Mercedes-Maybach sedans and SUVs are all about exquisitely appointed and near-silent interiors, advanced electronics that turn the car into a mobile C-suite, a plush ride and supreme power.The new Maybach-Mercedes S-class is available with either a mild-hybrid V8 or the renowned 6-liter V12.Mercedes-Benz AGFor 2026 the Mercedes-Maybach flagship S-class sedan extends and enhances that concept. The car is all new, and now offers two distinctly different all-wheel drive powertrains: one a 530-horsepower mild-hybrid V8, the other the latest evolution of the 621-horsepower 6-liter V12 that has helped define Maybach in the 21st Century. Both engines have the sort of effortless and creamy torque to propel these massively proportioned sedans.A Maybach sedan or SUV’s raison d’etre is the rear-seat experience. For 2026, rear-seat passengers can access two 13.1-inch displays, with individual remote controls to employ the MBUX entertainment features, climate control, power sunshades and other comfort features. Integrated cameras in the rear passenger displays support video conferencing for the C-suite on the go. For 2026 Maybach introduces an onboard water-cooled supercomputer with substantial power reserves to expand functionality in the future.Mercedes-Benz AGMercedes-Maybach S-class will be assembled at the beating heart of Mercedes, the Sindelfingen plant, which has produced Mercedes for 111 years. You cannot get more German and more Mercedes than Sindelfingen.Superscreen is standard, placing all flat screens in an unbroken arc from A-pillar to A-pillar. Central screen is over 14 inches, and the driver and passenger displays both measure over 12 inches.Mercedes-Benz AGLike the Mercedes they are evolved from, Maybachs are a pleasure to drive, with excellent man-machine relationship, and the ability to hustle in the city and sustain high speeds on the open road. Maybach chauffeur is a job to envy.MORE FOR YOUBut a Maybach sedan or SUV’s raison d’etre is the rear-seat experience.No matter the V8 or V12, the signature Maybach executive reclining seats are available. One can also add a refrigeration unit with Robbe & Berking champagne flutes.Mercedes-Benz AGFor 2026, rear-seat passengers can access two 13.1-inch displays, with individual remote controls to employ the MBUX entertainment features, climate control, power sunshades and other comfort features. Integrated cameras in the rear passenger displays support video conferencing for the C-suite on the go. For 2026 Maybach introduces an onboard water-cooled supercomputer with substantial power reserves to expand functionality in the future.S-class is wieldy, driving like a luxe super sedan with a shorter wheelbase, not an 18-foot sport-limo. Thanks to cameras, sensors and technology, navigating parking structures or nailing a clean landing in a parking space should prove much easier with Maybach parking assistance systems. Mercedes-Maybach PARKING ASSIST 360 is standard and includes the “Digital Extra: 360” camera for highly accurate surround-view displays on the big central dash flat screen.Mercedes-Benz AGAt market launch, the Maybach S-Class is equipped standard with a considerable range of driver assistance technologies including Digital Extra: MB.DRIVE ASSIST PRO. The “CITY PRO” function enables nearly seamless point‑to‑point driving experience, even through the sort of nightmarish heavy urban traffic of my native Los Angeles. This is not autonomous driving. Let’s call it semi-autonomous assist to the person at the wheel to help smooth the journey.An evolution of the Mercedes air suspension includes predictive damping that can gather and interpret information from Mercedes‑Benz vehicles driving ahead, then transmit in real time to the Mercedes‑Benz Intelligent Cloud. The air suspension system anticipates road conditions and automatically adjusts damping.Mercedes-Benz AGS-class is wieldy, driving like a luxe super sedan with a shorter wheelbase, not an 18-foot sport-limo. Thanks to cameras, sensors and technology, navigating parking structures or nailing a clean landing in a parking space should prove much easier with Maybach parking assistance systems. Mercedes-Maybach PARKING ASSIST 360 is standard and includes the “Digital Extra: 360” camera for highly accurate surround-view displays on the big central dash flat screen.Maybach S-class also has Digital Extra: MB.DRIVE PARKING ASSIST, which can better and more quickly identify parking spaces on both sides of the vehicle, including angled street parking. As the owner of vintage luxury cars with overall lengths in the 19- to 20-foot range and absolutely no such cameras and sensors, and also thanks to a full week spent in the AMG S-class some months ago, I can assure that driving an S-class with these assists is exceedingly easy. Talk about sticking the landing? Yes, you will stick the landing using these systems.Mercedes-Benz AGMaybach S-class also has Digital Extra: MB.DRIVE PARKING ASSIST, which can better and more quickly identify parking spaces on both sides of the vehicle, including angled street parking. As