Some autobody shops in China successfully transformed the W221 S class into a W223 Maybach. They also converted a Gallardo to a Huracan STO and the current project is transforming a 458 into F8 Tributo. Ppl should never underestimate their skills and creativity😂
As a german i can say that it does not look legit to me. 😅 The interieur, the material, the cheap plastic, the speakers look like drawn, even the colour of the exterieur, the gap dimensions, the size of the wheel in ratio to the wheel case, nothing really fits. Even those emblems on the back of the seats are not shiny, perhaps even made from plastic. The bottle compartment would have wood inside with LED lights when open it.
Damn I wanna know what happened, I started watching him during covid and never missed an episod but still can't remember what What did really happen? Please tell my guy
China puts so much effort and money into imitation of something that already exists, they could have had flagship cars that are sold around the world by now
Well its not financially beneficial to them cause we'd want their plants to be put here (thus killing off some of their worker base) and it would for-sure have high tax rates due to international alliances. They do have cars in certain markets in Europe though
they literally do, look up the hongqi. most countries except southeast asian countries and russia impose really bad import taxes to chinese car manufacturers so they just dont export them to america. the reason is because american govt knows china would take over americas car industry. they make maybach alternatives for the price of 40k. why would anyone in the us buy a 40k toyota civic when they could buy a hongqi for the same price
The maybach conversion is simple and subtle just like modifying an off road vehicles. We are converting 2010 ish G wagons into 2023 G63 or something like that. Acutally, you rarely see G500 here because most of them can be transformed into a G63 for 30 grand with even genuine parts. You save about 100K by upgrading your G500 that way.
Where in the world are you? Converting G500 to G63 sounds like an interesting project for $30,000 USD. I wonder what is needed, is there a conversion parts list out there somewhere?
@@arunkurian9367 specific for what lol. it can be swapped into a similar benz model. the point is the engine and performance upgrade may not be included in that 30k kit
I knew Chinese craftsmanship was probably high within China, but this is insane and makes me jealous. How much is it in comparison? Always love when you go to China, and other countries Gordon. Keep it up. ❤
The exterior kit (not including wheels)is only few grand depending on where you buy(3-5k usd usually) and 25 to 30k for interior conversion. Usually they just buy oem electronics and swap them in, Mercedes aftermarket upgrade is a very mature market here, lots of places can do oem upgrades, not just maybachs
In Mainland market price difference between GLS 450 and 600 is 1.25 mil CNY (179k USD). So the kit makes some sense for people trying to be baller on a budget.
Prices are diff. People Pay 120k for 4 cylinder e-classes. There videos on UA-cam explaining it. I’m Singapore it’s the same. A 4cyl model will cost triple what a v6-v8 model in the USA. Bears are actually a lot cheaper priced in the USA to everyone’s surprise. Even in Europe like Norway and Sweden the pay a lot. Because of taxes and other things! On the Benz Reddit page the worldwide people always voice there local prices. Wild a 4 cylinder 1.8L eclass costs more than the amg usa version.
shanghai used to be different i was living there in 2011-14 and would see supers quite frequently with a sprinkle of hypers. Some of the apartment complexes near the financial area you were at a few vids before (river front chillis) have some hidden gems in the parking lots but hard to sneak your way in lol
It's still that way now. Effspot just didn't go at the right time or place to spot them. When I was there the past summer I did a lot of casual spotting and still saw a lot of exotic cars.
The Maybach kit can be ordered as an option @ any Mercedes dealership when buying your car, costs a couple more extra dollars, but this is very common everywhere all over the world, it's not fake. The AMG kit, Maybach kit, Brabus kit, BMW ALPINA Kits can be bought and fitted as a custom fit or BESPOKE Fittings according to the client's specs. It's not a surprise nor shocking at all.
This one is fake. The seat shape, and color is wrong. All the parts are made in China, and the coding on the electronics is as well. Just go to EE Bay. Plenty of kits there.
