@@GadgetsBoy it’s more about the tone than anything else. Don’t you think it’s a bit sus that journalists get flown over, put up in nice hotels and get to spend time with a senior manager responsible for the project? To me, good journalism is objective.
@Cyrus Wakefield you know your so-called subjective journalists get flown to cover exclusive subjects all the time. Brands don't have a say over what you say. This is neither biased nor unbiased, just a simple news piece. This is not an argument, by the way. This is a normal process, especially with exclusive cars like this.
I have to say, the first few seconds with Alex standing beside the Maybach... I don't know if it was done on purpose but the colour balance of the scene, the composition and the tone were amazingly on point.
Ambient lighting has become a prominent feature in modern cars, superseding the engine as a key selling point. In the past, the focus was primarily on the performance of the vehicle's engine, but now, the ambiance created by the lighting has become a major factor in the overall driving experience. 😅
@@reececollison5101 maybe Tesla should look into interior lighting then, no? Also that isn’t true, in the bmw ix some of the lights accidentally highlight cheap plastic parts. Unfortunate since overall material quality there is good
The ambient lighting idea was first introduced on the 2005 S-Class W221 model series the idea behind it was to provide a more relaxing atmosphere for the driver and passengers and to light up the interior so you would not be driving in a dark car.
I agree, there are too many Mercedes logo to remind you this is just a trim level. But then again I personally think the Maybach logo is really ugly, like what a child could draw - history be damned.
Sounded more like an advert that car journalism. The way they talk up some of the features, that are extremely dull/or obnoxiously ostentatious, just because they have their rep there, seems very disingenuous. There may some people who genuinely like the styling and features, but the polite way to phrase it is "contentious" or "polarising", because I'd wager there are a lot of people who don't like it and think it's a waste, myself included.
If my car was coal powered I think it'd still have less carbon impact in its entire life than a single one of these before it ever leaves the forecourt
I don't think I've ever liked the exterior design of a Maybach, but I think this is their worst. The interior is beautiful as ever but surely there is more rear leg space in the saloon.
This car is great for us since the tax in the country we’re from is very low for electric cars so instead of getting a GLS we’re getting this since their the same price
Shame maybach are just a glorified trim level these days rather than a standalone unique platform. They need to go back to their roots for me and go down the coach-build route. You can’t deny the luxury on offer but just missing that stateliness.
I love Mercedes, I want to own a Mayback someday in my life, but this car looks to much like the EQS SUV, and it's just MEH 😕 it needs presence, masculinity and more straight lines...
Are they even serious? They should focus on making decent normal Evs to even compete with Tesla for example, maby they simply cannot do anything about that so they focus on jokes like this one... This is a nice luxurious suv/minivan for people who want toys and exclusivity but even for that I'd pick a Bentley for example
Yea the engines are at least 70% of what made these cars special. Knowing that it took a lot of work to build that big V12 gave you a sense that the car was special. I'm really not sure what makes these generic electric powertrains special enough to justify the high cost of this vehicle.
The people that can afford this doesn't care about the opinions of some strangers online, complaining how it looks like the Honda they could only afford in their lifetime.
It's going to cost well over £200,000 if you look back on other previous Maybach models against their equivalent Mercedes siblings. And I'm not sure that I'd call the rear seating _classy!_ Chintzy springs to mind.
Wow the way they are over selling this thing. There is nothing “HUGE” or ground breaking about this. All that cheap plastic, lower power, old Tech with thick ugly Tablets in back and NO AUTO OPEING AND CLOSING DOORS….what a load of crap😂😂😂
What a load of BS from the Mercedes sorry Maybach design guy. It looks identical to the standard Mercedes, except it has just been blinged! The nonsense about the Mercedes badge and the Maybach badge and the silver chrome around the door!!!!! As for the interior, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally it looks way too brash to the point where it looks cheap.
Can I use Tesco Clubcard points to help pay for it? If not, I suspect it may be out of my reach, seeing as how my name doesn't start with Sheik. (Phrase "borrowed" from Steve Coogan, TG.)
I can’t get excited about this car. Aesthetically it does nothing for me, not even a chubby. As far as I can tell, they’ve put lipstick on a pig and added some trinkets.
