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Mercedes-Maybach S600 is first-class transportation (pictures)

Maybach is back, and in a more attainable form than ever -- though the new S600 is still plenty exclusive.

Tim Stevens
Tim Stevens got his start writing professionally while still in school in the mid '90s, and since then has covered topics ranging from business process management to video game development to automotive technology.
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Mercedes-Maybach S600

This is it, the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600. It's a stretched version of the existing S-Class, with some serious augmentation where it counts: the interior.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

Still, the exterior looks the part, with a massive, chrome grille up front.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

Behind that grille is a twin-turbo, 6.0-liter V12 putting down 523 horsepower and 612 pound-feet of torque.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

The interior is opulent from all angles, with leather on virtually every surface and an almost complete lack of plastics.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

The center console uses Mercedes' latest COMAND system.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

The controller is located between the front seats, but using an app the owner of the car can control virtually the entire interior from the back seat.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

And here it is, the most important seat in the car. It reclines fully, has a desk that pops out of the center console and is very, very comfortable.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

From the rear, you can see the cutout window in the C-pillar, a defining visual element of this new model.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

Sweeping LED taillights.

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Mercedes-Maybach S600

And massive chrome wheels covering similarly large, cross-drilled brakes. It's quite a package, and it's coming in the spring of 2016. No pricing has been announced, but expect it to start somewhere around $200,000 in the US.

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