Back around 2010 the Aston Martin 177 has a public shown msrp of 5.3 Million USD(some shown 6.5M)in China, But as most aston martin limited model goes internet source just isn't very reliable. had a chance to talk to Aston's Shanghai dealer's higher up back then and he told me the V12 Zagato (they sold one back then)has a public facing MSRP of 420K USD but in reality it was something near 2 million USD. in the case of the 177 it might not be 5.3M usd high but we never got into any detail. Edit: A more recent comparion on tax and whatever is that a ferrari F8 msrp starts at 420000 usd in China. the bigger the engine, the higher the tax is(there's more than just tax, but that's one of the major mark ups)
You’re only able to get 3 interior colors for the Maybach GLS600 so I would know that this isn’t factory. However it looks like the company did a good job, and the quality looks to be just as good as factory.
@@Javonn143_ stay in ur place worker lol Im good and if ur really worked at Mercedes u would know this isn’t good quality by any means bodyline make u wanna puke I have two gls450 right infront of me and one gls 63 and thing is horrendous try again buddy 🤣
The seat shapes are wrong, the color on them too. Missing several lights inside the cabin. No V8, I can recognize an M177 from a mile away. And they are other details, but it is like making a fake Rolex, you don't want to share too many details of the real one.
I haven’t watched the video clip (yet.). But, I do recall seeing such a car in a video from the mainland. It was ‘Gorgeous’. (Almost ‘Edible’.). Always worthy of a ‘👍’.
This is the first video I see on your channel I left the car aside end of this video I thought just some random American dude walking around China and take videos when I see your face end of this video I was like “what the actual fuck just happening here” I literally questioning the reality 😂 your accent is so freaking fluent good for you man keep it up
Saw someone with some of the kit in Raleigh, the base GLS wheels and gray trim definitely gave it away. Before I caught up with it the side view of the chrome trim caught my eye initially. Grill, badges, chrome door panels all I could see
I literally drove an actual Maybach GLS 600 at my job on Friday and I can definitely say that retrofit kit is crazy accurate. Visually, I can't tell the difference but does it have "Recovery Mode"?
After WWII both China and the old USSR became well versed in reverse engineering, especially when it came to aircraft of the '50's (see copies of the old DC 3 and B-29). They've had a lot of practice and I'm sure it continues in a myriad of categories.......
@@IIXxSLAYERxXIIWhat are you guys talking about? Did you find out that China is ahead of the West in many high-tech industries? Why don't you look at who's number one in terms of papers and patents?
This is horrible that companies are doing this. People spend generations to build products and designs. Too many people now think it is OK to steal ones designs, content etc. etc. etc....Originality and uniqueness is lost in society claiming they want to be special and unique.
The designs can be similar to a brand or brands, yet there are newer and brand new features applied for the brand(s) being narrated and endorsed. ****THIS IS NON AI Standards of excellence in communication, businesses identification, authentically authenticated, registrations.*****IMPORTANT****
The problem with these replicas is that although they "look" or "appear" close to the real cars, it is highly Doubted if the parts will just break in a few years. It only looks like it, but the most expensive parts do not
Seeing this on youtube and ppl reacting to it is pretty funny. These fake cars are literally everywhere in China, ppl really like to buy base model and then transfer it to top spec model. It is almost a kind of "culture" here. Less money but more flex lol
This NOT unique for China. People have been doing this in the hood for years. There are many Chrysler 300s with the RR grill and many Jeeps with with the Mercedes Grill.
The first thing I wouldve done with the gls is open up the hood and look at the engine because I love engines, then I would be in for a severe disappointment
well if you buy a real Maybach, you also pay for the brand. I don't think the interior costs as much. But this Chinese shop probably uses lower quality material
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Some autobody shops in China successfully transformed the W221 S class into a W223 Maybach. They also converted a Gallardo to a Huracan STO and the current project is transforming a 458 into F8 Tributo. Ppl should never underestimate their skills and creativity😂
It's still all fake and western people have done bodywork etc in their garages.