In 2021 when Maybach presented that red/black car with wonderful headlights, beautiful rearlight, gorgeous seats and spaceship steerwheel I wanted to buy one, but now this car doesn't have anything that the 2021 car has. If Maybach wants to sell that red/black car from 2021 I can buy it for 300k euros. For this car I don't give nothing.
Looks like they are aiming at Lexus with the vulgarity of the exterior design. I'm sure the important Chinese market is part of the reason that these designs are moving away from the clean and purer shapes that used to be more prevalent in Europe.
"Understated IS the BEST statement..." (Copyright 2023 - me! hahaha) Nah.. I'd pass.. If I had the money.. It would still be a nope, I'd rather go with the proper 'Roller' or Bentley... Don't like the looks of the thing either. And I think Mercedes/Maybach are trying TOO hard with branding everywhere. With a Rolls Royce or Bentley, you DON'T NEED to repeatedly state who you are, you just have the delightful lady on your bonnet/hood, the self righting logos on the wheels and that's pretty much it, Bentley is the same... Maybach? Logo, logo brand, logo, brand, logo and more logos.... 😎🇬🇧
I'm in the UK and, to me when I look when I'm driving, it appears it's mostly South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis etc.) that drive Mercs (and rarely new models).
These "futuristic" vehicles look like out-dated shit in about 4-years after wasting $170,000. These vehicles are for the right here and now, but not for the then and there.
Latest and greatest....!! Sorry I 100% disagree with this blobby eye-watering ugly re-badged Mercedes. May as well put nice seats in a Mercedes Van snd save yourself a few hundred thousand pounds. True quality is the All Electric Rolls-Royce.
Sorry, the last brand I'd think of given the look of this - the grill, the tacky plastic chrome trim everywhere. Rolls Royce / Bentley leave this brand standing.
Not only is it ugly its useless way to expensive for its capabilities looks like its made of crap and all in all just terrible im sure the old Mercedes engineers would be ashamed seeing this thing with there badge.
I was wondering why Alex Legouix was pronouncing Maybach with a breathy "Bach", instead of the usual "May-back" or "My-back", until I saw the Mercedes snake oil salesman just off camera🐍😂. You knew he was on some BS the moment he started waxing poetic about the tristar logo and the stamped Maybach hood/grill logo. Great looking interior though.
Lovely luxurious vehicle, but candidly most of the features I would not want. As an example a seat that massages my back?? Would not use it. Is there is a low trim version which is much cheaper?
We're fortunate that now the cars we can't afford don't even look good enough to want.
😂 seriously on point
To me it from the outside it looks like a glammed up London Black Taxi
Wiser words have never been spoken
Well said my friend….a big 2 tone Nissan Marono 👍
Exactly
Those Maybach logo mosaics looks like a protective sticker that you need to peel off after getting a new stuff lol
This nice Mercedes gentleman is talking exactly like ChatGPT! Bravo 👏
Germans talking like AI, their cars looking like hyundai/Kia designed. Where it all went wrong Merc?
@@Eren-da-Jaeger Mercedes WISH their cars looked as good as a Hyundai/Kia today, lol
It's honestly a Maybach logo on a minivan
This requires a certain acquired taste... Let's put it that way.
Is this a review or an advert?
Says first look in the title so obvs an overview for us to see what it’s about
@@GadgetsBoy it’s more about the tone than anything else. Don’t you think it’s a bit sus that journalists get flown over, put up in nice hotels and get to spend time with a senior manager responsible for the project? To me, good journalism is objective.
@Cyrus Wakefield you know your so-called subjective journalists get flown to cover exclusive subjects all the time. Brands don't have a say over what you say. This is neither biased nor unbiased, just a simple news piece. This is not an argument, by the way. This is a normal process, especially with exclusive cars like this.
@@cwakefield11 What journalist has the money for tickets, hotel, and transportation these days unless they work for a big company that can provide it?
I would call it a launch. Solely to introduce us to the car. The REVIEW will come later I'd like to think.
I have to say, the first few seconds with Alex standing beside the Maybach... I don't know if it was done on purpose but the colour balance of the scene, the composition and the tone were amazingly on point.
