Not content with only the S-Class receiving the Maybach treatment for a potential shout-out in Lorde's next jam, Mercedes-Benz wants to take the Maybach trim line to the next level: The GL-Class.
Motoring.com.au reports the automaker wants to give a super-luxury makeover to the seven-passenger premium SUV as it seeks to make Maybach to luxury what AMG is to performance. Should this indeed follow the upcoming S-Class by Maybach — based upon the two-row W222 sedan over the three-row pullman at the top of the class — the GL will retain its architecture while receiving styling tweaks and S-Class technology, such as semi-active suspension with body-roll control.
Mercedes board member in charge of research and development, Dr. Thomas Weber, sees potential in the growing super-luxury SUV segment — led by the likes of Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Lamborghini — for his employer to mount its own offensive, opining that it's only a matter of "how fast and how parallel" Mercedes can bring the GL-Class by Maybach into production.
As for where the new SUV would turn up, the Middle East, Russia and the United States are among the key markets up for consideration.
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