Ahh hell nah man wtf
The 458 to F8 would be a downgrade lol
Why is this guy so impressed ? If you replace interior its a Maybach
That veneno in dong guan was crazy
That Maybach SUV is like finding the best bootleg Louis Vuitton bag on the cleanest blanket in a New York tourist trap area of the bike path
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I laughed so hard I know my neighbors heard it
but if its that good then why get the real thing? xD
Imagine competing with your neighbor and he bought this Maybach, you will give up instantly, not knowing its a knockoff
more like a 30$ fake airpods being sold in nyc but it actually feels real
looks like a 2020 Lincoln Nautilus
that Chinese Maybach looked legit af!
It’s real
He’s just messing around
It’s because it is legit. He is just being stereotypical because of what everybody think of the Chinese.
As a german i can say that it does not look legit to me. 😅 The interieur, the material, the cheap plastic, the speakers look like drawn, even the colour of the exterieur, the gap dimensions, the size of the wheel in ratio to the wheel case, nothing really fits. Even those emblems on the back of the seats are not shiny, perhaps even made from plastic. The bottle compartment would have wood inside with LED lights when open it.
😂😂😂😂
2024 is the year for effspot abroad. I'm glad to see these travel vlogs back in full swing after the whole 2020-21 incident that will not be named
Damn I wanna know what happened, I started watching him during covid and never missed an episod but still can't remember what
What did really happen? Please tell my guy
Why can't people say covid? Because it's something everyone got tricked by?
@@F1USA was it covid this guy is talking about lmao 🤣 🤣 I thought it's sumn else loll
China puts so much effort and money into imitation of something that already exists, they could have had flagship cars that are sold around the world by now
just check byd
A bit late aren't you?
Well its not financially beneficial to them cause we'd want their plants to be put here (thus killing off some of their worker base) and it would for-sure have high tax rates due to international alliances. They do have cars in certain markets in Europe though
And yet so many big economical countries put their trust in getting everything made in China🤔 so who's at fault
they literally do, look up the hongqi. most countries except southeast asian countries and russia impose really bad import taxes to chinese car manufacturers so they just dont export them to america. the reason is because american govt knows china would take over americas car industry. they make maybach alternatives for the price of 40k. why would anyone in the us buy a 40k toyota civic when they could buy a hongqi for the same price
The maybach conversion is simple and subtle just like modifying an off road vehicles. We are converting 2010 ish G wagons into 2023 G63 or something like that. Acutally, you rarely see G500 here because most of them can be transformed into a G63 for 30 grand with even genuine parts. You save about 100K by upgrading your G500 that way.
Where in the world are you? Converting G500 to G63 sounds like an interesting project for $30,000 USD. I wonder what is needed, is there a conversion parts list out there somewhere?
Yeah but you Not Change the engine to AMG 😅
@@euphoriatrance9911 why not?
@@JACB006bro amg engines are specific built engines.
@@arunkurian9367 specific for what lol. it can be swapped into a similar benz model. the point is the engine and performance upgrade may not be included in that 30k kit
I knew Chinese craftsmanship was probably high within China, but this is insane and makes me jealous. How much is it in comparison? Always love when you go to China, and other countries Gordon. Keep it up. ❤
The exterior kit (not including wheels)is only few grand depending on where you buy(3-5k usd usually) and 25 to 30k for interior conversion. Usually they just buy oem electronics and swap them in, Mercedes aftermarket upgrade is a very mature market here, lots of places can do oem upgrades, not just maybachs
@@AAAA-oy3ye Impressive. Thanks for the info
Has nothing to do with Chinese craftsmanship..It’s plastic pieces put on here and there on an original Merc..