As a car lover, this is everything I hate about cars.
Has everyone gone blind… this thing
Make a London cab look good. I wish this was an April fools…..
Are Mercedes sharing an ugly stick with BMW?
They hit each other with each end
Good god, this is the best they could do? Mercedes Only fools and horses special Edition?
A bit like their customer base, fools and horses who purchase the modern Mercs 😂
It's no wonder Mercedes been voted to be top 3 worst reliable cars
"I love that big black grill" 😂😂 she does this on purpose, every video 😂 hilarious
She said that the exact same moment I read this comment 😂😂
@@yes8032 watch for it and you'll notice she does it is every video 😂
@@adam.677 😂😂😂
💀💀
🤣🤣🤣
Ambient lighting has become a prominent feature in modern cars, superseding the engine as a key selling point. In the past, the focus was primarily on the performance of the vehicle's engine, but now, the ambiance created by the lighting has become a major factor in the overall driving experience. 😅
It’s a fantastic way of distracting your attention from the crap build quality 😆
@@reececollison5101 maybe Tesla should look into interior lighting then, no?
Also that isn’t true, in the bmw ix some of the lights accidentally highlight cheap plastic parts. Unfortunate since overall material quality there is good
Other than Porsche and Volvo. Not sure why they don't have it. Wish they did.
The ambient lighting idea was first introduced on the 2005 S-Class W221 model series the idea behind it was to provide a more relaxing atmosphere for the driver and passengers and to light up the interior so you would not be driving in a dark car.
I still think all Maybach models should change Mercedes logos for Maybach logos.
Would differentiate them much better.
I agree, there are too many Mercedes logo to remind you this is just a trim level. But then again I personally think the Maybach logo is really ugly, like what a child could draw - history be damned.
She does a much better job of showcasing the Maybach than Matt Watson from Carwow
bro what perk are you tripping of
matt is way funnier than this girl
Was this just someone reading out the press kit highlights
this engineer is in love:))
With the car, right? 😄
@@exnihilonihilfit6316 well !!!
Reskinned EQS , Paying $$$ extra for some logos and cosmetic changes sounds insane. They should have increased power by 100hp and range by 50 kms
Agreed, not working it at all.
She loves BBG. Big Black Grills. Me too, mostly AMG, but this Maybach grill looks amazing too
I’m terribly sorry, but the more I watch this video the more I want to ask - is it prank?
😂😂😂
It looks like a fat MPV, not a 2023 'SUV! If it didn't have the name 'Maybach' I'm sure it would get ridiculed.
1st video I have seen of the Maybach EQS and I am surprisingly impressed. Bring on the Brabus edition!
The Maybach Minivan
Another unattainable vehicle for the rich💤
If you're in America, you have the opportunity to attain it as well! Get to it 👊
Uber rich the 1%
@@RoadRallyLife lmao, the American dream is a f*cking joke
@@RoadRallyLife no worries I'm off to America..
Well, technically rich people would be the only ones who can afford it
Sounded more like an advert that car journalism. The way they talk up some of the features, that are extremely dull/or obnoxiously ostentatious, just because they have their rep there, seems very disingenuous. There may some people who genuinely like the styling and features, but the polite way to phrase it is "contentious" or "polarising", because I'd wager there are a lot of people who don't like it and think it's a waste, myself included.
If my car was coal powered I think it'd still have less carbon impact in its entire life than a single one of these before it ever leaves the forecourt
So sorry you had to be the one doing this chore, but the actual real star on the hood is a nice touch. Thank you for such a presentation.
I don't think I've ever liked the exterior design of a Maybach, but I think this is their worst. The interior is beautiful as ever but surely there is more rear leg space in the saloon.
It will sell well in Dubai, and other markets taste forgot.
How did you design this car? With a crayon!!
😂😂spot on
Proof that opulence can out-accelerate taste
The exterior is giving me Honda vibes. I don't know why
Nah Honda looks way better
Looks like a blob fish
Present. Watching here from the Philippines!.🇵🇭
My question is, who is it for? Is it a brand shareholder exercise, is it to show their engineering and design prowess or why would anyone buy one?
