Daimler has announced that will host the world
premiere of the Mercedes-Maybach GLS the 2019 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The
luxury sub-brand’s first ever SUV will debut on the eve of the event, on
November 21, at 12:30 CET (6:30 a.m. EST).
Compared to the rest of the GLS lineup, the Maybach
has unique front and rear ends and even more updates on the inside. Occupants
will enjoy heated, ventilated and massaging seats, multi-zone climate control,
MBUX infotainment system with tablets in the rear passenger compartment and
probably many other features, as it has been designed to challenge the likes of
the Range Rover SVAutobiography, Rolls-Royce Cullinan and Bentley Bentayga.
Powering it should be Merc’s 4.0-liter, twin-turbo
V8, rated at 490 PS and 699 Nm of torque, backed
up by an EQ Boost starter generator. The latter will provide short bursts of
performance, adding 21 PS and 249 Nmof torque to
the power.
Other vehicles that will be on display at the
company’s stand in Guangzhou are the AMG A35 L 4Matic and Vision EQS Concept.
Finally, the Denza X crossover, in EV and PHEV guises, from the car brand
jointly established by Daimler and BYD, will also make its debut at the show.