The Mansory G-Wagon looking like a short bus is fitting since the owner is no doubt ree tarted
That g wagon looks fire you’re tripping
I think it looks great, cool wheels too
@@ccalvinn yea fr i’ve never seen tes on a g before
The magic school bus 😂
Hater alert
If you have to buy a GLS 450 and then add a $40,000 you might as well just buy the Maybach. What's the point?
In Mainland market price difference between GLS 450 and 600 is 1.25 mil CNY (179k USD). So the kit makes some sense for people trying to be baller on a budget.
Prices are diff. People Pay 120k for 4 cylinder e-classes. There videos on UA-cam explaining it. I’m Singapore it’s the same. A 4cyl model will cost triple what a v6-v8 model in the USA. Bears are actually a lot cheaper priced in the USA to everyone’s surprise. Even in Europe like Norway and Sweden the pay a lot. Because of taxes and other things! On the Benz Reddit page the worldwide people always voice there local prices. Wild a 4 cylinder 1.8L eclass costs more than the amg usa version.
a real gls600 or anything over 1.3m cny comes with tax of almost 300%
in aus a 2023 gls450 is 110k aus now the maybach gls600 is 308k so ig it for an additional 60k aus its fine for some ppl?
RT 😂
shanghai used to be different i was living there in 2011-14 and would see supers quite frequently with a sprinkle of hypers. Some of the apartment complexes near the financial area you were at a few vids before (river front chillis) have some hidden gems in the parking lots but hard to sneak your way in lol
It's still that way now. Effspot just didn't go at the right time or place to spot them. When I was there the past summer I did a lot of casual spotting and still saw a lot of exotic cars.
杭州 is the place to be now
“I don’t trust anything anymore”😂
If it’s a GLS to Maybach kit, who makes it and how much does it cost?
The Maybach kit can be ordered as an option @ any Mercedes dealership when buying your car, costs a couple more extra dollars, but this is very common everywhere all over the world, it's not fake. The AMG kit, Maybach kit, Brabus kit, BMW ALPINA Kits can be bought and fitted as a custom fit or BESPOKE Fittings according to the client's specs. It's not a surprise nor shocking at all.
This one is fake. The seat shape, and color is wrong. All the parts are made in China, and the coding on the electronics is as well. Just go to EE Bay. Plenty of kits there.
3:47 The pink bear is a character from a cartoon called pororo and her name is loopy
There's a Solana Meme coin on it aswell
Back around 2010 the Aston Martin 177 has a public shown msrp of 5.3 Million USD(some shown 6.5M)in China, But as most aston martin limited model goes internet source just isn't very reliable. had a chance to talk to Aston's Shanghai dealer's higher up back then and he told me the V12 Zagato (they sold one back then)has a public facing MSRP of 420K USD but in reality it was something near 2 million USD. in the case of the 177 it might not be 5.3M usd high but we never got into any detail.
Edit: A more recent comparion on tax and whatever is that a ferrari F8 msrp starts at 420000 usd in China. the bigger the engine, the higher the tax is(there's more than just tax, but that's one of the major mark ups)
You’re only able to get 3 interior colors for the Maybach GLS600 so I would know that this isn’t factory. However it looks like the company did a good job, and the quality looks to be just as good as factory.
Yeah okay Mr know it all lmao drive that pos bmw and be quite everyone got some to say but none to show 😭😭
@@BLACKMESSIAH006 I work at a Mercedes-Benz dealership so I do know. If you would like me to educate you on the models, let me know!