In any case, it's not for you. 😂
@MauriceBln1 lol it definitely isn't
It's to show that Mercedes are the best at every thing, from making the best cars like the S series to the ugliest cars like this Maybach.
Why does it seem like an old Meriva or Golf Plus from the side?
I think you've never seen the inside of a Golf.
@@MauriceBln1 the side, not the inside
This car is great for us since the tax in the country we’re from is very low for electric cars so instead of getting a GLS we’re getting this since their the same price
Shame maybach are just a glorified trim level these days rather than a standalone unique platform. They need to go back to their roots for me and go down the coach-build route. You can’t deny the luxury on offer but just missing that stateliness.
That's because Maybach doesn't exist anymore. Mercedes owns the name
I love Mercedes, I want to own a Mayback someday in my life, but this car looks to much like the EQS SUV, and it's just MEH 😕 it needs presence, masculinity and more straight lines...
Kudos on the consistently correct pronunciation of Maybach ny the non-German presenter.
This presenter is skilled at reading Mercedes press copy.
Eat the rich.
Are they even serious? They should focus on making decent normal Evs to even compete with Tesla for example, maby they simply cannot do anything about that so they focus on jokes like this one... This is a nice luxurious suv/minivan for people who want toys and exclusivity but even for that I'd pick a Bentley for example
Yea the engines are at least 70% of what made these cars special. Knowing that it took a lot of work to build that big V12 gave you a sense that the car was special.
I'm really not sure what makes these generic electric powertrains special enough to justify the high cost of this vehicle.
The people that can afford this doesn't care about the opinions of some strangers online, complaining how it looks like the Honda they could only afford in their lifetime.
What on earth are you dribbling on about?
this is probably the first ever car that made me want to throw up just upon looking at it
You lost me as soon as I saw the backseats won’t work for my dogs lol
Funny, but all I saw was another uninspiring, boring SUV. Alex gets a thumbs up for pretending to like it, though.
Maybach are in a different dimension👍😉💪
Does the super efficient air filtration system help passengers to avoid pollution in Shanghai and Beijing?
It's going to cost well over £200,000 if you look back on other previous Maybach models against their equivalent Mercedes siblings.
And I'm not sure that I'd call the rear seating _classy!_ Chintzy springs to mind.
Good lord that's bland.
It makes a ham sandwich look positively exciting.
This car, like the other Mercedes EVs, does NOT look good. In my opinion not even decent.. Other than that no big difference to an EQS.
Wow the way they are over selling this thing. There is nothing “HUGE” or ground breaking about this. All that cheap plastic, lower power, old Tech with thick ugly Tablets in back and NO AUTO OPEING AND CLOSING DOORS….what a load of crap😂😂😂
What a load of BS from the Mercedes sorry Maybach design guy. It looks identical to the standard Mercedes, except it has just been blinged! The nonsense about the Mercedes badge and the Maybach badge and the silver chrome around the door!!!!! As for the interior, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally it looks way too brash to the point where it looks cheap.
yes I would like one $250,000 blob please. yes i know it looks like all the other $250,000 blobs
Lovely car, luxury at its pinnacle.. Well done Maybach,Mercedes-Benz..Good presentation by the lady as well...Thank you..Andre..
Wow, I love press kit bullet points being read out to me. everything between 6-8 minutes in the video is utter BS and makes absolutely no sense.
Can I use Tesco Clubcard points to help pay for it? If not, I suspect it may be out of my reach, seeing as how my name doesn't start with Sheik. (Phrase "borrowed" from Steve Coogan, TG.)
Looks like a Spaceship - I love it
Sorry... I don't find anything beautiful at this car. The interior is nice but aren't all Mercedes interior nice?
Honestly who gives a f about this car
Agreed.
I really hate it when Maybach marketers keep emphasizing how often you can see the Maybach badging on the damn thing.
That Windows Media Player UI always throws me off everytime I see a new Merc review.
I can’t get excited about this car. Aesthetically it does nothing for me, not even a chubby. As far as I can tell, they’ve put lipstick on a pig and added some trinkets.
The MB Electric vehicles don't look good at all.
