Mercedes Maybach 2018-20

An old stylist saying had it that large cars were easier to style than small ones.  This post deals with Germany's current large, luxurious Maybach.   Once Maybach was a separate automobile company, but eventually was absorbed by Daimler-Benz.  The brand was recreated in 1997 by Mercedes, but sales were never high and this concept was dropped in 2013.  Not long later Mercedes retrieved the Maybach name for its luxury sedan line.  Recent models are depicted in this post.

Yes, Maybachs are large. Despite the stylist saying mentioned above, I think that really large cars (think Bugatti Royales) might be more difficult to successfully design than automobiles that are merely large. That said, the current Mercedes Maybachs of varying large size are attractive, if not brilliant designs.

Gallery

This is a 2019 Mercedes S560 Maybach, also depicted in the next two images.  Note the two-tone paint scheme, a 1940-1960 trait that is being revived in places today.  The grille is Mercedes-like in shape, but the vertical bars are Maybach-specific.  The area below the grille includes current styling cliches, but not to excess.

Side View.  The aft side window pillar is painted black so as to make the window are between the B and C pillars appear longer.  Side sculpting is very slightly less angular and less elaborate than that seen on many other brands.  Also interesting is that the lines fall slightly towards the rear: often a rear fender up-kick is favored these days.

This quarter view is attractive.  Tail lights are Mercedes style (those on Bentleys are similar), not the jazzy, angular assemblies seen on most brands today.

A 2018 Mercedes S-Class Maybach showing a one-tone paint job.

2020 Mercedes S650 Maybach -- the largest version.