@@Javonn143_ stay in ur place worker lol Im good and if ur really worked at Mercedes u would know this isn’t good quality by any means bodyline make u wanna puke I have two gls450 right infront of me and one gls 63 and thing is horrendous try again buddy 🤣
8:50 ok so at that point it might as well be real…it’s got everything the real one has, it’s just not factory
The fake GLS is remarkably close. The wheels are just slightly too small
The seat shapes are wrong, the color on them too. Missing several lights inside the cabin. No V8, I can recognize an M177 from a mile away. And they are other details, but it is like making a fake Rolex, you don't want to share too many details of the real one.
the speaker cover you pointed to is in all gls, the tweeter above it and the door woofer are the fake ones
Is the E class with the extended wheelbase only available abroad ? I can’t find any of these for sale in Europe
It’s used to be a thing many years ago in Europe, but then they removed it probably because it makes the S class pointless
The TE’s go hard on the mansory G wagon 😂🔥
I haven’t watched the video clip (yet.). But, I do recall seeing such a car in a video from the mainland. It was ‘Gorgeous’. (Almost ‘Edible’.). Always worthy of a ‘👍’.
This is the first video I see on your channel I left the car aside end of this video I thought just some random American dude walking around China and take videos when I see your face end of this video I was like “what the actual fuck just happening here” I literally questioning the reality 😂 your accent is so freaking fluent good for you man keep it up
Saw someone with some of the kit in Raleigh, the base GLS wheels and gray trim definitely gave it away. Before I caught up with it the side view of the chrome trim caught my eye initially. Grill, badges, chrome door panels all I could see
I literally drove an actual Maybach GLS 600 at my job on Friday and I can definitely say that retrofit kit is crazy accurate. Visually, I can't tell the difference but does it have "Recovery Mode"?
Or does it bounce?
Looks like China has many funky car brands…
It's like everyone forgot China rips off/copies everything and makes total junk
8:47 the sound my vacuum cleaner makes when I pop the hood 😂😂it even looks the same 😂😂
Likely from the same factory making those gen Maybach accessories as well. 😂
After WWII both China and the old USSR became well versed in reverse engineering, especially when it came to aircraft of the '50's (see copies of the old DC 3 and B-29). They've had a lot of practice and I'm sure it continues in a myriad of categories.......
They are trying because they don't have the knowledge. But we all know they are trying, only successful to a certain point.
@@IIXxSLAYERxXIIWhat are you guys talking about? Did you find out that China is ahead of the West in many high-tech industries? Why don't you look at who's number one in terms of papers and patents?
@@雅君墨客-i9z that's not true LMAO
Bullshit, what about the West, stealing Mig 25 and reverse engineering it.
Maybach Plot twist: that’s a real maybach they just called it “replica kit” to avoid paying the taxes…
1:54, ngl love the wheels on this g-wag
Honestly that maybach looks good, does it bounce tho?
Those mini defenders are amazing
That fake mahbach suv is beautiful
I hate how companies go extreme about creating Replicas, China at some point disrespect this manufactures/ Companies
No surprise here, Chinese craftsmanship is among the best in the world
4:15 what on earth moved behind the rear tyre 👀
I thought it was a strap moved by wind but then it moved like snake so I'm not sure now
I was gonna comment the same thing
Just a strap moving by the wind
"All family gathers round" 🤣🤣
Coming in clutch w the upload!! I’m at work bored as hell
I’ll take one fake Maybach please ☝🏼
这是一辆改装车
Imitation is the finest form of flattery
That Aston Martin One 77 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Looks legit, kinda because its done good and kinda because the real Maybach basically is the highest trim Mercedes you can get, its all bolt- on...
does the maybach gls replica has the famous recovery mode?
"Must be one of the Asian Disney characters" yes this is what I want to hear before I go to sleep
I would only assume the GLS is missing the bouncing off road feature.
That "project car" you were talking about is an 2004 Ford gt I can tell because of the design and color
If this is legal and the shipping cost to America isn’t terrible, I would like to invest in 1 immediately
I rather spend 1.5 m on any One 77 over something like a good spec Laferrari that'll be almost 2 mill more tbh
I think SA rapper Cassper Nyovest just bought one of these "Maybachs" 😗🇿🇦
I wonder how much you save buying the knock off versus just buying the real thing
I won't believe what happens when you play this next! 😂
This is horrible that companies are doing this. People spend generations to build products and designs. Too many people now think it is OK to steal ones designs, content etc. etc. etc....Originality and uniqueness is lost in society claiming they want to be special and unique.
