autovisie.