In 2021 when Maybach presented that red/black car with wonderful headlights, beautiful rearlight, gorgeous seats and spaceship steerwheel I wanted to buy one, but now this car doesn't have anything that the 2021 car has. If Maybach wants to sell that red/black car from 2021 I can buy it for 300k euros. For this car I don't give nothing.
What in the Liberace TV Special??!!
Those zippers are annoying.
Looks like they are aiming at Lexus with the vulgarity of the exterior design.
I'm sure the important Chinese market is part of the reason that these designs are moving away from the clean and purer shapes that used to be more prevalent in Europe.
"Understated IS the BEST statement..." (Copyright 2023 - me! hahaha)
Nah.. I'd pass.. If I had the money.. It would still be a nope, I'd rather go with the proper 'Roller' or Bentley... Don't like the looks of the thing either. And I think Mercedes/Maybach are trying TOO hard with branding everywhere. With a Rolls Royce or Bentley, you DON'T NEED to repeatedly state who you are, you just have the delightful lady on your bonnet/hood, the self righting logos on the wheels and that's pretty much it, Bentley is the same... Maybach? Logo, logo brand, logo, brand, logo and more logos....
😎🇬🇧
I'm in the UK and, to me when I look when I'm driving, it appears it's mostly South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis etc.) that drive Mercs (and rarely new models).
Mercedes said they're doing away with the EQS platform. I guess this will be the last of the EQS brand of electronic vehicles.
Maybach,Bentley, Roll Royce
Lexus, Genesis,Acura, Infiniti
Lincoln , Maserati
Mercedes Benz, Bmw, Audi - Best luxurious brands
umm bmw? audi?
@@aqilstyle3025 you didn't even mentioned them!
@@aqilstyle3025 nah
@@1990Thunderbolt Bro you need to know about the group , Bmw bought Rolls, Vw owned Bentley
@@aqilstyle3025 ik that
These "futuristic" vehicles look like out-dated shit in about 4-years after wasting $170,000. These vehicles are for the right here and now, but not for the then and there.
Latest and greatest....!!
Sorry I 100% disagree with this blobby eye-watering ugly re-badged Mercedes.
May as well put nice seats in a Mercedes Van snd save yourself a few hundred thousand pounds. True quality is the All Electric Rolls-Royce.
Maybach ahead of the curve. Super luxury EV’s.
Let’s see what the competition will offer eg. Spectre etc.
nEVer
thanks for the info
To be honest between electric german cars Audi makes it good and beautiful
Too fancy ❤
This feels like a joke…except he’s serious
Sorry, the last brand I'd think of given the look of this - the grill, the tacky plastic chrome trim everywhere. Rolls Royce / Bentley leave this brand standing.
Maybe if I see it in person
Alex and the Maybach are a good fit 👍🏽 Nice video!
They made a EQS as good as a normal SClass e called it a Maybach 🙃
Am I the only one who finds this a bit mah?! It’s a rebadged EQS. That’s it.
Good will order one
Mercedes' EQ line has the ugliest exterior of any ev
I love this car ♥Impressive
Autotrader Road trip special at 1M subscribers?
Not only is it ugly its useless way to expensive for its capabilities looks like its made of crap and all in all just terrible im sure the old Mercedes engineers would be ashamed seeing this thing with there badge.
Need one
Great stuff......🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
I was wondering why Alex Legouix was pronouncing Maybach with a breathy "Bach", instead of the usual "May-back" or "My-back", until I saw the Mercedes snake oil salesman just off camera🐍😂. You knew he was on some BS the moment he started waxing poetic about the tristar logo and the stamped Maybach hood/grill logo.
Great looking interior though.
Exactement, poudre de perlimpinpin.
Masterpiece!
Needs more Brown. 😂
Lovely luxurious vehicle, but candidly most of the features I would not want. As an example a seat that massages my back?? Would not use it. Is there is a low trim version which is much cheaper?
Luxurious egg
Looks like an mpv to me.. chile..
MEH!!!! But I'd take one if offered free. 😁
And then sell
@@abdola-g6v smart man
I think majority will do the same 🤣
Buy proper luxury car like a Bentley or Rolls😍
Sorry but…this is ridiculous! How can that be a Maybach? It looks terrible, 😢!
Inao It has too much Maybach Logos (spam effect) i miss the descent and charm of Maybach .