Now who the hell cares about your opinion the people who would buy the real Maybach will buy it this is for people who can't afford one
03:28 "we have the ?gzhdthi?" HAHAHAHAH
Bro bring it here so I can sell it as a maybach
Real. Oh wow. Conned. One of these around my house estate UK and this is totally a spot on copy.
I love Chinese for their lack of respect for the patent law!😂😂
I want the Toyota Sienna Van conversion they do! Amazing!
Personally, I am interested in cars, but I find this idolatry of outlandish models downright sickening and childish.
The designs can be similar to a brand or brands, yet there are newer and brand new features applied for the brand(s) being narrated and endorsed. ****THIS IS NON AI Standards of excellence in communication, businesses identification, authentically authenticated, registrations.*****IMPORTANT****
It actually looks good, and I wouldn’t mind having it for $40k. 😂
The problem with these replicas is that although they "look" or "appear" close to the real cars, it is highly Doubted if the parts will just break in a few years. It only looks like it, but the most expensive parts do not
i am living in china as expat. its SOOO WEIRD to see you guys getting very exited about such normal things lol
Correct me if im wrong but that G class isn’t a real Mansory, real ones don’t have a rear wiped
does it bounce? if yes, it's worth it even with a 1,6 liter of 100cv
Seeing this on youtube and ppl reacting to it is pretty funny. These fake cars are literally everywhere in China, ppl really like to buy base model and then transfer it to top spec model. It is almost a kind of "culture" here. Less money but more flex lol
就是改装车
I would get the Chinese maybach IT LOOKS SO LEGIT AND LOOKS LIKE A REAL MAYBACH FOR CHEAP
China always does cringey replica bs but that S class Maybach is definitely on another level.
复制品啥鬼东西？难道不是他们在中国本土化？😅
This NOT unique for China. People have been doing this in the hood for years. There are many Chrysler 300s with the RR grill and many Jeeps with with the Mercedes Grill.
That is freaking crazy!
What happens if you need to bring it into a shop?
I wanna buy one and ship to south africa 😅honestly where is this place ?
The One 77 is one of the most beautiful cars In my opinion and I’m surprised with the price still myself.
Cats love jumping on cars
Of course it’s ironically in China
Can these cars be purchased here in the USA
8:00 Here's when he talks about the Fake Chinese Maybach
The first thing I wouldve done with the gls is open up the hood and look at the engine because I love engines, then I would be in for a severe disappointment
I saw a chinese guy build a ferarri from scratch, dont ever underestimate the chinese
Just imagine if the reader one is supposed to cost that much!!
Anyone know where the 250gto kit is from?! I know it’s probably from China but what shop/brand?! Thanks I’m advance!
How do I locate them do they have a page the Maybach guys?
They make fake Jordans, Why not upgrade to a Maybach😂😂😂😂😂😂
whats the name of the dealer where they selling that maybach in china im interested?
8:02 is why you came to this video.
Just the sound of the door latch mechanism gave it away. This thing isn't even close.
I'll take it!
The shops in China be doing too much 💀
Question Is is it for show or does it actually drive... Hmmm
Also, you should of tried asking: “Does it bounce?”
You know what a township is? 😮
Fake it until you make it 😂
It is called the wayback
Come to turkey 🇹🇷 see the c-180 they make it maybach 😂😂😂
It’s one in Orlando black and white it’s a Hyundai palisade
The copies look really nice, but what is the point?
Maybe it's your lens but the GTO replica looks a bit off.
rep maybach is crazy
3:48 that's a south korean cartoon character what the fuck is it doing in shanghai
well if you buy a real Maybach, you also pay for the brand. I don't think the interior costs as much. But this Chinese shop probably uses lower quality material