Maybach GLS600

2019

A first Maybach version of the GLS, the GLS 600 4Matic, was unveiled at 2019 Guangzhou International Motor Show on 21 November 2019. The engine is a detuned version of the M177 V8 Biturbo found in the Mercedes-AMG GLS 63 4Matic+, but with a 48-Volt mild hybrid system. Although Mercedes-Benz has registered both GLS 600 4Matic and GLS 680 4Matic nomenclatures, the latter was designated exclusively to the Chinese market due to the auspicious nature of number 8, closely associated with luck and wealth, as the manufacturer also did with Mercedes-Maybach S 680 (known as the S 650 in other markets). The GLS 600 4Matic isn't based on the Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury concept vehicle shown at 2018 Shanghai Motor Show. This version is the first time that a three-point star stand-up ornament affixed to the hood/bonnet on an SUV, rather than the large "jet-engine" three-point star filling up the grille space as found in every SUV from Mercedes-Benz since 1979.