the owner of vintage luxury cars with overall lengths in the 19- to 20-foot range and absolutely no such cameras and sensors, and also thanks to a full week spent in the AMG S-class some months ago, I can assure that driving an S-class with these assists is exceedingly easy. Talk about sticking the landing? Yes, you will stick the landing using these systems.Four new color combinations are available starting with the launch of the Mercedes-Maybach S-class: Carmine Red/Black, Lake Green/Black, Corn Yellow/Black and Tobacco Brown/Black.Mercedes-Benz AGMaybach often pulls forward technologies that will be applied to other Mercedes. An evolution of the Mercedes air suspension includes predictive damping that can gather and interpret information from Mercedes‑Benz vehicles driving ahead, then transmit in real time to the Mercedes‑Benz Intelligent Cloud. The air suspension system anticipates road conditions and automatically adjusts damping.Available “comfort doors” allow the long and massive doors to be opened and closed from inside with the touch of a button. This is one of those available options that is so desirable it’s essentially a mandatory option. In fact, it’s standard on V12 models. Opt for the hybrid V8 and one should really check this option.Mercedes-Benz AGTo be able to use this “Car-to-X” service, owners need a Mercedes ID and the vehicle must be paired with the user account. Only then will data be collected in the car, and the vehicle-related Car-to-X data will be transmitted to the backend and anonymized. Mercedes-Benz drivers can easily activate or deactivate the service via the user account in the Mercedes Me portal or in the Mercedes-Benz app. Owners can also opt out if they want to retain a measure of anonymity. But if a Maybach owner agrees, a wealth of data can transmit, further improving ride quality.MANUFAKTUR 21-inch multi-spoke forged wheels are available. Based on my drive of the Mercedes-AMG S-class some months ago, the S-class suspension architecture can easily and completely control the size and weight of such a wheel/tire package. The suspension is in no way pushed beyond its capabilities. There is no penalty in function to enhance style. S-class drives like a long wheelbase version of a mid-size super sedan.Mercedes-Benz AGThanks to the Mercedes inhouse atelier, MANUFAKTUR, no two Mercedes-Maybach S-class created at Sindelfingen need be the same. MANUFAKTUR offers no less than 150 exterior paints and over 400 interior colors. Two new MANUFAKTUR exterior arrive with S-class: Black Sparkling with a glass-flake clearcoat, which should shimmer under any lighting night or day, and also Verde Silver Magno. Even if the cars are destined for service in luxury hotel “black car” fleets, there’s no reason for them to in fact be black cars. Hotels have creative directors, and those folks should full exercise the talents of MANUFAKTUR’s artisans.Thanks to the Mercedes inhouse atelier, MANUFAKTUR, no two Mercedes-Maybach S-class created at Sindelfingen need be the same. MANUFAKTUR offers no less than 150 exterior paints and over 400 interior colors. Two new MANUFAKTUR exterior arrive with S-class: Black Sparkling with a glass-flake clearcoat, which should shimmer under any lighting night or day, and also Verde Silver Magno. Even if the cars are destined for service in luxury hotel “black car” fleets, there’s no reason for them to in fact be black cars. Hotels have creative directors, and those folks should full exercise the talents of MANUFAKTUR’s artisans.Mercedes-Benz AGMANUFAKTUR 21-inch multi-spoke forged wheels are available. Based on my drive of the Mercedes-AMG S-class some months ago, the S-class suspension architecture can easily and completely control the size and weight of such a wheel/tire package. The suspension is in no way pushed beyond its capabilities. There is no penalty in function to enhance style. S-class drives like a long wheelbase version of a mid-size super sedan.Proof that the newly added mild-hybrid V8 has the goods? If an urban situation demands your chauffeur put the hammer down, both versions, V8 and V12, can hit 60 mph is 4.3 seconds. That is extraordinary sprinting for a long wheelbase ultimate luxury vehicle that weighs several tons. Among gasoline-powered cars, only sports cars and super sedans can surpass such performance, and the muggles around you in traffic won’t stand a chance catching a Maybach S-class.Mercedes-Benz AGFour new color combinations are available starting with the launch of the Mercedes-Maybach S-class: Carmine Red/Black, Lake Green/Black, Corn Yellow/Black and Tobacco Brown/Black.Proof that the newly added mild-hybrid V8 has the goods? If an urban situation demands your chauffeur put the hammer down, both versions, V8 and V12, can hit 60 mph is 4.3 seconds. That is extraordinary sprinting for a long wheelbase ultimate luxury vehicle that weighs several tons. Among gasoline-powered cars, only sports cars and super sedans can surpass such performance, and the muggles around you in traffic won’t stand a chance catching a Maybach S-class.